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Which feature code should I use for a preserved but unpopulated 19th century farming village. The place is kind of an open air museum so I could imagine "Museum" or "Historical site".

I would tend to museum since it has an educational function like a museum. For an unpopulated village there is also the feature code 'abandoned populated place' :
http://www.geonames.org/export/codes.html#P.PPLQ

Cheers

Marc

I'd like to put in a vote for L.AMUS - Amusement Park, and also ask for a code for 'Amusement Park Ride' (L.RIDE?), as discussed in another thread

Paul

Something else that puzzled me: the following are listed under the 'S spot, building, farm' category, rather than 'R road, railroad'

RSD - railroad siding
RSGNL - railroad signal
RSTN - railroad station
RSTNQ - abandoned railroad station
RSTP - railroad stop
RSTPQ - abandoned railroad stop

I was looking for 'railroad station', and it wasn't under the 'road, railroad' category in the UI...

It could also be argued that the following make more sense under 'road/railway' (i.e. transportation) than under 'spot/building/farm':

BUSTN - Bus Station
BUSTP - Bus Stop
MTRO - metro station
PKLT - parking lot

Call me crazy, but these seem to 'belong' more logically under 'H stream/lake' than 'S spot/building/farm'

DAM - dam
DAMQ - ruined dam
DAMSB - sub-surface dam
DCKD - dry dock
DCKY - dockyard
DIKE - dike
FY - ferry
JTY - jetty
LDNG - landing
LOCK - lock(s)
LTHSE - lighthouse
MAR - marina
PIER - pier
WEIR - weir(s)
WHRF - wharf(-ves)

Seems odd to find harbor under one category, but dockyard and marina under another, for example.

Paul

Hi Paul

L.AMUS is now included in the drop down UI list.

You are right there are some inconsistencies with the feature codes. This is a downside of any categorization system that an entity can only be part of one category. Another issue you have not yet mentioned is that some feature codes are pretty obscure and hardly ever used. Deprecating a couple of them would probably make sense.

Enjoy the new 'Amusement Park' feature code!

Cheers

Marc

Thanks Marc, already changed California Adventure, but am still unable to change Disneyland. When I get a minute, I'll add a few others.

Yep, there's certainly plenty of feature codes I don't see myself ever using, but I imagine they came from the metadata definitions of the sources you're pulling from. No biggie, the only downside is the additional clutter it adds to the web UI.

Paul

By the way, can I also request the following featurecodes?

Public Restroom

Public Telephone

First Aid Station

I've been looking at amusement park maps again

, and while I see a code for ATM, I didn't see the others, and they seem generally applicable.

Perhaps something else worth considering - disinguishing those that are equipped for disabled/deaf people from those that are not.

Paul

Another just occurred to me: 'Taxi Rank', a place where taxis congrigate to wait for passengers, e.g. outside airports, some large hotels, convention centers, etc. If you're on foot in an unfamiliar city, knowing the nearest place to find taxis is very useful information.

I also don't see a featurecode for 'Convention Center' / 'Exhibition Hall', now I think about it.

Paul