On Fri, 18 Dec 2020 at 20:10, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > there are quite different kinds of bases, some are “permanent” and may be > in the home country of the military, others may be in “allied“ nations, > with contractual or defacto relationships, and there may be also those in > conflict and war zones etc. > Yes, quite correct, but a USAF base, regardless of whether it is located in the US, Germany or Afghanistan, will still be tagged as landuse=military + military=base + military_service=air_force + operator=United States Air Force. As with most things OSM, this tag would really only apply to permanent / long-term sites. "Temporary" locations "in the field" wouldn't be mapped or tagged this way (plus, of course, the challenges of locating & mapping them in a war zone!) Their nature may be very different, e.g. used to provide replenishment, > used as relais station for communications (including “combat“ action like > murdering people through drone strikes), used as hospital area for injured > soldiers, used as command stations, used as a relatively safe space in a > combat area, ... > True, & there was discussion re further defining which units, or branch of service (armour, Artillery, Military Police etc) the base houses, but I think that may be better refined at a later date? There’s also nowadays the situation where private contractors may be in the > same base as the military forces. > Operation military kids may have some information: > https://www.operationmilitarykids.org/private-military-companies/ > > Do you see PMC as landuse=military? > Hmmm, an interesting one that I hadn't thought of? Depending on their particular role & location, I think you would find that civilian contractors assisting the military (eg contractors to the US Army in Iraq or Afghanistan) would be housed inside an Army base, rather than in a compound by themselves. Contractors inside a country eg civilian guards manning the entry gates into a US Army Base inside America, aren't housed on the Base itself, but would work from their own company premises, which would possibly be an https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:office%3Dsecurity? The awkward one comes in when you consider those forces which used to be called mercenaries eg https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/Article/2031922/mercenaries-and-war-understanding-private-armies-today/ ? Although my comment above would certainly apply about actually locating & mapping them in a conflict zone, I'd guess that yes, they would also be classed under landuse=military + military=base? Happy to have input on that from anybody else with a point of view! Thanks Graeme
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