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 constructions depending on how much water they carry.
Hope this helps. Cheers Andy >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:talk- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Raphael Studer >Sent: 14 May 2008 12:01 PM >To: OSM Talk List >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). > >By looking at the Map Features, there are nearly the same. > >Canal: An artificial open waterway used for transportation, >waterpower, or irrigation >Drain: An artificial waterway for carrying storm water or industrial >discharge. > > >Thanks for your help. > >Raphael > >_______________________________________________ >talk mailing list >talk@openstreetmap.org >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1431 - Release Date: >13/05/2008 7:55 PM _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
