[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Power utility office

[Warin]

On 21/11/22 10:47, François Lacombe wrote:
> Good evening,
>
> Le dim. 20 nov. 2022 à 17:36, stevea <steveaOSM at softworkers.com> a écrit :
>
>     In fact, I can imagine a variety of tags that describe much
>     (approaching or even achieving?) all of this:
>     office=utility
>     utility=water;sewer;garbage
>     utility=accepts_payment
>
>     utility=cable_tv
>     utility=allows_equipment_exchange
>     utility=furnishes_service_equipment
>     utility:payment=in_person_only
>     utility:payment=kiosk
>     utility:payment=cash_only
>     utility:payment=accepts_checks
>
>     Those aren’t necessarily the exact tags OSM might eventually
>     settle upon, but they do indicate what’s possible.  Again, it’s a
>     pretty big universe, as “utilities” encompass more than power /
>     energy, and there are a vast number of ways to “deal with
>     customers at an office.”  (There’s the office itself, what sort of
>     services are available, when/whether it is staffed (it may be
>     simply a drop-box for payment), what sort of services and payments
>     are exchanged…).
>
>
> utility=* key is already widely used and expect one single value, in 
> every situation.
> Please don't introduce utility=power;gas;waste.
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:utility
>
> I've also answered here about its usage in this proposal
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Power_utility_office#Use_sub-key_instead
>
> I'm not sure tagging offices with utility=* is really suitable for the 
> current definition: offices aren't involved in production, 
> transmission, distribution or delivery of power, telecommunications, 
> gas, whatever.


Some offices are involved in the sale and administration of the utility.

Buried utilities here were legally required  to be in separate trenches, 
that has changed so that one trench can be used for multiple utilities, 
so it may be required for the key 'utility' to accept multiple values.

Many of the present values for the key 'utility' look to be what is 
being discuses for these offices.

The key 'utility' has evolved over time from only  the key 'marker' to 
also accepting the tags 'man_made=utility_pole' and 'building=service'. 
Further evolution might take place.
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