What fields should we import?

[ajzeigert]

Current fields in building_footprints2004_intlfeet.shp and whether we should import them.

Field name	Description	Import?	Corresponding OSM tag
FID_	Internal ID number	No	None
ENTITY	Geometry type description	No	None
HANDLE	Not sure, all values NULL	No	None
LAYER	Seems to describe whether it's a mobile home, secondary structure, etc. Would need a proper key	Yes, if we can translate to useful OSM tags	TBA
COLOR	Not sure	No	None
LINETYPE	Another geometry description, all values CONTINUOUS	No	None
ELEVATION	Probably ground elevation?	Maybe, see below	ele
THICKNESS	Not sure	No	None
TEXT	All values NULL	No	None

I'd also like to propose these additional fields, if we can acquire the corresponding data:

Field name	Description	Source	Corresponding OSM tag
height	Height of structure	Derive from DOGAMI lidar	height wiki
House_Number	Address of building	Derive from Deschutes County data	addr:housenumber wiki
Street_Name + Street_Type	Address of building	Derive from Deschutes County data	addr:street wiki

[ajzeigert]

I realize that buildings and addresses don't always have a 1:1 relationship. But I bet like 90% of buildings would only have one address associated with them.

[blairdgeo]

Nice work @ajzeigert! FWIW - I would assume the majority of the attribute columns are a carry over from the original CAD planimetric drawing. The 'ENTITY' and 'LAYER' may provide some leverage to filter the buildings.