[OSM-talk] Detrimental validation software

[Maarten Deen]

On 2014-10-16 18:04, Yves wrote:
> Because its the purpose of this particular software.

Not wanting to diminish this search, but why would you show an error 
"roads not connected" when they are connected? What is the rationale 
behind flagging this as a possible error?

Regards,
Maarten

> On 16 octobre 2014 17:10:03 UTC+02:00, Maarten Deen <mdeen at xs4all.nl>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 2014-10-16 15:43, SomeoneElse wrote:
>> On 16/10/2014 14:28, Maarten Deen wrote:
>> On 2014-10-16 15:15, Dave F. wrote:
>> 
>> I had a footpath between them.
>> 
>> So the problem is also that the check is wrong. Apperantly it looks
>> at
>> major roads that are apart, but doesn't see that they are connected
>> by
>> another road.
>> IMHO these cases should not be shown at all.
> 
>  Quite possibly, but as (Andrew Buck has already said) what really
>  happened here is that a mapper made a mistake.
> 
> But he would not have been led there if it wasn't pointed out as an
> error.
> 
>> It's not a software
>> problem so much as a human one
> 
> I beg to differ. The roads were connected. Why show an error "two
> roads
> are not connected" when there is a connection.
> 
> Regards,
> Maarten
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