[OSM-talk] South Sudan: Update border from DoS data

[Steve Doerr]

Just a thought: how about simply mapping each country's border so as to 
include the disputed area?

Steve


On 31/10/2011 10:33, Michael Krämer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> in a post [1] by Mikel end of September he proposed to use the data 
> from US Department of State to update the border of South Sudan.
>
> As the dataset look pretty accurate compared to natural features I 
> have already started using it.
>
> After noticing that the border of South Sudan is not updated yet I 
> would volunteer to do so. Unfortunately this raises the question of 
> the disputed area of Kafia Kingi in the west: The current border in 
> OSM attributes this area to Sudan, the DoS dataset to South Sudan, not 
> even indicating a dispute. There seems to be some uncertainty on where 
> the border should be (cf. [2]). Google Maps/Earth show both borders as 
> disputed.
>
> So I would like to bring up the question here, which border to use. 
> From what I found in the list and wiki the current border in OSM has 
> not necessarily based on detailed consideration but basicallay what 
> had been available at the time.
> Personally I would tend to use the DoS border, but I'm definetly not 
> an expert on neither South Sudan nor international borders.
>
> Michael
>
> [1] 
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2011-September/060226.html
> [2] 
> http://ogleearth.com/2011/07/mapping-south-sudans-northern-border-not-so-fast/
>
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