[Tagging] Bus depot?

[Craig Wallace]

On 14/12/2010 23:43, Dave F. wrote:
> Hi
>
> How are bus depots being tagged? These are places where bus are stored,
> say overnight, when not in use.
>
> I've looked on taginfo&  there was only one use of bus_depot, so I
> assume it's being tagged differently, but not sure how.

There was some discussion of this a few months back: 
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/2010-September/thread.html#4539
There seemed to be agreement for some sort of "depot" tag, but less 
agreement over whether it should be amenity=depot or highway=depot or 
landuse=depot etc.

I think it is a quite different thing from parking, as it usually 
includes facilities for refuelling or repairing the buses etc. Plus 
there's roads depots which might also store tools, equipment, salt, 
gravel etc.

landuse=garages also seems to be a much more specific thing, for 
individual garage buildings, probably rented/used by different people etc.