User:M!dgard/Pipelines in Belgium

I'm not an expert, but I want to share my observations.

I have plans to create a JOSM tagging preset and map style for these.

Fluxys

Known substances: gas, nitrogen

 Fluxys operates a network of high-pressure gas infrastructure in Europe. They have a fairly dense network of gas pipelines in Belgium and also at least one nitrogen pipeline.

Markers

This tagging follows the general marker scheme, but it actually doesn't suffice to distinguish these markers. Fluxys has a short page about their markers.

The photos in the "aerial photo" column are from AIV's hi-res aerial imagery (2013-2015, 10cm). It does not necessarily show the same marker as the "photo" column.

If you're mapping from aerial imagery and you're not very sure of the type of marker, it's best to map it with just marker=yes.

Photo	Description	Note	Aerial photo	Visibility on aerial imagery	Tagging
	Aerial beacon	Pole with a yellow roof with a black short reference code, used by the helicopter patrols to follow the pipeline. Not positioned exactly above the pipeline trajectory, so only connect the pipeline to these if there's a single pipe (no parallel pipes) and you can't see other markers nearby (because you don't have street-level imagery and didn't survey, or because there are none).		Easiest to spot, makes it possible to follow pipelines even without survey or street-level imagery.	marker=aerial colour=yellow operator=Fluxys utility=* ref=*
	Pedestal	Orange, concrete pedestal with a metal plate. The vast majority have a reference code on the metal plate (normally embossed, rarely a sticker). I believe they don't make these any more, as they aren't featured on Fluxys' page linked above and some that I saw on aerial imagery have been replaced with poles since the imagery was made.		Orange blurb. Easiest to spot, makes it possible to follow pipelines even without survey or street-level imagery.	marker=pedestal colour=orange operator=Fluxys utility=* ref=*
	Pole with white head	Simple, cylindrical pole, orange with a white top part. They seldom have a reference code.		May be visible, appears as a white dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as white dots or strokes.	marker=post colour=orange operator=Fluxys utility=*
	Pole with white hat	Cylindrical orange pole with a white "hat". The few I have seen all had a reference code.		May be visible, appears as a white dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as white dots or strokes.	marker=post colour=orange operator=Fluxys utility=* ref=*
	Flat-headed pole	Orange pole where the top part is flattened. They often have a reference code.		May be visible, appears as a white dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as white dots or strokes.	marker=post colour=orange operator=Fluxys utility=* ref=*
	Ground plate	Square orange concrete plate, used when a marker is needed on a track.		Looks like a pedestal, but the colour is usually less saturated.	marker=ground colour=orange operator=Fluxys utility=*
	Ground plaque	Small metal plaque in a road surface. Used when a marker is needed on a road. Sometimes there's an orange ring painted around it to increase visibility.		Impossible to see without prior knowledge. If you know the location you may be able to spot small disturbances in the road surface if it is sufficiently smooth. That allows you to improve the accuracy of your location.	marker=ground operator=Fluxys utility=*
	Ground plaque with arrows	Old-fashioned small metal plaque in a road surface. It's painted orange and has arrows that show the direction of the pipeline. Used when a marker is needed on a road.		Impossible to see without prior knowledge. If you know the location you may be able to spot small disturbances in the road surface if it is sufficiently smooth.	marker=ground colour=orange operator=Fluxys utility=*
	Ground button	Small composite plastic/metal button in a road surface with the text "nv.Fluxys.sa. GAS–GAZ". Used when a marker is needed on a road. Sometimes there's an orange ring painted around it to increase visibility.		Not sure if it's possible to see them.	marker=ground operator=Fluxys utility=*
	Orange cathodic protection measurement point	Openable plastic pillar placed on the pipeline trajectory. The ones I have seen never had a reference code.			marker=pedestal measurement=corrosion colour=orange description=kathodischebeschermingsmeetpunt operator=Fluxys utility=*
	Beige cathodic protection measurement point	Openable plastic pillar placed away from the pipeline trajectory, so don't connect the pipeline to these. Never has a reference code.			measurement=corrosion colour=beige description=kathodischebeschermingsmeetpunt operator=Fluxys utility=*

Reference codes on aerial beacons

I don't know if this holds in general, but reference codes on the aerial beacons I have seen consist of three numbers and/or letters, optionally followed by a superscript letter. Presumably that superscript letter is for aerial beacons that were inserted between two existing ones. Add it after an underscore. Examples: ref=Y64 (no superscript letter), ref=03B_A (the A is typeset as superscript on the marker).

Other reference codes

Reference codes have been seen formatted as 3-12345-0001, 312345 0001 and FLX 3.12345 nr 1. You can map them like ref=3-12345-0001 regardless of how they are formatted on the pole. The 3-12345 part is the code of the pipeline, the 0001 part is the sequence number of the marker.

