User:M!dgard/Pipelines in Belgium

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I'm not an expert, but I want to share my observations.

I have plans to create a JOSM tagging preset and map style for these.

The tagging scheme is not set in stone, I welcome suggestions. See also Proposed features/Utility markers proposal which was started after this page was created.

Fluxys

Known substances: gas, nitrogen

 Fluxys operates a network of high-pressure gas infrastructure in Europe. They have a fairly dense network of gas pipelines in Belgium and also at least one nitrogen pipeline.

Markers

This tagging follows the general pipeline marker scheme, but it actually doesn't suffice to distinguish these markers. Fluxys has a short page about their markers.

The photos in the "aerial photo" column are from AIV's hi-res aerial imagery (2013-2015, 10cm). It does not necessarily show the same marker as the "photo" column.

If you're mapping from aerial imagery and you're not very sure of the type of marker, it's best to map it with just pipeline=marker.

Photo Description Note Aerial photo Visibility on aerial imagery Tagging
Fluxys beacon.jpg
Aerial beacon Pole with a yellow roof with a black short reference code, used by the helicopter patrols to follow the pipeline. Not positioned exactly above the pipeline trajectory, so only connect the pipeline to these if there's a single pipe (no parallel pipes) and you can't see other markers nearby (because you don't have street-level imagery and didn't survey, or because there are none).
Fluxys aerial beacon.png
Easiest to spot, makes it possible to follow pipelines even without survey or street-level imagery. pipeline=marker support=pole colour=yellow cover=roof ref=*
Fluxys pedestal.jpg
Pedestal Orange, concrete pedestal with a metal plate. The vast majority have a reference code on the metal plate (normally embossed, rarely a sticker). I believe they don't make these any more, as they aren't featured on Fluxys' page linked above and some that I saw on aerial imagery have been replaced with poles since the imagery was made. Fluxys pedestal aerial imagery.png Orange blurb. Easiest to spot, makes it possible to follow pipelines even without survey or street-level imagery. pipeline=marker support=pedestal colour=orange ref=*
Fluxys pole.jpg
Pole with white head Simple, cylindrical pole, orange with a white top part. They seldom have a reference code.
Fluxys pole aerial imagery.png
May be visible, appears as a white dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as white dots or strokes. pipeline=marker support=pole colour=orange
Fluxys hat pole.jpg
Pole with white hat Cylindrical orange pole with a white "hat". The few I have seen all had a reference code. May be visible, appears as a white dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as white dots or strokes. pipeline=marker support=pole colour=orange
Fluxys flat pole.jpg
Flat-headed pole Orange pole where the top part is flattened. They often have a reference code. May be visible, appears as a white dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as white dots or strokes. pipeline=marker support=pole colour=orange
Fluxys ground plate.jpg
Ground plate Square orange concrete plate, used when a marker is needed on a track.
Fluxys ground plate aerial imagery.png
Looks like a pedestal, but the colour is usually less saturated. pipeline=marker support=ground colour=orange
Ground plaque Small metal plaque in a road surface. Used when a marker is needed on a road. Sometimes there's an orange ring painted around it to increase visibility.
Fluxys ground plaque aerial imagery.png
Impossible to see without prior knowledge. If you know the location you may be able to spot small disturbances in the road surface if it is sufficiently smooth. That allows you to improve the accuracy of your location. pipeline=marker support=ground
Fluxys plaque with arrows.jpg
Ground plaque with arrows Old-fashioned small metal plaque in a road surface. It's painted orange and has arrows that show the direction of the pipeline. Used when a marker is needed on a road. Impossible to see without prior knowledge. If you know the location you may be able to spot small disturbances in the road surface if it is sufficiently smooth. pipeline=marker support=ground colour=orange
Fluxys button.jpg
Ground button Small composite plastic/metal button in a road surface with the text "nv.Fluxys.sa. GAS–GAZ". Used when a marker is needed on a road. Sometimes there's an orange ring painted around it to increase visibility. Not sure if it's possible to see them. pipeline=marker support=ground
Fluxys orange cp.jpg
Orange cathodic protection measurement point Openable plastic pillar placed on the pipeline trajectory. The ones I have seen never had a reference code.
Fluxys orange cp aerial imagery.png
pipeline=marker measurement=corrosion colour=orange description=kathodischebeschermingsmeetpunt
Fluxys beige cp.jpg
Beige cathodic protection measurement point Openable plastic pillar placed away from the pipeline trajectory, so don't connect the pipeline to these. Never has a reference code.
Fluxys beige cp aerial imagery.png
measurement=corrosion colour=beige description=kathodischebeschermingsmeetpunt substance=gas operator=Fluxys

Reference codes on aerial beacons

I don't know if this holds in general, but reference codes on the aerial beacons I have seen consist of three numbers and/or letters, optionally followed by a superscript letter. Presumably that superscript letter is for aerial beacons that were inserted between two existing ones. Add it after an underscore. Examples: ref=Y64 (no superscript letter), ref=03B_A (the A is typeset as superscript on the marker).

Other reference codes

Reference codes have been seen formatted as 3-12345-0001, 312345 0001 and FLX 3.12345 nr 1. Map them like ref=3-12345-0001 regardless of how they are formatted on the pole. The 3-12345 part is the code of the pipeline, the 0001 part is the sequence number of the marker.

