[Tagging] Signification of designated word

2011-01-07 Thread Rodolphe Quiedeville
Hi, I began a process to define a new key for carpooling that you can found at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Carpool After some discussion my vision was modified and now I think that something like carpool=designated could be better, but before modify the proposal I need

Re: [Tagging] Signification of designated word

2011-01-07 Thread Richard Mann
The meaning and use of designated is confused and highly contested in OSM, so I'd avoid using it for any other purpose. I'd have said carpool ought to be a distinct value, not a key, if you've got exclusive parking. Something like: amenity=parking+access=carpool Richard On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at

Re: [Tagging] Signification of designated word

2011-01-07 Thread Rodolphe Quiedeville
Le 07/01/2011 15:01, Richard Mann a écrit : The meaning and use of designated is confused and highly contested in OSM, so I'd avoid using it for any other purpose. Thanks for that point. I'd have said carpool ought to be a distinct value, not a key, if you've got exclusive parking. Something

Re: [Tagging] Signification of designated word

2011-01-07 Thread Richard Mann
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Rodolphe Quiedeville rodol...@quiedeville.org wrote: The problem is the acess is NOT exclusive, and I want to choose the clearest key/value. It's easy to indicate what is exclusive but not so easy to explain what is 'designated too' without restriction. What

Re: [Tagging] Signification of designated word

2011-01-07 Thread john
So, people are encouraged to use the parking lot for carpool meetups, but access is not limited to only those carpooling, which would be the meaning of access=carpool. ---Original Email--- Subject :Re: [Tagging] Signification of designated word From :mailto:rodol...@quiedeville.org

Re: [Tagging] Signification of designated word

2011-01-07 Thread Richard Mann
Ah - now I understand it a bit better - you mean a pick-up location. More a kind of bus stop for carpoolers. On that model I'd probably go for highway=carpool on a node. Richard ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Tagging] Signification of designated word

2011-01-07 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Richard Mann richard.mann.westoxf...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - now I understand it a bit better - you mean a pick-up location. More a kind of bus stop for carpoolers. On that model I'd probably go for highway=carpool on a node. Not really, since at least half the

Re: [Tagging] Signification of designated word

2011-01-07 Thread Richard Mann
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Nathan Edgars II nerou...@gmail.com wrote: Not really, since at least half the people arriving leave their cars there (assuming everyone drives there). So it's a parking lot that's designated for carpool use, but also available for general parking. I wonder if

Re: [Tagging] Signification of designated word

2011-01-07 Thread Rodolphe Quiedeville
Le 07/01/2011 16:05, Nathan Edgars II a écrit : On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Richard Mann richard.mann.westoxf...@gmail.com wrote: Ah - now I understand it a bit better - you mean a pick-up location. More a kind of bus stop for carpoolers. On that model I'd probably go for highway=carpool