[OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 09/02/2015 02:22 AM, Russ Nelson wrote:
> I think Bryce's observation lays this issue to rest. No, you should
> not delete railways you cannot see, because they might still exist in
> the property lines,

Mapping property lines in OSM isn't something I think makes sense. There
are reasons why we don't map land parcels.

The strength of OSM lies in verifiability, just like (one of) the
strength(s) of Open Source software is that anyone can look a the code
and check it.

Invisible property lines have to place in OSM because they cannot be
easily verified and therefore they will never come close to the
reliability that OSM has in other areas.

Unless marked by fences, signs, or other verifiable means, property
lines should not be in OSM.

Bye
Frederik

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