[HOT] a more extreme HOT task manager

[David Schmitt]

Hi Laurent,

On 2013-06-30 11:30, Laurent Savaëte wrote:
> Wouldn't it be possible to make that whole process more seamless, and
> therefore get a much wider group of online mappers to help?
> If the task manager auto-assigned me a very limited task, say trace
> roads in a square 50x50m, using iD or a simplified version of it, we'd
> be bordering on microtasking.
> I would imagine the person requesting the mapping could define their
> needs (e.g. roads and buildings, or water streams, or collapsed
> buildings), set the log message for all edits done through the UI. All
> edits are then done through the web/iD so that micromappers only have to
> login and trace. If given a job like "trace all buildings in this
> square", they don't even need to tag anything, because the requester
> already defined the tags they need.
> Basically, the essence of the idea is to take everything the computer
> can take care of off the user's plate.
> Since the job would take about a minute, it would become a lot easier
> and less technical for a wider crowd to join and help.
> And let's dream a bit, with a bit of social media magic, maybe maps
> could be drawn in a few hours!

Your idea sounds very intriguing. It would require multiple passes for 
many current tasks, one for each object type. And after the base-map is 
built, it would need another pass to accumulate the more detailed 
attributes like road conditions.




Regards, David