University of the Philippines Los Baños
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The University of the Philippines Los Baños is a state university located 64 kilometers southeast of Manila. The postal code for most of the area is 4031.
This page documents mapping conventions and standards used within the University of the Philippines Los Baños and other nearby areas; it may differ from the conventions set by the OpenStreetMap community as a whole and/or by the OpenStreetMap Philippines community.
Academic facilities
- College of Agriculture (CA)
- College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
- College of Development Communication (CDC)
- College of Economics and Management (CEM)
- College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)
- College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR)
- College of Human Ecology (CHE)
- College of Public Affairs (CPAf)
- College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
- Graduate School (GS)
- School of Environmental Science and Management (SESaM)
- UP Rural High School (UPRHS)
Research Facilities
| Name of facility | Location | Status | OSM Link | External link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Rice Research Institute | Maahas, Los Baños and some portions of Bay | Most roads mapped via Bing, landuse to follow | http://osm.org/go/4zgOnKbM | |
| Limnological Research Station | Mayondon, Los Baños | Buildings complete, nearby structures and facilities to be added soon | http://osm.org/go/4zgOfEnnP | [1] |
| National Crop Protection Center | Putho-Tuntungin, Los Baños | Roads and buildings complete | http://osm.org/go/4zgL3dajp- | [2] |
| National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology | Paciano Rizal, Bay | Some buildings added, roads mostly complete | http://osm.org/go/4zgL3e@Cj- | [3] |
| Philippine Rice Research Institute | Pili Drive, Batong Malake, Los Baños | Roads and buildings complete, landuse adeed | http://osm.org/go/4zgOhXg7i-- | [4] |
| Rural Economic Development and Renewable Energy Center | Harold Cuzner Royal Palm Avenue cor. Jose M. Capinpin Street, Batong Malake, Los Baños | Building is finished but not yet open to the public | http://osm.org/go/4zgOO2_Hp-- | |
| Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture | Andres P. Aglibut Avenue, Batong Malake, Los Baños | Buildings and landuse complete | http://osm.org/go/4zgOOxkvX-- |
Buildings
| Name | Nearest street | Indoor Routing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
CAS Annex 1 CAS Annex 1
|
Sampaloc cor. Lanzones Streets | partial | Indoor routing too complicated (different floors, different "layout") |
| Humanities Building Humanities Building
|
Between Royal Palm, Sampaloc and Lanzones Streets | partial | |
| CAS Annex 2 CAS Annex 2
|
Sampaloc Street | yes | |
| College of Human Ecology College of Human Ecology
|
Royal Palm | no | |
| UPLB College of Development Communication UPLB College of Development Communication
|
Kanluran | yes | |
Dormitories/Apartments/Places to Stay
| Name | Location | Mapped | osm.org shortlink |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Co-ed Residence Hall | Waling-Waling Street | yes | http://osm.org/go/4zgOL14qS-- |
| Women's Residence Hall | Waling-Waling Street | yes | http://osm.org/go/4zgOOhKXU-- |
| ACCI Dormitory | Waling-Waling Street | yes | http://osm.org/go/4zgOOhfwg-- |
| ATI-NTC Dormitory | Ilang-Ilang Street | yes | http://osm.org/go/4zgOLiYKy-- |
| New Dormitory | Ilang-Ilang Street | yes | http://osm.org/go/4zgOK17On-- |
| New Forestry Residence Hall | Makiling Street | yes | http://osm.org/go/4zgOKEHSn-- |
| Forestry Residence Hall | Banuyo Street | yes | http://osm.org/go/4zgOKFg9r-- |
| Makiling Residence Hall | Banuyo Street | yes | http://osm.org/go/4zgOKEimf-- |
Tags used
Within the UPLB campus
| Description | Tag(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Org tambayan | amenity=bench access=private | (IMPORTANT NOTE Note: Do not add the names of the occupants of the benches, since such information may compromise the safety and privacy of various organizations and entities that have "less-than friendly" relations with other said groups.) A college tambayan is used a place where members of various organizations hang out, rest and conduct their activities (per this reference) |
