Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread Dave Swarthout
@Stephan: I like the coworking_space idea. It certainly fits the practice at Punspace. IMO if we have the opportunity we shouldn't use amenity key. @Stefano: Why do you think we should not use the amenity key? On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 2:50 PM, sabas88 saba...@gmail.com wrote: 2014-02-27

Re: [Tagging] origin of some fire_hydrant tagging

2014-02-27 Thread Georg Feddern
Am 26.02.2014 13:23, schrieb Richard Welty: i'm currently tinkering with what will be come a proposal to modify current hydrant tagging. my thinking is to add fire_hydrant:water_source={main,pond,stream,standpipe} and deprecate fire_hydrant:type=pond no objections except 'standpipe' - see

Re: [Tagging] origin of some fire_hydrant tagging

2014-02-27 Thread Philip Barnes
I also disagree with standpipe, in UK usage a standpipe is an emergency source of water provided for residents if mains water if off for some reason. Phil (trigpoint) -- Sent from my Nokia N9 On 27/02/2014 9:37 Georg Feddern wrote: Am 26.02.2014 13:23, schrieb Richard Welty: i'm currently

Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread sabas88
2014-02-27 10:37 GMT+01:00 Dave Swarthout daveswarth...@gmail.com: @Stephan: I like the coworking_space idea. It certainly fits the practice at Punspace. IMO if we have the opportunity we shouldn't use amenity key. @Stefano: Why do you think we should not use the amenity key? Because it's

Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread Andrew Errington
We have them here in Korea. Students pay per month and use the room to study in. The main reason they exist is because of the dense housing here it's sometimes hard for students to get a quiet place to study. The ones I am talking about are not really co-working space. They are for middle- and

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - drinkable

2014-02-27 Thread Dave Swarthout
I think the term drinkable might be more attractive because it is so closely related to the term drinking_water — it's a logical extension of the top level amenity tag: amenity=drinking_water (drinkability=yes assumed) to different water sources such as fountains, springs and water wells.

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - drinkable

2014-02-27 Thread Andrew Errington
Ah, the wheel has turned full circle. We had this same discussion a couple of years ago. IMHO potable is the right answer, but amazingly, although everyone who joined the discussion knew what it meant, they all thought it shouldn't be used in case someone didn't know. Best wishes, Andrew On

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - drinkable

2014-02-27 Thread Vincent Pottier
Le 27/02/2014 07:18, Rudolf Martin a écrit : Hallo, the tag drinkable= is used more than 3000 times. Up today there is no clear definition about the values of this tag. I made a proposal with some possible values, according to some discussions in this mailinglist and some threads in the osm

Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread Pieren
On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:56 AM, sabas88 saba...@gmail.com wrote: Because it's overcrowded Today, it's less than shop ... and office should suit better, as coworking are basically and most of the time offices ... :-) I dont think office fits here, for something open to all publics in a

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - drinkable

2014-02-27 Thread André Pirard
On 2014-02-27 08:32, Dave Swarthout wrote : No objection. I equate the term drinkable with potable. The latter is a weird sounding term, to me at least, but is the one in common use in the United States to designate water sources that are safe to drink from. potable comes from Latin potare (to

Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread Dave Swarthout
I agree. This is not a typical office. Here is a link, with photos, etc. http://www.mayashoppingcenter.com/store/detail/C.A.M.P/4.html Also, here is a popup that shows the layout of the 5th floor. The CAMP occupies rooms 506, 507, 508, and 509:

Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread sabas88
2014-02-27 12:06 GMT+01:00 Pieren pier...@gmail.com: On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:56 AM, sabas88 saba...@gmail.com wrote: Because it's overcrowded Today, it's less than shop ... and office should suit better, as coworking are basically and most of the time offices ... :-) I dont think

Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread Stephan Knauss
Andrew Errington writes: We have them here in Korea. Students pay per month and use the room to study in. The main reason they exist is because of the dense housing here it's sometimes hard for students to get a quiet place to study. If you say that studying is also some kind of work, then

[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - amenity=boat_sharing

2014-02-27 Thread nounours77
Dear all, In analogy to amenity=car_sharing, I would like to suggest a tag for the growing (sail)boat-sharing community. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/boat_sharing Many thanks for your comments! nounours77 ___ Tagging mailing

Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread Stephan Knauss
Dave Swarthout writes: I agree. This is not a typical office. Here is a link, with photos, etc. http://www.mayashoppingcenter.com/store/detail/C.A.M.P/4.html I would not focus too much on the office in the key name. A footpath is also a highway. But everyone would agree it is not a highway

Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread Philip Barnes
On Thu, 2014-02-27 at 12:59 +0100, Stephan Knauss wrote: I would not focus too much on the office in the key name. A footpath is also a highway. But everyone would agree it is not a highway at all. A public footpath/bridleway is a highway, they are maintained by the local highway authority.

