[Tagging] Idea for a new tag: amenity=power_supply

[Paul Allen]

On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 at 19:00, Colin Smale <colin.smale at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> On 2019-06-21 18:33, Paul Allen wrote:
>
> On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 at 17:06, Colin Smale <colin.smale at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
>> When it comes to tagging the socket type, please use an existing standard
>> such as the IEC type letters. Make sure to use the code for the socket, not
>> for the plug; some combinations have a measure of cross-compatibility, and
>> you don't want to mix that up in the tagging for the socket. A few
>> examples: the UK, Ireland, Malta, Singapore (at least) use Type G, in
>> France/Belgium it is type F, in the Netherlands it is type E.
>>
>>
> Are you suggesting replacing the scheme here:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:power_supply
> or is that OK with you?
>
>
> Looks good to me,
>

If I'm not misunderstanding things, that key never went through a proposal
process.  But it looks
like a reasonable foundation and has been used in the wild.  I suggest we
try to fix up any
problems and do something with it, rather than re-invent the wheel.  Also
incorporate the USB
idea from its talk page - some cafes/airport lounges/trains/buses now offer
USB sockets.


> except that the tag name should really be something
> like "power_supply:socket_type" rather than the over-generic "power_supply".
>

I'm in three minds about that.  There's no sense in power_supply=no +
power_supply:socket_type=europlug.  Having power_supply=yes indicates that
the socket
type is unknown, having power_supply=europlug is all that's needed.  OTOH,
having
power_supply:socket_type is consistent with the tags for power, voltage and
frequency.  On
the gripping hand, the recent proposal here was for amenity=power_supply,
so power_supply=
yes|no becomes unnecessary.


> I am please to see that frequency and voltage are covered, as is maximum
> current. Not sure polyphase supplies are fully covered though. Only one
> socket type is described as 3-phase; there is at least one other type, and
> that also seems to accommodate USA split-phase as well:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60309#Blue_3P+N+E,_9h
>

It wouldn't be impossible to add all the wikipedia socket types to it.  And
would be a good idea.

The question is what formal process (if any) do we use to amend the draft
and take it to a vote.

-- 
Paul
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