| Lecture halls | amenity=lecture_hall name=* | Adding such sites are important, since it can be used by students for routing/navigation/time management purposes. |
Within and beyond the UPLB campus
| Description | Tag(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trees | natural=tree (optional: name=*) | Trees are trees. Unless they're famous/notorious like the Fertility Tree. |
| Footpaths | highway=footway if paved and accessible only on foot highway=cycleway if paved and accessible only on foot, bicycle and motorcycle (unless explicitly forbidden) highway=path if unpaved and accessible only on foot highway=track plus the surface tag if unpaved and accessible on foot, bicycle, motorcycle, and four-wheeled vehicles (unless explicitly forbidden) |
No further explanation needed |
Checklist
Names listed below correspond to the coordinates given in this map (Example: UPLB Oblation is in G6)
| Location | In reference map | In OSM | Under a different name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A3 | yes | yes | no | site of the former Boston Cafe (One Caldi Place) and Vega Centre are separate buildings, Boston Cafe no longer listed |
| A4 | yes | yes | no | One Silangan Place is mapped as a polygon; Landbank is mapped as a node |
| A8 | yes | yes | yes | The word "Parish" is not in OSM; area mapped as a complex complete with buildings |
| B15 | yes | yes | no | Mapped as node |
| B16 | yes | yes | no | Mapped as 2-3 buildings |
| B18 | - | - | - | See T27 |
| C4 | yes | yes | no | Mapped as a polygon with other amenities and footways |
| C5 | yes | yes | yes | Mapped as a building polygon |
| C8 | yes | yes | yes | Mapped as a building polygon |
| C9 | yes | yes | yes | Mapped as a building polygon |
| D2 | yes | yes | no | Name change reflected in OSM as of September 12, 2011, mapped as a building polygon |
| D3 | yes | yes | yes | Mapped as a building polygon with multipolygons and indoor routing |
| E3 | yes | yes | yes | The full name is "Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs", mapped as a building polygon. OVCCA relocated to K3, replaced by Land Grant Management Office and University Housing Office |
| G6 | yes | yes | no | Mapped as a monument |
| H5 | yes | yes | yes | CAS Annex 1 is mapped as a building. The Animal Biology Division of the Institute of Biological Sciences, together with Department of Humanities and Department of Social Sciences are mapped as nodes. |
| H6 | yes | yes | yes | Mapped as a building polygon |
| I9 | yes | yes | - | Not rendered in the standard stylesheet; see https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2358453457 |
| I10 | yes | yes | yes | Mapped as a building polygon |
| L16 | yes | yes | no | Mapped as a building polygon |
| N11 | yes | yes | no | Mapped as a building polygon |
| T27 | yes | yes | no | Mapped with landuse, streets and a cluster of buildings |
New Naming Scheme
A plan was drawn up to rename most streets and buildings in the UPLB area, which is partially implemented in time for their 94th Loyalty Day celebration. Street signs in some places (Lower Campus, Freedom Park area) have been erected to show the new street names. A list of changesets is maintained below to reflect such changes.
| Changeset | Affected areas | Date of changeset | other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13439581 (achavi, OSMLab) | Lower Campus, Freedom Park, Copeland Heights, Faculty Village | October 10, 2012 | some nodes have been mistakenly uploaded, they were removed in changeset 13439688 |
| 18428413 (achavi, OSMLab) | Animal Science/VetMed, Forestry | October 19, 2013 |
Notes
For indoor routing
Yes - most/all footways/paths added Partial - portion of footways added No - no indoor routing/entrances only
For the Checklist
- Mapped means "Mapped in OpenStreetMap"
- As much as possible, do not copy from the reference map, since it contains some proprietary content.
External links
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