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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thank you Sandy for posting that question.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Please do not add anything on OpenStreetMap itself as that node will appear as a random spot in the middle of nowhere and have no relevance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>When you find a square has nothing to map what you do is go back to the Tasking Manager. Above the green button that says “Mark task as done” there is a window that says “Leave a comment”. In the comment window type in the following....There are no buildings in this task square. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> Then click on the “Mark task as done” button.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>This comment will be saved onto the Tasking Manager for that square so that any other mapper who selects that square will see your comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I hope this answers your question adequately.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thank you for your time and contributing to these projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Please keep mapping.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Message: 3<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2017 18:06:07 -0700<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>From: Sandy Olkowski <smolkowski@ucdavis.edu><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>To: hot@openstreetmap.org<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Subject: [HOT] How to save 'empty' squares?<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Message-ID:<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> <CAO0KYJW_Qymh6aeCAUbQAcVCaV3YsG2Nd3aETnaEgGW5wroU_w@mail.gmail.com><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Hello,<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Sorry to post this question generally but I'm not sure who to ask. When<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>mapping a square that has no relevant features, how should we save the<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>work?<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>I've been adding a generic point and then notating: "No buildings visible.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Point added in order to save changes."<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Is there a better method?<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Sandy<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Sandy Olkowski<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Plant Pathology<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Quantitative Biology and Epidemiology Lab<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>University of California, Davis<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>mobile: 530-760-7748 | skype: sandyolkowski<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>