Proposal talk:Elevator dimensions

Mix of minimal width and width definitions

Wouldn't "minwidth" make more sense to store the minimal width of doors, instead of "width"?

No, we dont think it would. width=* is commonly used to record the width of something, like an entrance. If the value differs by some along the feature, it is costumary to record the minimum of those values. For example a traffic calming is also measured on it's tightest point. "minwidth" would mean that something needs to be at least a certain width to fit through, which makes no sense in elevators.

--Wielandb (talk) 11:29, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Is the elevator: prefix required?

Hi thanks for adding this proposal. With our On Wheels app we would like to use these tags for the elevator info. Since we use the building node we would use elevator:door_width, elevator:length and elevator:width. But if you map an elevator you don't need the elevator: tags in front of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RobinJulien (talk • contribs) 14:10, 31 January 2024

Thanks for this proposal. I had noticed that elevator dimension have not been documented and used cabinwidth and cabinlength ad interim. Would depth (or cabindepth) be more appropriate instead of length?

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Ezuerc (talk • contribs) 14:38, 31 January 2024

Whether to consider more observable index?

Recording the width of the elevator door in OSM may be very attractive for people who use wheelchairs, but not every mapper will carry a tape measure with them when they go out every day. As far as I know, in most countries and regions, it is mandatory to indicate the maximum number of people or tonnage on elevators, such as "12 人(12 people)"/"1.5 吨(1.5 t)"/"1000 千克(1000kg)".

Is there a tag that would allow elevator information to be marked with such a value? --12:34, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

The highway=elevator wiki already states:

capacity:person=* - capacity (persons); please make sure to use capacity:person (singular) as key, because the other extensions of the key capacity are built like this, too. Some mappers do also use just capacity=* fort this.

maxweight=* – maximum weight (in metric tons)

Is this what you are looking for? --OPENER (talk) 07:59, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

A common trick is to calibrate the exact dimensions of something that you have with you all the time (such as a business card, a bank note or your phone) and then approximate the width you want to measure based on repeatedly putting the given object there along the length. If you install an app on the phone that shows a DPI-accurate tape measure on screen, you can even add this remainder to the integer multiple of the object length. -Bkil (talk) 08:59, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Diagonals of a rectangular cabin

@User:voschix: The diagonal of a rectangular cabin should be trivial to compute by a renderer or data user for cyclists based on the specified dimensions. Bkil (talk) 09:04, 11 March 2024 (UTC)