Changeset: 58388640
Located off FM 1669 two miles north of Texas Highway 103. Four-lane ramp accommodates all boat types; may not be usable at low lake levels. No fee required. Open all year. Operated by US Army Corps of Engineers (409) 384-5716
Closed by Tex Shotcaller
Tags
changesets_count | 1 |
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created_by | iD 2.8.1 |
host | https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit |
ideditor:walkthrough_progress | welcome |
ideditor:walkthrough_started | yes |
imagery_used | Bing aerial imagery |
lake | Sam Rayburn |
locale | en-US |
source | local knowledge |
Discussion
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Comment from user_5359
Welcome to OSM! Note that in OSM description of the objects has the highest priority. Objects that have only one name, have little sense. As home page for the question "How do I describe you?" I recommend the web site http://wiki.openstreetmap.org.
Please have also a look on https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure%3Dslipway -
Comment from Tex Shotcaller
A "boat slip" is different from a "boat launch ramp". See:
Marion's Ferry has no boat slips, only a boat launch ramp.
Do you know of a tag to label a boat launch ramp? I searched diligently, but could not find one.
Thanks!
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Comment from user_5359
Did you mean https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:man_made%3Dpier ?
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Comment from Tex Shotcaller
Thank you for the suggesstion, but no.
A "boat ramp" is different from a "boat slip" or a "pier".
Here is a photograph of the actual boat ramp I am trying to describe...
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Comment from jgon6
Tex, it looks to me like you might be confusing a slipway for a slip. A slip is an area on a dock or pier, whereas a slipway is where you put the boat in the water. As far as I can tell a boat ramp is just another name for a slipway, that is generally used to describe a simple slip that is nothing more than a ramp. The difference in terms might also be one of those American vs British English things.
If you look at the bottom of the wiki page for leisure=slipway it shows examples just like the image you show.
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Comment from Tex Shotcaller
Ah. Thank you jgon. In American English a "slip" is an enclosed storage dock in which a boat floats. A "slipway" is boat launch where one slips a boat along the ground into the water without a trailer.
I wanted to map my local lake in detail but that work would be of no use to anyone in Texas due to the OSM requirement to use British English for natural features, amenities, and structures.
Thank you for your assistance!
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Comment from jgon6
Tex, The wording of the tags shouldn't change the usefulness of the data. It comes down to how it will be used. There are lots of tags that are rather confusing, and it comes down to how they get presented to the end user. for example if you view it on the standard map here the symbol is a pictogram of a boat ramp. here is one by me, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/951074983. I think there should be a way of marking a boat ramp that is different from a normal slipway, and I'm actually going to write to the tagging mailing list and see if anyone has any ideas.
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