[Talk-GB] Edits being made by a National Trust GIS team member

[Dave F]

Question to all: Are there other GIS members of the NT contributing to OSM?


On 12/02/2023 17:21, Jez Nicholson wrote:
> I for one and extremely proud to have an organisation on the level of 
> the National Trust using OSM. It is a huge stamp of approval for our 
> project

Great, I suppose, but unsure how that improves the quality of the OSM 
database.

> over other *ahem* national mapping providers.

Irrelevant to the problem.

>
> They engaged here a number of times, talked with OSMUK,

How? Where? It doesn't appears to have borne fruit.

> and presented at State of the Map. COVID lockdown slowed momentum but 
> now they are reinvigorated.

Again, irrelevant.

>
> Their rangers are being introduced to mapping through some shared 
> guidelines, but, like all individuals, they will occasionally make 
> mistakes or even not map as you would.

If it were an "individual occasionally making mistakes" I wouldn't have 
posted.

The NT are meant to be a *professional* organisation. A *GIS* team 
member should have at least the /basic/ comprehension of cartography. I 
can't speak for all of the NT employee's contributions, but the 
changeset I mentioned has gone beyond the realms of newbie accidental 
changes into concerted, deliberate changes - PROWs were knowingly removed.

> They've looked at path mapping in detail and will take on board any 
> comments and adjust accordingly.

How do you know that? Has someone from the NT GIS team been in contact 
with you, or are you a GIS team member?

>
> As you all know, there is never a perfect set of OSM tags and the 
> world gets messier the closer you look at it.

Again the amendments go beyond that.

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I want to spend my OSM time contributing improvements to the OSM 
database, not chasing up contributors who really should know better.

DaveF