[Tagging] Airport power and USB stations

[John F. Eldredge]

Electric outlets that have a USB-style connector, for charging cell phones 
and other portable devices, are fairly new. I don't recall seeing any until 
about a year ago. So, there is not yet a common name for them, to 
distinguish them from conventional electric outlets that offer only 120V 
AC.  I have seen the USB charging kiosks in airports, but, again, am not 
aware of a specialized name for them. I charge my phone using a small 
adapter that plugs into a regular wall outlet or extension cord.



On May 23, 2015 3:23:48 PM "pmailkeey ." <pmailkeey at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On 23 May 2015 at 17:47, Dave Swarthout <daveswarthout at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The Wiki article clearly teaches that the amenity=charging_station tag was
> > designed with vehicles in mind.
> >
>
> Well if it's a VEHICLE charging station, it should have said that. They
> didn't specify what changing it was in the name - so it's surely open for
> all charging stations.
>
>
>
>
> > And I reckon for those of you who expressed concern about rendering, that
> > part of it isn't up to me, or us, and will be resolved later.
> >
> > The big question is whether to expand the use of the tag so it includes
> > devices other than vehicles. The article mentions bicycles but doesn't go
> > into detail about bicycle charging_stations except to say "There are some
> > different types of charging stations. E-Bikes e.g. can be charged at an
> > domestic wall socket." To my mind, that opens the door to expanding the use
> > of the tag.
> >
>
> Asbolutely !
>
> >
> > Also the notion of socket:type=USB or socket:USB=* (a number of sockets or
> > "yes") seems fine. The other keys mentioned in the Wiki entry can be used
> > just as they are in many other similar situations:
> > fee=*
> > operator=*
> > access=*
> > voltage=*
> > opening_hours=*
> >
> > These stations, or in the case of the Seattle airport, entire sections of
> > seats, have "domestic wall sockets" offering a way to charge laptops as
> > well as the USB output. The tag socket:nema_5_15=* denoting is bulky to say
> > the least but if that's the established tag for the receptacles found in
> > American homes, then it might work here too.
> >
>
> What do 'standard Americans' call their sockets ? We shouldn't be using
> technical names on OSM unless that's the common name for them. Voltage is a
> useful bit of data.
>
>
> >
> > If we don't do it this way, clearly another amenity tag will be needed. I
> > hate to start down that path because I know it will be difficult to achieve
> > any consensus. In the meantime I have tagged those areas with
> > amenity=charging_station until we resolve this question.
> >
> > Regards
> > Dave
> >
>
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