Proposal:Navaid
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| Tag:navaid | |
|---|---|
| Proposal status: | Abandoned (inactive) |
| Proposed by: | Tibnor |
| Tagging: | navaid=* |
| Statistics: |
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| Draft started: | 2009-04-01 |
| RFC start: | * |
| Vote start: | * |
| Vote end: | * |
Proposal
These tags are made for making a naval map, mainly based on IALA standard. It do need many more tags for old navaid systems.
Rationale
Today there is no structural way to tag navaid, so this is a beginning.
Tagging
Main tags
| Key | Value | Element | Comment | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| navaid | lateral |  |
Lateral mark | |
| navaid | cardinal | |
Cardinal mark | |
| navaid | safe_water | |
Safe water mark | |
| navaid | special | |
Special mark | |
| navaid | isolated_danger | |
Isolated danger mark |
Type tags
| Key | Value | Element | Comment | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| navaid:type | buoy | |
Buoy | |
| navaid:type | daymark | |
Daymark | |
| navaid:type | lateral | |
Lateral mark |
Subtags
Tags to specify navaid.
| Key | Value | Element | Comment | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| navaid:colour | red/green/* | |
This is for lateral mark (red/green) | |
| navaid:shape | conic, square, circle etc. | |
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| navaid:direction | S,E,N,W or xxx degree | |
This is for cardinal mark |
Lighthouse sector
Tags to describe sectors from lighthouse
| Key | Value | Element | Comment | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| navaid:sectorN:direction | xxx degree, yyy degree | |
Sector N's direction from xxx to yyy | |
| navaid:sectorN:colour | green, red, white, yellow | |
Sector N's light colour | |
| navaid:sectorN:characteristic | F, Occ, Fl, Iso, etc. | |
Sector N's light characteristic |
Rendering
A naval chart need to be complete to be safe, therefore every map that uses these tags should be marked with something like: “This chart should not replace any official naval map.”