[OSM-talk] correcting/helping inexperienced mappers

[Joseph Reeves]

> - show them keepright.ipax.at

And http://matt.dev.openstreetmap.org/dupe_nodes/



On 2 July 2010 12:41, Maarten Deen <mdeen at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 07:30:11 -0400, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com>
> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Robin Paulson <robin.paulson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> there's a mapper near me, who's very active adding data.
>>>
>>> the problem is, he's making a lot of mistakes, such as roads not
>>> joining correctly at junctions, bridges drawn as a separate parallel
>>> line to the highway they should relate to, and other fairly
>>> unambiguous errors.
>>
>> In addition to the great suggestions from others:
>> - point them at any local OSM meeting calendar / schedule.
>> - start that local meeting calendar or schedule if required. Talking
>> face to face and coaching while they use their computer is helpful.
>> - offer a story about how you discovered that zooming in and using
>> "use thin lines" in PL1 helped you avoid broken junctions.
>
> - recruit them in your local militant "no to Potlatch!" group ;)
> - show them keepright.ipax.at
>
> Maarten
>
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