For these I use building=constructuion. I think landuse=construction is for larger areas like a construction site where a large building or parking lot or something is being built. Adding the date is not a bad idea but probably not essential; doesn't hurt to add it though.
-AndrewBuck On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 6:23 AM, Courtland Yockey <ceyoc...@comcast.net> wrote: > When I trace something like this, I use the key-value > "landuse=construction". I also am in the habit of annotating traced > objects with imagery date on the object, which is more useful for something > like this than, for instance, doing so for travelways. --Courtland > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Nick Allen" <nick.allen...@gmail.com> > *To: *"Blake Girardot" <bgirar...@gmail.com>, hot@openstreetmap.org > *Sent: *Saturday, September 13, 2014 3:43:23 AM > *Subject: *Re: [HOT] Houses or buildings with no roof in W Africa mapping > > > Blake, > > They could be both. When I asked the question a few months ago concerning > similar structures elsewhere in Africa I was told that it can take a while > for something to be built & finished, but it can also be a case of > something has become disused & the roof removed. In either case, it would > be a relatively quick job for someone to clean it up and add a roof. > > Something to consider - since the satellite imagery was taken the > structure could have changed - now be complete & with residents. In some > areas corrugated iron is available & a roof could be added in a few hours. > > The other option is something like a pig sty - a small building with a > roof for the animal to shelter in with a compound or compounds attached to > it - pigs, goats, etc.. > > I can't see for sure what that particular image is showing - probably the > animal compound but it could just as easily be the residence in decay or > slow construction. > > The outlines we are tracing today could be unchanged on the map for many > months / years. I try to make sure they will appear in the data in one > format or another because at least someone using just the map data can look > at it and say "There's some kind of building there" & perhaps another say > "That's John's farm, it's gone now but the road still goes through there" - > you need the local knowledge that we just can't possess. > > Acceptable options to me all involve the structure being traced and appear > in https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:building . Whatever it is, > it's construction includes barrier=wall which is also a valid option. I > have no wish to offend someone who is probably a better mapper than me, so > I try not to alter tags if they appear in the wiki, but I will probably do > so if they don't render in Mapnik or Humanitarian style renderings. > > If it was me doing the tracing I would keep it simple; > barrier=wall > or > building=yes > > Hope this helps > > Regards > > Nick > (Tallguy) > > On 13/09/14 05:44, Blake Girardot wrote: > > Hi, > > New user supersonic3974 asked this question in irc last night but didn't > get a reply: > > [22:45] <supersonic3974> Hey, quick question. What are these things that > look like buildings under construction? They seem to be everywhere. > Here's an example: http://imgur.com/ccS03xv > > I have that same question coincidentally enough. > > They look like buildings with no roof. > > Are they buildings under construction or structures that lost their roof? > > My guess is we wouldn't outline them since they probably are not > inhabited, but I don't know for sure. > > I'll make sure he gets an answer if someone replies here. > > Cheers, > Blake > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > > -- > > Nick > > Volunteer 'Tallguy' for > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy > > Treasurer, website & Bonus Ball admin for > http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ (treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk) > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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