Add presets from Proposal:Power circuits routing by nlehuby · Pull Request #1744 · openstreetmap/id-tagging-schema

nlehuby · 2025-09-26T07:17:17Z

This PR adds the modifications approved in the Power circuits proposal:

new preset for power=circuit
new preset for power=line_section
new topology field for power=circuit
deprecations of type=route + route=power & power=branch in favor of power=circuit (source)

* power=circuit * power=line_section * topology field * deprecated power=branch & route=power

github-actions · 2025-09-26T07:19:50Z

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nlehuby · 2025-09-26T07:43:12Z

Test-Documentation

Power circuit preset & topology field

in the relation section:

with documentation:

tested with existing power circuit in Marocco: https://pr-1744--ideditor-presets-preview.netlify.app/id/dist/#locale=en&map=18.45/32.04117/-8.76985&id=r16330345

Section of power line

in the relation section:

tested with existing line_section in Canada: https://pr-1744--ideditor-presets-preview.netlify.app/id/dist/#locale=en&map=19.00/46.20096/-70.72009&id=r19522468

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power=route deprecation

from existing power=route in Germany: https://pr-1744--ideditor-presets-preview.netlify.app/id/dist/#locale=en&map=19.00/48.20525/11.82423

power=branch deprecation

from existing power=branch in the UK: https://pr-1744--ideditor-presets-preview.netlify.app/id/dist/#locale=en&map=19.55/51.71182/-4.70243&id=r18251489

wolfy1339 · 2025-10-30T20:29:18Z

Related to #1741

wolfy1339 · 2025-10-30T20:32:06Z

Changes will be needed to https://github.com/openstreetmap/id-tagging-schema/blob/main/data/presets/type/route/power.json

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nlehuby · 2025-10-31T08:57:49Z

Changes will be needed to https://github.com/openstreetmap/id-tagging-schema/blob/main/data/presets/type/route/power.json

Thanks for the review.

What changes do you want to see in the Power route preset ? I've flagged it as outdated, see the images in the test-Documentation :

matkoniecz · 2026-03-08T10:35:29Z

  },
+  {
+    "old": {"power": "branch"},
+    "replace": {"power": "circuit"}


can it be always replaced this way?

if yes, why not do this as a bot edit rather than going through iD? Also, with 241 uses upgrading existing tagging (if that is useful and worth doing) will take comparable effort to doing PR review of that change https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/power=branch

the same for other deprecation

note that these comments are not enabling bypassing https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits_code_of_conduct

if you do automated edit you must follow these rules

In case of no further activity on this PR it will be closed

According to the proposal page:

power=branch is to replace by power=circuit and case by case required power=line_section relations

type=route + route=power is to replace by type=power + power=circuit

For my part, I don't plan on making any large-scale, automatic changes. I think it’s up to the local communities interested in this topic to take on this issue, and some have already started doing so on their own perimeter. In particular, regarding the power=branch case, they seem to have been introduced mainly as part of an import project I know nothing about, so I certainly won’t be changing anything.

I simply suggest using the existing feature in the iD editor to notify contributors who might edit the object that this is no longer the correct way to label it, and to prevent new contributors from creating new objects with these tags. From what I understand, this is exactly what the feature in iD is meant to do, but if you don't think it's reasonable, I'll remove it.

but if you don't think it's reasonable, I'll remove it.

please, do it

in my view this is effectively doing "large-scale, automatic changes" as at least some users press "update tags" blindly

and if these tags can be mass-transformed then it should be done with bot edit, not some manual distributed one

As disclaimer: yes, in past this deprecation feature was used and intended to be used differently, and I am effectively trying to change it

So sorry for any confusion here - and yes, situation partially changed over say last year.

ok, it's done.

@matkoniecz

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matkoniecz · 2026-04-11T09:41:39Z

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please change file name (so also field code) to something like power_line_topology

you can have also other topologies and it will be more clear where context is not obvious

Isn't that a bit early? The only documented use so far is for power circuits (YAGNI principle)

matkoniecz · 2026-04-11T09:50:06Z

+        "key": "power",
+        "value": "line_section"
+    },
+    "name": "Section of Power Line"


I am quite confused by this, also after reading docs

I started https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Tag:power%3Dcircuit#What_is_the_difference_between_line_section_and_circuit%3F

matkoniecz

documentation of tags supported in iD should be understandable, current one refers to "tap point" without clarification what it is.

And what "tap point" seems to be obscure knowledge without obvious answers.

Add presets from Proposal:Power circuits routing

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* power=circuit * power=line_section * topology field * deprecated power=branch & route=power

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nlehuby force-pushed the power_circuit branch from 4feacbe to 093aacc Compare April 10, 2026 09:11

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nlehuby force-pushed the power_circuit branch from 093aacc to 5e4df53 Compare April 10, 2026 09:14

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Test-Documentation

Power circuit preset & topology field

Section of power line

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power=route deprecation

power=branch deprecation

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