On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 18:16, Craig Wallace <craig...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On 08/03/2012 16:54, Clifford Snow wrote: >> >> I do not see gym listed as a value for the tag amenity. I would like to >> see it as a recognized key value for amenity. Taginfo, >> http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/amenity >> shows 644 gym, 8 Gym and some forms of health_club. >> >> Gym is defined as "A membership organization that provides a range of >> facilities designed to improve and maintain physical fitness and >> health." In my town of Seattle, neighborhoods have numerous gyms that >> fit the definition. >> >> What is the correct process to get gym approved. I'd also like to see >> it added to potlatch2. I have found a public domain icon that could be >> used. >> >> Any suggestions on how to proceed would be appreciated. > > > The term "gym" is ambiguous, as it can also mean gymnasium. ie a place at a > school for sports, or a place for doing gymnastics etc. > I think its best to avoid the term for tagging. > > I would suggest a tag of something like "fitness_centre" or "fitness_club", > which are clearer what they mean. Also, it should probably be under the key > for leisure, not amenity. > > So a tag of leisure=fitness_centre or leisure=fitness_club
You mean: leisure=sport_centre Serisouly if you want to map gyms please try to make the documentation better, it's currently a mess. I've undeleted amentiy=gym, so this FAQ doesn't come up again. -- /emj _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
