[Tagging] Feature Proposal - Draft - Depot

[Simone Saviolo]

2010/12/16 Gleb Smirnoff <glebius at glebius.int.ru>:
> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 02:33:25PM +0100, Simone Saviolo wrote:
> S> here [1] is the proposal for a landuse=depot tag.
> S>
> S> Due to the fact that this is the first proposal I ever made, I'm
> S> leaving the draft open for a while, so that more experienced users can
> S> review it and point faults with the proposal itself. Also, because I'm
> S> not familiar with the detailed mechanics of the process, I would like
> S> assistance as to timeframes and announces to do.
> S>
> S> [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Depot
>
> Can't that be a subclass of industrial landuse?
>
> landuse=industrial
> industrial=depot
>
> The benefits would be that objects of this class will instantly be
> supported by all renderers and converters, including those that don't
> track new and yet rare map features.

As I said, this is intended to describe *any* kind of depot. It may be
used for industrial activities, for transport services, or even by
retail sellers (for example, storage of goods). While the most common
use is bus depots, which may fall under the transport=* key, I think
this would somehow limit the flexibility of the concept.

I'm aware that making it a subtype would help renderers, but think of
bus depots: they're not really "transport" features. Moreover, if the
renderer ignores the subtag there is still little point in detailing
it.

Regards,

Simone