[Talk-in] Seeking advice for tree mapping using OSM

[I Chengappa]

For a reliable database of trees, I assume you are keeping your own data as
well. OSM is not the best place to use as a data store, like wikipedia
anything you add or change may get improved, made worse, or deleted.

All the main keys are listed at
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:natural%3Dtree . You could also have
local names, in multiple languages and scripts (search the wiki for
multilingual names). For the other data you can add your own keys, but
first ensure that they don't conflict with anything else - discuss these on
the wiki talk page. Beware of different understandings of common words (the
use of circumference to describe tree trunk girth is one of my bugbears).

Bulk data imports should not be made without discussion otherwise they may
be reverted. See http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines.

Thanks

On 6 April 2016 at 08:12, Nikhil VJ <nikhil.js at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Friends,
>
> I want to find out how to bring integration into OSM or similar in tree
> mapping / tree census exercises.
>
> Some non-negotiable requirements are:
>
>    1. The data we pool in remains extractable for all, the way we can
>    granularly extract OSM data using overpass-turbo; doesn't get locked up
>    anywhere *even if the survey/census is incomplete*.
>    2. It's possible to build up over time. So the trees we map this
>    summer, a few months later a team could curate that data with more
>    fine-tuned info; the mapping exercise will not need to be done all over
>    again. Or, growth / decline of a tree's height/canopy can be tracked yearly.
>
>
> I'm using Overpass Turbo <https://overpass-turbo.eu/> to extract OSM
> data, and running this query in the wizard:
> *natural=tree | natural=tree_row*
>
> As of now, in my city's central area, I can find a decent job of basic
> tree mapping done for one of the main public gardens in my city (like this
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2181434202>). But these only have the
> most basic key-value pair in them, so far.
>
> I want to know what are other key-value pairs etc I can use to put
> relevant data in.
> Some parameters I expect we would need:
>
>    - local name of the tree species
>    - scientific name of the tree species
>    - height of the tree
>    - canopy area
>    - date or month of observation of above two properties
>    - A URL to a photo of the tree that one might upload on imgur.com or
>    so.
>    - year of planting if known
>    - was it transplanted (after sapling stage) from an earlier location
>    (yes/no)
>    - custom code / serial number assigned by the surveying group so they
>    can keep track.
>
> Following on from requirement#2, there will be a wide variance in what
> data is recorded first and what will have to be left blank to add in later.
> Our solution needs to make room for this variability.
>
> Next, I want to learn how to upload a set of data at a go rather than one
> by one points. For example, we would have a table/spreadsheet with all the
> above parameters as columns and a latitude and longitude column. How do I
> upload that table to OSM, mapping the columns to the relevant fields?
>
> >> So can anyone help with figuring out the above?
>
> As of now, the groups I want to do this with (reforestation, local tree
> care-taking, environmental education, school projects) aren't aware about
> OSM or the fact that data can be granularly extracted using it, so they
> probably haven't tried it out yet. But I think this would be a perfect fit.
> I want to figure everything out on the computers-end and give them a neat
> and tidy process that they can adopt and integrate without needing a degree
> in IT or a diploma in GIS etc.
>
> PS: http://trees.metastudio.org is also a very promising platform, but
> still I want to explore how one might go about this in OSM all the same;
> and besides, the export feature isn't working on my end as of now, and bulk
> upload isn't directly doable either.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Nikhil
> +91-966-583-1250
> Pune, India
> Self-designed learner at Swaraj University <
> http://www.swarajuniversity.org>
> http://nikhilsheth.blogspot.in
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