[Tagging] dog=yes for drinking water

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

Am Mi., 6. Juli 2022 um 14:54 Uhr schrieb Brian M. Sperlongano <
zelonewolf at gmail.com>:

>
> My presumption based on your description, is what the original user(s) of
> this tagging combination are trying to express, is a drinking fountain that
> has a special kind of spout low to the ground that's intended for dogs.
>


I have never seen this kind of fountain, but presumably they exist. Much
more common around here is a kind of bowl/sink or small trough at the
bottom, where the water is collected before going to the drain. For example
this type of fountain is typically used for dog parks around here:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:fountain%3Droman_wolf



> They're not super common here, but I do see them from time to time in
> public parks.  You didn't cite a number, and the combination doesn't come
> up in taginfo, so it would be helpful I think to understand what kind of
> numbers we're talking about if we're potentially erasing someone's
> documented usage.
>


based on your comment I have checked the numbers with overpass turbo, and
they were higher than I expected, 942 combinations with dog=* of which 431
are dog=yes (the rest seemed mostly "no")

While I still believe the tag is illchosen and prevents from distinguishing
legal access from possible use (depending on the dog of course), I guess
the ship has sailed...

Cheers,
Martin
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