On Thu, 29 Apr 2010, Liz wrote: > On Thu, 29 Apr 2010, Alan Mintz wrote: > > At 2010-04-28 12:40, Xan wrote: > > >How can i tag compass rose, like that > > >http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:RosaDeLosVientosTorreDeHercules.jpg > > > > > >or wind rose? > > > > I like man_made=compass_rose . Based on the wikipedia article, it seems > > the more current term. > > > > -- > > Compass Rose and Wind Rose are not synonyms. > The Compass Rose is drawn on the map for the artistic representation of > "North" > A Wind Rose is a data representation showing you prevailing winds. > http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/wind/wind_rose.shtml > > I'm not subscribed to newbies, could someone copy this to there? >
Now I've read the Spanish Wikipedia article I see that the confusion came from a literal translation. In English, it is still a compass rose in the picture. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging