[OSM-talk] How to tag properties

Ed Avis eda at waniasset.com
Mon Nov 30 13:54:43 GMT 2009


Steve Bennett <stevagewp <at> gmail.com> writes:

>1) After tagging a building, I want to define the property boundary
>that the building sits in. In some cases, there's a landuse tag
>(landuse=commercial, residential), but how to tag a non-profit bowling
>club, a school, ...? Do you simply tag it amenity=school?

I think so, and then tag the buildings within that area.  The school includes
the playground, it is not just the building.

>2) Sometimes there is one occupied block in the middle of large areas
>of nothingness. I want to tag the block to show that there is
>something there - ie, it's not unmapped.

I don't quite understand what you mean; if there is 'something' then why not
just map that something?

>2b) Sometimes I don't even know whether it's residential, industrial,
>a farm, etc. But again, I want to mark *something* to fill in that
>vast expanse of white...

Perhaps just tag with area=yes?

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Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>





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