[OSM-newbies] Private swimmingpool

[Sebastian Klein]

David ``Smith'' wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:18 AM, Xan <dxpublica at telefonica.net> wrote:
>> But how to map the swimming pool itself?
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Swimming_pool is
>> opposed.
> 
> I usually go with the combination, amenity=swimming_pool +
> sport=swimming .  It may seem redundant, but the two tags are on one
> object, implying one single feature, and it will be caught by data
> users expecting either convention.
> 

There is a slight difference with these tags:

sport=swimming means that some kind of sport (in this case swimming) can 
be done at that place. This could be at a beach, as well.

amentity=swimming_pool simply means there is a swimming pool, no matter 
how it is used.

The wiki is quite clear on that.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:sport

Enough hair splitting... :)


Sebastian