[OSM-talk] On the ground rule on the wiki

[Ian Dees]

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Gustav Foseid <gustavf at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Ian Dees <ian.dees at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> No borders? No national parks? No nature reserves? No voltage on power
>>> lines? No named farms (unless the owner puts up a sign)? No names for peaks?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Except for borders, all of those things are verifiable on the ground. I
>> think that is Frederik's point.
>>
>
> How do you, on the ground, verify the name of a farm?


You ask the owner.


> How do, on the ground, you verify the name of a peak?


You look at the sign. Talk to the hikers you passed on the way up with your
GPS.


> How do you, on the ground, verify a national park or nature reserve?
>

It sounds like you're talking about the border of the park or reserve. As
has been said before, borders probably don't belong in OSM. The name of a
park is probably verifiable though.


>
> All of these things might be properly marked with signs where you are, but
> they certainly are not everywhere.
>
>
If they are not marked, how do the locals know what and where they are?
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