Proposal:Water well

water_well
Proposal status:	Proposed (under way)
Proposed by:	dmgroom
Tagging:	man_made=water_well Data item
Applies to:	node
Definition:	for man made wells
Statistics:
Draft started:
Proposed on:	2009-01-09
RFC start:	2009-01-09
Vote start:	*
Vote end:	*

Proposal

This is a proposal for tagging for wells proving water. Currently there is no defined tagging structure for wells, and a variety of keys seem to be in use, see below. It builds upon the long abandoned proposal Well_Water. Wells can be used for providing drinking water, watering plants, obtaining water for fighting fires, etc.

Rationale

Particularly in developing countries wells are a major source of water. Not only is it important to actually put these on a map, but for routing applications etc, finding the nearest well could not only be important, but a life saver.

Proposed Tagging

Applies to nodes.

Tag Values

Required tagging

• tag as man_made value=water_well

Secondary tagging

• depth = value <depth of the well in metres>
• drinkable = yes | no
• pump = manual | powered
• lining = value <type of material used to line the well brick|stone|clay|concrete|polymer|...>

Tagging in use prior to the proposal

The following tagging structures have been identified in the database where the value = well.

• man_made = well (139 occurances)
• amenity = well (8 occurances)
• historic = well (6 occurances)
• water = well (2 occurances)
• waterway = well (1 occurance)
• natural = well (1 occurance)
• note = well (2 occurances)
• tourism = well (1 occurance)

Discussion

use Talk:Proposed_features/water_well

Voting

You van vote here for this proposed feature.