[OSM-talk] Element on OSM which don't exist in real life

[Sebastian Arcus]

On 02/12/13 19:32, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 02.12.2013 20:12, Sebastian Arcus wrote:
>> First off, I hope this is the right place to ask mapping questions -
>> otherwise could you suggest the best mailing list please.
> There's also a talk-us list if you have questions specific to the US of
> A. But talk is just fine. We can use a diversion.
>
>> I am doing some mapping along the Interstate 5 in California based on my
>> own notes and data collected. What I keep on finding is elements on OSM
>> which don't seem to exist in reality. For example:
> Your editor might allow you to inspect an object's author(s) and
> history, or if not, you can go to the web site, zoom in, and activate
> the data layer. With that I could see that the roads you mention have
> been imported from the TIGER data set 6 years ago and not touched since.
> This means that anything you gather from an aerial image or even
> personal survey surely trumps that data!
>
> Had the research turned up that a mapper edited these roads just weeks
> or months ago, potentially even indicating they did a survey, then it
> would be in order to contact that person and discuss the issue. But not
> with a 6 year old data import.
>
> Same but different for the "Kettleman Station" node, this has been
> imported 5 years ago from a GNIS data set and deserves no more respect
> than the rest - if there's nobody living there then it's likely not a
> hamlet.
Thank Frederik. I'm actually working in JOSM, and I've spotted those 
import tags - but as I still feel like a newbie when it comes to all 
things OSM, I thought I'd check with the community so that I don't do 
something silly.