[OSM-talk] Suggestions for recycling schema

[Mike Collinson]

At 08:43 AM 19/09/2006, Tom Chance wrote:
>I'd like to add basic details for recycling facilities. A typical entry would
>be something like:
>
>amenity=recycling
>recycling=newspaper,cardboard,glass,shoes,clothes
>
>But that schema is, so far as I can see, unprecedented. It could be a long
>list like:
>
>newspaper=yes
>cardboard=yes
>etc.
>
>What would people suggest? For now I'm making notes and saving the GPS
>coordinates so I can fix them up once a schema is at least ready to enter the
>proposed features page. Right now I have no clue what to do for it :)
>
>Tom

If the intent is to produce a specific Recycling map with different 
coloured symbols at the site, a specific schema as above would be 
needed as it can be machine processed, I've no view on that.

But if the intent is to have information that could be used in a 
secondary map mouse-over pop-up or in a text listing, a description 
or note tag would be better and/or complementary as it can be used 
anywhere.  It would also save a rapid increase in the tag namespace.

amenity=recycling
note=newspaper,cardboard,glass,shoes,clothes
The 'note' tag is part of map features 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_Features

or

amenity=recycling
description=Newspaper, Cardboard, Glass, Shoes, Clothes. Open 24 hours.
See http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/Description

Mike
Oz