[Tagging] Animal_shelter, multiple semicolon separated values?

[Chris Hill]

On 19/09/12 23:16, Alberto wrote:
>
> Hi everybody, what do you think about using multiple comma separated 
> values in a key (see 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Semi-colon_value_separator)?
>
> In particular about the new proposal “amenity=animal_shelter”.
>
> Suppose we need to set a subkey that specifies adoption and boarding 
> for dogs, cats and rabbits: for simplicity and applications 
> compatibility would it be better something like:
>
> “animal_shelter:dog:adoption=yes” + “animal_shelter:dog:boarding=yes” 
> + “animal_shelter:cat:adoption=yes” + “animal_shelter:cat:boarding=yes 
> + “animal_shelter:rabbit:adoption=yes” + 
> “animal_shelter:rabbit:boarding=yes
>
> OR
>
> “animal_shelter:adoption=dog;cat;rabbit” + 
> “animal_shelter:boarding=dog;cat;rabbit”?
>
> Please post your comments in the discussion page: 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Animal_shelter
>
>
I have a cousin who runs boarding kennels for cats, dogs and a few other 
small pets. If he saw his business described on OSM as an animal shelter 
he would be horrified.

An animal shelter is a place where abandoned or injured animals are 
taken to be cared for. Some stay for life, some pets may be found new 
homes and some wild animals that recover from injuries may be released. 
The wild animal version and the pet versions are usually separate. 
Animal shelters are often run by charities.

Boarding kennels (or a cattery) is a place where pets are boarded for a 
while, but their owners return to collect them. A very few boarding 
kennels offer quarantine facilities for people bringing animals into a 
country from overseas. Kennels are usually run as a business.

Animal shelter and boarding kennels are very different in the same way a 
charity shop and a supermarket are very different. We should describe 
them separately.

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Cheers, Chris
user: chillly