Tag:inlet=kerb_opening

inlet = kerb_opening
Description
A wide opening made in pavement kerbs on a roadside to catch stormwater
Group: man made
Used on these elements
Useful combination
width=* material=* man_made=manhole
See also
inlet=kerb_grate inlet=grate barrier=kerb
Status: approved
inlet=kerb_opening $1% $1% $1% $1% More details at taginfo
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 An opening, cut into a pavement kerb, to catch storm water and send it to a drain.

It may be useful to use this value on intersection nodes between the drain and barrier=kerb.

How to map

It may be useful to document the dimensions of the opening with width=*, and the material surrounding the opening with material=*.

Possible tagging mistakes

Although a storm drain manhole cover (man_made=manhole + manhole=drain) also collects storm water into a duct, inlet=kerb_opening should not be used in combination with manhole=drain, as a kerb opening does not have a physical covering over the opening. If you see any uses of these tags in combination, please identify the actual inlet type, then correct the mistake.

Attached manhole covers

In contrast to this some kerb opening do have an attached manhole cover (that does not drain in water itself, as the water drains in through the opening). These can be tagged with man_made=manhole, but not manhole=drain as it is not the drain that is acting as the inlet, instead the kerb opening is.

Examples

Photo	Location	Tagging	Comments
	USA	inlet=kerb_opening material=concrete	Kerb opening, acting as a storm drain gutter, visible on road & pavement kerbs. The manhole cover atop the concrete opening can be mapped as a seperate object.
	UK	inlet=kerb_opening man_made=manhole material=metal	Surrounding cover is made of metal and has a connected cover, so man_made=manhole can be added.
	New Orleans, USA

See also

• inlet=kerb_grate + man_made=manhole + manhole=drain -- for inlets at the side of kerbs that have a physical grate covering them & connected to a section of the kerb, made of the same material. See examples on the inlet=kerb_grate wiki page for a deeper explanation
• inlet=grate + man_made=manhole + manhole=drain -- for inlets at the side of kerbs that have a physical grate covering them & are not connected to a section of the kerb