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - drinkable

2014-02-27 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 27/feb/2014 um 11:00 schrieb Dave Swarthout daveswarth...@gmail.com: I think the term drinkable might be more attractive because it is so closely related to the term drinking_water — it's a logical extension of the top level amenity tag: amenity=drinking_water (drinkability=yes

Re: [Tagging] origin of some fire_hydrant tagging

2014-02-27 Thread Richard Welty
On 2/27/14 4:37 AM, Georg Feddern wrote: Am 26.02.2014 13:23, schrieb Richard Welty: then the issue is whether we want to modify fire_hydrant:type or replace it with a different tag altogether, say fire_hydrant:delivery if we keep type, should we replace pillar with plug or fire_plug or just

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - drinkable

2014-02-27 Thread Vincent Pottier
Le 27/02/2014 07:18, Rudolf Martin a écrit : Hallo, the tag drinkable= is used more than 3000 times. Up today there is no clear definition about the values of this tag. I made a proposal with some possible values, according to some discussions in this mailinglist and some threads in the osm

Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 27/feb/2014 um 12:06 schrieb Pieren pier...@gmail.com: I dont think office fits here, for something open to all publics in a shopping mall and with a coffee shop inside. If you use 'office' everytime you can sit down and put your laptop on a table, many restaurants, airports, tearooms,

Re: [Tagging] wikidata instead of wikipedia

2014-02-27 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 27/feb/2014 um 14:10 schrieb Jo winfi...@gmail.com: I see no harm in leaving direct links to 1 or a few wikipedia pages (in multilingual areas). you should only add more than one Wikipedia link in exceptional situations, where Wikipedias interlinking is not working, but this has

Re: [Tagging] origin of some fire_hydrant tagging

2014-02-27 Thread Andreas Labres
Richard, fire_hydrant:type should remain unchanged, as this is negotiated with local fire departments here in Austria (as well as Germany). At least this is true for pillar and underground, those are most common and most important. Then there are fixed suction points, either from a pond or from

Re: [Tagging] origin of some fire_hydrant tagging

2014-02-27 Thread Richard Welty
On 2/27/14 2:36 PM, Andreas Labres wrote: Richard, fire_hydrant:type should remain unchanged, as this is negotiated with local fire departments here in Austria (as well as Germany). At least this is true for pillar and underground, those are most common and most important. i now am

Re: [Tagging] origin of some fire_hydrant tagging

2014-02-27 Thread John F. Eldredge
Color-coding is likely used by the fire department to signify matters such as how much water-flow is available. I don't know how standardized these color codes are, however. On February 27, 2014 1:36:48 PM CST, Andreas Labres l...@lab.at wrote: Richard, fire_hydrant:type should remain

Re: [Tagging] origin of some fire_hydrant tagging

2014-02-27 Thread Richard Welty
On 2/27/14 2:56 PM, John F. Eldredge wrote: Color-coding is likely used by the fire department to signify matters such as how much water-flow is available. I don't know how standardized these color codes are, however. there are standards published by the AWWA (American Water Works

Re: [Tagging] Fwd: tag for planetarium

2014-02-27 Thread Bryce Nesbitt
The typical planetarium in the USA is attached to a museum, and most offer separately ticketed shows (stars, movies, talks). A lens-based star projectors once distinguished a planetarium. No more. Now these are basically digital movie theaters with a curved screen. As such they are most akin to a

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - drinkable

2014-02-27 Thread Dave Swarthout
@FrViPofm: I respectfully disagree. The drinking_water tag you refer to is intended to indicate if drinking water is available at a certain facility, not whether it is safe to drink. The values in your example demonstrate this intention with yes and no comprising over 90% of the values in

Re: [Tagging] Study area

2014-02-27 Thread Dave Swarthout
I am content with amenity=coworking_space and I think it fits my usage perfectly. I will add operator and opening_hours tags as soon as I determine those. The signs states the Camp is open 24 hours but unless the mall building is also open 24 hours that sign is meaningless. Here is the