POI classification and OSM, a match made in hell

I am not the first poor soul to attempt this, nor will I be the last: mapping OpenStreetMap features to a sensible POI classification scheme. First off, the OSM free form tagging folksonomy can be inscrutable, even for experienced OSM data users and contributors alike. One of the most active channels on the OpenStreetMap U.S. Slack is #tagging. The OSM Community Forum will have at least a dozen…