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<p>No one has replied, likely because it's not a really a dev@
subject, so I'll provide some basic info.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/13/2016 2:34 AM, Riaan Grobler
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Problem</b> : We are experiencing more and
more road that do not have updated road speed, see below as an
example attached</p>
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Road speed coverage will vary road class and region, and also if a
mapper in the region really cares about mapping all the maxspeed
data. I wouldn't expect it to be complete.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> The other problem is that
once a update runs it over writes all the users information.</p>
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That sounds like a technical problem with the process you're using
to update. In general you want a process which will allow you to
update your data without manual intervention.<br>
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From the information here it sounds like you're making what's called
a "derivative database" in the license, in which case it is licensed
under the ODbL like OSM data is and you have to be able to provide
that database to others.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b>Resolution</b> : I know you
can make the changes on the site but I know you it needs to be
validates first and this takes time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Is there a way to
speed up the process if we supply you with all the details with
pictures.
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There isn't a validation step between a user making changes and the
data being available to everyone. OpenStreetMap is crowd-sourced
project built around individuals mapping areas they know. Nor is
permission required to map except in exceptional cases like imports
and mechanical edits.<br>
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If you have noticed a problem with our map data, for example a road
is missing or your address, the best way to proceed is to join the
OpenStreetMap community and add or repair the data yourself.<br>
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The pictures aren't necessary for OpenStreetMap itself, but would be
useful to both the OpenStreetView and Mapillary projects, both of
which collect geotagged road photos.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Is the above files the
correct places to get the most up to date maps for South Africa
?</p>
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The Geofabrik data extracts are provided as a service to the
community by Geofabrik, a consulting and software firm specializing
in OpenStreetMap. Their extracts are operated daily. It's possible
to get more frequent updates directly from planet.openstreetmap.org,
but significantly more work is required if you only want South
Africa.<br>
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