This is a great link, James. Can we follow a similar workflow and rules? We could write a similar wiki page.
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Re: Crowdsourcing buildings with Statistics Canada (James) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 11:07:41 -0400 From: James <[email protected]> To: john whelan <[email protected]> Cc: "Ellefsen, Bjenk \(STATCAN\)" <[email protected]>, Talk-CA OpenStreetMap <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] Crowdsourcing buildings with Statistics Canada Message-ID: <cank4qi9428yftrz5bmmxqekent5qr8wx+jifabwdzse7hjj...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The city of los angeles went through the same process(importing buildings) and this might be useful for the project: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Los_angeles,_California/Buildings_Import On Aug 3, 2016 11:04 AM, "john whelan" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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！ >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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