Pipelines

Tagging

Identified pipes

Overpass query for pipes that have a reference

List of pipelines
  • 3-04120 Overpass-turbo.svg between Zeebrugge LNG terminal and station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
  • 3-04250 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
  • 3-07114 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at station 4.08110 Ramskapelle-telling
  • 3-07118 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat, nitrogen
  • 3-07120 Overpass-turbo.svg between Zeebrugge LNG terminal and station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
  • 3-07131 Overpass-turbo.svg between station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat and Herdersbrug power station
  • 3-07250 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at station 4.07100 Zeebrugge telling I.Z.T.F. passing through station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
  • 3-07600 Overpass-turbo.svg passes north-east of Lochristi
  • 3-08500 Overpass-turbo.svg passing through station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
  • 3-32550 Overpass-turbo.svg near Kapelle-op-den-Bos
  • 3-41040 Overpass-turbo.svg near Aalst
  • 3-41300 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at industrial client in Oostende
  • 3-41520 Overpass-turbo.svg between station 4.41540 Destelbergen ontspanning and Fluvius station G4007 in Gentbrugge
  • 3-41530 Overpass-turbo.svg between dead-end valve group(?!) in Nijverheidskaai, Gentbrugge and valve group Scheldekant Destelbergen
  • 3-41540 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at station 4.41540 Destelbergen ontspanning passing through valve group 4.41510 Melle - knooppunt
  • 3-41560 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at station 4.41540 Destelbergen ontspanning
  • 3-42120 Overpass-turbo.svg between Fluvius station G4007 in Gentbrugge and valve group near Ghelamco Arena, Gent
  • 3-42129 Overpass-turbo.svg between valve group near Coca Cola, Gent and Fluvius station in Zwijnaarde
  • 3-42172 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at Fluvius station in Zwijnaarde
  • 3-42180 Overpass-turbo.svg between valve near Ter Handbrug, Merelbeke and Fluvius station G4015 in Merelbeke
  • 3-42182 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at valve near Ter Handbrug, Merelbeke
  • 3-42187 Overpass-turbo.svg between valve group near Coca Cola, Gent and Coca Cola, Gent
  • 3-42189 Overpass-turbo.svg between valve group near Coca Cola, Gent and Amcor Flexibles industry, Gent passing through valve group near Ghelamco Arena, Gent
  • 3-42350 Overpass-turbo.svg north-west of Ghent
  • 3-42420 Overpass-turbo.svg west of Ghent
  • 3-42470 Overpass-turbo.svg west of Ghent-Terneuzen Canal
  • 3-42500 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at Ham power station
  • 3-46331 Overpass-turbo.svg between Fluvius station G4002 in Bruges and Genencor International
  • 3-47130 Overpass-turbo.svg between valve group Blondeellaan Zeebrugge and Fluvius station G4001 in Blankenberge
  • 3-47136 Overpass-turbo.svg between valve group Evendijk-West Zeebrugge and station 4.07100 Zeebrugge telling I.Z.T.F.
  • 3-47240 Overpass-turbo.svg between station 4.48042 Nieuwpoort and unidentifiable station in Nieuwpoort
  • 3-47550 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at somewhere near the Zeepipe terminal passing through station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
  • 3-47580 Overpass-turbo.svg between station 4.47530 Dudzele and Fluvius station G4002 in Bruges
  • 3-47720 Overpass-turbo.svg between station 4.47530 Dudzele and valve group Blondeellaan Zeebrugge
  • 3-48400 Overpass-turbo.svg ending at station 4.47530 Dudzele

Substations

Tagging

Air Liquide

Known substances: hydrogen, oxygen

 Air Liquide is an international supplier of different gases. One of their activities is a hydrogen pipeline network in Belgium. Maybe they have other pipelines too.

Markers

Photo Description Note Aerial photo Visibility on aerial imagery Tagging
Air Liquide Beacon.jpeg
Aerial beacon Pole with an red roof with a white short reference code, used by the helicopter patrols to follow the pipeline. Not positioned exactly above the pipeline trajectory, so only connect the pipeline to these if there's a single pipe (no parallel pipes) and you can't see other markers nearby (because you don't have street-level imagery and didn't survey, or because there are none). Easiest to spot, makes it possible to follow pipelines even without survey or street-level imagery. pipeline=marker support=pole colour=red operator=Air Liquide cover=roof ref=*
Air Liquide Pole Marker.jpeg
Blue pole with white head Simple, cylindrical pole, blue with a white top part. May be visible, appears as a white dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as white dots or strokes. pipeline=marker support=pole colour=blue operator=Air Liquide

Total

Known substances: fluid hydrocarbons

Photo Description Note Aerial photo Visibility on aerial imagery Tagging
Total Beacon.jpeg
Aerial beacon Pole with an orange roof with a black short reference code, used by the helicopter patrols to follow the pipeline. Not positioned exactly above the pipeline trajectory, so only connect the pipeline to these if there's a single pipe (no parallel pipes) and you can't see other markers nearby (because you don't have street-level imagery and didn't survey, or because there are none). Easiest to spot, makes it possible to follow pipelines even without survey or street-level imagery. pipeline=marker support=pole colour=orange operator=Total cover=roof ref=*
Total Pedestal.jpeg
Pedestal Yellow, concrete pedestal with a metal plate that has a reference code. Yellow blurb. Easiest to spot, makes it possible to follow pipelines even without survey or street-level imagery. pipeline=marker support=pedestal colour=yellow operator=Total ref=*
Total pole.jpeg
Pole with yellow head Simple, cylindrical pole, yellow with a yellow top part. They have a metal plate that has a reference code. May be visible, appears as a yellow dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as yellow dots or strokes. pipeline=marker support=pole colour=yellow operator=Total ref=*
Total curved pole.jpeg
Pole with curved top Simple, cylindrical pole, yellow with a curved top. They have a metal plate that has a reference code. May be visible, appears as a yellow dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as yellow dots or strokes. pipeline=marker support=pole colour=yellow operator=Total ref=*

Nationale Maatschappij der Pijpleidingen

Known substances: ethylene