[OSM-newbies] Tagging of nursing services, physiotherapists/massage

[James Ewen]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Matt Williams <lists at milliams.com> wrote:

> On 27 November 2012 16:05, Tom Taylor <tom.taylor.stds at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I just discovered something promising -- the healthcare= tags. They
>> definitely cover physiotherapy and optometry (another item I encountered).
>> The question is: are they used in practice?
>
> http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/healthcare#values should help.

Now, of course if everyone looked to see if a tag is in use, and
waited for someone else to use it, then tags would never get used.

I understand your concern though. Do you use tags that aren't going to
be rendered anywhere? The corollary to this is why would the renderers
support tags that are not in use?

It's a chicken vs. the egg issue... If you tag it, the renderers may
follow. No tags, no rendering.

Of course, using common tags is important... so looking at tag info
lets you match the tags in use. However if a tag for the amenity you
wish to tag is not defined, that doesn't mean you can't add it. This
is a living and growing project.

-- 
James
VE6SRV