Hi, I agree with you, that is why I need everyone’s input before making the proposal
I did consider using the toilet tag, unfortunately there is no toilet and it would give the area a feeling of respectability. If it is piled high with plastic bags, assorted rubbish and human piss and shit then it is more a sign that they need a toilet. It would definitely need a different symbol. I was thinking of a squatting man symbol Maybe “landuse=open_defecation_area” would be more appropriate but that may interfere with other land use tags. So I still lean towards open_defecation=yes Thoughts? Cheers Bob > On 10 Sep 2019, at 12:58, Jez Nicholson <jez.nichol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > You are wanting to tag something that is identifiable on-the-ground. It could > be of great social value. What's not to like? The question is more about the > detail rather than whether it should happen. > > Has there been any discussion about > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dtoilets applying (or not) > to an open area? > >> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 10:17 AM Bob Kerr via Tagging >> <tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Apologies if I started this conversation on the HOT list instead of here. I >> have been away for a while and my protocol is rusty. >> >> I believe that Watsan will stand for Water/Sanitation. It was probably an >> experiment by someone new. >> >> I also stated that 850 million people open defecate, but they are likely to >> use 10 different places a year. This was an unclear guesstimate. Apologies >> >> Proper Details here >> >> https://www.unicef.org/wash/files/UNICEF_Game_plan_to_end_open_defecation_2018.pdf >> >> For UN Sustainable development goal 6 >> >> https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg6 >> >> There is a community of people that are interested in hygiene: they are >> inspired by the famous broad street pump that was the first time cholera was >> spread by dirty water >> >> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1854_Broad_Street_cholera_outbreak >> >> This was made possible because they had a map. >> >> My inspiration is that if there is a map of Open Defication Areas(ODA) then >> it will inspire communities to do something about it. >> >> My personal favourite is using solar power to dry the faeces reducing the >> pathogen load, then burning it in a low oxygen environment to kill the last >> pathogens at 600C, this makes biochar/charcol. This makes a great soil >> additive, it has a large surface area, absorbs water and doesn’t degrade. >> This is carbon sequestration. Urine which is sterile makes an excellent >> fertiliser. >> >> Before this I need Open Defecation = yes for an area and a point rendered on >> the humanitarian Openstreetmap tile set. I know that people will be inspired >> to make this map and therefore add to the rest of the important features of >> the map. >> >> I am happy to make the proposal but I wanted to check if it is acceptable to >> the community first. >> >> shall I go ahead with the proposal? >> >> Cheers >> >> Bob >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
_______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
