[OSM-np] tagging nepal specific items

[bimal maharjan]

how about this for the chowks

landuse = residential
chowk = yes
public = yes/no
name = something

because chowks are definitely not community centre.

On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Sakar Pudasaini <sakar at galligalli.org>wrote:

> maybe the same method as for public chowks but with restrictions set (
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Restrictions )
>
> foot = private maybe.
>
> -s
>
> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Rajeev Amatya <rajeevamatya at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> yea i guess. you have an open gate and you enter it and there is a small
>> chowk. That's pretty much the only way to access those 6-7 houses
>> surrounding the chowk.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 4:55 AM, Sakar Pudasaini <sakar at galligalli.org>wrote:
>>
>>> Rajeev,
>>>
>>> Do you mean chowks inside private houses that don't have public access?
>>>
>>>  Re:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Rajeev Amatya <rajeevamatya at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> sounds good.
>>>> what about the small chowks in patan area that are surrounded by
>>>> buildings. shall we use the same highway=pedestrian and area=yes?
>>>>
>>>> any other nepal specific items that need discussion?
>>>> how to tag small shrines, temples, gumba, monastery? any better way?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Sakar Pudasaini <sakar at galligalli.org>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> i second the discussion on the wiki page comment. it seems unnatural.
>>>>> but maybe there is a good way to do it... an example would help
>>>>>
>>>>> re: chowks. since they are public spaces with no real facility, like a
>>>>> building, on them isn't this the better approach "To create a
>>>>> 'square' or 'plaza' create a closed way and tag as pedestrian and also with
>>>>> area <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:area>=yes."
>>>>>
>>>>> where are community center tag is more appropriate for the type of
>>>>> buildings where the tole has a bhoj (chepa i think its called).
>>>>>
>>>>> -s
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Prabhas Pokharel "
>>>>>
>>>>> <prabhas.pokharel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I added a comment on that page, but hard to do discussion on a wiki.
>>>>>> I'd prefer to just do discussions on email, and put a link to the
>>>>>> thread on the osm mailing lists on the discussion page of the wiki...
>>>>>> others?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Rajeev Amatya <
>>>>>> rajeevamatya at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How shall we tag Nepal specific items such as chowks, patis and
>>>>>>> dhungedhara?
>>>>>>> Here's the discussion section on osm wiki
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Nepal:Common_tags
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rajeev
>>>>>>>
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