[OSM-talk] [Tagging] Amenity key

M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdreist at gmail.com
Fri Oct 22 18:18:54 BST 2010


2010/10/22 Nathan Edgars II <neroute2 at gmail.com>:
> There are two types of thing that use the amenity tag:
> Small objects that are usually inside others, like water fountains and
> post boxes
> Larger objects that may take up entire lots, like schools and restaurants
>
> Perhaps it would make sense to treat these differently?


IMHO there are amenities like atm, phones, post_boxes and
drinking_fountains, and there is other stuff like schools, prisons,
that belongs to another key. And there are restaurants and other food
stuff that could merit another distinct category for food and
beverages (gastronomy).

Cheers,
Martin



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