I've started working on a GIS Data Model for OSMHQ. As part of this work I have defined a list of thematic layers, a set of standard tags for each OSMHQ feature, and a list of feature types in the first thematic layer, the Vehicle Road Network. If you are interested in OSMHQ, or improving the quality of OSM trough recommended tag sets and mapping procedures please respond with your ideas for improving what I've done so far.
If there is enough interest, perhaps I can add some documentation on this GIS data model and the tool chain that supports it to the OSM wiki? The Sunburned Surveyor Thematic Layers - Vehicle Transportation Network Layer - Pedestrian Transportation Network Layer - Land Use.Surface Cover Layer - Hydrography Layer - Administrative Boundaries Layer - Miscellaneous Artificial Topographic Features Layer - Miscellaneous Natural Topographic Features Layer - Place Names Layer - Waypoint Observations Layer - Background Imagery Feature Extractions Layer Standard Tags (Feature Attributes) For All OSMHQ Features: - osmhq-fuid - osmhq-dcmuid - osmhq-geometry_source_type - osmhq-tag_source_type - mhq-date_created - mhq-created_by - mhq-creation_comment - smhq-last_edited_by - osmhq-last_edit_type - osmhq-last_edit_comment - osmhq-date_of_last_edit - osmhq-usgs_quad_name - osmhq-feature_type_code - osmhq-feature_type_name - osmhq-primary_feature_name Vehicle Transportation Network Layer Spatial Feature Types - Road Segments - Road Intersections - Road Crossings - Road Terminals (Road end points that do not terminate at an intersection.) Vehicle Transportation Network Layer Non Spatial Feature Types - Roads ( A Road feature is a collection of related road segments that share either a primary road name/identity or a physical route.) Vehicle Transportation Network Layer Relations/Relationships - Road Segments To Road Crossings - Road Segnents To Road Intersections - Road Segments To Road Terminals - Roads To Road Segments Road Segment Tags (Feature Attributes) - osmhq-has_two_way_traffic_flow - osmhq-speed_limit - osmhq-speed_limit_unit_of_measure - osmhq-has_posted_speed_limit - osmhq-has_middle_turn_lane - osmhq-number_of_lanes - osmhq-road_side_parking - osmhq-has_physical_median - osmhq-has_virtual_median - osmhq-surface_type - osmhq-average_width - osmhq-has_side_stripes - osmhq-has_shoulder - osmhq-average_shoulder_width - osmhq-shoulder_material - osmhq-has_shoulder_ditch - osmhq-estimated_shoulder_ditch_depth - osmhq-has_bike_lanes - osmhq-has_sidewalks_or_paths - osmhq_has_name_signage _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

