Re: [talk-ph] Welcoming new PH mappers

2014-10-29 Thread maning sambale
Dear Nick,

Replies inline.

> How to tag evacuation centers? How to add details (i.e. capacity,
> engineering details, roof type, etc)

Some of us use the tag evacuation_center/evacuation_centre to
building/facilities that serve as evacuation areas during crisis.
This is a very new tag and so far, I think it is only the Philippines
who is using this tag:
https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/search?q=evacuation

We can extend this further by adding additional tags, say
name=Rizal Elementary School
amenity=school
evacuation_center=yes
evacuation_center=flooding # used only for flooding,
etc.

> How best to tag Puroks/Sitio boundaries?
If you have the data, you can tag it as admin_level=12
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Philippines/Mapping_conventions#Administrative_boundaries

> How to tag the meeting place of a Purok/Sitio?
amenity=townhall?

> Is it possible to tag evacuation routes?
I'm not sure if OSM is the best place to do this, since this can vary
depending on the hazard
and the current situation during disasters.

In the Institute I work for, we do community DRR mapping.  We use OSM
road data as a reference
for evacuation routes and facilitate the process with the community to
identify best routes during emergencies,
but, we don't add it to OSM since it is only useful in their own context.

> Is it possible for NGOs/LGU to link private household data to OSM polygons,
> such as household economic indicators, or tax mapping codes, and maintain
> this data in a private database?
We don't add personal/household information in OSM.  As Robert
mentioned, this a good case to use HOT's
Separate Data Store.  This is a separate database you can host
internally but links to the OSM geometry for example buildings.
Details here: https://github.com/hotosm/sds-server

> How to tag LGU designated command posts?
Maybe an extension of the evacuation_center tag?

> How to tag relocation sites planned/in progress from NGOs and LGUs?
landuse=brownfield if under construction and later landuse=residential

> How to handle the fact that NAMRIA Barangay boundaries differ from local
> practices?
Personally, I prefer locally identified boundaries (community
identified or LGU) over NAMRIA.
I've witnessed many instances where NAMRIA boundaries does not reflect
reality on the ground even with municipal admin_boundaries.

> How to tag internet cafes?
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Philippines/Mapping_conventions#Computer_.26_Electronics_.2F_Telecom_.2F_Mobile_Accessories

> How to tag cellphone and radio towers?
man_made=tower
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:man_made%3Dtower

> How to tag rural health units?
amenity=clinic
clinic=public
name=

> Those are some of the questions that have come up in the last couple weeks
> for us.
Hope that answers some of your inquires.


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Re: [talk-ph] Welcoming new PH mappers

2014-10-29 Thread maning sambale
> A question raised during our workshops, which was also about the mapping of
> critical infrastructure, was tagging emergency buildings that are used as an
> evacuation center during an emergency, could be normal school buildings,
> what kind of tags do you usually use for these objects? I could not find
> them in the mapping conventions for the Philippines or in the Int. feature
> list.
Will respond to this in the other mail by Nick.

> Regarding the mailing list, I think both the international as the Philippine
> based lists are really useful! I was wondering if regarding Q&A's a message
> board could be more effective, that could prevent newbies like me from
> asking the same questions every now or then:). I found this
> http://forum.openstreetmap.org, maybe we can also use this one for mapping
> in the Philippines?
You've raised an important concern regarding communications
(especially to newbies) related to PH mapping related questions.
By default, we use this mailinglist and the wiki, but, as you've said
(including others who pointed out this as well), sometimes,
mailinglist is not the best way for newbie mappers.  Mailinglist seems
to be too geeky for most people.

Personally, I get a lot of OSM questions from the osm messaging
facility, direct email and facebook messages
Should we revive the discussion again to use the forums?

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