Hi all, https://groups.google.com/a/hotosm.org/d/forum/tagging (no google email required)
As has been discussed, we have been working to revise some of the tag we use for our mapping. The main topic is the "Humanitarian Data Model" often called HDM, which is a collection of tags we feel are important to humanitarian response and mapping and for rendering on maps or including in exported data. For the most part that current list of tags is quite good, a few missing here and there, but over all well done and well used. That core set of tags will need to be reviewed in light of several years of HOT mapping to see what additions it needs or what tags will need to be reconsidered as part of the HDM. The other main issue we will be tackling are what I have been calling 'transient' tags. Tags which reflect reality on the ground, but that we know will change at some point in the future (everything will change eventually of course :) These tags are primarily damage related tags, but also include things like IDP or other camps, landslide areas, flood inundation areas, wildfire burn areas, etc. So, we need people who would like to think about the subtle and not so subtle affects of tagging, how tags are used for rendering or data export, how the lifecycle of tags progresses, review processes, international standards for tagging or grading, etc. We need all the thoughtful people we can get so we can get a really good schema that is easy to maintain and flexible for the future. We expect to have several international organizations that specialize in emergency mapping joining as well, so it will be a good opportunity to learn from professionals from around the world involved in very similar activities to HOT's. Please follow the above link and join the email list, more info will be posted there. Cheers, Blake -- ---------------------------------------------------- Blake Girardot Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Vice President, HOT Board of Directors skype: jblakegirardot _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
