Just FYI, they are becoming more common in public places (offices, malls, airports, schools, etc) in the US.
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Philip Barnes <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 2013-09-30 at 18:59 +0200, Matthijs Melissen wrote: > > On 30 September 2013 18:22, fly <lowfligh...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Major problem I find is that using a abbreviation is not the > > way we tag > > in OSM and it is often misleading. > > > > > > We do use abbreviations for keys/values: for example mtb, bmx, hgv, > > psv, url, rcn. > > Those are mostly familiar terms, where the abbreviation is better known > than the actual words. BMX and URL in particular. I do not know MTB or > RCN are however. > > > > > > In this particular case, I think more people have familiarity with the > > abbreviation than with the full term, so I see here nothing wrong with > > sticking to the abbreviation. Or are you proposing to start using > > uniform_resource_locator as well? > > Outside of the medical profession I doubt anyone has heard the term > AED. I certainly hadn't until I saw it in this thread. There may be some > familiarity with them within factories, we have some at work. Then again > I work for a large company with a strong health and safety culture, and > a large number of employees to split the cost over. > > Outside of factories and the like, they are still very rare. I know of > one, in Loppington, a small North Shropshire village, but thats because > I am an observant mapper. It has a numerical keylock on it, so imagine > that maybe you phone 999 and ask for the code? > > I have never seen one anywhere else, and yes I have looked and keep my > eyes open. Most people will not be aware such things even exist. > > Phil (trigpoint) > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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