On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 12:14 AM, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/06/2015 4:44 PM, Bryce Nesbitt wrote: > >> >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Device_Charging_Station >> > The name works well for the intended use. > > However it limits the use of the tag. > For example .. a tourist might be able to charge their phone/etc in a > cafe/pub when they stop for a drink/meal. It may not be a 'designated > device charging station' but the hardware is there. > A power spot under the table at Starbucks becomes a node within the shop outline: amenity=device_charging_station access=customers operator=Starbucks socket:device:USB-A=yes Or an attribute of the shop: shop=cafe name=Quaint Cafe in Paris device_charging_station=public (no purchase required) Event venues often have lockers (see http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Device_Charging_Station ) amenity=device_charging_station access=destination (it is inside a paid area) operator=Big Event Centre Centre fee=yes lockers=yes --- One could tag every power outlet that seems to be in a public space. For many years I charged my laptop at airports by finding the places the cleaning crew plugged in their vacuum cleaners. But that sort of accidental charging station is of a different character to a designated place. Chain store device charging (like every corporate Starbucks location) should be discussed. Maybe adding nodes to every one is less useful than creating a higher level expectation that the chain offers the amenity unless tagged with device_charging_station=no.
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