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OpenStreetMap: Tags in Current Usage

These are tags reporting status of infrastructure, building collapses and other related types of information relating to site conditions in the field - ad-hoc tags found in current use (Haiti response effort, Jan 2010, based on Haiti Tagstat):

Keys and values currently in use via Tagstat (1/16/09) - This table is sortable, click on headings to sort

Tag-Value	Instances in Use (1/16/09 or as otherwise noted)	Description	Haiti Project page recommendation
earthquake:damage=collapsed_building	3,160 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Describes building collapse	Yes
earthquake:damage=spontaneous_camp	102 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Ad-hoc refugee camp	Yes
earthquake:damage=landslide	136 as of as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Area of unstable soils and landslides	Yes
earthquake:damage=damaged_infrastructure	35 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Damaged public infrastructure (sewer, power, et cetera)	Yes
earthquake:damage=severe	41 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Severe Damage (?)
earthquake:damage=partially_collapsed	33 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Partially collapsed structure
earthquake:damage=moderate	14 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Moderate damage
earthquake:damage=collapsed	6 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Collapsed (?) - combined with other tags? DruidSmith 00:51, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
earthquake:damage=collapsed_buiding	1 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Typo → should be earthquake:damage=collapsed_building DruidSmith 00:51, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
earthquake:damage=no	3 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	No damage - presumably a change in status based on ground truth or other verification? DruidSmith 00:51, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
earthquake:damage=collapse_building	1 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	→ should be earthquake:damage=collapsed_building DruidSmith 00:51, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
earthquake:damage=spontaneous_campsite	4 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	See ad-hoc camp tags DruidSmith 00:51, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
earthquake:damage=people_camping	1 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	See ad-hoc camp tags DruidSmith 00:51, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
earthquake:damage=undefined	1 as of 00:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Unspecified damage? DruidSmith 00:51, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
building=collapsed	5,691 as of 00:59, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Collapsed structure
building=collapse	242 as of 00:59, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	→ see other collapsed building tags DruidSmith 01:06, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
building=risky	3 as of 00:59, 19 January 2010 (UTC)	Structure, not yet collapsed, but which poses a threat to enter
building=partially_collapsed	1 as of 00:59, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
earthquake_damage=collapsed	41	Collapsed structure Should be → earthquake:damage=collapsed_building last cleaning (unknown)
earthquake_damage=severe	24	Severe damage. Should be → earthquake:damage=severe last cleaning (unknown)
earthquake_damage=moderate	14	Moderate damage Should be → earthquake:damage=moderate last cleaning (unknown)
earthquake_damage=collapsed_building	1	Collapsed structure Should be → earthquake:damage=collapsed_building last cleaning (unknown)
earthquake_damage=people_camping	1	Ad-hoc refugee camp Should be → earthquake:damage=spontaneous_camp last cleaning (unknown)
earthquake_damage=no	1	No damage Should be → earthquake:damage=no last cleaning (unknown)
tourism=camp_site	211	Ad-hoc refugee camp - this tagset currently allows camp sites to be rendered via mapnik but may warrant revisiting in the future DruidSmith 00:54, 19 January 2010 (UTC) Should be → refugee=yes	Yes
refugee=yes	270	Ad-hoc refugee camp	Yes
refugees=yes	0	Ad-hoc refugee camp Should be → refugee=yes last cleaning 17:06, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
barrier=obstacle	18	Minor obstructions to roadway visible in imagery	Yes
impassable=yes	17	Many obstructions in roadway	Yes
blocked=yes	1	Many obstructions in roadway Should be → impassable=yes last cleaning 16:58, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
bridge=collapsed	0	Collapsed bridge (does not appear to be used)
highway=obstacle	8	Highway obstacle Should be → barrier=obstacle last cleaning 16:58, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
smoothness=impassable	4	Impassable highway Should be → impassable=yes last cleaning 16:58, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

(Please add to this list as other tags in usage are noted)

Tags for tsunami related objects

This table is sortable, click on headings to sort

Tag-Value	Description
tsunami:damage=standing_structure	Describes structure that appears standing in flooded/destroyed areas. Use together with i.e. building=yes or any other appropriate tag.
tsunami:damage=collapsed_building	Describes structure that still exists in flooded/destroyed areas but appears collapsed. Use together with i.e. building=yes or any other appropriate tag.
tsunami:damage=flooded	Describes flooded areas. Use together with natural=water or in case of a barrier node: barrier=obstacle
barrier=obstacle	Describes barrier visible in imagery. In case of flooding being the obstacle use also tsunami:damage=flooded.

Condition Assessment

OpenStreetMap Tags for consideration

(Merged from Disaster-specific_tags) Please post any proposed new tags relating to condition assessments here

Keys and values proposed - This table is sortable, click on headings to sort

Proposed Tag-Value	Description	Comments
?=?	Unstable Ground	(From Disaster-specific_tags)
?=?	Flooded Ground	(From Disaster-specific_tags)

Recommendations and Guidelines

Observations: earthquake:damage currently appears to have far more widespread usage as a primary condition assessment key being used in recording Haiti observations; others in use are far more ad-hoc. Roadway passability is very inconsistent - DruidSmith

Recommendation: Develop a basic, accessible ontology for describing site conditions - this should hopefully address

• Building condition (collapse, danger of collapse)
• Transportation (road passability, bridge collapses, et cetera)
• Victims - trapped individuals, deceased individuals
• Hazardous Materials - spilled chemicals, et cetera
• and others (please add and contribute)

Models may include those developed by the Fire Service et al. From my own experience, DHS models may be cumbersome for short-term and perhaps better for long-term usage, whereas Fire Service is a bit more streamlined for quick understanding and use. -DruidSmith

Verification - how to provide information on verification of conditions, et cetera?

