Goals

• Allow to find places based on clicking on the map rather than only searching
• Discover what's interesting around you
• Quickly show top hits of a Search for eg. "Bars"

Non-goals

• Show everything, at all time

Problems

• How to prioritize what places to show when?
• What items gets special icons?

Previous art

• Place types in Google Maps

• Google API icon list

• Cartography Comparison Google Maps and Apple Maps - Places

Data

Interesting keys in the top 240 number of objects: (https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys)

• Leisure: 3 892 588 (values: pitch 29%, swimming_pool 18%, park 16%)

• Shop: 2 775 679 ( - values: convenience 13%, supermarket 10%, clothes 6%)

• Tourism: 1 488 198 ( - values: information 28%, hotel 17%, attraction 8% )

• Public_transport: 1 431 767

• Sport: 1 216 668

• Parking: 926 418

• Religion: 917 699

• Historic: 745 593

• Cuisine: 536 191 (related: amenity=cafe, amenity=fast_food, amenity=restaurant)

• Information: 455 455

Other notable tags:

• Healthcare: 17 476

• amenity=police: 98 700

• ATM: 141 005

• Bar, Pub, Nightclub, Biergarten (combined 230 691 objects)

• Public restroom: 175 572

Keys that can help prioritize places over each other:

• website: 1 248 280 - prioritize places with more info over those without

• wheelchair: 1 098 640 - Priority of places that are accessible to everyone

• phone: 926 414 - prioritize places with more info over those without

• wikipedia: 904 879 - landmarks, such as statues with Wikipedia articles are more likely to be famous. Eases navigation based on them.

• opening_hours: 881 218 - especially if they are Open Now. You want to see a café that is open right now more than one that is closed.

• wikidata: 714 971 - same as wikipedia above

• organic, fair_trade? - prioritize places that are good for society over those that are not.

• Wheelchair accessible toilet - accessible to everyone

• No smoking allowed - non-smoking places are better for people with asthma and is more healthy for the staff

• brand (raise or lower ranking for this?) - the big brands have an advantage, if this is de-prioritized it fosters local commerce.

• Cafés with internet access - good if you're a tourist, to avoid roaming charges

Design

Categories: Things to Do & See, Eat & Drink, Shopping & Services, Airports, Transit Stations, Universities, Hospitals, Other

Braindump

• Places can help with navigation "Oh, this road is located next to the Eiffel Tower, I can see that from here"
• Highlighting certain places promote those, so making sure those places you see are good to society is a plus.