[OSM-legal-talk] Non-existant streets

Elizabeth Dodd edodd at billiau.net
Wed Aug 12 11:15:48 BST 2009


On Wed, 12 Aug 2009, Emilie Laffray wrote:
> Yes, there is a way. You simply need to go to the area.
> More seriously, I don't see the point of this question since all data that
> we are supposed to collect are based on facts that we collected. Seeing
> streets that don't exist should not be a problem in the first place. The
> problem arises when you actually look at other map providers, which is what
> we absolutely don't want in the first place.
>
> Emilie Laffray
can i express this problem more clearly

we are a very small number of mappers covering a very large area.
most proprietary maps contain lines drawn randomly across the map claiming to 
be roads.
when planning a route between two towns
we study the proprietary maps, study OSM and pick a route to cover roads not 
yet mapped - or just traced off landsat
so it is really very annoying to be looking for a road which doesn't exist 
except on paper. the road reserve may exist but it could be completely 
overgrown with trees, or be impassable with natural features - a cliff, a 
water feature

and its even more annoying to be caught the next time.

we are considering marking roads as impassable, having a "barrier" to their 
use or similar markers which may not ever be rendered but would mark the 
problem in the database 








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