• note - resume cleanup/edit with <item name="Health Facilities"> in JOSM Presets -DruidSmith 04:28, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Emergency Response & Relief Support Infrastructure

Tags for Consideration

(will merge from Disaster-specific tags page here)

(Merged from Disaster-specific tags) Please post any proposed new tags relating to responder facilities here

Keys and values proposed - This table is sortable, click on headings to sort

Proposed Tag-Value	Description	Comments	Category
amenity=fire_station	Fire Station		Human
emergency=fire_hydrant	Fire Hydrant		Human
amenity=police	Police Station		Human
	Emergency services	See discussion here: Proposed features/Emergency service	Human
	EMT Station		Human
	Ambulance Station		Human
aeroway=helipad	Medical Evacuation Helicopter Station	For temporary helicopter landing zones, accompany with temporary=yes - other attributes?	Human
	Health Department	Governmental health department facilities - other attributes?	Human
	Hospital Ship	Other attributes? temporary=yes	Human
	Outpatient Medical Facility / Clinic	Other attributes?	Human
amenity=mortuary	Morgue	Permanent or temporary morgue facility - for temporary, accompany with temporary=yes	Human
amenity=pharmacy	Pharmacy	Pharmacy or medicine dispensing location - for temporary, accompany with temporary=yes - accompany with dispensing=yes for prescription drugs	Human
	Triage	Triage site - for temporary, accompany with temporary=yes	Human
	Red Cross/Red Crescent First Aid Station	(From Disaster-specific tags) (In general, for several of these I might suggest something like a tag for aid station, camp, distribution center, et cetera, accompanied by attribute data for what organization is operating it, et cetera - DruidSmith)	Human
	Meeting point	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Human
	Temporary hospital	(From Disaster-specific tags) Use temporary=yes, start_date=*, end_date=* for anything temporary osmapb1	Human
	Refugee camp	(From Disaster-specific tags) (presumably a refugee camp administered by aid organization vs. ad-hoc refugee camps) -DruidSmith	Human
	Refugee Camp population estimate	(From Disaster-specific tags) population can be estimated from satellite imagery analysis	Human
	Shelter	(From Disaster-specific_tags)	Human
	Temporary desalination station	(From Disaster-specific tags) Use temporary=yes, start_date=*, end_date=* for anything temporary osmapb1	Human
	Stand pipe	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Human
	Food distribution point	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Human
	Drinking water distribution point	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Human
	Fuel distribution point	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Human
	News wall/Lost and found information	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Human
	Common grave	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Human
	Food depot	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Emergency Services
	Fuel depot	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Emergency Services
	Temporary airfield	(From Disaster-specific tags) Use temporary=yes, start_date=*, end_date=* for anything temporary osmapb1	Emergency Services
	Heavy lifting equipment depot	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Emergency Services
	Supplies warehouse	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Emergency Services
boundary=sar sar=limit	Absolute limit of a Search-and-Rescue area	Means "No SAR work will be done outside it". This, and the rest of SAR tags, should behave like the several levels of administrative boundaries: grids are inside sectors that are inside the area, and all of them share the edges. The area should be the sum of the sectors, etc. This, and the following Search-and-Rescue tags are just a proposal - feel free to comment or modify as needed -- Ivansanchez	Temporary Political
boundary=sar sar=sector operator=*	Search-and-Rescue sector	Means "One SAR team, or one SAR workforce, per sector". Goal is to prevent two teams or workforces to cover the same terrain twice. Optionally, use operator=* to specify the name of the team or workforce assigned to the sector.	Temporary Political
boundary=sar sar=grid	Search-and-Rescue grid	Used by a given team or workforce to split its work. This should be used by one team or workforce, which may go through one grid square at a time.	Temporary Political
	Military controlled zones	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Temporary Political
	Closed border	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Temporary Political
	Exclusion zones	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Temporary Political
	Uprising zones	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Temporary Political
	Riot-prone zones	(From Disaster-specific tags)	Temporary Political
placecode:1=8 name=Grande-Anse	P-Codes (proposal 1)	P-Codes (short for Place-Codes) are an addressing system used by emergency responders. See http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2010-January/047375.html Use name=* to specify the name of the landmark the P-Code refers to (or re-use the name=* of an existing feature if possible, adding pcode=* to it) Please note that the given values and names are examples taken from http://brainoff.com/osm/Haiti_pcodes%20consolidated.xls Do not confuse humanitarian Place-Codes with other kinds of P-codes As a "humanitarian:" high level tag has been proposed suggest a "un:" equivalent eg un:pcode:1=* etc	Temporary Political
placecode:2=811 name=Jérémie
placecode:3=811-06 name=6ème-Iles-Blanches
Humanitarian:pcode:1=8 name=Grande-Anse	P-Codes (proposal 2)
Humanitarian:pcode:2=811 name=Jérémie
Humanitarian:pcode:3=811-06 name=6ème-Iles-Blanches

Hospitals

Some discussion has taken place on WikiProject_Haiti/Status/Hospitals#Tagging. Should fold in such to these pages.