Tagging

From Map Kibera

Revision as of 07:21, 1 March 2010

List of tags for which there's no clear existing equivalent. For example, many African rural community or informal settlement features.

In Kibera need to

• unify the way features are tagged in the map
• devise a set of symbols for new kinds of things
• publish a map key.

Cattle Dip

• description: it holds water and usually some sort of tick-killing substance (ticks can be a big problem in rural communities - killing livestock); used for microbes clean up
• current tagging scheme: has no current tagging scheme
• some potential alternatives
• Cattle Dip

Water Infrastructure

• water intakes - from where water usually originates; natural or built
• water tanks - where water is stored (water storage tanks or reservoirs),
• water points - different important water points (ex.: water distribution points, water supply reservoirs, cattle tanks, livestock water tanks in dry areas, etc.)

• current tagging scheme: everithing is tagged as man_made - water_works
• Water Intake
• Water Tank

Community meeting points

• traditional meeting place of the elders - where community leaders come and discuss community relevant issues, settle disputes, etc.
• current tagging scheme: village_green
• some potential alternatives: needs a more refined way of tagging as it represents one of the most significant areas in a community
• Traditional meeting place of the elders in Wongonyi

Public buildings

• chief's office, office of a community leader (example: in a local market place)
• current tagging scheme: amenity - public_building
• Chief's House

Sacred places

• areas which have special (mostly spiritual) meaning to a local community and are used for ancestor worship, spirit communication and agricultural sacrifices, etc.
• current tagging scheme: has no current tagging scheme