[OSM-talk] tagging tyre/tire services?

Gleb Smirnoff glebius at glebius.int.ru
Tue Jun 9 11:24:08 BST 2009


On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 10:39:57AM +0100, Ken Guest wrote:
K> >  Didn't find in Map Features page how to tag a service that
K> > can mount, unmount and repair motorcar tyres. This is a quite
K> > important POI for a car traveller.
K> >
K> > Looking at tagwatch, I've found a small usage of service=tire,
K> > 55 instances in Europe.
K> >
K> > Let's define an official tag for this and document it in Map Features
K> > page. An advice from native English speakers is required:
K> >
K> > which word is better for tag key: "service" or "shop"?
K> > which word is correct for tag value: "tire" or "tyre"?
K> >
K> 
K> 
K> service=tyre I think would be the better choice out of those options.

Yep, the word "service" is more clear than "shop", it helps to differ
between a place where tyres are sold and a place where they are repaired.

But according to project wiki, it looks like service is dedicated for roads:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:service

:(

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