[talk-au] Questions following recent trip

Andrew Gregory andrew at scss.com.au
Sun Nov 29 12:51:46 GMT 2009


On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:11:04 +0800, Mark Pulley <mrpulley at lizzy.com.au>  
wrote:

> I have a few questions following my recent holidays - drive from
> Bathurst to Melbourne and back with a few side tracks including Mount
> Bogong (a long walk up), and to the previously unmapped Flinders
> Island (I'm working on this first -  
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-40&lon=148&zoom=10
>   ).
>
> 1. What's the best tag for a cabin park? (cabins only, no caravan
> sites) - it can't be tourism=caravan_site (implies caravans, difficult
> to drive a caravan to Flinders Island), tourism=camp_site implies
> tents. Any ideas?

tourism=chalet ?

> 2. Tag for rubbish dump - According to the wiki,
> amenity=waste_disposal is for large bins, but not for the actual dump.
> Any better ideas?

landuse=landfill

> 3. For a hotel with accommodation, pub, and a bistro/restaurant,
> what's the best tag - tourism=hotel or amenity=pub, also should the
> restaurant have a separate tag or is there a shortcut e.g. food=yes
> that I can use on the same node?

I think individual POIs for the hotel, restaurant and pub. Especially if  
they can be used independently. i.e. the restaurant isn't just for guests.  
Trace the entire building with a building=yes if you know the outline.

HTH,
-- 
Andrew




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