Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-26 Thread fly
Am 23.04.2015 um 19:43 schrieb Craig Wallace: fire_extinguisher:class:uk=8A 55B 75F In general and also valid here: Please, add the LC to to value and not to the key. This way we only need one tag and not one for every country. fire_extinguisher:class=UK:8A;UK:55B;UK:75F Thanks fly

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-24 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 24.04.2015 um 01:46 schrieb Warin 61sundow...@gmail.com: Extinguishers are placed by the requirements of possible fires in that location. So if you find one local to the fire it should be suitable for use there. Thus added tagging should serve little to no purpose. yes, it is

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-24 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2015-04-24 11:34 GMT+02:00 Florian LAINEZ winner...@free.fr: 1. Describe the classes: they are not standard internationally and I think we should avoid them +1 1. Describe the local classes: not suitable worldwide as long as you have correct country / standard namespaces,

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-24 Thread Florian LAINEZ
Hi everyone, thanks for your feedback, I can see that the topic is much more complicated than I expected. Let's sum up our proposals: 1. Describe the classes fire_extinguisher_class=A 2. Describe the local classes fire_extinguisher_class:uk=8A 55B 75F 3. Describe the combustible

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread Bryce Nesbitt
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Craig Wallace craig...@fastmail.fm wrote: In the UK, the class is not printed huge letters. They main thing they are labelled with is the contents of the extinguisher, with a coloured stripe. ie red for water, blue for powder, black for CO2. Then tag

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread Craig Wallace
On 2015-04-23 18:01, Bryce Nesbitt wrote: On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 5:31 AM, p...@trigpoint.me.uk mailto:p...@trigpoint.me.uk wrote: That makes much more sense, and as you say, maps the physical characteristics. The letters seem like specialist knowledge that few people will be

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread Bryce Nesbitt
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 5:31 AM, p...@trigpoint.me.uk wrote: That makes much more sense, and as you say, maps the physical characteristics. The letters seem like specialist knowledge that few people will be aware of. Phil (trigpoint ) But the letter codes are exactly what's printed in

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread John Willis
The fire type is most important, but depending on the material used, it can be used on several types - So +1 for tagging the material first and foremost. Most common household extinguishers in the US are dry powder ABC extinguishers. At the bottom of the #united states section is a conversion

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Am 23.04.2015 um 19:01 schrieb Bryce Nesbitt bry...@obviously.com: Putting the translation into OSM will help exactly zero people use the right extinguisher in a real fire. why? There won't be a letter on the fire, so you would anyway have to make an adaptation to your situation. The

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread Warin
While fire extinguishers have various codes ... Extinguishers are placed by the requirements of possible fires in that location. So if you find one local to the fire it should be suitable for use there. Thus added tagging should serve little to no purpose. Sorry to be so practical but people

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread John Willis
On Apr 24, 2015, at 8:46 AM, Warin 61sundow...@gmail.com wrote: they look at the colour. I agree that the letter codes wouldn't be used when looking for an extinguisher, but it is used for managing them. The color codes are not universal either. Also, here in Japan there are hello kitty

[Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread Florian LAINEZ
Hi, it's the first time I write to this mailing list, I am a french contributor interested in train stations. I want to describe more precisely an extinguisher and I have seen the tag emergency=fire_extinguisher that is used de facto. What about adding some details regarding the type with

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread phil
On Thu Apr 23 10:38:13 2015 GMT+0100, Florian LAINEZ wrote: Hi, it's the first time I write to this mailing list, I am a french contributor interested in train stations. I want to describe more precisely an extinguisher and I have seen the tag emergency=fire_extinguisher that is used de

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2015-04-23 11:38 GMT+02:00 Florian LAINEZ winner...@free.fr: What about adding some details regarding the type with fire_extinguisher=A for an extinguisher class A? The classification system seems to vary between different regions, see here for a comparison table:

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread Florian LAINEZ
Thanks for the feedback. I am not expert at all on the topic therefore I am open to describe with literal description. I just double checked in my office (in France) and couldn't find easily any literal mention. One the other way the class A and B were clearly mentioned. Therefore I think we will

Re: [Tagging] fire extinguisher class

2015-04-23 Thread phil
That makes much more sense, and as you say, maps the physical characteristics. The letters seem like specialist knowledge that few people will be aware of. Phil (trigpoint ) On Thu Apr 23 13:11:46 2015 GMT+0100, Florian LAINEZ wrote: Thanks for the feedback. I am not expert at all on the