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Petting zoos are rendered in the same way as normal zoos #4896
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I don't think any kind of outline rendering is going to work here, in particular not at the large scales we are talking about here. It would obscure any kind of barrier mapping and would be non-intiuitive regarding the type of feature it is meant to depict. I would suggest to look at this also in the context of depiction of animal related infrastructure in this style in general - which so far is not very systematic and full of loose ends and simply lacking in large areas (partly due to the lack of consistent mapping practice in OSM). Relevant issues are for example #2344, #3041, #3775, #3966, #4260. |
I see your point there, maybe a small outline similar to the playground could be used together with a single pictorial symbol in the middle of the area (similar to the first suggestion in #3041). Do I understand you correctly that you agree the current rendering is non-intuitive and doesn't really work? To come up with pictorial symbol is an interesting challenge though, as petting zoos have a range of different animals. I think most common are farm animals and deer so with that in mind, a sheep or goat could be used, however it is also important to keep the meaning clear for 'generic' petting zoo's and that it is not just about a sheep/goat. Do you (or anyone else) have any ideas on this? Secondly designing and creating an icon is not really within my skillset, so if anyone is willing to come up with a design that would be much appreciated. |
Personally, I don't think the rendering of I don't think the styling is particularly bad for But i like to point out that using a pictorial symbol is not a requirement, if someone develops a suitable design concept for animal related features that is not based on pictorial symbols that is perfectly fine as well. And yes, this kind of issue is not a technical problem that can be solved through programming alone. It is at the core of map design. No one should be discouraged by the lack of experience to try working on this - but you'd need to be ready and willing to delve into the design aspect. For people more interested in the coding and software development side of the project there are plenty of worthy targets as well - both small and big. |
Context
A petting zoo is a subtype of
tourism=zoo
and is well described on the wiki: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:zoo%3Dpetting_zoo. In German this sometimes called a 'Streichelzoo' and in Dutch it is sometimes called a 'Kinderboerderij'.A petting zoo is smaller than a normal zoo, both in size but also in amount of visitors and "importance" in a local area. However because they are classified as a Zoo and there are no special rendering rules for zoo sub types, it is rendered like a normal zoo. This results in petting zoos looking out of place in the map (see screenshots)
I feel like strong colours (like the rendering of zoo) should be for fairly distinct and meaningful features, while a petting zoo is a slightly more general and a less distinct feature. Therefore I think it should use weaker colours.
Expected behavior
Have a special, less "thick" rendering for petting zoos
Actual behavior
A petting zoo is rendered in exactly the same way as a theme park or a normal zoo
Screenshots with links illustrating the problem
Petting zoo in a medium sized park, but while the park is larger and more meaningful, the attention is drawn to the petting zoo (z17).
Petting zoo in a residential area, which stands out a lot (z15).
Very small petting zoo in a park (right side)
Proposal
My proposal is to:
Example screenshot:
Before:
After:
If there is consensus that this is a good way forward, I can make the PR
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