Hello,

As part of the long term typhoon Haiyan recovery efforts in Leyte the Red
Cross has plans to map water access points (and also possibly other water
distribution infrastructure) in a few areas. The initial purpose is for
better planning of water and sanitation projects. Another goal being to
have the area better mapped for future disaster resilience and response.

I was wondering if people were aware of good tagging conventions used
elsewhere in the Philippines. The wiki page for Philippines mapping
conventions didn't seem to have anything. I was thinking...

## For access points:
+ amenity=water (all access points)
+ amenity=drinking_water (an additional amenity tag for points considered
potable)
+ man_made:water_well, pump=yes, pump:type=hand (for wells with a hand pump)
+ natural=spring (if water is actively flowing naturally from the ground at
the point)
+ access=yes (for public access)
+ I'm not sure about how to tag a public gripo/faucet/spigot connected to a
pipe network?

## For source points:
+ man_made=water_works (for the source of water being distributed through a
pipe network)
+ man_made=reservoir_covered, type=water (for covered water reservoir)

## For pipe network:
+ man_made=pipeline, substance=water
+ location=underground/overground (for buried pipes or pipes visible along
the ground)
+ Is it important to include diameter=* (diameter in millimeters) so that
there is no confusion between the small water pipes being mapped and the
larger pipes more commonly mapped with this tag?
+ Is there a key that could be used with values metal/pvc to give the
material the pipe is made from?

Comments and advice welcome. Salamat.

Dan Joseph
GIS Analyst
International Services, American Red Cross
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