Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag this?

2019-05-11 Thread Warin
amenity=notice_board??? On 08/05/19 22:22, Philip Barnes wrote: Also building=phonebox which I use. The most common usage is defibrillators and bookshares. Phil (trigpoint) On Wednesday, 8 May 2019, Martin Wynne wrote: On 08/05/2019 12:46, Andy Townsend wrote: It's a bit of a stretch,

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag this?

2019-05-08 Thread Dave F via Talk-GB
if it's used for advertising look up that in the wiki. For the actual structure: disused:amenity=telephone covered=booth booth=K6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_telephone_box On 08/05/2019 12:27, Martin Wynne wrote: How should I tag this? It's a former phone box in use to advertise the

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag this?

2019-05-08 Thread Philip Barnes
Also building=phonebox which I use. The most common usage is defibrillators and bookshares. Phil (trigpoint) On Wednesday, 8 May 2019, Martin Wynne wrote: > On 08/05/2019 12:46, Andy Townsend wrote: > > > It's a bit of a stretch, but perhaps some kind of tourist information > > feature? > >

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag this?

2019-05-08 Thread Martin Wynne
On 08/05/2019 12:46, Andy Townsend wrote: It's a bit of a stretch, but perhaps some kind of tourist information feature? Thanks Andy. I think it is intended for locals rather than tourists. It's in a village on a country lane, not a recognised tourist destination. On closer examination of

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag this?

2019-05-08 Thread Andy Townsend
On 08/05/2019 12:27, Martin Wynne wrote: How should I tag this? It's a former phone box in use to advertise the attractions of the local pub. I don't know if it was done by the pub, or by the local community. Possibly it's a community-run pub. It's a bit of a stretch, but perhaps some kind

[Talk-GB] How to tag this?

2019-05-08 Thread Martin Wynne
How should I tag this? It's a former phone box in use to advertise the attractions of the local pub. I don't know if it was done by the pub, or by the local community. Possibly it's a community-run pub. http://85a.uk/pub_kiosk_600x860.jpg thanks, Martin.

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-29 Thread Paul Berry
Now that I know the name for them you'll soon see that usage spread out across the rest of West Yorkshire :) This is one of them, hiding in Leeds: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6412833214 Regards, *Paul* On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 at 18:10, Mark Goodge wrote: > > > On 27/04/2019 18:02, I wrote:

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Andy Townsend
On 27/04/2019 18:10, Martin Wynne wrote: barrier=stile seems unhelpful to me if rendered as a normal stile symbol, for walkers needing to know if they will have to climb any. I'd use a "step_count" tag for how many steps there are ("steps" has also been used, often by me, but is probably less

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Peter Neale via Talk-GB
Sorry, but, to me at least, a "chicane" involves a (double) bend. See: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/chicane " NOUN1.  A sharp double bend created to form an obstacle on a motor-racing track or a road." and these seem to involve a narrow "sqeeze", not a double bend. Peter  On

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Philip Barnes
On Sat, 2019-04-27 at 18:10 +0100, Martin Wynne wrote: > barrier=stile seems unhelpful to me if rendered as a normal stile > symbol, for walkers needing to know if they will have to climb any. > > barrier=chicane would perhaps be more descriptive? barrier=chicane will already be in use,

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Martin Wynne
barrier=stile seems unhelpful to me if rendered as a normal stile symbol, for walkers needing to know if they will have to climb any. barrier=chicane would perhaps be more descriptive? Martin. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Peter Neale via Talk-GB
Running Overpass Turbo, it seems that they are concentrated in a small area, so probably "hipster" is a local term. Looking at a well-known global Aerial Imagery source, with links to Street level photography, shows at least 2 of them (adjacent to roads) to be narrow gaps in stone walls, so a

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Mark Goodge
On 27/04/2019 18:02, I wrote: On 27/04/2019 17:52, Andy Townsend wrote: On 27/04/2019 17:50, Philip Barnes wrote: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:barrier%3Dstile#Stile_details 4000 of those: https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/stile#values However also from that page I'm

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Mark Goodge
On 27/04/2019 17:52, Andy Townsend wrote: On 27/04/2019 17:50, Philip Barnes wrote: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:barrier%3Dstile#Stile_details 4000 of those: https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/stile#values However also from that page I'm now wondering what "stile=hipster"

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Andy Townsend
On 27/04/2019 17:50, Philip Barnes wrote: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:barrier%3Dstile#Stile_details 4000 of those: https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/stile#values However also from that page I'm now wondering what "stile=hipster" (!) is? Best Regards, Andy

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Mark Goodge
On 27/04/2019 17:46, Chris Hill wrote: I've always known them as squeeze stiles. Indeed. The term "stile" doesn't have to imply steps, although that is the most common form. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stile Mark ___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Philip Barnes
On Sat, 2019-04-27 at 17:18 +0100, Michael Collinson wrote: > ced close to each other (usually in a drystone wall) to > leave a gap wide enough for humans and sheep dogs to squeeze through That is a squeeze stile, stile=squeezer.

