[OSM-talk] building= Modified Proposal - Request For Comments

[Mike Collinson]

The original proposal has been open since July so I hope original proposer does not mind me tightening up it in order to open formal voting 14th Jan.  I think it will now meet all or most of the concerns raised.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/Building


FYI, this tag is already being used extensively experimentally and is the current featured image of the week. Where there is Yahoo imagery, I find it great for characterising an area by tracing out just the important buildings. Other examples:

Stockholm University:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=59.37034&lon=18.04943&zoom=16&layers=B0TT 

Experiment using linear ways to show terraces (houses built side by side and not very deep) in the north of England. Osmarender view only.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.90269&lon=-1.68778&zoom=17&layers=0BFT


Mike