Water
Feature : Water |
Description |
A broad category covering the coastline, the marine environment including marine navigation; also waterways and water management. |
Tags |
natural=water |
Water is a broad category covering the coastline and the marine environment, including marine navigation; together with inland waterways and human water management.
Classification
Water features can usefully be classified within OpenStreetMap as follows (with some overlap):
- Coastline, including the many features found along the edge of the sea
- Marine, for features found further out to sea, including oil drilling platforms, conservation areas and islands as well as shipping routes and marine navigation.
- Waterways, covering all watercourses including rivers, streams, waterfalls, lakes, reservoirs and man_made waterways
- Water management, which covers man-made uses of water including reservoirs and dams, pipelines and water wells, public drinking point and fountains.
See also
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