Proposed features/barriers

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barriers

Status: Proposed

Proposed-by: *

Tagging: barrier=fence

Applies-to: any

Definition:

Rendered-as: dotted grey

Proposed-Date:

RFC-Start: 2008-01-04

Vote-Start:

Vote-End:

1 Rationale
2 Usage
- 2.1 Linear
- 2.2 Node
3 Representation
4 Deprecates
5 Comments
6 Discussion
7 Images

Rationale

Provide a way to indicate an impediment to some sort of movement along a route. It may be temporary or permanent, and may be openable (like a gate). It may also be physical or legal (e.g. a stop sign)

This proposal is not intended to cover barriers in waterways, which probably belong under natural (e.g. waterfalls, rapids) or man_made (e.g. dams)

Usage

Linear

barrier (rendered along the way)

ford to cross rivers not that deep
bollards a long line of bollards, eg. around the each of a plaza/pedestrian area

Node

barrier (rendered perpendicular to/across the way)

bollards solid (usually concrete or metal) pillar or pillars in the middle of the road to prevent traffic by some traffic
bus_sluice
cycle_barrier a steel barrier to slow down cyclists at dangerous spots or to keep bigger vehicles from passing (in German: Umlaufsperre, Drängelgitter)
gate swinging gate
gate:lift bar that raises, automatically or manually
gate:kissing a type of gate that prevents access for livestock and/or bicycles
gate:bump a type of gate that is self-closing and allows vehicles to open it by running into it.
gatehouse
speed_bump a traffic-calming bump, placed in the road to greatly reduce traffic speed
speed_hump similar to a speed bump, but more gradual, allowing higher speeds
speed_cushion narrow speed hump, allowing wide (mostly emergency) vehicles to avoid them
speed_table similar to a speed hump, but with a flat top section, generally the size of a vehicles wheelbase. Reduces traffic speed less than a hump or bump.
spikes severe tire damage!
stile stairs over a fence
cattle_grid
toll_booth
ford to cross streams

Representation

Possible icons for barriers:

for barrier:bollard, svg files are at http://svn.openstreetmap.org/applications/share/map-icons/svg/vehicle/restrictions/ --Grenzdebil 14:06, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Comment: It may be better to render a line across the way as ~~is currently~~ once was done with highway=gate in osmarender. --Edgemaster 12:24, 29 December 2007 (UTC)