On 23 May 2015 at 17:47, Dave Swarthout <daveswarth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Wiki article clearly teaches that the amenity=charging_station tag was > designed with vehicles in mind. > Well if it's a VEHICLE charging station, it should have said that. They didn't specify what changing it was in the name - so it's surely open for all charging stations. > And I reckon for those of you who expressed concern about rendering, that > part of it isn't up to me, or us, and will be resolved later. > > The big question is whether to expand the use of the tag so it includes > devices other than vehicles. The article mentions bicycles but doesn't go > into detail about bicycle charging_stations except to say "There are some > different types of charging stations. E-Bikes e.g. can be charged at an > domestic wall socket." To my mind, that opens the door to expanding the use > of the tag. > Asbolutely ! > > Also the notion of socket:type=USB or socket:USB=* (a number of sockets or > "yes") seems fine. The other keys mentioned in the Wiki entry can be used > just as they are in many other similar situations: > fee=* > operator=* > access=* > voltage=* > opening_hours=* > > These stations, or in the case of the Seattle airport, entire sections of > seats, have "domestic wall sockets" offering a way to charge laptops as > well as the USB output. The tag socket:nema_5_15=* denoting is bulky to say > the least but if that's the established tag for the receptacles found in > American homes, then it might work here too. > What do 'standard Americans' call their sockets ? We shouldn't be using technical names on OSM unless that's the common name for them. Voltage is a useful bit of data. > > If we don't do it this way, clearly another amenity tag will be needed. I > hate to start down that path because I know it will be difficult to achieve > any consensus. In the meantime I have tagged those areas with > amenity=charging_station until we resolve this question. > > Regards > Dave > -- Mike. @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - For all your info on Millom and South Copeland via *the area's premier website - * *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, property & pets* T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail>
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