My opinion is that there are too many different features lumped together under "amenity=social_facility"
This came up with the "Refugee Site" proposal, where it was noted that sometimes amenity=social_facility + social_facility=shelter is sometimes used for residential facilities that services for refugees. But most social_facility sites are not much like a refugree camp. There is a very wide range of different features. Common values of the subtag social_facility=: The first few are fairly closely related: they are all places 1) where people live 2) because they cannot live independently: social_facility=group_home - includes retirement homes for elderly, group homes for orphans, halfway houses for people with addictions, recently released prisoners, etc. (also previously included nursing homes) social_facility=nursing_home - previously (and still often) tagged amenity=nursing_home hospice - palliative care for dying patients assisted_living - less supervised nursing/group home These next 2 values share one of the two common characteristics day_care - For people who cannot live independently but need supervison - but is not residential (not overnight). shelter - temporary residence (e.g. homeless shelter), also sometimes used for refugees - but unlike the values above, these folks can live indendently, they just don't have money or resources. But then the next few values have nothing in common with the previous, except that they all have something to do with "social services" or "social work" in some cultural contexts. These values are less common: social_facility=ambulatory_care - "An office for workers who support the living needs of those who can't fully support themselves" Shouldn't that be "office=ambulatory_care" or something else under "office"? Why is an office a social_facility? =outreach "A non-residential facility that provides social welfare services such as advocacy, counseling, job placement, veterans services, housing placement, wellness programs, leisure activities." - Also not residential, not for people who require supervision. This should be a different tag. "social_facility=workshop" "A non-residential work facility that primarily employs people with disabilities. Also includes workshops for rehabilitating or juvenile offenders." - This should be tagged as whatevery kind of "craft=" or other tag is appropriate for the workplace. If they make furniture, it should be craft=furniture. It's very strange to tag this the same as a group home or hospice. =clothing_bank/food_bank/soup_kitchen/dairy_kitchen - facility that distributes clothing/food/meals for cheap/free for poor people. These are clearly "social services" in the Western cultural sense, but I think it would make much more sense to tag these differently than a residential group home or hospice or nursing home. Would others be in favor of separating out the non-residential social services from the full-time residential facilities? This would be similar to how we use different tags for hospitals (inpatient - you stay overnight) and doctor's offices / clinics (outpatient). -- Joseph Eisenberg _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
