[OSM-talk] Should we be mapping transformers and powerlines?

[Nick Whitelegg]

Even still, the location of major substations (e.g the 400-132kv type) isn't really a secret. I could reel off quite a few in the UK without even looking at a map.

Nick


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Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Should we be mapping transformers and powerlines?

I accept powerlines are fine and visible on other maps but the case for transformers isn't quite so strong.

Cheerio John

On Thu, Jan 19, 2023, 12:15 Nick Whitelegg via talk <talk at openstreetmap.org<mailto:talk at openstreetmap.org>> wrote:

I thought the whole point of OSM was to map the ground truth?

Power lines are there, and they are an important navigational aid when out walking or hiking.

And besides, just about every commercial mapping provider that I've used shows them. The OS does, as do maps that I've seen in a range of continental European countries.

Nick


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Subject: [OSM-talk] Should we be mapping transformers and powerlines?

Apparently you can do a lot of expensive damage by firing a rifle bullet through them as happened more than once in the US and given the situation in Europe at the moment is there a risk that something similar could happen there?

Should we have a process that says some things should not be mapped?

I seem to recall that the location of the pipeline that supplies aviation fuel to airports is considered an official secret in the UK.

Thoughts?

Thanks John
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