[Talk-GB] Tagging of private parking in gardens

[Warin]

On 6/1/23 05:46, David Woolley wrote:
> On 05/01/2023 18:36, Mark Goodge wrote:
>> I'm not at all sure that this level of mapping is desirable. For a 
>> start, it isn't sustainable - nobody can keep up with all the 
>> possible changes
>
> I'm afraid that is is a general problem with OSM.  In particular there 
> is a strong bias to mapping new, as against maintaining, and some 
> mapping targets are basically one man projects.
>
> One example is that there is someone who paid flying visits to some, 
> but not all, shopping streets, near me, took photographs, and mapped 
> quite a bit of detail, without making arrangements for recording new 
> tenants and name changes, or providing complete coverage of all the 
> local shopping areas.
>
>
>

People do die, move away, take up other pastimes.. expecting someone to 
maintain something for ever more is unrealistic. Does that  mean the map 
should be left blank? Or is the attitude of the 'waiting for life on the 
current planet to evolve, civilizations to arise, and manufacturers to 
provide the lemon-scented napkins ' (Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy) 
to be considered? OSM has HOT contributors who make their contribution 
and then most of them leave, HOT maintenance is negligible.

While 'old data' may become outdated is that not better than a blank 
page? If someone comes across a change and cares about it then they can 
change it .. and possibly OSM gains a new mapper... People care about 
roads to a very large degree .. thus roads are kept up to date.