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Hi,<br>
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On the subject of validation.<br>
<br>
As someone who now spends most of their mapping time validating, I
think we 'sell' it the wrong way. I only use the validation button
in JOSM now if I think I am going to find something, and generally
use the HOT-Validate paint Style (Well worth trying if you're a JOSM
user, even if you don't validate). But I think even that is too much
of a requirement. I have seen some excellent mapping by iD &
Potlatch users & I would like to see some of them carrying out
validating - if they are capable of mapping to such a high standard
then they are perfectly capable of zooming in to look at others work
& saying 'yes', 'yes but', or 'no'. I rarely use the 'no' option
and to be honest it could just as easily be an experienced mapper
because it generally means there is a significant portion of the
square not mapped (I like to think the imagery didn't load properly
& that was why they missed the village entirely!)<br>
<br>
Mapping =<br>
I'd like to see us rewrite the manuals, wiki's, slideshows etc., so
they show mapping for HOT needs roads connected, traced at a
suitable scale & classed more or less correctly (I don't think
we should get too hung up about this - its often only when you are
looking at an area of several squares in size that you can work out
which are the primary, secondary, tertiary etc - get it traced, tag
what it looks like & make sure that someone with an overview
alters the tags later if need be). Buildings square or round and as
accurate as they can be within reason. Rivers traced. leisure=
common & amenity=school where appropriate - anything else
specific to the project. <br>
<br>
Validating=<br>
Make sure that Mapping = was done ok.<br>
<br>
It would be good to offer variety to our mappers & validating,
if sold correctly, is not difficult & can be very rewarding. 99%
of the time I'm making comments like 'All looks good, thanks'.
Occasionally it's something like 'Looks good, but can you join the
roads to each other & not the landuse=residential boundary. I've
sorted it this time', I worried for a while about sending messages
to mappers about ways they could improve, but the feedback I've had
from those concerned has been good, and I make sure I only send a
message if it's obvious the person is making the same mistake
consistently - a point in case being round huts which are not
obvious unless someone points them out. (wiki entry about validating
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Tasking_Manager/Validating_data">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Tasking_Manager/Validating_data</a>
if I've interested you).<br>
<br>
I'd still like a tick box in the TM so that when I want to send my
comments to the mapper, I can easily do so. But I don't think that
is as important as allowing mappers easier access to the validators
comments. <br>
<br>
Just a few thoughts - by the way, I'd welcome help from anyone who
fancies doing more validating! If you'd like it, I'm quite happy to
validate your validations until you feel more confident.<br>
<br>
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