[talk-au] Question re Coles Express service stations

[Michael Collinson]

One thing I have done generally with petrol stations with substantial convenience stores is to map each one separately on the grounds that one can then easily search for either fuel or food. Does that make sense here?

Mike

> On 27 Jan 2025, at 12:03, Mark Pulley <mark.pulley1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I’ve been asked a question about the naming of Coles Express service stations.
> 
> Signs generally have the Shell symbol on top, with Coles Express below this.
> 
> I’ve looked at a few, and the tags are generally (for amenity=fuel):
> 	brand=Coles Express or brand=Shell
> 	brand:wikidata=Q5144653 / brand:wikipedia=en:Coles Express (for some stations, with either brand labels)
> 	name=Coles Express
> 	website=https://www.colesexpress.com.au/
> 
> The question I’ve been asked (at changeset https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/145789477) is regarding the correct tags.
> 
> Option 1:
> 	brand=shell / name=shell
> 	brand:wikidata change to Shell’s Wikidata code (?Q110716465?
> 
> Option 2:
> 	brand=Shell;Coles Express
> 	brand:wikidata listing both
> 
> I’ve generally used brand=Shell, but left the Wikidata and Wikipedia links alone. Any thoughts about tagging?
> 
> Mark P.
> 
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