[Tagging] sleepable:physical=yes/no? Re: How to map Hostile Architecture? e.g. benches you can't lie/sleep on?

Tobias Knerr osm at tobias-knerr.de
Thu Feb 28 16:47:30 UTC 2019


On 28.02.19 16:15, Rory McCann wrote:
> What about `sleepable:physical=yes/no`? It's clear that it's about "can
> you *physically* sleep on this bench".

Seems sufficiently verifiable and neutral to me. If we're going with a
single-purpose tag, it's a good candidate.

I don't think it's the best possible solution, though. As mentioned on
Reddit, I prefer tags that have more than one use case. Information
about the physical properties of a bench can be used by sleepers, but
also by those looking for benches with armrests that help them get back
up, for 3d models, etc. A dedicated "sleepable" tag is not useful for
anything else.

> Tagging
> armrests might be interesting, but it doesn't answer the question of
> "can someone physically sleep here (and has it been modified/designed to
> prevent that)".

It doesn't answer that question on its own, but it does when combined
with other tags (e.g. for non-horizontal surfaces).

Tobias



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