Talk:Tag:amenity=student accommodation

Dormitory vs. Student Accommodation

What is the difference between Tag:amenity=student_accommodation and Tag:amenity=dormitory? --Christoffre (talk) 02:23, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Good point, Christoffre. I was asking the same question in the OSM Community Forum.--Rene78 (talk) 09:40, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

This one is much more recent than dormitory, so I think we should likely deprecate it. JesseFW (talk) 12:46, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

The difference is the status, dormitory is in use, while student_accommodation is only proposed. They are similarly popular, but I have a tendency to keep student_accommodation, as its more clear. I don't see a need for both.

However, do these tags describe the area of a multi-building facility? As there's also building=dormitory for individual buildings, which is much more popular. Otherwise we wouldn't need both of them. --KrilleOSM (talk) 16:07, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Just to be safe, don't forget about nodes for mixed-use buildings. The building that made me start this very thread contains both dormatories, apartments, offices and retail. Christoffre (talk) 10:59, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Private student accommodation

The infobox text says "College or university dormitory for shared living of its students", implying that the university provides the accommodation. But a lot of purpose-built student accommodation is privately owned (example: Unite Students). Should we change the infobox text to make clear that the tag can be used for all student accommodation, whether university- or privately owned? Osmuser63783 (talk) 08:22, 5 May 2024 (UTC)