Tag:utility=gas

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Bornes et balises de repérage en France 08.jpg
Description
Infrastructure related to gas transmission and distribution towards industries and domestic consumers. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: man made
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)may be used on relations
Useful combination
Status: approvedPage for proposal

The tag utility=gas is added to a feature (such as a marker=*, man_made=street_cabinet or building=service) to specify it is part of infrastructure related to gas transmission or distribution.

Natural and renewable gas are produced, transmitted and distributed along wide and complex Utility networks. This value covers all gas dedicated to heating or cooking including natural gas and other gas fuels for for industrial or domestic usage.

Gas utility usually corresponds to UN International Standard Industrial Classification classes 3520 (Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains) or 4930 (Transport via pipeline).
It shouldn't be confused with utility=chemical or utility=oil.

Possible synonyms

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Examples

Photo Location Tagging Note
Bornes et balises de repérage en France 08.jpg
France node marker=pedestal
utility=gas
colour=yellow
material=concrete
operator=GRTgaz
ref=EZ 20 FI
A pedestal indicating the presence of a high pressure gas pipeline buried below
UK aerial gas pipeline marker
UK node marker=aerial
utility=gas
colour=red and white
material=plastic
The standard UK aerial gas marker usually lacks a hat but makes up for this by being 2m tall and quite thick. Although post-shaped, it is tagged as an aerial marker (rather than a post marker), even though it is post-like, for two reasons: (1) it is designed to be visible from the air, and (2) the smaller non-aerial gas markers are already commonly/usually referred to as marker posts in the UK. The "material=plastic" is somewhat redundant as all aerial markers in the UK are plastic. However, since most UK utility markers are either made of concrete or plastic, it does no harm to add this attribute.
A plastic NTS gas marker post in the UK
UK node marker=post
utility=gas
colour=red
material=plastic
These the national (as opposed to local) gas pipelines in the UK. Plastic markers are usually (though not always) more recent than concrete ones.
A concrete NTS gas marker post in the UK
UK node marker=post
utility=gas
colour=red
material=concrete
These the national (as opposed to local) gas pipelines in the UK. Concrete markers are usually (though not always) older than plastic ones.
A plastic LTS gas marker post in the UK.
UK node marker=post
utility=gas
colour=yellow
material=plastic
These the local (as opposed to national) gas pipelines in the UK. Plastic markers are usually (though not always) more recent than concrete ones.
Two 20th century UK gas pipeline marker posts. The yellow colour is usually reserved for the Local Transport System (LTS).jpg
UK node marker=post
utility=gas
colour=yellow
material=concrete
These the local (as opposed to national) gas pipelines in the UK. Concrete markers are usually (though not always) older than plastic ones.