[Tagging] amenity=washing_machine

[Warin]

On 19/1/22 11:05 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
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> On Wed, 19 Jan 2022 at 08:55, Anne-Karoline Distel 
> <annekadistel at web.de <mailto:annekadistel at web.de>> wrote:
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>     https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Tag:amenity%3Dwashing_machine
>     <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Tag:amenity%3Dwashing_machine>
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> That says:
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> " An individual washing machine which is available for public use. 
> It's almost always a part of a laundry room. You should tag the 
> laundry area with shop 
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:shop>=laundry 
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dlaundry>, and you can 
> optionally tag the individual washing machines with amenity 
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:amenity>=washing_machine"
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> In camping grounds / caravan parks, I've seen washing machines sitting 
> outside the toilet block, under cover, but not in a room as such. I 
> have sometimes tagged these as shop=laundry, but am now wondering if 
> that tag should really be included, or if the washing-machine tag 
> would be sufficient by itself?
I think the tag can stand by itself.. just as the washing machine is.
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> & use of these machines is for people staying at the park i.e. 
> customers. Does that make them "available for public use"?


I don't think that "available for public use" is intended to restrict 
this situation, but are there to stop people mapping private home 
washing machines. Similar to some objecting to mapping private home 
swimming pools.

In this situation I'd simply add the tag access=customers



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