[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - (consulate)

[Joseph Eisenberg]

As a new mapper, I would not have though to type “diplomatic” when
searching for a tag for an embassy or consulate. It’s nice if mappers can
just type “embassy” or “consulate” into the ID editor and have it pop up.

So I like amenity=consulate
On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 7:42 AM Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 22/10/18 09:09, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
>
> >
> > sent from a phone
> >
> >> On 21. Oct 2018, at 19:20, Johnparis <okosm at johnfreed.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Question : there is existing tagging for such places, specifically
> >>
> >> amenity=embassy + diplomatic=consulate
> >>
> >> Frankly, I have never been happy with this tagging because a consulate
> isn't really a subset of an embassy. It's a different sort of animal, but
> related. Same genus, different species if you will.
> >
> > I agree. I am fine with the proposed tagging by Alan.
>
> The proposed addition of amenity=consulate then conflicts with the present
> definition of amenity=embassy - both would be available to tag a
> consulate!!!
>
> >
> > Shifting both, embassies and consulates under a diplomatic main key
> would require retagging of both, embassies and consulates, but the
> embassies are already tagged ok.
>
> At present all embassies and consulates can be and at least some are
> tagged as amenity=embassy!
> There is no distinction with the present OSM wiki definition of
> amenity=embassy.
>
> >
> > Also from a practical point of view, it is faster to type one tag than
> two.
>
> Certainly. Faster again to type nothing. Mappers who want to add detail
> will do so.
>
> > If a map renderer doesn’t want to distinguish between the two, it can
> use the bare amenity=diplomatic as long as people are using it together
> with diplomatic=passport_check or something like this (think
> tourism=information), and will have to look for diplomatic=embassy as well,
> so they could in the first place change their rule to “amenity is embassy
> or consulate”, and be future proof :)
>
> That would require typing of more than one tag.
> Do you  want fast?
> Then you will need one tag that says all you want ... one tag for a
> consulate that does vias, another tag for a consulate that does not do
> visas .. etc etc..
>
> Reality: more than one tag would be required to have a system that is not
> litered with one tags that do so much detail.
>
> -------------------
> I would opt for;
> depreciating amenity=embassy .. as they are used for embassies, consulates
> etc .. so you don't know what they are (unless it has a detailed sub tag)
> introducing amenity=diplomatic and use the sub tag diplomatic=* to detail
> what it is - embassy/consulate/*
>
>
>
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