[OSM-newbies] AussiePaul (newbie) mapping problems

[Richard Weait]

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 6:32 AM, Paul <pauljennymatt at netspace.net.au> wrote:

>  Hi, I'm new here and have been trying to learn.
>

Welcome! And well done.


> I live in the small township of Ripley. It is a part of Ipswich, QLD.
>
> The streets in my area were marked on the map but not named. I named them.
> Successfully!!!
>

Very nice.  On the ground surveys, of places that are intimately familiar
make for the best, richest data.  Well done.  Adding the postbox, telephone
and grocery, are details that add to the character of your neighbourhood.
Perhaps you'll add the name of the convenience store?  That small-business
owner may never have been on a map before.  Perhaps print a copy and give it
to them?

Consider adding more details.  Are there footpaths or bike trails in the
park?

Along Ripley, to the Northwest, there is an unnamed road, before the
roundabout.  Is that a road or a driveway?  There appears to be a dirt road
east of Fischer, near the speed limit change; driveway or road?  You can
fill in details, like
highway=service
service=driveway
for driveways, and business names and street addresses that really fill-in
an area.

Welcome again, and enjoy!
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