We can. People at State of the map US in seattle really seemed to enjoy how well documented it was. Which makes maintenance a bit easier if stuff is documented
On Aug 3, 2016 12:23 PM, "Ellefsen, Bjenk (STATCAN)" < bjenk.ellef...@canada.ca> wrote: > 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" <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> 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)" < >> bjenk.ellef...@canada.ca> 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:james2...@gmail.com] >>> *Sent:* August-02-16 3:10 PM >>> *To:* john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> >>> *Cc:* Talk-CA OpenStreetMap <talk-ca@openstreetmap.org>; Ellefsen, >>> Bjenk (STATCAN) <bjenk.ellef...@canada.ca> >>> *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 <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> >>> 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" <james2...@gmail.com> 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)" < >>> bjenk.ellef...@canada.ca> 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 >>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-ca mailing list >>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>> 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 <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> >>> 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" <james2...@gmail.com> 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)" < >>> bjenk.ellef...@canada.ca> 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 >>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-ca mailing list >>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 外に遊びに行こう！ >>> >>
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