I'm importing more points of interest from the USGS Geonames data. Many of the remaining places in Geonames are simply listed as buildings, with no particular type of place or use. They include libraries, museums, police and fire stations, etc. There is no specific classification in the data, leaving us to do it ourselves.
I'm assigning values to them based on names. For example, if the place is named "Beaverton Public Library", it's easy to guess it should be tagged as "amenity=library". Some just don't have a specific classification on the Map_Features page (like office buildings or grange halls), so I'm giving them "building=yes". Some are unclear as to what they are, so they get "building=yes" also. Because of the subjectivity involved, I'm also tagging them with "gnis:reviewed=no", like Tiger. Many of them will require local knowledge to know the proper categorization, and positioning too. FYI, here are some example tags I am using for various names: tourism attraction Historic Site tourism museum Museum amenity library Library man_made water_works Pumping Station man_made works Heating Plant power station Powerplant amenity arts_centre Center For The Arts amenity bus_station Transit Center amenity courthouse Municipal Court amenity courthouse Courthouse amenity courthouse Court House amenity fire_station Fire Station amenity fire_station Fire and Rescue amenity doctors Healthcare amenity doctors Eye Care amenity doctors Chiropractic amenity kindergarten Child Care amenity kindergarten Day Care amenity parking Parking amenity parking Garage amenity police Police amenity police Sheriff amenity police Highway Patrol amenity prison Prison amenity prison Correctional Center amenity prison Correctional Facility amenity prison Penitentiary tourism information Visitor Center tourism information Welcome Center landuse military Armory landuse military National Guard amenity public_building County Building amenity public_building State Building amenity public_building Ranger Station amenity public_building Federal Building amenity public_building State Building amenity theatre Theater amenity theatre Auditorium amenity theatre Playhouse amenity townhall City Hall amenity townhall Town Hall shop books Book Store landuse residential Apartments leisure sports_centre Sports Complex leisure sports_centre Sports Center leisure sports_centre Athletic Complex leisure sports_centre Athletic Center leisure stadium Coliseum leisure stadium Arena and more :-) There are many combinations of names, so my tags are a basic start, not any authoritative answer. I'm going state-by-state in no particular order, and it will take a few days to finish. Please take a look around for areas you know, and fix up anything you find. Thanks. - Alan _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
