[Imports] Possible import of buildings in Antananarivo, Madagascar?

[Mateusz Konieczny]

Also, what is being tagged as address data is apparently some
meaningless internal id.

Overall, it clearly needs to be reverted - for start due to unknown
licensing situation.


Mar 1, 2023, 13:40 by privatemajory at gmail.com:

> Hi all,
>
> I received a response from the user in my e-mail inbox. The e-mail translated from French:
>
> ---
> Hello
> - I got these data during a project in Tana. I don't really know where they come from. I reworked them on QGIS and JOSM.
> - The housenumber corresponds to the number in the batch
> Sincerely
> Yves
> ---
>
> So this means it is really an undiscussed import and the importer is not sure about the source.
> --
> Dolly Andriatsiferana
>
>
> Le mar. 28 févr. 2023 à 14:09, Frederik Ramm <> frederik at remote.org> > a écrit :
>
>> Hi,
>>  
>>  I have placed a temporary block on the user account to make them aware 
>>  of the issues: >> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/6904
>>  
>>  Bye
>>  Frederik
>>  
>>  
>>  On 28.02.23 11:32, Dolly Andriatsiferana wrote:
>>  > Hello list,
>>  > 
>>  > I am possibly wrong, but there is likely an undiscussed import of 
>>  > buildings happening in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Please see this 
>>  > changeset that I commented and all previous and following changesets by 
>>  > the same user: >> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/133061376>>  
>>  > <>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/133061376>> >
>>  > 
>>  > What makes me think those buildings are from a certain source:
>>  > 
>>  > - They don't align with any of the imageries available on OSM editors, 
>>  > so they were likely drawn from some third party imagery (although the 
>>  > source tag of the changesets says Bing).
>>  > 
>>  > - The attribute table is consistent and all added buildings have the 
>>  > same keys addr:suburb, addr:secteur, addr:lot, addr:housenumber, and 
>>  > addr:city
>>  > 
>>  > - The values of addr:lot=* are not valid house addresses like we use 
>>  > here (As per the comment on 
>>  > >> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/132331988>>  
>>  > <>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/132331988>> > it looks like it was 
>>  > initially added to OSM as addr:ilot but then changed to addr:lot)
>>  > 
>>  > - Every house has addr:housenumber=* which is very rarely used here 
>>  > (only in downtowns where streets are named). We use a lot-based address 
>>  > system and I am not sure what these numbers on each building are 
>>  > supposed to represent (even gas station canopies are numbered).
>>  > 
>>  > I put a comment on one of the changesets (first link) but haven't had a 
>>  > response yet.
>>  > 
>>  > I hope I am wrong and this is not an import at all. And if this is an 
>>  > import and has been discussed here but I missed it, sorry too.
>>  > 
>>  > Have a nice day!
>>  > 
>>  > --
>>  > Dolly Andriatsiferana
>>  > 
>>  > 
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