Take a look at: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposal_process
--K On 26 August 2015 at 13:10, <serpens-...@gmx.de> wrote: > What is the best way to bring this on a formal way to an official tag? > Is wiki:Proposed_features the right place (it is partly about changing > existing tags not only about new tags)? Where takes a vote place about this? > > Best > Serpens > >> Gesendet: Dienstag, 25. August 2015 um 14:21 Uhr >> Von: serpens-...@gmx.de >> An: tagging@openstreetmap.org >> Betreff: [Tagging] diplomatic institutions (with tl;dr) >> >> Short introduction: Let’s take the tagging scheme „fuel“ for example: >> >> amenity=fuel >> fuel:diesel=<yes/no> >> fuel:discount=<discount programme> >> … >> >> This is logical and consistent: amenity=xy and then a namespace >> xy:<subkey>=<Tag> >> --- >> >> Now to my topic: diplomatic institution – like an embassy, a consulate, >> ambassador’s residence, honorary consulate, consulate general, delegation, >> high commission, permanent mission, (permanent) representation etc. >> We have amenity=embassy since long time. Some of these are tagged on top >> with the (relatively new) key „diplomatic“ too – a very useful key. >> --- >> >> >> >> So I have two suggestions: *FIRST* >> >> Change amenity=embassy to amenity=diplomatic (this is more consistent and >> logical, analog to amenity=fuel etc.) or <whatever>=diplomatic. But please >> not the too specific „amenity=embassy“ – how could I explain a new mapper to >> tag a non-embassy (like a consulate) as „amenity=embassy“. >> >> for this, see also proposed features: >> - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Embassy (and „talk“ >> page there) >> --- >> >> >> >> Besides the tagging of the type of diplomatic institution it is super useful >> to tag a machine-readable country code (at least for the sending country). >> This is done so far via country=<country code>. This is not the best >> solution because there are very often misunderstandings – which country? The >> sending country or the destination (hosting) country? Sometimes >> target=<country code> is used for the destination (hosting / „targeted“) >> country. >> >> My *SECOND* suggestion: >> >> diplomatic:sending=ES <--- machine-readable ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 >> country code >> diplomatic:destination=FR <--- -- " -- >> >> It could be also diplomatic:destination_country or diplomatic:target or >> something like this. >> >> The destination country is not always identical with addr:country – see for >> example the embassy of Ethiopia in Berlin (destination countries: Germany, >> Poland, Slovak Republic and Czech Republic), see >> http://aethiopien-botschaft.de/ >> >> for this, see also my osm blog (about tagging country codes on embassies >> etc.): >> - state 2009: http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Serpens/diary/5734 and >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Serpens/diary/9082 >> - state 2015: http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Serpens/diary/28350 >> --- >> >> >> >> Because English is not my first language: Dear native speakers, please check >> if this is correct (sending country / destination country?). >> >> Taginfo: >> http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/amenity=embassy >> http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/diplomatic >> http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/country >> http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/target >> >> Best >> serpens >> --- >> >> >> tl;dr (sorry for the long post!): >> >> Example (Spanish consulate in France – CURRENT STATE): >> >> amenity=embassy <--- „oh, look, it’s an embassy!“ >> diplomatic=consulate <--- contradiction: „uhm, wait, no. it’s a >> consulate.“ >> country=ES <--- often misunderstood as „addr:country“ >> >> name=Spanish consulate >> addr:country=FR >> … >> >> >> Example (Spanish consulate in France – MY PROPOSAL): >> >> amenity=diplomatic <--- it’s a diplomatic institution >> diplomatic:type=consulate <--- more specififc: it’s a consulate >> diplomatic:sending=ES <--- machine-readable ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 >> country code >> diplomatic:destination=FR <--- -- " -- >> >> name=Spanish consulate >> addr:country=FR >> … >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
