[Tagging] Micronations

[Sergio Manzi]

The thing is quite obviously fruit of immagination, creativity, and/or delusion: there surely isn't out there such a concoction of toll booths (/many of them/), bunkers, town halls, dams, towers, campgrounds, etc.

The creator's name too, "landhahaha", is also an hint for a probable vandalism.

But, yes, "there is /something/ out there": Google too report the existence of a "Pitchfork Union" POI [1] [2].  I really don't know what that could be. My bet is on some kind of elaborate prank, maybe even something funny, but again I'm ready to bet that those detailed micronation's features are not to be found on the ground.

And that concerns me a lot, because it is really hard not thinking what implications events like this can have on the reliable availability of OSM data/services.

Sergio


[1] https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pitchfork+Union/@38.0057611,-87.6230528,17.47z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8871d5133156772d:0xb52e4939112ac99d!2sEvansville,+IN,+USA!3b1!8m2!3d37.9715592!4d-87.5710898!3m4!1s0x8871d3a41e3edbcb:0x36d89880f9e4b0c6!8m2!3d38.0055153!4d-87.6223733?hl=en

[2] https://www.google.com/maps/@38.0053737,-87.6226287,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNc0Cno_lNKO_O8oyna_8ihGVTkuy_RQoo1oceA!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNc0Cno_lNKO_O8oyna_8ihGVTkuy_RQoo1oceA%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi2.3155072-ya316.65625-ro1.7720242-fo100!7i5376!8i2688?hl=en


On 2019-02-09 18:28, ael via Tagging wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 09, 2019 at 06:20:11PM +1100, Warin wrote:
>> On 09/02/19 16:18, Mark Wagner wrote:
>>> On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 10:54:16 +1000
>>> Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefitz1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/653287455#map=15/38.0034/-87.6183
>> In this case they have been mapped as a 'residential area' with that name ...
>> The basic question is ... is that area residential?
> But note the user name: it does suggest vandalism.
>
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