[Tagging] Vending machine stores

[Joseph Eisenberg]

The tag amenity=vending_machine is used to map the individual devices. See
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dvending_machine

I'm not aware of a tag for a shop or building that specifically houses
vending machines. There are a few locations like this at motorway rest
areas in the USA but they tend to be just a covered roof, not fully
enclosed. I've read that there are shops that have mostly vending machines
in Japan, but perhaps they are just convenience shops? Perhaps the Japanese
language documentation will have something for these?

- Joseph

On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 12:20 PM Thibault Molleman <
thibaultmolleman at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, in my area there are some places (indoor
> <https://scontent-bru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/196682670_176940437785608_9050891468751898824_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=e3f864&_nc_ohc=3hIt3Ybz6ewAX9FT-SV&_nc_ht=scontent-bru2-1.xx&oh=a0508fbdb7adefadfca082ccdf0f803b&oe=612F46FD>
> or under a building
> <https://scontent-bru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/66375370_1147792005424145_343170704448946176_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=n0ZepkjJJ7sAX9Er8ei&_nc_ht=scontent-bru2-1.xx&oh=f05615e04d702f60498849557fa15049&oe=6130BA77>)
> that have a bunch of vending machines with food generally. How should these
> be tagged?
>
> On one hand it makes sense to tag the entire location as some kind of
> 'vending machine store' (seeing as some of them have specific brand going
> on).
> But it also makes sense to tag the individual machines.
>
> Some of these vending machines contain all kinds of food, from smoothies
> to actual meals to milk. In one machine.
>
> What do you guys think?
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