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<div>Not good to assume every road is asphalt.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Here's another example. Morton Street, just next to the Hudson River between Greenwich Street and West Street, is "sett" (cobblestone?): <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/468414633">https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/468414633</a> This isn't exactly a trivial street either.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Jan 16, 2021, 00:15 by talk-us@openstreetmap.org:<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div>Jan 14, 2021, 15:51 by jmapb@gmx.com:<br></div><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;" class="tutanota_quote"><div>[Sorry, somehow accidentally sent this to the tagging list...]<br></div><div><br></div><div>On 1/14/2021 3:10 AM, Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-us wrote:<br></div><blockquote><div>I encountered case where mapper assumed based on their old visit that<br></div><div>every single road in New York City is definitely surface=asphalt and<br></div><div>mapped them this way.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Is it safe to assume this? Is such edit OK or something to be reverted?<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Certainly not safe to assume this. Offhand cobblestone, brick, and<br></div><div>concrete are pretty easy to find. I wouldn't be surprised to find gravel<br></div><div>or compacted roads in the outer parts of the outer boroughs.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Famously there's still one dirt "road" in Manhattan (actually an<br></div><div>alley... with too many access tags, it seems)<br></div><div>https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/386951769<br></div></blockquote><div>Thanks for reply! I reverted most of edits from user<br></div><div>who misused StreetComplete for edits not based<br></div><div>on a survey.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Not all due to edit conflicts - given that<br></div><div>it was guessing not a malicious damage I decided<br></div><div>to not bother with untangling them.<br></div><div><br></div><div>If someone spots edits done using StreetComplete<br></div><div>and not based on survey - please, at least request<br></div><div>in changeset comments to stop damage<br></div><div>(preferably also revert them).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Note: in very rare cases SC may have gigantic bounding boxes<br></div><div>with actual survey (no internet connection between making<br></div><div>edit and long-distance travel and next edit and upload),<br></div><div>ask in changeset comments if situation is unclear.<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div> </body>
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