So, after a few days thought, can we say that we've resolved to work on asking for emergency=lifeguard to be rendered, which would then go down to lifeguard=base etc?
Thanks Graeme On 12 June 2018 at 07:43, Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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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