Re: [Tagging] highway=services & "Road Stations" - subtag requested.

2017-01-25 Thread Warin
On 26-Jan-17 12:34 PM, John Willis wrote: On Jan 26, 2017, at 12:45 AM, Paul Johnson > wrote: Usually just a vending machine in a cage and some overused, under-maintained toilets and lots of parking. yea, i’m more familiar with the view points (Interstate 5 near

Re: [Tagging] highway=services & "Road Stations" - subtag requested.

2017-01-25 Thread Mark Wagner
On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 12:58:39 + Andy Townsend wrote: > On 25/01/2017 12:28, tomoya muramoto wrote: > > I think "Michi-no-eki" is not a kind of highway=services, > > because usually it does not have a car specific service, like a gas > > station or a car maintainance. > > > > A typical Michi-n

Re: [Tagging] highway=services & "Road Stations" - subtag requested.

2017-01-25 Thread John Willis
> On Jan 26, 2017, at 12:45 AM, Paul Johnson wrote: > > Usually just a vending machine in a cage and some overused, under-maintained > toilets and lots of parking. yea, i’m more familiar with the view points (Interstate 5 near camp Pendleton) and that style of crap rest area near Castaic la

Re: [Tagging] highway=services & "Road Stations" - subtag requested.

2017-01-25 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 7:34 AM, John Willis wrote: > I am not familiar enough with service/rest areas outside Japan then - most > people in California get a lonely gas station at the exit ramp, maybe with > a McDonald's - not a government designated spot to stop and buy local goods > with a clea

Re: [Tagging] highway=services & "Road Stations" - subtag requested.

2017-01-25 Thread tomoya muramoto
I just think Michi-no-eki is not "highway=*" category, as Javbw said a road station is focused on the person, not the car. "tourism=*" is OK, and "amenity=*" is acceptable. But invention of a new tag is not a good idea. So I think "(landuse=)retail" is enough to describe it. Tomoya Muramoto __

Re: [Tagging] highway=services & "Road Stations" - subtag requested.

2017-01-25 Thread John Willis
Javbw > On Jan 25, 2017, at 9:58 PM, Andy Townsend wrote: > >> On 25/01/2017 12:28, tomoya muramoto wrote: >> I think "Michi-no-eki" is not a kind of highway=services, >> because usually it does not have a car specific service, like a gas station >> or a car maintainance. >> >> A typical Mic

Re: [Tagging] highway=services & "Road Stations" - subtag requested.

2017-01-25 Thread Andy Townsend
On 25/01/2017 12:28, tomoya muramoto wrote: I think "Michi-no-eki" is not a kind of highway=services, because usually it does not have a car specific service, like a gas station or a car maintainance. A typical Michi-no-eki has * local food shop * cafe * tourist information * 24/7 parking and

Re: [Tagging] highway=services & "Road Stations" - subtag requested.

2017-01-25 Thread tomoya muramoto
I think "Michi-no-eki" is not a kind of highway=services, because usually it does not have a car specific service, like a gas station or a car maintainance. A typical Michi-no-eki has * local food shop * cafe * tourist information * 24/7 parking and toilet So I usually put "landuse=retail" to Mic

Re: [Tagging] highway=services & "Road Stations" - subtag requested.

2017-01-25 Thread John Willis
Javbw > On Jan 25, 2017, at 2:36 PM, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > your going to distinguish 'road houses' then consider SA, PA, etc too? As far as I know, A Japanese SA, besides being named after the "Services" of a British motorway, is modelled after it as well, so the existing