[talk-ph] mega-micro-detail or even coverage?

[ianlopez]

I'm also guilty of that.

Admissions aside, I think that we should have a tier/level for a more even coverage

Tier/Level1: Major highways, large rivers

Tier/Level2: Minor highways, enclosed waterways (lakes, lagoons)

Tier/Level3: Buildings, landuse, small rivers and streams

Tier/Level4: POI's (amenities and shops)

Tier/Level 5: Picnic tables, individual trees, wastebaskets, lamp posts

Example: If one mapper in a certain area maps at least 60-70% of elements needed in Tier/Level1, he can go on to mapping 60-70% of elements needed in Tier/Level 2, and so on. It doesn't mean that  everyone has to follow it, but at least we have some guide/idea on what to map first.


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From: maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>
To: osm-ph <talk-ph at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 3:15 PM
Subject: [talk-ph] mega-micro-detail or even coverage?

Hi,

A very interesting talk by Harry Wood last SOTM2011 (I was on the
other room presenting State of the PH during that time).  Blog and
link to videos and slides here:
http://www.harrywood.co.uk/blog/2011/10/10/sotm-talk/

The main message is that while some areas are getting enormous level
of detail the coverage seems to be very uneven (slides 43 onwards).  I
think this is happening in some areas in the Philippine map.
Some mappers are doing micro-detail mapping (I'm guilty myself) while
in other places, data is barely updated if updated at all.
Micro-detail mapping is good but it is very difficult for new mapper s
to contribute to these areas leaving the impression that is is already
complete.

Should we go for detail or even coverage?  Where do we draw the line?

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maning
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