[Tagging] Mapping pubs as full areas

[Dave F]

The university's & school's buildings are tagged this way. More detailed 
than 'yes', but if you've the knowledge, the more detailed the better.

On 22/04/2017 22:46, Jo wrote:
> I would tag the building as what it is: house, hut, commercial, 
> appartments or simply yes. Some of the buildings on the premises might 
> be garages or sheds.
>
> Jo
>
> 2017-04-22 23:33 GMT+02:00 Dave F <davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com 
> <mailto:davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com>>:
>
>     Hi
>
>     It's been pointed out to me the wiki
>     http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpub
>     <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpub> states "Set
>     a node or draw as an area along the building outline." This seems
>     a bit restrictive & outdated, given the high zoom  levels. Many
>     pubs, especially those out of the cities, can be fairly large areas.
>
>     Where appropriate I've been mapping them as 'full areas' by which
>     I mean a polygon which encompasses the boundary of the property to
>     include all parts such as garden, play area, car park etc.
>
>     On that polygon should be amenity=pub & all the other relevant
>     tags. Any buildings should be building=pub.
>
>     This ties in with the tagging format for other areas such as
>     hospitals, schools & universities etc.
>
>     Any specific reason why the wiki shouldn't be updated to include
>     this? I note those doing the 'standard map' carto are reluctant to
>     render them, but I see that as their problem & definitely not a
>     reason to map as suggested.
>
>     DaveF.
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