Add attributes to entrances

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Hi,
in a discussion with one of the focus groups at the university, we were looking at the attributes of the entrance of a building and how we could add some attributes/fields that are usefull for wheelchair accesibility.

where can we post these additions, to integrate and improve the general OSM and create a dataset to make our city (Groningen) and other buidings more accesible?

Kind regards,
Sjoerd Kroon

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Hi Sjoerd, welcome! You can find some information here about which tags could be used to indicate accessibility of entrances. This is probably useful as well. Please ask if you need more help.

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Thanks for the answer @rhhs.

The thing is that there are multiple kinds of wheelchairs, and some extra attributes needed to actually know whether a building or entrance is accesible for wheelchairusers of different kind.

A threshold of 7 cm or not is just part of it, and we would like to give input on the model based on the research done at our university, so we can actually map whether or not buildings are accesible and where people can’t go autonomously.

So, where can i request additions to the model (mainly fixed measures and stuff) so we can map city accesibility in a general dataset instead of making our own for a single purpose?

Kind regards,
Sjoerd

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So you want to quantify the measures of entrances? For the width of an entrance, width=* is already in use. For the height of a threshold, you could use kerb=* (semi-quantative description) and kerb:height=* (exact value), though that would be a new use of the kerb=* key that may need to be discussed. See here

If you want to describe attributes of entrances for which there is no tag yet, you can invent your own. However it is highly appreciated to propose and discuss them on this forum first before starting to use them. See here

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Alternative to use of kerb could be step (potentially mapped as Tag:barrier=step - OpenStreetMap Wiki). You can then use the height value as before.

As for new tagging, the link to “Any tags you like” is quite good. In short, you don’t need permission to use them, but you should document them either on the Wiki or as a proposal, where you detail your usage, how it can/should be interpreted and describe surrounding context as to what it is for.

Thanks for choosing OSM and seeking advice from the community. Keep it up!

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