[Tagging] Tagging detail on Rest Areas

Marc Gemis marc.gemis at gmail.com
Thu Apr 27 03:43:31 UTC 2017


do we need the same tags for motorhomes ?
I recently start seeing rest areas where you have to pay to stay
overnight, so should we add "fee" to your yes/no choices ?

m.

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 12:48 AM, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have come up with some detail tagging for rest areas but want to get some
> oversight on it and help with one aspect.
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Drest_area
>
> Easy(?) Details
>
> Some of these have time limits - easy enough to use a conditional max stay
> tag
>
>  rest_area:condition:maxstay=20
>
> Stops people 'camping' over a long period.
>
> Restricted to HGV use only, use access tags
>
>  access=no with hgv=yes
>
> More difficult detail
>
> One I am having problems with, where they can be used for 'camping' with a
> caravan/camper-van (but probably not a tent).
>
> rest_area:camping=caravan
>
> or
>
> rest_area:camping:caravan=yes
>
> would convey the meaning .. but is it a 'good' tag that would allow for
> other things and follow other tagging methods?
>
> caravan=yes could simply mean access and not convey the camping aspect? Note
> the max stay would still apply (if there).
>
>
> Any thoughts on tagging these features for rest areas?
>
>
>
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