[OSM-talk] amenity=cabin

[vegard]

In lack of a defined amenity=cabin, I'll start using something like
this scheme as my own placeholder. Please take this as a start of
a discussion..

amenity=cabin - for a cabin in the mountain/nature (mountain_cabin should
be redundant - is it in the mountains, it will be a mountain_cabin :-)
access=private (private=yes?) is for when you tag random, privately-owned
cabins. They are useful to have on a map, especially if you actually
use it for orientation when you're there :)

We should tag if there's possibilities for food and lodging.

Self-service? In Norway, we have a lot of tourist-association run cabins
where you can just go get the key beforehand, use it, and then pay after
usage. Some are simple, with no food stored, some have a self-service
kitchen.  This, I'd like to tag in a way. But gonna think a bit more,
as I haven't marked any yet :) But I know people in the local tourist
association, so things may happen that way...

lodging=yes/no/private (the last one, I intend to use to signify that
it's possible to lodge, but it's owned by someone you have to ask first.
Could be the tourist association.  operator-tag is definitely useful. Then
you can find all cabins belonging to a certain tourist association.
cafe=yes, restaurant=yes ? A lot of cabins are open for serving
daytime. Some only weekends or other occations...(easter holiday?)  Thus,
we could need cafe_opening_hours and restaurant_opening_hours ? Please
improve this one :)

But those with only serving of food/drinks, we could just as well tag
as amenity=restaurant, amenity=cafe etc.

Well. Back to tagging yesterdays mountain-trip.  
-- 
- Vegard Engen,
member of the first RFC1149 implementation team.