[Tagging] building=kiosk for guard posts?

[Nathan Case]

For me, security kiosk does work. It sounds perfectly fine for the sort of building Mateusz is thinking of. Think building type rather than use (for that we have shop=kiosk).

I’d also say kiosks are commonly found in car parks where an attendant is stationed and may accept payment for entry/exit. I guess they’re also providing some form of security.

Gatehouse doesn’t seem correct to me. I’d instead agree with the other examples Mateusz has provided. Wikipedia says they are a “fortified gateway” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatehouse).

For the military security posts, we’d combine with military=checkpoint (building use rather than building type). Guard houses, for me, are generally larger and wouldn’t fit into the description of kiosk, as they’ll usually have multiple rooms and/or a visitor desk (e.g. to sign in). But smaller one-person type check points could be kiosks.

Nathan

(en-gb native speaker)


From: Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging <tagging at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: 16 July 2022 11:06
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Subject: Re: [Tagging] building=kiosk for guard posts?




16 lip 2022, 10:32 od dieterdreist at gmail.com<mailto:dieterdreist at gmail.com>:


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On 16 Jul 2022, at 10:11, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging <tagging at openstreetmap.org<mailto:tagging at openstreetmap.org>> wrote:

Is it OK to use building=kiosk? After all, architectural form is basically the same


why not tag them as transformer stations, form is basically the same and transformer function will be tagged with ‘power’. :P
transformer stations have neither
- interior designed to house human for prolonged time
- opening window allowing person inside to comunicate

which I would consider among definining for kiosk buildings
(though there are also similarities)

This buildings have all that and are distinguished from retail kiosk
by use, not architecture style
I would tag them as what they are…
the same, I just want to coordinate classification with other people - especially
native speakers of English, especially UK English.

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