[Talk-ca] Map Feedback - Canada

[James]

Ottawa addresses were from city, and was quite the adventure at that....

My only concern was if they dump POIs but mappers have already some
there(some newer than others) and how they will proceed with the conflation
of the POIs with TomToms data

On Mon, May 22, 2023, 5:31 PM john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I suggest you don't touch addresses within Ottawa.  I'm fairly certain the
> source was city of Ottawa.
>
> Thanks John
>
> On Mon, May 22, 2023, 17:25 David Salmon <David.Salmon at tomtom.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Canada OSM community,
>>
>> In TomTom’s endeavor to improve OSM, we plan to conduct edits based on
>> user input and feedback. This activity is the result of checking if
>> feedback received for the TomTom map is also valid for OSM. Note that,
>> starting with a small number of tasks, we will only perform edits if they
>> add value to the OSM map, do not conflict with any recent edits made by the
>> community, and are supported by a local source.
>>
>> In the absence of credible source material, we will reach out to the
>> local community for guidance. We expect to start with editing POIs, land
>> use, addresses, highways, and potentially water features during this
>> activity. Over time, we will evaluate more feedback and expand to other
>> features.
>>
>> You can refer to *our Canada GitHub issue**
>> (https://github.com/tomtom-international/open-data/issues/3
>> <https://github.com/tomtom-international/open-data/issues/3>) **under**
>> ‘Edits based on map feedback*’ for further details regarding the types
>> of expected edits. The MapRoulette challenge used for these edits will be
>> accessible only for our editing team as it could contain confidential
>> information.
>>
>> Along with the #tomtom hashtag that accompanies every TomTom edit in OSM,
>> we will also add the *#tt_mapfeedback* to the changeset if it is an
>> incidental edit resulting from user feedback. We anticipate to start
>> editing for this activity within Canada in about 2 weeks, approximately on
>> June 6, 2023.
>>
>> As we progress, we will take into account any feedback we receive. Please
>> reach out to me if you have any thoughts or questions about this upcoming
>> activity.
>>
>> Thanks and have a great week!
>>
>> David
>>
>> TomTom Community & Partnerships
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