[HOT] How to incorporate WASH data into OSM

Dale Kunce dale.kunce at gmail.com
Tue Oct 27 12:01:58 UTC 2015


Totally agree Joseph. We just need agree on what is what and then push it
into the existing scheme.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 8:00 AM, Joseph Reeves <iknowjoseph at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sure, but can those existing keys / values be extended to cover the wash
> data or is it too far from the mainstream OSM data? Looking at the examples
> given by Jose I'd say that much could be brought into the existing osm
> schema without too much trouble.
>
> Cheers, Joseph
>
>
>
> On 27 October 2015 at 11:50, Dale Kunce <dale.kunce at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Joseph,
>> Right now we use a combination of pump=* and amenity=drinking_water both
>> of which don't really cover the full needs of wash data.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 7:49 AM, Joseph Reeves <iknowjoseph at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> hi Jose, Dale,
>>>
>>> On the topic of a standard tagging schema, there's the start of
>>> something on the wiki:
>>>
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:pump
>>>
>>> The pump key has already got some use:
>>>
>>> http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/?key=pump#overview
>>>
>>> It would be great if this could be extended to suit your needs. Some
>>> things would be easily done (PUMP_TYPE, FLOW_RATE), but others such as
>>> the time it's been failed for would presumably take some extra thinking.
>>> I'm sure we could get it worked out though!
>>>
>>> Cheers, Joseph
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 27 October 2015 at 11:42, Dale Kunce <dale.kunce at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jose,
>>>> I think it would be really smart if MSF, Red Cross and other NGOs could
>>>> come up with a standard tagging scheme for wash activities. There isn't
>>>> anything thus far and I can see a huge benefit to support both our Missing
>>>> Maps field work but also field work in other areas such as refugee camps.
>>>>
>>>> Dale
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Jose Cisneros Gallegos <
>>>> jm.cisneros.g at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi everyone!
>>>>>
>>>>> The MSF team in Chad is carrying splendid work and so far has sent
>>>>> previously non-existing data about water points in the region of Bokoro. At
>>>>> the GIS unit in MSF London we are trying to incorporate this newly acquired
>>>>> data into OSM, however we are not exactly sure how to proceed. Some of the
>>>>> variables include:
>>>>>
>>>>>  - PUMP_EXISTS
>>>>>  - PUMP_TYPE
>>>>>  - OTHER_PUMP_TYPE
>>>>>  - HAND_PUMP_WORKING
>>>>>  - NOT_WORKING:NOT_WORKING_TIME_UNIT
>>>>>  - NOT_WORKING:HOW_LONG_NOT_WORKING
>>>>>  - NOT_WORKING:NOT_WORKING_LABEL
>>>>>  - WHY_NOT_WORKING
>>>>>  - FLOW_RATE
>>>>>  - BOREHOLE_PROTECTED
>>>>>  - REPAIR_NEEDED
>>>>>  - TYPE_OF_REPAIR_NEEDED
>>>>>
>>>>> Should all of the variables be included as tags? Is there a protocol
>>>>> on how to incorporate WASH and water infrastructure data?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jose
>>>>> GIS volunteer @ MSK UK / BRC
>>>>>
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>>>>
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>>
>>
>


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