[Tagging] School and training

[Janko Mihelić]

I think Martin is right in asking to invent new tags for different
types of schools. Makes it easier for the new mapper.
Also, we already have amenity=driving_school.

+1 amenity=language_school

2013/9/5 Fernando Trebien <fernando.trebien at gmail.com>:
> Well, using amenity=school would have the advantage of immediate
> support by current renderers and applications and no need for new
> tags. While being "tagging for the application", it doesn't sounds so
> incorrect to me (but I must admit it may be due to the language
> barrier). Would it be wrong to combine "amenity=school" and
> "training=" or should "amenity=school" be restricted solely to primary
> and secondary schools?
>
> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer
> <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> 2013/9/5 Fernando Trebien <fernando.trebien at gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> Here in Brazil we have started discussing special cases for tagging
>>>
>>> (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Brazil/Refer%C3%AAncia#Casos_espec.C3.ADficos).
>>>
>>> There are two common cases that don't seem to be covered by OSM yet:
>>> language schools and cram schools.
>>>
>>> I found this old proposal in the wiki, but it hasn't been voted yet:
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/training
>>>
>>> Nonetheless, it does not include a value for cram schools. I've
>>> suggested we use "training=tutoring", which is somehow more generic.
>>> What do you think?
>>
>>
>>
>> training=tutoring isn't very clear to me, could mean everything, I'd use a
>> more specific word. What about amenity=language_school?
>>
>> There is a (possible incomplete) list of educational features here:
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Education_features
>>
>> and there is also a proposal amenity=education (if I recall right).
>>
>> cheers,
>> Martin
>>
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