Here's another variation: the courtyard of Limerick's Milk Market: http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/115572313
It was originally open at the top, but now has a canopy that covers most of it; and it's not a leisure facility. __John On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Friedrich Volkmann <b...@volki.at> wrote: > On 08.02.2015 22:17, Warin wrote: > >>> >From a technical point of view they are typically associated with fire >>> >protection (way to leave the building, access for firefighters), >> >> If the courtyard is fully enclosed by buildings or by one building .. they >> are not part of a fire escape (protection), those require exit to an open >> area - not one that is fully enclosed. So the use as fire protection will >> depend on the courtyard. And my thinking is that a true 'courtyard' is >> fully enclosed? > > We need to be able to map partially enclosed courtyards as well, e.g.: > https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/48.17839/16.34189 > (The courtyards are named Hof 1 ... Hof 7.) > > But I agree that a courtyard *typically* is fully enclosed by buildings, > thus not an emergency feature. There's an approved tag entrance=emergency > for emergency exits, and I'd suggest a tag like emergency=access for spots > and alleys designed to be accessible for fire fighters. > > I think that, from a technical point view, the main function of a courtyard > is to yield sunlight to building rooms that are not adjacent to the > building's outer margin. All other uses, such as recreation, parking or > emergency access, are subsequent. > > -- > Friedrich K. Volkmann http://www.volki.at/ > Adr.: Davidgasse 76-80/14/10, 1100 Wien, Austria > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
