[Talk-us] .... finding areas that are underserved

[Minh Nguyen]

On 2016-11-12 14:44, Markus Fischer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to this and the area where I live is very well mapped (probably
> due to high density of tech workers). Where do I go to start mapping
> areas that are less well mapped (me aimlessly poking at this does not
> sound like a good approach)?

The entire state of West Virginia -- no exaggeration. The original data 
imported from TIGER is badly misaligned throughout this state and rarely 
resembles the road network at all. Making matters worse, many public 
roads wind through hollows that even in the best aerial imagery are 
obscured by the surrounding mountains' shadows. Fortunately, newer TIGER 
data (available as an overlay in iD) is very good and makes it possible 
to clean up the mess.

While you're there, West Virginia's hilltop mining roads and power lines 
are much easier to trace from aerial imagery. I personally find mapping 
these features to be a good break from the stress of untangling TIGER roads.

-- 
minh at nguyen.cincinnati.oh.us