a few months ago I laid out the case for landuse=civic It's literal definition is a little restrictive, but basically all government admin and services. from a brance office of the city hall to the UN building. local to supranational.
There was so much back and forth over it - do we need a voting page now? > Martin Koppenhoefer wrote on 2014-10-03 20:02: > > what about not-for-profit companies? NGOs etc. > > landuse=organi[z|s]ational ? [oxford allows the 'z'-spelling for BrE, but 's' > as well] Usually the government services are monopolistic - courts, police, elected officials (there's only 1 mayor) tax offices, DMV, etc, whereas NGO s and non-profits are a business model to support some activity. thehospital could be run by a church, an NGO, or by the city, but it's still a hospital. A clinic. a pet hospital. maybe we need an amenity=homeless shelter? I dunno. On Oct 4, 2014, at 3:31 AM, Tom Pfeifer <t.pfei...@computer.org> wrote: > Dan S wrote on 2014-10-03 19:21: >>> Martin Koppenhoefer wrote on 2014-10-03 15:32: > >>>> I see the introduction of a new, more specific key positive, e.g. >>>> landuse=public_administration >>> >>> +1 >> >> I would have suggested landuse=civic. Looking at taginfo, I don't see >> it in use, though there is a small number of landuse=civil already. >> (Plus other stuff of course.......) > > Civic makes sense as well, however would that not limit the type of offices to > municipal only, and exclude country government? My built-in Oxford defines: > > civic: "of or relating to a city or town, esp. its administration; municipal" > "of or relating to the duties or activities of people in relation > to their town, city, or local area" > municipal: "of or relating to a city or town or its governing body" > > > Martin Koppenhoefer wrote on 2014-10-03 20:02: > > what about not-for-profit companies? NGOs etc. > > landuse=organi[z|s]ational ? [oxford allows the 'z'-spelling for BrE, but 's' > as well] > > could subsume greenpeaces, red crosses, civil defence, doctors without > borders, > political parties, and maybe even the disputed religious organisations, what > else? > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging