I am looking to improve tagging of toilets. Specifically, I'm interested in tagging gender neutral toilets (unisex or "family toilets") and single-stall toilets.
I'm using establishment to mean any place that would be tagged that would have a public toilet within the place and that you would not create a separate node/area amenity=toilet. So, public toilets in an amenity=restaurant or a shop=department_store, etc. I'm interesting in gather a little more information for toilets within an establishment. === Here are some deficiencies that I see with current toilet tagging scheme === #1. toilets: namespace for establishments #2. Single-stall versus Multi-stall tagging #3. A way to tag the toilets male/female/unisex within an establishment. #4. Wiki page amenity=toilets could use some example tagging. ===== Proposed ways to address those deficiencies ===== #1. toilets: namespace There could be a default toilets: namespace for when tagged within a place/establishment. This would allow for tagging a richer level of toilet information. If it makes sense to tag or not, would be left up to the mapper. There might be a few places that this would have to be smoothed over to make this work. (Example: indoor=yes doesn't necessarily make sense.) Note: The amenity=toilets page does mention the toilets: namespace, but my understanding is this namespace only applies to very few of the tags. #2. Single-stall versus Multi-stall tagging Is the toilet room itself intended to be used by a single person (single-stall) at a time or by multiple people (multi-stall)? Is "stall" the term used in British English for that arrangement of toilets? Is there better term? (Alternatively: Single-occupant / Multi-occupant could be workable.) Assume that male/female/unisex are all the same. This could also be an instance that you are tagging a single restroom area. toilets:stall=single/multi This specifies male/female/unisex for that arrangement toilets:stall:male=single/multi For example, Target department stores might be tagged this way for male and female multi-stall toilets and a single-stall unisex toilets: toilets:stall=multi toilets:stall:unisex=single If you have both single-stall and multi-stall restrooms for male/female (note semi-colon separated for toilet:stall tag) : toilets:male=yes toilets:female=yes toilets:stall=single;multi toilets:stall tag should work for amenity=toilets and toilets within an establishment. #3. A way to tag the toilets male/female/unisex within an establishment. This a specific instance of #1 :toilets namespace. (Just in case, #1 has issues.) This is to tag the male/female/unisex of provided restrooms. male/female tag is used for access to an establishment. So a men's social club might use the tag male=yes. There seem to be some facilities that have days only for males and other days only for females. toilets:male=yes/no toilets:female=yes/no toilets:unisex=yes/no If toilets:male=yes it should imply toilets:female=no and toilets:unisex=no. This is the same behavior as the male=* access tag. #4. Wiki page amenity=toilets could use some example tagging. The existing pictures could be used as examples with tags. Other examples could be added. Note: I've seen some other issues regarding toilet tags, but I don't have the motivation to tackle those. Any feedback will be helpful and I will use it to inform writing a proposal. Thank you for your help, Micah -- *Micah Cochran* GIS Coordinator - City of Athens - Engineering Services & Community Development Dept. - Dept. of Public Works Building - 1600 ELM ST W, Athens, AL <http://g.co/maps/ncrp7> - geo:34.820608,-86.991474 - p. 256-233-2224 <(256)%20233-2224> - f. 256-233-8791 <(256)%20233-8791> - www.athensalabama.us
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