I get this question a lot during mapping parties -- probably because I suggest these sorts of places as a user's first edit.
I wonder if we should add presets to iD for these sorts of places with tons of locations (Starbucks, McDonald's, etc.) so that they show up when searched in the preset list by the user. Is that too close to "selling out"? On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Brad Neuhauser <brad.neuhau...@gmail.com>wrote: > Personally, I tag "big box" stores like Target, KMart, WalMart etc with > shop=department_store, just because that seems like the closest fit that > isn't too restrictive (they're much more than a supermarket, to my mind). > > You can pick an area and run Overpass Turbo and see what you get with > different tags, for example: > http://overpass-turbo.eu/?value=department_store&key=shop&template=key-value > > Alternatively, you can run a search by name (ie > http://overpass-turbo.eu/?value=Target&key=name&template=key-value) and > see what you get. I did this in Chicago, and found Targets tagged > department_store, supermarket, and hypermarket(!) > > Brad > > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Russell Deffner > <russdeff...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Seems the stores you listed are going to have different tags, example the >> 'dollar' stores are probably best tagged shop=variety_store, the wiki has >> a >> pretty extensive list/description of the shop tags here: >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:shop >> >> However, I would say that K-Mart, Target, and Wal-Mart (especially the >> 'super' kind) maybe don't fit any of the documented tags; I think there >> was >> some talk about adding a "big_box" or "superstore", maybe hit up the >> tagging >> talk-list to see if that's still in the works. >> >> =Russ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Will Skora [mailto:skorasau...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 8:49 AM >> To: talk-us@openstreetmap.org >> Subject: [Talk-us] Tags to use for chain stores in the United States >> >> Hi, >> >> At past OSM meetups that I've organized, new mappers have asked me >> what shop=* tags to use for several chain stores in the USA and I had >> not found any clear or consistent practices of what tags to use for >> these stores and even as a relatively experienced mapper, I wasn't >> sure what tags to encourage them to use. >> >> I am writing to hear what you've used, which ones are most popular, >> and perhaps the US community could build a consensus on them (gasp!). >> >> For example, several chain stores that we have wondered about include: >> K-Mart, Target, Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, >> 'Bed, Bath, and Beyond'; TJ Maxx; Marshall's; Radio Shack; Meijer's; >> Kohl's; Costco; BJ's; and Big Lots. >> >> I know there's taginfo (including one for the US! >> taginfo.openstreetmap.us) but unfortunately, it doesn't let you find >> out what tag combinations are being used with a name=* (For example, >> finding what tag is used most often with name=Dollar-General). >> >> Regards, >> Will Skora >> >
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