[Talk-us-massachusetts] Should we delete source, attribution & massgis:way_id from massgis highway import?

[Alan & Ruth Bragg]

When highways were imported from the Mass GIS database they included three
tags that are of no importance.


   - source (both ways & nodes are tagged)
   - attribution (both ways & nodes are tagged)
   - massgis:way_id (only the way is tagged)

These artifact tags are a burden


   - Increasing the size of the database.
   - Increase the length of the JOSM "Tag/Membership" window enough to
   require the user to frequently scroll or re-size the window.
   - The massgis:way_id adds an additional step when combining road
   segments. (id's must be deleted or combined)

The data should only be deleted for users:


   - "MassGIS Import" MassGIS Import is the user id for the original import.
   - "NE2" (inactive since 2013)

NE2 Five years ago edited 4,150 ways. The changeset comments were:

   - correct maxspeed tags from MassGIS import to use mph rather than km/h
   - replace bogus names like "Unnamed Road" with noname=yes

This preserves the id of the person who did the most recent edit as seen in
edit history (JOSM Ctrl-H)


I suggest these updates be preformed by the user:"MassGIS Import" if
someone has the password.

   - They could be preformed by someone clever with scripts.
   - They could be done peace-meal county by county or town by town as
   follows


The Peace-meal Process

In overpass-turbo using the wizard query.


   - (user:"MassGIS Import" or user:NE2) and type:way and
   highway=residential in "Massachusetts"
   - Select Export
   - Select JOSM

In JOSM


   - Selection Menu - Select All
   - Tags/Membership window, delete tags source, attribution &
   massgis:way_id
   - Selection Menu - Select All Way Nodes
   - Tags/Membership window, delete Keys source, attribution
   - File menu - Upload Data
   - Upload Window "Provide brief comment...." insert "Deleting legacy
   massgis tags from original imported data.
   - Source Window "Turbo-Overpass query (user:"MassGIS Import" or user:NE2)
   and type:way and highway=residential in "Massachusetts"
   - Upload

I volunteer to do the peace-meal if there are no script writers with time
available.
Current users could change the overpass query and update their own data
thus retaining their edit history.

Please comment.
What have I overlooked?
Was NE2 the only person making a mass edit?

Alan
51 Hancock St
Bedford MA 10730
339-545-1737 mobile
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