Proposal:Taxidermy
| Taxidermy | |
|---|---|
| Proposal status: | Proposed (under way) |
| Proposed by: | SherbetS |
| Tagging: | craft=taxidermy
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| Applies to: | |
| Definition: | proposal to add a tag for craft taxidermists, businesses that perform taxidermy work on request for a customer |
| Statistics: |
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| Draft started: | 2026-09-01 |
| RFC start: | 2026-09-01 |
Problem Statement
In the United States, there are a number of businesses which offer taxidermy services. This is especially common in areas with lots of game hunting. Unfortunately, there is not yet a documented or approved tag that can appropriately represent this business.
Proposal
This proposal aims to add the tags craft=taxidermy and shop=taxidermy to represent taxidermist crafts and shops. The tag will be used in line with other tags in the craft=* and shop=* keys. Standard existing tagging schemes may be applied such as opening hours and addresses.
Rationale
There is presently no documented correct way to represent these kinds of business. It is obvious there is a demand for a tag like this, since there is already some use of similar undocumented tags on the database.
craft=taxidermy
shop=taxidermy
craft=taxidermist
shop=taxidermist
A unified tagging scheme will help mappers use a consistent tagging scheme that will be easier to query for data consumers.
Tagging
| Tag | Definition |
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craft=taxidermy
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A craft taxidermist. A business that will accept a delivered carcass and perform the work to create a taxidermy mount. |
shop=taxidermy
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A novelty store where pre-made taxidermy mounts are available for sale. |
Examples
| Tag | Example |
|---|---|
craft=taxidermy
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https://www.facebook.com/p/Tobys-Taxidermy-100063566923729/ |
shop=taxidermy
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https://paxtongate.com/ |
Impact on Data Consumers
Since this is an addition to the craft and shop keys, no adverse outcomes are likely to occur with most data consumers. No work should have to be done to most software in order to search or display this type of craft or shop unless a custom rendering is desired.
Features/Pages affected
an entry will be added to craft=* and shop=* pages, and a separate page will be created for both craft=taxidermy and shop=taxidermy
External discussions
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/rfc-feature-proposal-taxidermy/147167
Comments
Please comment on the discussion page.