Technically we can add to what is there but that adds volume to the database.
We also need to settle on the tags to be used. I noted the use of building=retail I assume that is acceptable as well as commercial. Another tag used is ele which has the same values as building:levels but I hadn't seen it before. Cheerio John On 3 Aug 2016 10:40 am, "Ellefsen, Bjenk (STATCAN)" < [email protected]> wrote: > We could use only a selection of tags. In the form in the interface we > will use, it could be just residential and apartments not be in the choices. > > > > We will use the tags reserved for buildings. As John mentioned, malls can > have just a few tags and then there are these shops and amenities floating > at the same address. Could we have the building and the tags shops, > offices, amenities attached to them? > > > > Bjenk > > > > *From:* James [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* August-02-16 3:10 PM > *To:* john whelan <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Talk-CA OpenStreetMap <[email protected]>; Ellefsen, Bjenk > (STATCAN) <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing buildings with Statistics Canada > > > > building=apartments should also be considered residential if not they are > tagged as offices. There is going to have to be grouping of some tags for > residential, commercial and industrial buildings to get a full tally > > Yeah, terrace homes, duplexes, triplexes, condos may all have unique civic > addresses. Apartments may have the the same civic address but also includes > an apartment no which needs to be mapped differently then just assigning a > address to a building(you are now getting into entraces and addr:flats) > example of a terrace home: http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2688375179 > and http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/262705861 this is the way they are > doing it in the UK (after many hours in IRC asking how to properly map them) > > > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 3:03 PM, john whelan <[email protected]> wrote: > > How many buildings are tagged with a building tag or is that step one tag > building with the building tag and type? > > How do we handle a shopping mall with a building outline and a nodes for > the stores? > > Thanks John > > > > On 2 Aug 2016 2:53 pm, "James" <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is a way to tag a building type > Here is a list of the building types: > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:building#Values > > > > On Aug 2, 2016 2:48 PM, "Ellefsen, Bjenk (STATCAN)" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > Here is what we would invite Canadians to tell us about buildings for OSM: > > > > name > > Address: > > · Number > > · street > > · city > > · postal code > > levels > > office, shop > > type of access (handicap, etc.) > > > > If there is a way to categorize them as residential, non-residential that > would be perfect. > > > > What do you think? Anything else we should add? > > > > > > Bjenk Ellefsen, PhD > > > > Data Exploration and Integration Lab (DEIL) | Lab pour l’exploration et > l’intégration de données (LEID) > > Center for Special Business Projects | Centre des Projets Spéciaux sur les > entreprises > > Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada > > (343) 998-3004 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > > > > -- > > 外に遊びに行こう！ > > > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 3:03 PM, john whelan <[email protected]> wrote: > > How many buildings are tagged with a building tag or is that step one tag > building with the building tag and type? > > How do we handle a shopping mall with a building outline and a nodes for > the stores? > > Thanks John > > > > On 2 Aug 2016 2:53 pm, "James" <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is a way to tag a building type > Here is a list of the building types: > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:building#Values > > > > On Aug 2, 2016 2:48 PM, "Ellefsen, Bjenk (STATCAN)" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > Here is what we would invite Canadians to tell us about buildings for OSM: > > > > name > > Address: > > · Number > > · street > > · city > > · postal code > > levels > > office, shop > > type of access (handicap, etc.) > > > > If there is a way to categorize them as residential, non-residential that > would be perfect. > > > > What do you think? Anything else we should add? > > > > > > Bjenk Ellefsen, PhD > > > > Data Exploration and Integration Lab (DEIL) | Lab pour l’exploration et > l’intégration de données (LEID) > > Center for Special Business Projects | Centre des Projets Spéciaux sur les > entreprises > > Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada > > (343) 998-3004 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > > > > -- > > 外に遊びに行こう！ >
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