<div dir="ltr"><div>To the initial question Mateusz rose:</div><div>In the DRC, there are a number of mappers that collect ground data using smartphones or GPS devices for weeks or months.
Their data is usually then uploaded "in bulk" at their return.
It can happen because of a lack of access to adequate editing tools, network coverage to edit OSM or because he/she was waiting for some level of confirmation (for instance when working on boundaries) from neighbouring entities before uploading the data. So far, OSM DRC has not considered this kind of bulk integration of survey data as being an import or requiring any additional documentation, unless the data was old or had been collected by mappers not involved in the OSM editing process.</div><div><br></div><div>When talking about data traced from imagery, one challenge is guaranteeing and maintaining access to the imagery used for the tracing. And this is not only an issue for the data traced outside of OSM but even directly inside OSM. Informal urban neighborhoods and even rural villages can change so much in just a few years that the data can appear really bad if assessed using a different imagery layer (even
without
considering additional imagery distortions).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regarding the organized editing of landuse in Eastern DRC targeted here, the Unite Mappers have been in touch with OSM DRC multiple times since the beginning of this activity while producing a lot of wiki content, so I wouldn't call it "undiscussed".</div><div>FYI since there are actually OSM contributors taking part in a HOT project that have just returned from surveying some of these digitized rural areas with the local community, a new discussion on this subject was already being planned between the local mappers involved and the remote landuse team. This should help clarify potential improvements of the interpretation of the local context based on the imagery. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers<br></div><div>Claire<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le mer. 3 févr. 2021 à 15:12, Mikel Maron <<a href="mailto:mikel.maron@gmail.com" target="_blank">mikel.maron@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
Thanks for raising the situation on the list. Looks like there is dialogue with the mappers in question, and that’s the first and best thing to do to improve the map and our community!<div><br></div><div>I’m also curious to learn more about the process and why they edit outside OSM initially. Something like this should be documented one way or another. If there are things they can do better, and I’m sure there is, they and the map will benefit from the feedback.<div><br></div><div>It seems like Mateusz is seeking a way to justify a fast large revert before any discussion, and I don’t think that’s right either. All the guidelines mention communication between mappers and if things aren’t resolved well that way, or it’s an urgent situation, contact the DWG to assess. This particular map issue may be messy but isn’t urgent, so taking time to see how best to resolve makes perfect sense.<br><div id="gmail-m_3705926330794408746gmail-m_1171176991628207133temp-enhancr-placeholder"><br></div><div><br></div>This is my view as Mikel, not as a Board member. I have no direct connection to the mapping project. However I’m generally interested in how entities like the UN can work well and contribute to OSM.</div><div><br>Mikel<blockquote><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div>
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