Proposal:Improving Stables
| Improving Stables | |
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| Proposal status: | Draft (under way) |
| Proposed by: | MomoMilkiway |
| Tagging: | building=farm,barn,stable,sty,cowshed,farm_auxiliary |
| Applies to: |  ,
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| Definition: | Simplifying the mapping of buildings on farms by generalising currently used tags that are too precise into three main tags. |
| Statistics: |
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| Rendered as: | picture |
| Draft started: | 2019-08-27 |
Proposal
This proposal aims at streamlining the current tagging of farm buildings that can be confusing and is incomplete. More precisely it tackles the mapping of stables (as in: building where animals stay during a certain time).
Currently the mapping of farmyard and farmland is well described by landuse=farmyard.
But a corresponding description of a tagging-scheme for buildings on a farm is missing. building=farm provides the best overview:
Quote:
"""
There are some other more specific tags for auxiliary farm buildings:
- building=barn is a building used for storage and as a covered workplace.
- building=stable identifies a building as a stable for horses.
- building=sty is used if pigs are kept.
- building=cowshed is a building for cows.
- building=farm_auxiliary is a general building on a farm that is not a dwelling.
"""
While building=barn,building=farm_auxiliary and building=farm seem reasonable an useful the tagging of stables can be improved:
- It is incomplete because it does not respect all domestic animals.
- The use of a stable may also be subject abrupt change (livestock in the stable may be changed at any time).
- The scheme is confusing because stable can refer to stable for horses just as well as a stable for any livestock.
I therefore propose the following changes:
- Change the description of building=stable to incorporate any cover for animals.
- Add the animal=* to building=stable to specify the animal. This also makes it complient with tourism=zoo.
- Deprecate building=sty, building=sty and any there like
Rationale
The rationale is the same as the current tags. It only simplifies the mapping of stables and makes it more flexible by using the animal=* tag.
Location and change in numbers of stables for different animals could be an interesting research topic. Also this provides information on what animals to expect on a farm that is to be visited.
Examples
Can be found on most farms with livestock as well as in zoos and private gardens.
Tagging
details to be discussed.
Applies to
Mostly areas but might also be nodes (see building=*)
Rendering
Normal building. Might be enhanced with special icons for animals but that is unlikely.
Features/Pages affected
- building=sty
- building=sty
- building=stable
- building=farm_auxiliary because it does not have to be used for stables not yet covered any more
- there like
External discussions
tagging mailing list: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/2019-August/047750.html
Similar discussion in the community forum: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/stable-only-for-horses/97660
Comments
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