[OSM-talk] fuel type suggestions
Mark Williams
mark.666 at blueyonder.co.uk
Sun Aug 19 12:02:18 BST 2007
Alex S. wrote:
> Tom Chance wrote:
>
>> Should it not be fueltype=diesel;lpg;petrol? Or just lots of
>> fueltype=diesel;fueltype=lpg etc.
>>
>> There are lots of instances where we need multiple values for tags,
>> it would make sense to standardise on a method like separation with
>> semicolons or multiple entries and encourage all apps to support that.
>>
>
> I would also propose the same with fuel grades - forex:
> - fuel_octane = 87;89;93
> - diesel_grade = a;b20
> etc.
>
This is getting horribly complex; Also I note that the discussion in the
wiki was 8+ months ago & seems to have just died.
I suggest we have already amenity=fuel.
Would not fuel=list,of,arbitrary,types not fill the need for detail? If
we could agree on some standard ones like petrol,diesel,LPG then this
would stay largely in-date, with new major types (bio, hydrogen) getting
added when it's happening.
Octane lists & prices seem a bit over-the-top to me, & perhaps
should stay in their own tag for specialist renderers to use?
fuel_grade=petrol 97,petrol 99,diesel b20,deuterium d80 should be
adequate to cover future expansion :)
I can't see a need for a gazillion tag types here; that would just mean
a lot of taggers would get it wrong, look at that list last month!
Mark
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