> On 14 Mar 2020, at 21:21, Mark Goodge <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 14/03/2020 19:36, Jake Edmonds wrote: >>> On 14 Mar 2020, at 20:09, Mark Goodge <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>> If we do come up with an agreed tagging system, I'd be happy to add tags >>> for all the establishments in my town that I know offer this service. >> Maybe you have already seen them, but here is a link to the recently >> approved tags. Do you have any thoughts? >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key%3Adrinking_water%3Arefill > > That seems reasonable. My only real concern is that tagging as part of a > network could cause the network to think that we are re-creating their > proprietary database. I'd prefer to stick with a simple > drinking_water:refill=yes Is that a concern from a legal standpoint or an attempt to keep a good relationship between OSM and Refill (or any other network?) As a consumer, I’m looking for a place to refill my bottle, I’m not so concerned about which network the establishment is part of. Maybe I missed it, but I can’t remember any discuss from the proposal about why drink_water:refill:network was needed, maybe Stuart can clarify?
But could the same thing be said about most brand related tags in OSM? > >>> And I could do that purely by observation; I don't have the Refill app or >>> any other insight into their database, so there's no danger of adding >>> non-free data to OSM. I'm sure that there are plenty of other people up and >>> down the country who would be in a similar position. >> Another way to avoid any worry of users submitting non-free data is to make >> storefront photos part of the project. > > Possibly, although that makes it less likely that we'll get a critical mass > of contributions. I could tag several establishments in my town from memory. > Having to go back and photograph them would be an additional barrier. Of course, I certainly didn’t mean to suggest it as a requirement but more of an optional extension that would serve to both give users greater detail and help contributors ‘prove’ that they were not copy Refills data. > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
