Personally, I tag "big box" stores like Target, KMart, WalMart etc with shop=department_store, just because that seems like the closest fit that isn't too restrictive (they're much more than a supermarket, to my mind).
You can pick an area and run Overpass Turbo and see what you get with different tags, for example: http://overpass-turbo.eu/?value=department_store&key=shop&template=key-value Alternatively, you can run a search by name (ie http://overpass-turbo.eu/?value=Target&key=name&template=key-value) and see what you get. I did this in Chicago, and found Targets tagged department_store, supermarket, and hypermarket(!) Brad On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Russell Deffner <russdeff...@gmail.com>wrote: > Seems the stores you listed are going to have different tags, example the > 'dollar' stores are probably best tagged shop=variety_store, the wiki has a > pretty extensive list/description of the shop tags here: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:shop > > However, I would say that K-Mart, Target, and Wal-Mart (especially the > 'super' kind) maybe don't fit any of the documented tags; I think there was > some talk about adding a "big_box" or "superstore", maybe hit up the > tagging > talk-list to see if that's still in the works. > > =Russ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Will Skora [mailto:skorasau...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 8:49 AM > To: talk-us@openstreetmap.org > Subject: [Talk-us] Tags to use for chain stores in the United States > > Hi, > > At past OSM meetups that I've organized, new mappers have asked me > what shop=* tags to use for several chain stores in the USA and I had > not found any clear or consistent practices of what tags to use for > these stores and even as a relatively experienced mapper, I wasn't > sure what tags to encourage them to use. > > I am writing to hear what you've used, which ones are most popular, > and perhaps the US community could build a consensus on them (gasp!). > > For example, several chain stores that we have wondered about include: > K-Mart, Target, Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, > 'Bed, Bath, and Beyond'; TJ Maxx; Marshall's; Radio Shack; Meijer's; > Kohl's; Costco; BJ's; and Big Lots. > > I know there's taginfo (including one for the US! > taginfo.openstreetmap.us) but unfortunately, it doesn't let you find > out what tag combinations are being used with a name=* (For example, > finding what tag is used most often with name=Dollar-General). > > Regards, > Will Skora > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >
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