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#1 2020-08-12 21:17:13
- coolmule0
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Bungalow Compared To Detached, Single Storey Building
What are the properties that differenciate a
`building=bungalow`
from a building tagged with
`building=detached and building:levels=1?`
Is one prefered over the other?
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#2 2020-08-13 07:37:34
- BCNorwich
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Re: Bungalow Compared To Detached, Single Storey Building
From the wiki :- https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:building
The tag building=bungalow on its own indicates the feature is a building, is detached, is single storey (levels=1), is a house. So the one tag conveys four pieces of information. So, in my opinion, the tag should be building=bungalow.
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#3 2020-08-13 08:02:45
- PHerison
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Re: Bungalow Compared To Detached, Single Storey Building
From my interpretation a bungalow implies a residential building where as a detached building is just a generic building which can be anything like storage, warehouse, annex etc. A renderer would add features like windows and doors to a bungalow where a detached building would be rendered just as a simple cuboid.
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#4 2020-08-13 09:50:19
- coolmule0
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Re: Bungalow Compared To Detached, Single Storey Building
PHerison, from the wiki for detached house:
A detached house, a free-standing residential building usually housing a single family.
So a detached house should be used for residential-looking buildings, and therefore a renderer should also add expected features?
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#5 2020-08-13 18:49:29
- SK53
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Re: Bungalow Compared To Detached, Single Storey Building
Fly in the oinment are semi-detached bungalows (v common round Southend-on-Sea). There are also chalet bungalows: with rooms in the roof. You can have a detached one storey houses which are definitely not bungalows, so it's not particularly precise, although I know a bungalow when I see one.
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#6 2020-08-14 17:08:30
- Tordanik
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Re: Bungalow Compared To Detached, Single Storey Building
The tag building=bungalow on its own indicates the feature is a building, is detached, is single storey (levels=1), is a house. So the one tag conveys four pieces of information.
Yes, but it does not convey that information explicitly or particularly reliably. So sure, tag it as building=bungalow – but tagging building:levels=1 in addition to it is still valuable because it's a much more clearly defined, objective property.
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