[Tagging] Bitcoin ATM (amenity=atm | currency:XBT=yes)

Andrew Guertin andrew.guertin at uvm.edu
Tue Jun 10 18:05:21 UTC 2014


On 06/10/2014 01:28 PM, Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
> The *bitcoin* device is a *currency exchange terminal.*
> It's not an ATM at 99% of the world understands that term.  An ATM is a
> device for interacting with a pre-established deposit account, perhaps
> though an interbank network. These are different functions.
>
> It's possible a device could both be an ATM as commonly understood, and a
> bitcoin currency exchange device.
> The tagging should keep these concepts separate, but allow them to be
> combined on a single node if appropriate.

I agree with this.

Note that we do have
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dbureau_de_change, which 
would not be compatible with ATM, as they are both values on amenity.



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