One further thought...
There is also a big functional difference between an embassy and a
consulate. The former is more government-oriented, whereas consulates
provide services to individual citizens. I know this is a big
generalisation, but I hope you will agree there is an important
difference. BUT some embassies also provide consular services, and some
don't - they might direct you to another address for your visa or
whatever. If we tag embassies and consulates distinctly, how do we add a
secondary tag to an embassy to indicate whether they do consular work or
not?
On 2018-10-23 19:55, Allan Mustard wrote:
> Colin Smale <colin.sm...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>>
>> The location of an embassy in the capital is surely not prescribed by law,
>> but by expedience isn't it? The ambassador wants/needs to be near the action
>> in order to carry out their primary role - interfacing with the host country
>> government.
> Answer: Yes. The location of an embassy is typically negotiated with the host
> country government and is indeed a matter of expedience in most cases.
>>
>> There are also examples of countries with split capitals. I am in one now
>> (Netherlands) - the capital is Amsterdam, but the embassies are in The
>> Hague, which is the seat of government but not the capital.
> Answer: Yes, there are exceptions to every rule! That's why defining an
> embassy as the mission where one finds an ambassador is the easiest and most
> reliable way of defining an embassy. To the casual observer, an embassy is a
> building with a sign on it that reads "Embassy" (as long as it isn't a
> Embassy Suites Hotel or something similar) and a consulate is a building with
> a sign containing the word "Consulate".
>>
>> Why is the location even relevant to this discussion, anyway?
> Answer: Because in the OSM space there is confusion of embassies and
> consulates. A consulate is not an embassy, but in OSM the amenity=embassy
> tag is applied to consulates. I am proposing to correct that, and to do
> that, mappers must understand both the differences between an embassy and a
> consulate and how to differentiate between them. Thanks for your help!
>
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