[OSM-talk] OSM status POIs

[Martin Norbäck]

When I have seen unmapped roads, I've put a small stub and on the end
node of that stub I've put "todo=continues" as a tag.
What would be great was if this tag (or another one like it) could be
rendered on the map with ellipsis or whatever. That helps both the
mapper, who then knows where to start mapping, and a user, who then
knows that there is a road there that at least leads somewhere.

Another good tag would be "todo=estimated" for roads that are not
properly surveyed, but only estimated. I'm hesitant to put these kinds
of roads in because it could be confusing, but if they would be
clearly marked as estimated then they have a potential value. A road
user does not necessarily need to know exactly how a road curves, most
of the time it's sufficient to see where the road leads.

The tag names are just examples, I'm don't care what the actual tag
name would be.

/Martin

> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:34:24 +0200
> From: Morten Kjeldgaard <mok at bioxray.au.dk>
> Subject: [OSM-talk] OSM status POIs?
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> I realized when mapping today that it would be very useful to have a
> set of OSM status POIs that you could use to mark the status of the
> mapping at certain places.
>
> I find I sometimes have to skip roads, tracks or paths, because I am
> too tired, don't have time, or that I'm going at good speed downhill
> and don't want to stop. I've tried to make mental notes to return and
> map those missing roads at a later time but as time goes by, you tend
> to forget.
>
> It would be very useful to have a POI saying for example "unmapped
> highway/path etc. starts here". Then you could check out and select
> those points in your area, and they would serve as a reminder to you
> (or others coming along) that there's something here not yet mapped.
>
> These POIs would also serve as "bite-size" mapping projects if you're
> looking for quick things to do in your area.
>
> I guess there are other instances where an OSM status POIs would be
> useful.
>
> Cheers,
> Morten