Tag:hazard=landslide

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A sign posted by the Civil Engineering and Development Department (Hong Kong).jpg
Description
An area where landslides, mudslides or rockslides are known to occur. Edit this description in the wiki page. Edit this description in the data item.
Group: hazards
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may be used on nodesmay be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
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Status: approvedPage for proposal

A landslide hazard is an area where landslides, mudslides or rockslides are known to occur. This typically are posted along mountain roads or paths.

How to map

Landslide hazards may be mapped in the following ways:

  • Place a node node at the location of the landslide hazard sign, tagged traffic_sign=hazard + hazard=landslide.
  • Tag a node node along a highway=* way way at the location of the sign.
  • If the landslide warning sign indicates a distance, tag the section way of highway=* where the landslide hazard is present.

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