The fact that office=courier doesn't attempt to replace post office seems a step in the right direction.
So let's think of a massive courier - linked a regional or national one. This combination will vary, but: "Tag" level - a business that does something else ( a convenience store, a strawberry farm, a department store) that offers courier service in some manner. Be it local delivery or international shipping. "Retail" level: a shop that is just for people to come in and mail stuff or pick up something. You see this a lot in the US (the UPS Store) they might serve several different courtiers as one (a Box shop). Commercial Level: a local or regional distribution hub with a retail service window/office. Tons of delivery trucks and a big warehouse that manages the local package flow. Commercial warehouse level - regional sort facilities and staging offices. These massive shipping distribution warehouses are private and gigantic. A tiny courier service my just be a guy and his bike. It may be a box shop shipping all services. It may be a regional courier with a single commercial distribution hub where you can still stop by and send packages. It may be a giant sort facility that is private. Amenity=* doesn't really cover any of these (unless it is a service offered at a larger business, like a courier window at the airport) and office=* covers *even less* - it would cover the corporate offices of these services - but as I understand office, would not be used to tag any of the other buildings. You also want to tag some information that is helpful, but not perishable. A soft facility is always there. A shop that ships your purchases often does so for a long time. The exact services, pricing, method, times, etc probably often changes *a lot*. I don't think that is worth mapping - but mapping that a shop can let you pickup a UPS delivery or let you ship a DHL package at a convenience store is worth mapping. You need a "courier" set: Courier=* Shop=courier (a retail location) Commercial=courier Warehouse=courier Courier=yes means there is some courier related services offered, but the nature is unknown. Courier:type= =point Offers courier services at their shop =shop is a retail shop for courier service (or many) =delivery_centre (the "last mile" office of some courier services, which have many "local" delivery centers , rather than having 2-3 large ones for a big city. For example, there are 30 or more kurokeno centers in Japan for every 1 UPS local sort warehouse in the US. They are tiny and small and cover maybe 2-4 sq km per office in suburban areas.) =local_hub the main sorting hub for a city or a few towns together. =regional_hub (for connecting regional) =national hub (unneeded?) =international_hub (for international services at an airport or border facilities on the "inside" of customs. (Each higher one includes the smaller one; only one needed) Courier:service:local=yes Courier:service:regional=yes Courier:service:national=yes Courier:service:international=yes Courier:service:*=purchases they will ship items purchased at their shop (very common for tourists areas) For any building where the brand or operator tag is the shipping service: Courier:ship=yes Courier:pickup=yes. For business that offer shipping as an amenity or multiple brands Courier:__brand__:ship=yes Courier:__brand__:pickup=yes For business that do business as a shipping and/or pickup point for a carrier (like picking up a package at a convenience store). Courier=regional Courier= Javbw > On May 15, 2017, at 7:45 PM, muzirian <muzir...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think I tried to address suggestions made.Are you suggesting to scrap the > proposal and use post office instead? > > Regards _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
