[talk-au] Question re Coles Express service stations

Andrew Welch mail at andrewwelch.net
Mon Jan 27 07:38:59 UTC 2025


A lot of these stores are likely to be undergoing branding changes with 
Viva Energy purchasing OTR, so a number of these will likely end up 
needing to be changed soon to match the new OTR/Reddy Express branding.

On 27/01/2025 5:57 pm, Michael Collinson wrote:
> 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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