[Talk-us] Changing Data Attribution

[Josh Kraayenbrink]

This is in relation to Lars' question with attribution on nodes and ways.

I have been thinking, possibly incorrectly, about attribution on data. The
Tiger import was great, but as you all know, not perfectly accurate. I have
been "reviewing" and almost all roads, ways, etc that have been imported in
my area are now corrected. The problem comes in the ways we review this
imported data. If I go around and get .gpx traces and use that to move the
imported roads and mark the road as reviewed, is it really still to be
attributed to the Tiger import, or does the source/attribution actually
change to my trace? And what about a trace of aerial photography, make a
difference? I do believe attributing the data to Tiger is no longer
accurate, but not one hundred percent

On top of that, do I delete the current data and create a new, more accurate
piece of data in its place, or simply move the Tiger data and change the
attribution. While this makes absolutely no difference to the current state
of the map, it does make a difference for the history of the data. Is my
data actually a newer improved version of the Tiger data, or is it a new
piece of data?

This does not just apply to Tiger data either. If you map something, but I
edit or move it, where does the attribution lie in this? Just something I
have been scratching my head on as I have picked up my mapping
and actually getting in the field as of late. Curious on the trains of
thought or consensus on this.
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