[Tagging] Open Defecation Areas

[Bob Kerr]

Hi,

I agree with you, that is why I need everyone’s input before making the proposal

I did consider using the toilet tag, unfortunately there is no toilet and it would give the area a feeling of respectability. If it is piled high with plastic bags, assorted rubbish and human piss and shit then it is more a sign that they need a toilet. It would definitely need a different symbol. I was thinking of a squatting man symbol

 Maybe “landuse=open_defecation_area” would be more appropriate but that may interfere with other land use tags. So I still lean towards open_defecation=yes

Thoughts?

Cheers

Bob


> On 10 Sep 2019, at 12:58, Jez Nicholson <jez.nicholson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You are wanting to tag something that is identifiable on-the-ground. It could be of great social value. What's not to like? The question is more about the detail rather than whether it should happen.
> 
> Has there been any discussion about https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dtoilets applying (or not) to an open area?
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 10:17 AM Bob Kerr via Tagging <tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Apologies if I started this conversation on the HOT list instead of here. I have been away for a while and my protocol is rusty.
>> 
>> I believe that Watsan will stand for Water/Sanitation. It was probably an experiment by someone new. 
>> 
>> I also stated that 850 million people open defecate, but they are likely to use 10 different places a year. This was an unclear guesstimate. Apologies
>> 
>> Proper Details here
>> 
>> https://www.unicef.org/wash/files/UNICEF_Game_plan_to_end_open_defecation_2018.pdf
>> 
>> For UN Sustainable development goal 6
>> 
>> https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg6
>> 
>> There is a community of people that are interested in hygiene: they are inspired by the famous broad street pump that was the first time cholera was spread by dirty water
>> 
>> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1854_Broad_Street_cholera_outbreak
>> 
>> This was made possible because they had a map.
>> 
>> My inspiration is that if there is a map of Open Defication Areas(ODA) then it will inspire communities to do something about it.
>> 
>> My personal favourite is using solar power to dry the faeces reducing the pathogen load, then burning it in a low oxygen environment to kill the last pathogens at 600C, this makes biochar/charcol. This makes a great soil additive, it has a large surface area, absorbs water and doesn’t degrade. This is carbon sequestration. Urine which is sterile makes an excellent fertiliser.
>> 
>> Before this I need Open Defecation = yes for an area and a point rendered on the humanitarian Openstreetmap tile set. I know that people will be inspired to make this map and therefore add to the rest of the important features of the map.
>> 
>> I am happy to make the proposal but I wanted to check if it is acceptable to the community first.
>> 
>> shall I go ahead with the proposal?
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> 
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