[OSM-talk-be] Missing Maps, in Belgium

[Marc Gemis]

Thanks Jonathan for setting up the server.

I have been thinking about projects, but the ones I can come up with
are better suited for Maproulette:
- direction tag to give_way and stop signs
- adding missing wikipedia/wikidata tags

the second one could be done with a task manager (especially in
combination with the JOSM wikipedia plugin), but as soon as new source
data becomes available, tiles should be marked as not-done. This is
easier/better handled by a Maproulette challenge. But both are really
armchair mapping projects.

As for Joost's suggestion for mapping shops in a town. Depending on
the data source, it might add too much out-of-date data. I fear that
armchair mappers will blindly copy the data without cross referencing
other sources that indicate that the shop was closed/moved. Using up
to date photo's from OpenStreetView or Mapillary could overcome this
problem, when the mapper is willing to spend enough time and does want
to be the mapper that finishes most tiles in the shortest period.

regards

m



On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 6:26 PM, joost schouppe <joost.schouppe at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It's been on our wishlist for a very long time, and thanks to Jonathan
> Belien, we now have it: a Belgian tasking manager!
>
> Here's an example task [1] ; not Missing Maps Wallonia, but Missing Maps
> Halle. Just showcasing what is easily possible: a specific task for a
> certain area, clear instructions about what we want done, and some sources
> which load straight to JOSM or iD (not Potlatch :)
>
> This is just an example, but there are lots of possibilities!
>
> * Something similar with the Slow Roads inventory
> * mapping buildings in residential areas in Wallonia (you can use polygons
> instead of squares to define a task)
> * map all the shops in a part of town (we could use statistical sectors
> there)
>
> If you have been working on something, and would like some outside help - or
> just keep track of your project - just suggest a task here or on our Trello
> [2].
>
>
> [1]: https://tasks.osm.be/project/2
> [2]: https://trello.com/b/VAMdaGsp/openstreetmap-belgium
>
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