OSM-4D/3D building

This is the placeholder for 3D description of tagging of 3D buildings.

This description is part of OSM-4D definition.

Please note: This tagging scheme differs from "Simple 3D Buildings".

This page is recently under construction.

Building definition

The orthogonal viev from the top is:

Building=<value> (yes, residential, garages...)

Building outline

The outline of whole building ist a whole view from top [1].

In this way, this definition differs from the traditional architectural and legal definition, in which the outline of the building is drawn at the height of one meter above ground level, and from the customary OSM manner (use of the ground floor of the building).

Common definition:

New definition:

Dimensioning

Key	Comment
height=*	Distance between the lowest possible position with ground contact and the top of the roof of the building, excluding antennas, spires and other equipment mounted on the roof.
min_height=*	Approximate height below the building structure. Note that when min_height is used, height is still defined as the distance from the ground to the top of the structure. So "bridge" with 3 meters height, where bottom part of the bridge is positioned 10 meters above ground level will have min_height=10, height=13.
building:levels=*	Number of floors of the building above ground (without levels in the roof), to be able to texture the building in a nice way. If you tag new buildings, try to give a height value. Try to use building:levels=* only in addition to an height tag!
building:min_level=*	levels skipped in a building part, analogous to min_height

Reasons

The interpretation of the building outline as above, has many advantages.

• By using of tagging scheme building:part=yes we can properly describe geometric very complex objects by assigning them different properties.
• The general properties such as name and address will be assigned to the outline of building=yes.

• We do not produce many of the buildings where it in reality is only one.
• Each element may have a different height. You do not need a global tag height=<value> for the whole building
• Dynamic rendering with level of detail is possible (more accurate visualization closer to the object)

- Top view from aerial image

- Outline drawn as building=yes

- five different areas drawn as building:part=yes

- Each building part gets his own tagging for roof description

Possible 3D visualisation:

Building parts

Roof

Tagging: 3dr:roof=<type>

For detailed information see Roof_table.

Dormer

Tagging: 3dr:dormer:=<type>

In the table below you can see basic information about the tagging schema, for detailed information see 3D building/Dormer.

There are following basic geometries for dormers:

3D View / Top view + Sideviews			Right side mirrored half of Type b left side stays	half of Type b right side stays
Type	Type a	Type b	Type bleft	Type bright
Parameters
Restrictions
Implemented	yes, Kendzi3D	yes, Kendzi3D	no	no

3D View / Top view + Sideviews
Typ	Type c (gable dormer)	Type d	Type e	Type f	Type g (Bat dormer)
Parameters
Restrictions
Implemented	yes, Kendzi3D	yes, Kendzi3D	yes, Kendzi3D	yes, Kendzi3D	no

Chimney

Tagging: 3dr:chimney=<type> Behavior from a chimney element which is completely enclosed by the roof area:

If the chimney is outside the roof, it will be rendered until the floor as a 3D element.

Table in work

3D View / Top view + Sideviews	round	round conical	rectangular	rectangular with ending
Type	Chimney1	Chimney2	Chimney3	Chimney4
Parameters
Restrictions
Implemented	no	no	no	no

winter garden and oriel

Tagging: Tagging as a point on the building outline shape by use of parameters width, depth, height, min_height and shape definition ( 3dr:wintergarden:<type>).

The use of roof:shape=* from and colour=* the S3DB definition is also possible.

3D View / Top view + Sideviews								only a half of the n used sides will be visible. See drawings A. - F. below.
Type	cuboid	beveled_cuboid	triangle	trapezoid	half_semi_octogon	half_semi_ellipse	half_semi_circle	periodic (polygon with n edges)
Parameters	W, D, H1, H2	W, D, D1, H1, H2	W, D, L1, H1, H2	W, D, L1, L2, H1, H2	W, D, L1, L2, H1, H2	W, D, H1, H2	W, D, H1, H2	W, D, H1, H2, n
Restrictions
Implemented	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no

• A. n=4
• B. n=6
• C. n=8
• D. n=8, rotation=0.5x360/8
• E. n=12 corner of the building
• F. n=12 distance from the wall userdefined

Porch

Tagging: 3dr:porch:=<type>

For more details see 3D building/Porch

3D View / Top view + Sideviews
Type
Parameters
Restrictions
Implemented	no	no	no	no	no	no	no

Buttress

Tagging: 3dr:buttress=<type>

table comes soon.

Please place ideas and examples here!

 Buttress and  Flying buttress

man_made=buttress

man_made=buttress

		$1%
		$1%
		$1%
		$1%

More details at taginfo

More details at taginfo

Niche

Tagging: 3dr:niche:=<type>

Table with examples comes soon

Entrance

Tagging: 3dr:entrance:=<type>

The entrance (usually in 2D OSM: entrance=yes) will additionally tagged with width, depth, height (or more heights if needed). The result is a negative volume for the entrance in the building volume.

3D View / Top view + Sideviews
Type	rectangular	sloped	triangular	semi circle	elliptic	gothic	tudor arch	edged	"islamic" ?
Parameters	W, D, H1	W, D, H1, H2	W, D, H1, H2	W, D, H1, H2	W, D, H1, H2	W, D, H1, H2	W, D, H1, H2	W, D, H1, H2, L1
Restrictions
Implemented	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no

Canopy

Tagging: 3dr:canopy=<type>

3D View / Top view + Sideviews
Type	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Parameters
Restrictions
Implemented	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no

Balcony

Tagging: 3dr:balcony:=<type>

Attica

Tagging: 3dr:attica:=<type>

Tunnel

Tagging: 3dr:tunnel:=<type>

For more details see 3D building/tunnel [2]

3D View / Top view + Sideviews
Type	1	2	3	4	5
Parameters	W, H	W, H, H1	W, H	W, H, H1,R	W, H, H1
Restrictions		H1<H	R=0,5*W, H>0,5*W	to do	H1<H, if no H1 then triangle opening
Implemented	no	no	no	no	no

3D View / Top view + Sideviews
Type	6	7	8	9	10
Parameters	part of circle W,H, H1	part of ellipse W,H, H1
Restrictions
Implemented	no	no	no	no	no