I am mapping a mall, and I have seen a couple of TVs. How can I map them in OSM?
Here a couple of examples:
This is for indoor mapping.
They are very important where looking a place to watch a soccer match.
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TagInfo has 13 entries for amenity=television.
https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/amenity%3Dtelevision
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dtelevision
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advertising screen could be a match, maybe?
How do you know it’s a TV, or a general display screen?
Note: This is not a man_made=video_wall
I would assume source is local knowledge based on:
They are very important where looking a place to watch a soccer match.
Which describes a TV.
Example 1 is above a corridor, not very wide. I’m not sure if every one of them would be occupied for broadcasting. The question is, is a display connected to show sports a TV? It has no TV functionality on its own, not even IPTV. The last seems to be suggesting how it would be useful, not necessarily that the photos show such a case.
Additionally, it would be complicated to do a spatial query for this purpose. There is live_sports= that can be added to the feature, on top of television= here. Tagging whether a pub shows broadcast sports
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I have my doubts too but I will revert to local contributors who actually took the photo.
It is me that took the Mapillary photos, I know the place, and the TV device could be used for different purposes (broadcast TV, advertisement).
(This is the complete timelapse with more detail than Mapillary).
I want to know to map it correctly, because I am adding indoor details.
I will map it like this: Tag:amenity=television - OpenStreetMap Wiki
If it’s itself unable, and not always set to show TV channels, I would prefer eg advertising=screen + television=yes to describe the situation. Screens and =video_wall in malls and other facilities usually show ads and general info, only showing specific content and live broadcasts when there are events. It’s not where you would go to watch free or complimentary TV. Maybe eg television= =limited / =connected would be ideal.
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Theoretically, amenity=television could be argued as a functionality for having amenity= , then eg man_made=television should be used for physical TV devices. Cf 8 man_made=projection_screen | Tags | OpenStreetMap Taginfo , which can be is another method for showing TV. Besides =video_wall defined as a device (can be used with advertising=screen ), general display screens, and maybe even AiO computers for some reason. Unfortunately, this is not always distinguished in OSM. Can’t expect users to promote this until proposed and agreed.
Regardless, amenity=television won’t be my 1st choice if it doesn’t perform this function most of the time. Consumers should go to =restaurant , =cafe , =bar , =pub , etc to look for TV.
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