Re: [Talk-us] Truck stop gas stations as caravan_site
On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 7:34 AM, Jack Burke burke...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, I was wondering if it is appropriate to tag truck stops with tourism=caravan_site. I've noticed a lot of them tagged this way, presumably because many of the truck stop chains allow overnight parking of RVs, some have dump stations, etc. The wiki on caravan_site seems to imply a more specialized place like a real RV campsite, which wouldn't include a truck stop. The original intent of caravan_site seems to be exactly for that: parking lots for 1 or 2 night stays of caravans. If the place was actually nice enough to stay for days, it would be a camp_site. Either way the truck stop might have amenities of sanitary_dump_station http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Toilet_Holding_Tank_Disposal, water_point, and perhaps amenity=toilets for humans. If it has a sanitary dump station, but you don't know the exact location, tag sanitary_dump_station=yes. Tag sanitary_dump_station=no is important information here also. In Europe there are hundreds of gravel parking lots marked caravan_site: the sites consist sorely of a parking and (perhaps) water and toilet facilities. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] Things that are not buildings but are used as one
Is it correct to tag a non-building object with building=yes if it is functionally used as one? As examples, I'm thinking about restaurants that use an old train car as a dining room, or this unusual example of a riverboat as a welcome center http://osm.org/go/Tv8f5t42q?layers=Nway=349671718 -jack -- Typos courtesy of fancy auto-spell technology. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Things that are not buildings but are used as one
On Mon Jun 1 15:40:22 2015 GMT+0100, Jack Burke wrote: Is it correct to tag a non-building object with building=yes if it is functionally used as one? As examples, I'm thinking about restaurants that use an old train car as a dining room, or this unusual example of a riverboat as a welcome center http://osm.org/go/Tv8f5t42q?layers=Nway=349671718 I see nothing wrong with this approach, HMS Belfast is mapped as building=ship, http://osm.org/way/5006061. Phil (trigpoint) -- Sent from my Jolla ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Things that are not buildings but are used as one
Yes, this is commonly done in OSM. Generally speaking, anything with a footprint and some kind of roof can get a `building=*` tag. In most cases people tag it as `building=yes` but you could really just make up anything for the tag value. `building=riverboat` or `building=train_car` would be fine. `building=no` is the only one (afaik) that downstream consumers need to watch out for. Thanks, Bryan On Jun 1, 2015, at 10:40 AM, Jack Burke burke...@gmail.com wrote: Is it correct to tag a non-building object with building=yes if it is functionally used as one? As examples, I'm thinking about restaurants that use an old train car as a dining room, or this unusual example of a riverboat as a welcome center http://osm.org/go/Tv8f5t42q?layers=Nway=349671718 http://osm.org/go/Tv8f5t42q?layers=Nway=349671718 -jack -- Typos courtesy of fancy auto-spell technology. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Things that are not buildings but are used as one
On Jun 1, 2015 7:53 AM, p...@trigpoint.me.uk wrote: On Mon Jun 1 15:40:22 2015 GMT+0100, Jack Burke wrote: Is it correct to tag a non-building object with building=yes if it is functionally used as one? As examples, I'm thinking about restaurants that use an old train car as a dining room, or this unusual example of a riverboat as a welcome center http://osm.org/go/Tv8f5t42q?layers=Nway=349671718 I see nothing wrong with this approach, HMS Belfast is mapped as building=ship, http://osm.org/way/5006061. +1 Phil (trigpoint) -- Sent from my Jolla ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] State of the Map US: ticket sales close June 1
We just extended registration until June 3 noon Eastern - the very last moment to ensure you'll be on the security list for the UN. http://stateofthemap.us/ See you in NYC! On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Alex Barth a...@openstreetmap.us wrote: If you haven't gotten your ticket yet for State of the Map US do so soon: ticket sales close on June 1! You can register over on the conference web site http://stateofthemap.us/ The ticket sales close five days before conference start because we need to get a UN security pass for all attendees. For the same reason we won't be able to register on a walk-in basis throughout the conference. Note that if you haven't booked an accommodation yet, there are still great and affordable options through New School open: http://stateofthemap.us/venue Cheers and looking forward to seeing you in New York City! Alex -- Alex Barth Vice President OpenStreetMap United States Inc. -- Alex Barth Vice President OpenStreetMap United States Inc. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] Truck stop gas stations as caravan_site
Hi folks, I was wondering if it is appropriate to tag truck stops with tourism=caravan_site. I've noticed a lot of them tagged this way, presumably because many of the truck stop chains allow overnight parking of RVs, some have dump stations, etc. The wiki on caravan_site seems to imply a more specialized place like a real RV campsite, which wouldn't include a truck stop. -jack -- Typos courtesy of fancy auto-spell technology. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Things that are not buildings but are used as one
Am 01.06.2015 um 16:40 schrieb Jack Burke burke...@gmail.com: Is it correct to tag a non-building object with building=yes if it is functionally used as one? although it may not be semantically correct, the building tag is indeed used like this. Please note that also many structures that technically aren't buildings are often tagged with the building tag cheers Martin ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Truck stop gas stations as caravan_site
On 6/1/2015 10:34 AM, Jack Burke wrote: I was wondering if it is appropriate to tag truck stops with tourism=caravan_site. I've noticed a lot of them tagged this way, presumably because many of the truck stop chains allow overnight parking of RVs, some have dump stations, etc. It may have started in the early days when caravan_site rendered but there was no tourism = truck_stop or whatever might make more sense. There is no harm in defining a tagging scheme that makes more sense, but I'd not want to change any existing tagging until the rendering catches up. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
