Tag:man_made=heap

A large pile, usually of a single material, such as coal or salt. Typically used as a storage location.

How to map

Map the outline of the heap as a closed polygon and tag with man_made=heap.

For the type of material add

• resource=*
  • resource=coal
  • resource=salt
  • resource=gravel
  • resource=aluminium_oxide

Examples

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  A coal storage pile. resource=coal

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  Salt pile in Chicago, IL. resource=salt

• 

  Pile of sorted gravel. resource=gravel

See also

• man_made=spoil_heap - Spoil heap, piles of waste rock removed during mining
• landuse=landfill - A site for permanent or long term storage of waste materials
• man_made=bunker_silo - A structure delimited heap (at least one wall) permitting access to vehicles

Possible tagging mistakes

More details at taginfo

More details at taginfo

• man_made=coal_pile

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