[Tagging] Tagging suggestions for electricity

Hi, I was searching for a tag to indicate if a building has electricity or not, and if possible to specify the electricity source. I've found no documented tag, but a search on taginfo [1] led me to the key electricity=*. Currently it's being used mostly with values

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On 28/08/2018 14:53, Philip Barnes wrote: They are not beside bridleways, ... All the ones I've mapped have been - often before and after bridges and tunnels, so that you can lead Dobbin on foot rather than risk banging your head or risk being thrown off onto the motorway when a car horn

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 3:54 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > > On 28. Aug 2018, at 15:50, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > As others have said ... old does not mean historic. > > no, but not in use anymore means historic > No, "not in use any more" means "disused" or even

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

sent from a phone > On 28. Aug 2018, at 15:50, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As others have said ... old does not mean historic. no, but not in use anymore means historic cheers, Martin ___ Tagging mailing list

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 2:55 PM Philip Barnes wrote: > On Tue, 2018-08-28 at 14:25 +0100, John Sturdy wrote: > > Or, like bus stops, perhaps they could come under "highway", as they're a > starting / ending point for a journey which is typically along a highway > (such as a bridleway). > > >

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 9:55 AM Philip Barnes wrote: > They are not beside bridleways, they are typically part of the front > structure of buildings of an age that means they are automatically grade II > listed buildings. Standalone ones are also of an age that they will be > protected. They

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On 28/08/18 23:53, Philip Barnes wrote: On Tue, 2018-08-28 at 14:25 +0100, John Sturdy wrote: Or, like bus stops, perhaps they could come under "highway", as they're a starting / ending point for a journey which is typically along a highway (such as a bridleway). They are not beside

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On Tue, 2018-08-28 at 14:25 +0100, John Sturdy wrote: > Or, like bus stops, perhaps they could come under "highway", as > they're a starting / ending point for a journey which is typically > along a highway (such as a bridleway). They are not beside bridleways, they are typically part of the

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On 28/08/18 20:39, Philip Barnes wrote: On Tue, 2018-08-28 at 12:17 +0200, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: 2018-08-28 12:04 GMT+02:00 Paul Allen >: My vote would be for amenity rather than man_made.  Amenities are something people (whether general public, or customers, or

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On 28/08/18 23:25, John Sturdy wrote: Or, like bus stops, perhaps they could come under "highway", as they're a starting / ending point for a journey which is typically along a highway (such as a bridleway). A very good point. On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 12:54 PM Martin Koppenhoefer

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

Or, like bus stops, perhaps they could come under "highway", as they're a starting / ending point for a journey which is typically along a highway (such as a bridleway). On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 12:54 PM Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > > 2018-08-28 13:36 GMT+02:00 Paul Allen : > >> I was almost

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

2018-08-28 13:36 GMT+02:00 Paul Allen : > I was almost persuaded by "leisure." Mostly they will be used for > leisure and we can live with the few cases where > they are professional accessories. And then I remembered that we have > amenity=bicycle_parking and not > leisure=bicycle_parking.

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 12:05 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer < dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > +1, if they are only or mostly of historic value, I agree. If there are > still new installations of these, I would use another tag. Other than > "amenity" and "man_made", also "leisure" could be a

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

2018-08-28 12:39 GMT+02:00 Philip Barnes : > Post offices are far more important than just sending mail. > > agreed, also around here, I just didn't want to make my OT point too long > I am not sure that these blocks are of any use in modern horse riding, I > have never seen them used but are

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 11:39 AM, Philip Barnes wrote: > Horse riding has long ceased to be a method of transport, but is a popular > leisure activity. Whilst it is common to see horses out on the road, its > quite rare to see them outside the local shops. > Whether a popular mode of transport

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On Tue, 2018-08-28 at 12:17 +0200, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > 2018-08-28 12:04 GMT+02:00 Paul Allen : > > My vote would be for amenity rather than man_made.  Amenities are > > something people (whether general > > public, or customers, or members) use.  Man_made is usually for > > objects that

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

2018-08-28 12:04 GMT+02:00 Paul Allen : > My vote would be for amenity rather than man_made. Amenities are > something people (whether general > public, or customers, or members) use. Man_made is usually for objects > that are used mainly by employees. > I'm not decided, but want to bring

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 1:35 AM, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: mounting_block > mounting_steps > > I think I prefer steps. > A quick google on "horse mounting steps" shows that block is more common than steps. And that was with searching for "steps," not "block." So block appears to be

Re: [Tagging] horse mounting/dismounting steps

I found some more examples: https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/pfa/creating-paths/think-different.html https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/pfa/creating-paths/to-ride-or-not-to-ride.htmlhttps://www.pathsforall.org.uk/pfa/lowland-paths-guide/horse-mounting-blocks.html I would be more specific and call