Proposal:Security guard
| Security guard | |
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| Proposal status: | Proposed (under way) |
| Proposed by: | Kylenz |
| Tagging: | (amenity=security + security=*) or (office=security)
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| Applies to: |  
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| Definition: | This proposal clarifies the difference between office=security and amenity=security, and deprecates surveillance:type=guard
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| Draft started: | 2022-03-26 |
| RFC start: | 2022-03-26 |
Proposal
This proposal seeks to clarify the difference between office=security and a new tag: amenity=security which replaces surveillance:type=guard.
Rationale
There is a distinct difference between the office of a security company, and a Guard Hut / Guard Post. It is important to identify this difference.
Tagging
| Tag | Definition | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
office=security |
An office of a security company. |
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amenity=security |
A place where guard(s) are stationed |
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Deprecated
man_made=surveillance + surveillance:type=guard will be deprecated in favour of amenity=security[1]
Sub Tags
security=* can be used with amenity=security to further define the type of security. Similar to police=*.
| Sub Tag | Definition |
|---|---|
security=checkpoint |
A checkpoint operated by private security, similar to police=checkpoint and military=checkpoint.
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security=operations_centre |
An operations centre where security cameras are remotely monitored. |
Other situations:
- For lifeguards, use
emergency=lifeguard - For facilities operated by police or the military, use
police=checkpointormilitary=checkpointinstead - For facilities operated by customs/border security, use
barrier=border_controlinstead - For a shop selling security equiment, use
shop=security
Examples of office=security
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An office building belonging to a security company.
Examples of amenity=security
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A security checkpoint -
A security base where guards monitor the local area
Rendering
No proposed changes. Current rendering:
| Tag | As a Node |
As a Building
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|---|---|---|
office=security |
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amenity=security |
Not rendered | 
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Features/Pages affected
- Key:office
- Tag:office=security
- Key:surveillance:type
- Tag:man_made=surveillance
- Key:amenity
- Tag:amenity=security
- Key:security
- Tag:security=checkpoint
- Tag:security=operations_centre
See also
- Proposed_features/Extended_tags_for_Key:Surveillance - an abandoned proposal for
surveillance:type=guardwhich became a de-facto tagging scheme. security_desk=(yes/no)- undocumented, but has 785 uses from a French import. Used on indoors’emergency=defibrillatorto describe if there’s an operator’s affiliated "security post" nearby or not.security_guard=(yes/no)- undocumented, but has 263 uses from a single city in India- version 1 of this proposal, which proposed keeping
surveillance:type=guardinstead ofamenity=security
External discussions
- Talk:Tag:office=security
- Tagging mailing list, March 2022
Comments
Please comment on the discussion page.
- ↑ See Talk:Proposed_features/Security_guard#man_made=surveillance