I'd tag it like this
man_made=water_tap
drinking_water=yes
fountain=bottle_refill
access=yes
wheelchair=yes
fee=no
operator=NMBS/SNCB
I wouldn't use amenity=drinking_water since it seems hard to drink from those stations.
this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2023
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amenity=drinking_water is a place where you can get drinking water. There is no requirement to be able to drink directly from the water jet. Even more, the 'fountain=bottle_refill' makes it clear that this is not possible.
@pietervdvn @Doudouosm @openstreetmap shouldn't this be mapped as a "man_made=water_tap"? It seems pretty hard to drink directly from those machines, I wouldn't map them as a drinking point.
I have some more time. The tag literally reads "amenity=drinking_water", meaning that one can get drinking water for personal use here. It does not imply the physical form of this, e.g. if it is a bubbler fountain or a water tap. In either case, the tagging for the wide variety of items isn't very consistent...
@pietervdvn I see your point and I have to agree with your analysis. But, I think that adding a man_made=water_tap could be useful to differentiate it from a natural spring (even if we have a dedicated tag for those).
Yes, I looked into this as well, but there are apperently quite a few, contradictory ways to do this...