[HOT] Editing grids

[David Schmitt]

On 2012-06-25 17:19, Séverin MENARD wrote:
> Regarding the grid square border areas, one easy protocol I used in
> Saint-Marc, Haiti was this one: please do not choose a square adjacent
> to another one that is currently edited.

Very sensible approach. I think the early task manager versions actually 
handed out random tasks under the restriction that it should be near the 
last own edit and far from other currently active tasks.

Best Regards, David

>
> On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 2:53 AM, Kate Chapman <kate at maploser.com
> <mailto:kate at maploser.com>> wrote:
>
>     The intent is not to have people upload the grid squares. I don't
>     believe Potlatch causes a problem since it shows as an overlay.
>
>     The issue occurs when people merge the grid with the data they
>     download from JOSM.  Perhaps a warning when the grid is downloaded
>     will help with the situation.
>
>     Jaakko, to answer your question I don't think we should leave it for
>     the validators. It is hard to get people to validate as it is. I think
>     editing a little over the edge is fine. There shouldn't be problems
>     with editing conflicts really at least no worse than when we didn't
>     have the Tasking Manager and people just edited where they thought
>     work needed to happen.
>
>     -Kate
>
>     On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Jon Bigus Fatfrog
>     <bigfatfrog67 at facebook.com <mailto:bigfatfrog67 at facebook.com>> wrote:
>      > The boxes shouldn't be in the db. As i suggested before this is
>     an issue for
>      > the editing software. If the grids are essential then they should be
>      > superimposed by josm or potlatch. You don't enter � signs into a
>     financial
>      > db just because the operator needs to know that's what the field
>     represents.
>      > Anythingother than data in a db corrupts the db.
>      >
>      >
>      > On June 22, 2012 8:42:57 PM PDT, Jaakko Helleranta.com wrote:
>      >
>      >
>      > We'd still need to figure out the protocol of the grid square
>     border areas.
>      > This was something I was pondering about with the Horn of Africa
>     mapping and
>      > couldn't come up with even an idea of a satisfying protocol.
>      > Have I missed the discussion about this?
>      > Or is this perhaps simply left for the validators?
>      >
>      > Cheers,
>      > -Jaakko
>      >
>      > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Séverin MENARD
>     <severin.menard at gmail.com <mailto:severin.menard at gmail.com>>
>      > wrote:
>      >
>      > Hmm I would say the whole task is to direct the people on a place
>     where
>      > there are needs for preparedness or crisis response and the grids
>     are made
>      > to coordinate the contributors on an achievable target, avoiding
>     duplicates
>      >
>      > Severin
>      >
>      >
>      >
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