[Tagging] Is highway=service, service=drive_thru a good idea?

Matthias Julius lists at julius-net.net
Mon Apr 12 22:04:03 BST 2010


John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> writes:

> On 13 April 2010 06:02, Matthias Julius <lists at julius-net.net> wrote:
>> maxheight + maxwidth and maybe a new trailer=no?
>
> I was hesitant to use the word 'trailer' since it means different
> things in different variations of English, and it's not the only thing
> that could be towed, things like caravans also have multiple meanings
> differently versions of English.

And so have other tags in OSM.  And there are tags that only have a
meaning to someone from UK (or other places).  It is just a matter of
a proper definition.

What is the BE equivalent for a trailer?

Matthias




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