On 11 June 2018 at 17:25, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/06/18 15:39, osm.tagg...@thorsten.engler.id.au wrote: > > *From:* Andrew Harvey <andrew.harv...@gmail.com> > <andrew.harv...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, 11 June 2018 15:31 > *To:* Tag discussion, strategy and related tools > <tagging@openstreetmap.org> <tagging@openstreetmap.org> > *Subject:* Re: [Tagging] emergency=lifeguard > > > > > Also, water_rescue_station is probably identical to lifeguard_base > > > > Agree based on the description given at https://wiki.openstreetmap. > org/wiki/Tag:emergency%3Dwater_rescue_station it sounds like > lifeguard_base. > > > > Just based on the tag name I thought it meant something like > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_guard. The wikipedia page seems to > indicate coast_guard is a common term internationally (even though many of > the agencies worldwide aren't known as the "Coast Guard", it seems like > it's common enough for emergency=coast_guard. > > > > > > That was my first thought too, but then I looked at the description on the > wiki and it very much sounds like a life guard base and not a coast guard > station. > > > > > > I wonder if any of the current water_rescue_station's are really coast > guards? > > > > > > That’s certainly possible. If the decision is made to merge these keys, > they will probably all need to be manually checked. > > > Err not in the uk ... coast guard is not military. > > See > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Coastguard > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_National_Lifeboat_Institution > > > In Australia that are volunteers that do marine rescue e.g. > > http://marinerescueqld.org.au/ > > > None of these fit in to the beach lifeguard situation. > > I have no idea what the though was behind the OSM water rescue station . I > think that is just confusing. > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > Agree with you that "Coast Guard" is not a one-size-fits-all term.
There is amenity=rescue_station https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Drescue_station, which, to my mind should actually also be an emergency= listing? Looking at that, it appears that the whole emergency= area has been going to be cleaned up https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Emergency_Cleanup - for the last 4 years! Thanks Graeme
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