[Talk-GB] Tagging of private parking in gardens

[Robert Skedgell]

On 03/01/2023 11:09, Donald Noble wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> There are a couple of private gardens in Edinburgh which are paved over 
> and used for parking. These are mapped as parking=surface, one of 
> which is also tagged access=private. Notes have been added questioning 
> if this is the best tagging, https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/3314288 
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/3314288> & 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/3314282 
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/3314282>
> 
> Without wishing to remove detail, it is actually a private 
> parking space, I'm just wondering if there is a better way to represent 
> this without it appearing like a bigger carpark?
> 
> Thanks, Donald

As well as Mateusz's suggestion of ensuring that it is access=private, a 
new tag like parking=driveway rather than parking=surface might help 
(preferably not rendered with a P by OSM Carto).

I feel that where we have micromapping down to the level where front 
gardens are mapped, mapping "gardens" which are actually concrete 
parking areas might be useful.

Some data consumers might, for example, look at areas of land which 
might absorb rainwater vs contributing to runoff, or the amount of area 
used for storage of private cars.

-- 
Robert Skedgell (rskedgell)