Thanks again, makes sense. What is the best way to map what vehicles the storage is intended for? motorcar=yes? Access=motorcar, access=caravan would duplicate the key
So it would become: shop=vehicle_storage covered=yes motorcar=yes caravan=yes On Fri Feb 20 2015 at 9:35:09 AM johnw <jo...@mac.com> wrote: > > > On Feb 20, 2015, at 12:04 PM, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On 20/02/2015 1:22 PM, johnw wrote: > >> I think he’s trying to say that “a storage amenity” is different from > "a parking amenity”, because it is not something you would seek out on the > map when looking for parking (even long term airport parking, i think) - > but rather something you’d seek out when looking for a storage facility for > your vehicle, where the vehicle spends most of it’s life parked, instead of > (illegally) in front of your house. > > > > But the proposal says it uses the same rendering as other > amenity=parking ... > > Sorry, I was an idiot, I was reading the comments but neglected the actual > proposal. You’re right. > > However, to me, this is a service that assists you with storage of what > happens to be a vehicle (AKA a commercial service) so it either is a > business or a retail establishment service - not a parking amenity - it has > very different access expectations ( you can’t walk up to it, you can’t > access it, you need to arrange ahead of time to access it if it is a > business). > > A long term storage lot is parking for the storage business - which is > totally covered by parking + private - but I thought he was trying to > define the “Vehecle Storage business” - and I commented that it is also an > amenity for certain facilities and complexes. > > The “service” of storing the Vehicle is a business beyond providing local > parking - and like a car mechanic or a car wash, services *to the car for > the owner* should be somehow reflected in a business sense - not through a > variation of the parking lot itself. > > It’s hard to convey the difference between parking and storage, but it > feels like that difference belongs outside the parking tag. > > > > amenity=vehicle_storage? > > That would be good for a private space provided in a larger facility to > it’s patrons (like a Planned community)- That would mean it can’t be > amenity=parking, right? > > How would you define it as a business? > > Most "money for services” - like a hair dresser are under the shop=• tag, > Even car repair - which is similarly a place you take your car and pay for > a service performed to it (which can be labor-only), so I thought making a > new value for shop=* would be a natural choice. > > In summary: > > Amenity=Vehicle_storage sounds great for when it is an amenity of a lager > facility > shop=vehicle_storage sounds great for a business that offers this service. > > If you are looking for Vehicle storage services, a bunch of arrows popping > up on lots in planned communities and military bases that you can never use > isn’t very useful. > > Javbw. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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