Karl Newman wrote:
Wow, that's not obvious to the casual (non-UK) observer. In the US, the
usage of canal is different. They're almost never navigable, and even
small drainage ditches are commonly called canals. Almost no-one here
would call any kind of waterway a drain. Definitely clarify
On 16 May 2008, at 16:50, Alex Mauer wrote:
Karl Newman wrote:
Wow, that's not obvious to the casual (non-UK) observer. In the US,
the
usage of canal is different. They're almost never navigable, and
even
small drainage ditches are commonly called canals. Almost no-one
here
would
Shaun McDonald wrote:
I have the only remaining part of the Croydon canal near me. It is
only a few hundred metres long, and is now left to nature. A century
ago the other parts of the canal were filled in and changed to railway.
Presumably that's only called a canal for historical reasons
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 8:50 AM, Alex Mauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Karl Newman wrote:
Wow, that's not obvious to the casual (non-UK) observer. In the US, the
usage of canal is different. They're almost never navigable, and even
small drainage ditches are commonly called canals. Almost
On 16 May 2008, at 18:12, Alex Mauer wrote:
Shaun McDonald wrote:
I have the only remaining part of the Croydon canal near me. It is
only a few hundred metres long, and is now left to nature. A century
ago the other parts of the canal were filled in and changed to
railway.
Presumably
Shaun McDonald wrote:
Presumably that's only called a canal for historical reasons then?
Yes. Is there anything wron with that?
Nope. I was just that I was wondering if it had some reason beyond its
physical characteristics for being tagged as a canal.
On the other hand, it might be
On 16 May 2008, at 21:37, OJ W wrote:
I'm still interested in this definition of aquaeduct though, since the
wikipedia definition of man-made water-carrying thingie differs from
OSM's definition of waterway on a bridge
My definition of a canal is some waterway on a bridge.
Shaun
Hi,
As a not native english speaker, I'm looking for the difference between
canal (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Tag:waterway%3Dcanal)
and
drain (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Tag:waterway%3Ddrain).
By looking at the Map Features, there are nearly the same.
Canal: An
constructions depending on how much water they carry.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Andy
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Andy Robinson \(blackadder-lists\) wrote:
Both are created by man. A canal is normally navigable and a drain is not. A
canal is for carrying goods and people, a drain is for transporting water
much like a river but the drain has been dug by man rather than nature.
Indeed.
Sometimes drains,
Both are created by man. A canal is normally navigable and a drain is not. A
canal is for carrying goods and people, a drain is for transporting water
much like a river but the drain has been dug by man rather than nature.
Drains can be anything from quite narrow watercourses to very large
Karl Newman wrote:
Wow, that's not obvious to the casual (non-UK) observer. In the US, the
usage of canal is different. They're almost never navigable, and even
small drainage ditches are commonly called canals. Almost no-one here
would call any kind of waterway a drain. Definitely clarify
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Rory McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Karl Newman wrote:
Wow, that's not obvious to the casual (non-UK) observer. In the US, the
usage of canal is different. They're almost never navigable, and even
small drainage ditches are commonly called canals. Almost
Karl Newman wrote:
Both are created by man. A canal is normally navigable and a drain
is not. A
canal is for carrying goods and people, a drain is for transporting
water
much like a river but the drain has been dug by man rather than nature.
Drains can be anything
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Lester Caine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Karl Newman wrote:
Both are created by man. A canal is normally navigable and a drain
is not. A
canal is for carrying goods and people, a drain is for transporting
water
much like a river but the
On 14 May 2008, at 17:18, Karl Newman wrote:
[..]
In certain cases, yes. It depends on the season and the location. In
a drainage canal near my house (would be called a stream if it were
natural), the water stops flowing in summer, but there are generally
pools in certain areas that
Subject: [OSM-talk] difference between waterway=canal and waterway=drain
Hi,
As a not native english speaker, I'm looking for the difference between
canal (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Tag:waterway%3Dcanal)
and
drain (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Tag:waterway%3Ddrain
What is your definition of an artificial waterway? Dug and designed
by man? Made of non-natural materials?
Near me a few years ago was an open marshy field that was fed by a
stream, with a stream exiting.
Now the developers have put houses up in the field. They brought in
dirt and raised the
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