On Tue, 22 Dec 2020 at 19:15, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging < tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote:
> > > > Dec 22, 2020, 00:42 by graemefi...@gmail.com: > > > > On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 23:24, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging < > tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > > Dec 20, 2020, 23:29 by graemefi...@gmail.com: > > On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 at 17:55, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging < > tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > > > How objects tagged now with amenity=lifeboat_station should be tagged > after this proposal passes? > > > They were a late addition after somebody pointed out that they exist. They > would be replaced by emergency=marine_rescue, which has already been > defined as groups " dedicated to the rescue of vessels &/or sailors at sea" > > The problem is that some water rescue stations are not marine but inland. > > > Yes, not many but some, which is why I have changed the marine rescue > definition to include "or inland waters". > > marine rescue defined to not be limited to marine is quite ugly > > Is term "water rescue" clear and acceptable? (not a native speaker) > I think it's fine to use marine here, even though it may not strictly be at sea and could be related to inland waters. So long as this is clearly stated in the wiki documentation. It's not always possible to have OSM tags match how the term is commonly used. Water rescue could be confused with the lifeguard tags which are for rescuing swimmers.
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