Key:ref:databrussels
 ref:databrussels
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| Reference to the Urbis database |
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Used on buildings mapped in Brussels, Belgium. This is a unique identifier.
This key is optional but strongly recommended. It is used by scripts aimed at comparing building geometries of Urbis source data and OSM.
It must be used on areas (or multipolygons) having building=*. The outline of buildings is expected to match official data provided by the Brussels government. If ground truth invalidates the official data, ground truth always prevails but it is recommended to fill the note=* tag to explain the situation, to prevent other mappers from reimporting bad data.
There are a few cases where Urbis data shows several buildings, which are in reality one single building, or cases where Urbis data artificially merges different buildings into a single building. To address this issue, mappers may map the correct situation as building=* while using building:part=yes to map the situation known to UrbIS, along with the unique identifier of each part.
The iD of a building can be obtained with the following method:
- Open https://datastore.brussels/web/map
- Display datasets > Cadastral parcels, and then select "UrbIS - Parcels and buildings"
- Use the "Information" icon and click on a building
- In the "Buildings" part, there is a table containing the "inspire_id" field, which contains an URL-like text string where the basename is the identifier. (The URL is invalid and will not return anything.)
Alternatively, https://datastore.brussels/web/data/dataset/2cf42541-1813-11ef-8a81-00090ffe0001#access offers GPKG vector files, which can be natively imported into GIS software.
- Select GeoPackage (for QGIS)
- Select the most recent dataset (recommended) and the wanted area. You get a ZIP file containing one single GPKG vector file.
- Import in QGIS
- The file contains 3 vector layers (Addresses, Buildings and CadastralParcels). Only "Buildings" is relevant here.
- Use the "Identify Feature" tool to highlight any building
- The INSPIRE_ID key contains an URL-like text string where the basename is the identifier. (The URL is invalid and will not return anything.)