<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Thank you all for your inputs :) Here are my responses: <div><br></div><div><i>What are the requirements?</i><br></div><div>The Local Authority is aiming to release an android app in March this year that allows local residents to geolocate urban issues such as potholes, street lights not working etc. These issues are emailed to the responsible people through the app (the app is built on the open source <a href="https://www.fixmystreet.com/">FixMyStreet</a> platform which makes use of OSM for geocoding). The address system in Kariba like most of Zimbabwe is quite bad - one thing that does work is a "stand number" which is given upon purchase of a plot/property and and that many people post outside their houses. In my opinion this is the best option for geolocation in Kariba. Hopefully one day we have a good address system but for now many streets are not named and many houses do not have street numbers... </div><div><br></div><div><i>If its to associate a particular plot code with a building or plot then could you just add a tag to the existing building?</i><br></div><div>Yes this is an option. I have downloaded the OSM data for Kariba from Geofabrik. Can I update the tags "type" and "name" in QGIS and then upload the whole shapefile of buildings with updated tags using JOSM... this would be more efficient than manually tagging each one. </div><div><br></div><div><i>Do you want to map the plots independently of the buildings?</i><br></div><div>This is another option since the plots are different from the buildings as John has pointed out. I see there is also a landuse layer in OSM - would I be replacing/updating that or creating a whole new layer? </div><div><br></div><div>So looks like there are three possible options: </div><div>1. Update tags of existing buildings with attributes from the shapefiles I have </div><div>2. Update landuse layer with plots data from shapefiles</div><div>3. Create a new layer with plots data from shapefiles</div><div><br></div><div>With all 3 options I'd like to edit the shapefiles in QGIS and then bulk upload to save time/effort. Let me know if this is sounding feasible. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks again for all your help!</div><div><br></div><div>Kind Regards, </div><div>Jason </div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 11:58 PM john whelan <<a href="mailto:jwhelan0112@gmail.com">jwhelan0112@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">But who would understand it?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">How would it render?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheerio John</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 4:51 PM Pierre Béland via Imports <<a href="mailto:imports@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">imports@openstreetmap.org</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="gmail-m_7286120434380896223m_3786886246732693816ydpdfaa71a8yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><div class="gmail-m_7286120434380896223m_3786886246732693816ydpdfaa71a8signature"><span><div id="gmail-m_7286120434380896223m_3786886246732693816ydp38fbbfadyahoo_quoted_0525804953" class="gmail-m_7286120434380896223m_3786886246732693816ydp38fbbfadyahoo_quoted">
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<div><br></div><div><span lang="EN-US">> Most houses
do not have street numbers or street names/addresses. However, all houses have
got what is known as a “Stand Number” <br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US">> which is given to the property owner when
they purchase their property. </span></div><div><br></div>
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</div></span><div>It would be a good opportuniy for the local authorities to implement an address system. Could the Stand Number be used as an address both in the GIS Databases and to be be posted in front of the houses to facilitate location? This would make the OSM map even more effective, letting people find their way in the town using tools such as OSMAnd, Maps.Me, etc.<br></div><span style="font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,0,191);font-weight:bold"> <br><font face="garamond, new york, times, serif">Pierre </font><br></span></div></div>
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