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Mike Baggaley
Subject: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed What do you call the type of wall crossing the that consists of two stone pillars placed close to each other (usually in a drystone wall) to leave a gap wide enough

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Roger Calvert
I think they are generally called a 'squeeze stile'. JOSM suggests barrier=stile;stile=squeezer Roger On 27/04/2019 17:18, Michael Collinson wrote: What do you call the type of wall crossing the that consists of two stone pillars placed close to each other (usually in a drystone wall) to

Re: [Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Chris Hill
I've always known them as squeeze stiles. -- cheers Chris Hill (chillly) On 27/04/2019 17:18, Michael Collinson wrote: What do you call the type of wall crossing the that consists of two stone pillars placed close to each other (usually in a drystone wall) to leave a gap wide enough for

[Talk-GB] How would tag or name this wall crossing?

2019-04-27 Thread Michael Collinson
What do you call the type of wall crossing the that consists of two stone pillars placed close to each other (usually in a drystone wall) to leave a gap wide enough for humans and sheep dogs to squeeze through but not cattle or fully-grown sheep? Has anyone one got a barrier= tag for them? 

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag

2018-05-26 Thread Artur R. Czechowski
Hi Jerry, Thanks for your advice. I think I will left items 1 and 3 as they are till a better way to tag such situation will be devised. For item 2 I will just visit them and ask what kind of care and for whom they are providing here. Best regards Artur On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 2:32 PM, SK53

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag

2018-05-20 Thread SK53
I cant really help with the second two (would be really useful to know about shops which sell out!), but estate agents which have side lines of business are quite common. They often may have a mortgage broking arm, an insurance broker or be agent for a building society, and offer surveying

[Talk-GB] How to tag

2018-05-19 Thread Artur R. Czechowski
Hi, Sorry for previous empty mail. Could you, please, provide me the advice how to properly tag following objects I have surveyed recently? 1. There is an estate agent and insurance broker. I have currently marked it as estate agent. Is there a better way to tag it?

[Talk-GB] How to tag

2018-05-19 Thread Artur R. Czechowski
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[Talk-GB] How to tag a game shop

2014-06-18 Thread Filip Chirita Rares Cristian
Hi guys, How do you best tag a place where people meet to play boardgames? I know we have leisure = adult_gaming_centre and amenity = casino, but there's no tag that I could find that's for a place like Games Workshop where people meet to play non-digital games which don't involve gambling.

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag marine lights on posts

2011-11-07 Thread David Groom
- Original Message - From: Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk To: Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 3:48 PM Subject: [Talk-GB] How to tag marine lights on posts I've just tagged a row of 18 marine hazard lights, on tall posts

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag marine lights on posts

2011-11-07 Thread Malcolm Herring
These are warning beacons to mark the line of reefs. The appropriate OpenSeaMap tagging would be: seamark:type=beacon_special_purpose seamark:beacon_special_purpose:category=artificial_reef seamark:special_purpose_beacon:shape=pile seamark:light:colour=whatever the colour of the light is

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag marine lights on posts

2011-11-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 7 November 2011 18:28, Malcolm Herring malcolm.herr...@btinternet.com wrote: These are warning beacons to mark the line of reefs. The appropriate OpenSeaMap tagging would be: seamark:type=beacon_special_purpose seamark:beacon_special_purpose:category=artificial_reef

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag Police Memorial Trust (and similar) memorials

2011-10-25 Thread Michael Collinson
On 24/10/2011 14:43, John Sturdy wrote: On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Andy Mabbetta...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I recently mapped a couple of Police Memorial Trust memorials, for example:

[Talk-GB] How to tag Police Memorial Trust (and similar) memorials

2011-10-24 Thread Andy Mabbett
I recently mapped a couple of Police Memorial Trust memorials, for example: http://www.policememorial.org.uk/Police_Memorial_Trust/PMT_Local_Memorials/PMT-Swindells-2004/PMT-Swindells-2004.htm http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.511667lon=-1.866628zoom=18layers=M

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag Police Memorial Trust (and similar) memorials

2011-10-24 Thread John Sturdy
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I recently mapped a couple of Police Memorial Trust memorials, for example:   http://www.policememorial.org.uk/Police_Memorial_Trust/PMT_Local_Memorials/PMT-Swindells-2004/PMT-Swindells-2004.htm  

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag Police Memorial Trust (and similar) memorials

2011-10-24 Thread Brian Prangle
How should I tag the fact that a memorial was erected by the Police Memorial Trust? How about operator=Police Memorial Trust Regards Brian ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] How to tag floating duck islands?

2009-05-23 Thread Mike Collinson
Has anyone mapped this one yet? http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/mps-duck-island-folly-exposed-on-google-earth/2009/05/22/1242498910263.html Mike Caveat: My lawyer only allowed me to post this if I point out that as the data is from Google Earth, we cannot use it in OpenStreetMap.