[Tagging] Improve toilet tagging
Micah Cochran
mcochran at athensal.us
Fri Mar 10 20:43:48 UTC 2017
I am looking to improve tagging of toilets. Specifically, I'm interested
in tagging gender neutral toilets (unisex or "family toilets") and
single-stall toilets.
I'm using establishment to mean any place that would be tagged that would
have a public toilet within the place and that you would not create a
separate node/area amenity=toilet. So, public toilets in an
amenity=restaurant or a shop=department_store, etc.
I'm interesting in gather a little more information for toilets within an
establishment.
=== Here are some deficiencies that I see with current toilet tagging
scheme ===
#1. toilets: namespace for establishments
#2. Single-stall versus Multi-stall tagging
#3. A way to tag the toilets male/female/unisex within an establishment.
#4. Wiki page amenity=toilets could use some example tagging.
===== Proposed ways to address those deficiencies =====
#1. toilets: namespace
There could be a default toilets: namespace for when tagged within a
place/establishment. This would allow for tagging a richer level of
toilet information.
If it makes sense to tag or not, would be left up to the mapper.
There might be a few places that this would have to be smoothed over to
make this work. (Example: indoor=yes doesn't necessarily make sense.)
Note: The amenity=toilets page does mention the toilets: namespace, but my
understanding is this namespace only applies to very few of the tags.
#2. Single-stall versus Multi-stall tagging
Is the toilet room itself intended to be used by a single person
(single-stall) at a time or by multiple people (multi-stall)?
Is "stall" the term used in British English for that arrangement of
toilets? Is there better term? (Alternatively: Single-occupant /
Multi-occupant could be workable.)
Assume that male/female/unisex are all the same. This could also be an
instance that you are tagging a single restroom area.
toilets:stall=single/multi
This specifies male/female/unisex for that arrangement
toilets:stall:male=single/multi
For example, Target department stores might be tagged this way for male and
female multi-stall toilets and a single-stall unisex toilets:
toilets:stall=multi
toilets:stall:unisex=single
If you have both single-stall and multi-stall restrooms for male/female
(note semi-colon separated for toilet:stall tag) :
toilets:male=yes
toilets:female=yes
toilets:stall=single;multi
toilets:stall tag should work for amenity=toilets and toilets within an
establishment.
#3. A way to tag the toilets male/female/unisex within an establishment.
This a specific instance of #1 :toilets namespace. (Just in case, #1 has
issues.)
This is to tag the male/female/unisex of provided restrooms.
male/female tag is used for access to an establishment. So a men's social
club might use the tag male=yes. There seem to be some facilities that
have days only for males and other days only for females.
toilets:male=yes/no
toilets:female=yes/no
toilets:unisex=yes/no
If toilets:male=yes it should imply toilets:female=no and
toilets:unisex=no. This is the same behavior as the male=* access tag.
#4. Wiki page amenity=toilets could use some example tagging.
The existing pictures could be used as examples with tags. Other examples
could be added.
Note: I've seen some other issues regarding toilet tags, but I don't have
the motivation to tackle those.
Any feedback will be helpful and I will use it to inform writing a proposal.
Thank you for your help,
Micah
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*Micah Cochran*
GIS Coordinator - City of Athens - Engineering Services & Community
Development Dept. - Dept. of Public Works Building - 1600 ELM ST W,
Athens, AL <http://g.co/maps/ncrp7> - geo:34.820608,-86.991474 - p.
256-233-2224 <(256)%20233-2224> - f. 256-233-8791 <(256)%20233-8791> -
www.athensalabama.us
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