[OSM-talk] Tagging buildings (was index of names)

[Robert Hart]

> I've been experimenting with a "building=" tag which I think may be worth putting into a formal Map Feature proposal.  I've used it mostly on nodes but also on linear ways (building=terrace) and areal ways for mapping out the bounds of large buildings.  So far I've been using building=house, farm, clubhouse, terrace.

erm. I think tagging linear ways may produce unexpected results, as
the difference between a linear way and an area way is implicit from
the tagging, and not from whether it joins up at the ends. There is a
proposed "area" tag on the wiki, which seems to be proposed as a way
of drawing turning circles (*yuk*), but *may* have some merit to clear
up the ambiguity between linear and area features. It needs much more
consideration and discussion though in that case.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/area

I'm quite reluctant to start drawing in building outlines for what are
essentially additional street names that apply only to one side and/or
part of a real highway.

Rob

p.s. building already is a map features proposal:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/Building


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Robert Hart