Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-08 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/8 Pieren > Yep but ... buildings with dedicated wikipedia articles or names are > the exception. There is also a disadvantage to draw the same polygon > twice : most of the contributors will not see both but only the one > selected with the first mouse clic. Don't change the main stream f

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-08 Thread Pieren
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer > If you put a tag wikipedia to a building like this, will > it refer to the building or to the amenity? Yep but ... buildings with dedicated wikipedia articles or names are the exception. There is also a disadvantage to draw the same polygon tw

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-08 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/10/8 Pieren > Cool down, Martin. > I am cooled down ;-) > Amenity (or shop or whatever) reusing the building > polygon is common practice. > yes, it is common practice, and it is a shortcut that "works" at least as long as there are only very few attributes, but there are also reasons

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-08 Thread Vincent Pottier
Le 08/10/2013 10:21, Pieren a écrit : On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer Er, what? https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/One_feature,_one_OSM_element +1, that's exactly the reason. A building is not the same feature as the business occupying it. Cool down, Martin. Amenity (or sho

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-08 Thread Pieren
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer > Er, what? > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/One_feature,_one_OSM_element > +1, that's exactly the reason. A building is not the same feature as the > business occupying it. Cool down, Martin. Amenity (or shop or whatever) reusing the buildi

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-08 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
> Am 08/ott/2013 um 01:58 schrieb SomeoneElse : > > Er, what? > > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/One_feature,_one_OSM_element +1, that's exactly the reason. A building is not the same feature as the business occupying it. cheers, Martin___ Ta

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-08 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
> Am 08/ott/2013 um 01:28 schrieb Tod Fitch : > > Is this a common technique that I have somehow missed? the alternatives are to put a node inside the building polygon or to create an overlapping polygon with a way for the amenity(ies). If you know the extension, a mp relation seems preferab

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-07 Thread SomeoneElse
Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: you should not use amenity and building on the same object Er, what? https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/One_feature,_one_OSM_element Cheers, Andy ___ Tag

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-07 Thread Tod Fitch
I don't see the use of multipolygon relations in this manor in the wiki. Nor have I noticed it in use in the areas that I have edited. Nor do I recall answers suggesting using multiple multipoloygons on the help site. Is this a common technique that I have somehow missed? Thanks! Tod -- Sent

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-07 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
> Am 08/ott/2013 um 00:48 schrieb fly : > > Think your values would fit with > simple operator=* and if you want to separate the operator of the > building from the operator of the amenity I think operator:amenity would > be better you should not use amenity and building on the same object, ev

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-07 Thread fly
On 07.10.2013 22:39, Vivien Deparday wrote: > Thank you Tobias (sorry for the late answer), that is very useful > feedback and pretty much exactly in line with our thinking on all the > cases which is great. For B, we are actually also using plaster as one > of the values as the values are recorded

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-07 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/8/23 Vivien Deparday > Case C: > For building usage, > building= > building:use= > I am not sure what is the best between these two or do they have different > goal/usage? building= seem to be a mix of usage, amenity type, structure > type. > building:use is for the current use of the buil

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-10-07 Thread Vivien Deparday
Thank you Tobias (sorry for the late answer), that is very useful feedback and pretty much exactly in line with our thinking on all the cases which is great. For B, we are actually also using plaster as one of the values as the values are recorded by looking at the building 'from the streets'. For

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-08-23 Thread Tobias Knerr
Hello Vivien, I develop a 3D renderer working with OSM data, so I will look at your questions based on that background. Case A: roof:material vs. building:roof The preferred key from 3D rendering documentation is roof:material because, as you guessed, it clearly differentiates this attribute fro

[Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-08-23 Thread Vivien Deparday
Hi all, The OpenDRI project has been doing some work in Nepal and Sri Lanka to trace building footprints and to enter attribute data about the buildings. We are looking to get feedback from the tagging and HOT mailing list on the building presets that we are using and we would like to consolidate t