[OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

[David Fawcett]

I am interested in this concept/project.



On Nov 28, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Martijn van Exel <m at rtijn.org> wrote:

> On that matter -- I've been working on an idea for a GNIS microtasking
> platform. What it would do is:
> 
> * Show a random non-improved GNIS point in your neighborhood - name + map
> * Allow you to 1) drag the point to the correct location, 2) flag it
> as no longer existing or 3) flag it as incorrect name.
> * The collected improvements would be pushed to OpenStreetBugs or
> something similar.
> 
> I already have a skeleton app but wanted to get some feedback on the
> idea before I move forward. Anyone interested in helping develop this?
> Ideally it would be adaptable to any point data imports that need
> similar cleanup.
> 
> Martijn
> 
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Greg Troxel <gdt at ir.bbn.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> writes:
>> 
>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Ian <ian.dees at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> FYI: Most of the information present on USGS Topo Maps should already be
>>>> present on the map due to an import of the GNIS dataset a couple years ago.
>>> 
>>> And fixing that import so that the GNIS points are better aligned by
>>> your local knowledge is very welcome!
>> 
>> Agreed - most of the GNIS points need more position accuracy.
>> 
>> But, USGS Topos != GNIS.  On the USGS topos I have, the POIs such as
>> churches, cemeteries, schools, libraries, etc. are positioned very
>> accurately.  GNIS is clearly a different dataset.
>> 
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