[OSM-talk] Data Quality

[althio]

Hi John,

You can try one of the several tools proposed by Pascal Neis, that
could fulfill part of your ideas.

In particular see:
http://neis-one.org/2016/01/suspicious-osm/
http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-suspicious

and other tools of interest at:
http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/

Cheers,

-- althio


On 31 December 2016 at 00:30, john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:
> There has been some recent traffic about new users and the occasional
> problems they cause.  The recent traffic was about Pokemon.  In HOT in
> theory new users work is validated.  In practise its only when a tile is
> completed and even then most tiles aren't checked.
>
> Somewhere the number of edits and how long a mapper has been mapping are
> stored.  If we define inexperienced mappers as those who have made less than
> 20 changesets and been registered for less than a month, the exact figures
> optimum numbers need to be determined.
>
> Than is there a method whereby I can say within this boundary show me any
> edits made by "inexperienced" mappers?
>
> It reduces the need to check every changeset for an area.  I assume that
> most vandalisation is done by accounts that would be considered
> inexperienced mappers and we could gently guide the others towards the map
> features page etc.  If a mapper has a thousand changesets to their name and
> been mapping more than three months I think we can assume their mapping will
> contain fewer errors than an inexperienced mapper so there is less need to
> double check them.
>
> On the HOT side it would help catch those new mappers who don't mark a tile
> done.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks
>
> Cheerio John
>
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