Pipelines

Tagging

• man_made=pipeline
• substance=gas, sometimes nitrogen
• operator=Fluxys operator:wikidata=Q1336773
• Most of the time location=underground, sometimes overground or overhead
• usage=transmission except in a substation
• ref=* if you have seen it on a marker. Use the format 3-12345

Identified pipes

Overpass query for pipes that have a reference

List of pipelines

• 3-04120 between Zeebrugge LNG terminal and station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
• 3-04250 ending at station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
• 3-07114 ending at station 4.08110 Ramskapelle-telling
• 3-07118 ending at station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat, nitrogen
• 3-07120 between Zeebrugge LNG terminal and station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
• 3-07131 between station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat and Herdersbrug power station
• 3-07250 ending at station 4.07100 Zeebrugge telling I.Z.T.F. passing through station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
• 3-07600 passes north-east of Lochristi
• 3-08500 passing through station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
• 3-32550 near Kapelle-op-den-Bos
• 3-41040 near Aalst
• 3-41300 ending at industrial client in Oostende
• 3-41520 between station 4.41540 Destelbergen ontspanning and Fluvius station G4007 in Gentbrugge
• 3-41530 between dead-end valve group(?!) in Nijverheidskaai, Gentbrugge and valve group Scheldekant Destelbergen
• 3-41540 ending at station 4.41540 Destelbergen ontspanning passing through valve group 4.41510 Melle - knooppunt
• 3-41560 ending at station 4.41540 Destelbergen ontspanning
• 3-42120 between Fluvius station G4007 in Gentbrugge and valve group near Ghelamco Arena, Gent
• 3-42129 between valve group near Coca Cola, Gent and Fluvius station in Zwijnaarde
• 3-42172 ending at Fluvius station in Zwijnaarde
• 3-42180 between valve near Ter Handbrug, Merelbeke and Fluvius station G4015 in Merelbeke
• 3-42182 ending at valve near Ter Handbrug, Merelbeke
• 3-42187 between valve group near Coca Cola, Gent and Coca Cola, Gent
• 3-42189 between valve group near Coca Cola, Gent and Amcor Flexibles industry, Gent passing through valve group near Ghelamco Arena, Gent
• 3-42350 north-west of Ghent
• 3-42420 west of Ghent
• 3-42470 west of Ghent-Terneuzen Canal
• 3-42500 ending at Ham power station
• 3-46331 between Fluvius station G4002 in Bruges and Genencor International
• 3-47130 between valve group Blondeellaan Zeebrugge and Fluvius station G4001 in Blankenberge
• 3-47136 between valve group Evendijk-West Zeebrugge and station 4.07100 Zeebrugge telling I.Z.T.F.
• 3-47240 between station 4.48042 Nieuwpoort and unidentifiable station in Nieuwpoort
• 3-47550 ending at somewhere near the Zeepipe terminal passing through station 4.04124 Dudzele Oostkerkestraat
• 3-47580 between station 4.47530 Dudzele and Fluvius station G4002 in Bruges
• 3-47720 between station 4.47530 Dudzele and valve group Blondeellaan Zeebrugge
• 3-48400 ending at station 4.47530 Dudzele

Substations

Tagging

• pipeline=substation landuse=industrial
• substance=gas
• operator=Fluxys operator:wikidata=Q1336773
• ref=*, e.g. 4.04124
• name=*
• description=* for additional information, e.g. compressiestation

Air Liquide

Known substances: hydrogen, oxygen

 Air Liquide is an international supplier of different gases. One of their activities is a hydrogen pipeline network in Belgium. Maybe they have other pipelines too.

Markers

Photo	Description	Note	Aerial photo	Visibility on aerial imagery	Tagging
	Aerial beacon	Pole with an red roof with a white short reference code, used by the helicopter patrols to follow the pipeline. Not positioned exactly above the pipeline trajectory, so only connect the pipeline to these if there's a single pipe (no parallel pipes) and you can't see other markers nearby (because you don't have street-level imagery and didn't survey, or because there are none).		Easiest to spot, makes it possible to follow pipelines even without survey or street-level imagery.	marker=aerial colour=red operator=Air Liquide utility=* ref=*
	Blue pole with white head	Simple, cylindrical pole, blue with a white top part.		May be visible, appears as a white dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as white dots or strokes.	marker=post colour=blue operator=Air Liquide utility=* ref=*

Total

Known substances: fluid hydrocarbons

Photo	Description	Note	Aerial photo	Visibility on aerial imagery	Tagging
	Aerial beacon	Pole with an orange roof with a black short reference code, used by the helicopter patrols to follow the pipeline. Not positioned exactly above the pipeline trajectory, so only connect the pipeline to these if there's a single pipe (no parallel pipes) and you can't see other markers nearby (because you don't have street-level imagery and didn't survey, or because there are none).		Easiest to spot, makes it possible to follow pipelines even without survey or street-level imagery.	marker=aerial colour=orange operator=Total utility=oil ref=*
	Pedestal	Yellow, concrete pedestal with a metal plate that has a reference code.		Yellow blurb. Easiest to spot, makes it possible to follow pipelines even without survey or street-level imagery.	marker=pedestal colour=yellow operator=Total utility=oil ref=*
	Pole with yellow head	Simple, cylindrical pole, yellow with a yellow top part. They have a metal plate that has a reference code.		May be visible, appears as a yellow dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as yellow dots or strokes.	marker=post colour=yellow operator=Total utility=oil ref=*
	Pole with curved top	Simple, cylindrical pole, yellow with a curved top. They have a metal plate that has a reference code.		May be visible, appears as a yellow dot or stroke. Not usually possible to follow without other sources, due to other objects also appearing as yellow dots or strokes.	marker=post colour=yellow operator=Total utility=oil ref=*

Nationale Maatschappij der Pijpleidingen

Known substances: ethylene