[Tagging] Is this a drinking fountain?

Mateusz Konieczny matkoniecz at tutanota.com
Mon Oct 3 08:55:29 UTC 2022


As the another mapper who was mentioned
I am not entirely sure is it drinking fountain, but what I know:

- it is intended to directly provide drinking water to people in city center
- it is possible to drink directly from it (but that may be unfeasible for
example for someone older and with reduced mobility)
- it is easy to fill bottle etc from it
- what about example at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:fountain%3Ddrinking
- mapped at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10052493601

It seems that entire drinking water scheme is a horrific mess 
and filled with confusing terms, many of them misinterpreted
by mappers, what makes it even more confusing :)

The mentioned discussion concerns 
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:man_made%3Dwater_tap examples

Oct 3, 2022, 10:02 by 61sundowner at gmail.com:

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> I don't think this is a drinking fountain, another mapper does..      what is your opinion? 
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> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Water_flowing_from_drinking_water_tap.jpg/375px-Water_flowing_from_drinking_water_tap.jpg
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> Not .. not after water quality nor if it is a tap etc.. just if      it is a 'drinking fountain'. 
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> Humm looking at > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:fountain%3Ddrinking>  and      oxford dictionary "> a device that supplies water          for drinking in public places" 
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> It looks like any tag          (with potable water) is a 'drinking fountain' .. indeed most          amenity=drinking_water, man_made=water_well, etc will also be          drinking fountains. 
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