[talk-au] Murray River mapping by a newby?

[Sebastian S.]

Hi Ian,
A warm Welcome from me too. The fact that you reach out before you start editing is a good thing.
Similar Ed I can't comment on your particular question but this is certainly the right place to seek advice for questions.
I myself stay away from complex large relations.

On 8 April 2020 8:20:19 pm AEST, Edoardo Neerhut <ed at mapillary.com> wrote:
>I'm not the best to provide advice here Ian, so I'll wait for others to
>chime in, but I just want to say welcome!
>
>This is an excellent introductory email and I am sure everyone will
>appreciate your considered approach to editing in OpenStreetMap and
>your
>enthusiasm to help.
>
>On Wed, 8 Apr 2020 at 19:32, Little Maps <mapslittle at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone, I’m Ian, I’m new to this group and pretty new to OSM.
>> Being stuck inside for the foreseeable future, I’m keen to do
>something
>> useful.
>>
>> I live on the Murray River and have noticed that many sections of the
>> river along the NSW-Vic border could benefit from some extra work. In
>lots
>> of places, the boundaries of the river, local government areas,
>reserves
>> and tree cover are all mapped differently, creating a mess of
>intertwining
>> boundaries. I hope I’m not offending anyone who has done great work
>on the
>> river in the past.
>>
>> I’ve got a lot of time on my hands and am happy to try to improve the
>> mapping, taking on small chunks at a time. (I imagine it’s an
>enormous job
>> to do it all.) However I realise that it would be easy to stuff up a
>lot of
>> adjoining relationships so am keen to solicit advice from this sage
>group.
>>
>> Is this a task you think worthy of working on? Is it something that
>can be
>> done by a relative newby? (I worked as a research scientist for 25
>years
>> before I retired, but not in spatial sciences, so I’m used to working
>> accurately and methodically on big projects). More to the point, if
>the
>> task is worthwhile, is it possible to invite a mentor or two to
>provide
>> advice and feedback on techniques and results before I make any big
>> changes, so the results reach your high standards?
>>
>> Thanks very much for your interest, I look forward to your feedback.
>Best
>> wishes and stay healthy. Cheers Ian
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