[OSM-talk] Is edit adding private dataset created specially for OSM considered an import or not?

[Mateusz Konieczny]

Feb 3, 2021, 16:45 by halleuxc at gmail.com:

> To the initial question Mateusz rose:
> In the DRC, there are a number of mappers that collect ground data using smartphones or GPS devices for weeks or months.Their data is usually then uploaded "in bulk" at their return.It can happen because of a lack of access to adequate editing tools, network coverage to edit OSM or because he/she was waiting for some level of confirmation (for instance when working on boundaries) from neighbouring entities before uploading the data. So far, OSM DRC has not considered this kind of bulk integration of survey data as being an import or requiring any additional documentation, unless the data was old or had been collected by mappers not involved in the OSM editing process.
>
It would help a lot if that would be mentioned in changeset comment/descriptions.

"adding landcover #UNGSC #UniteMaps #MONUSCO #BUTEMBO WEST-E029N00_13"
hashtags="#UNGSC;#UniteMaps;#MONUSCO;#BUTEMBO"
source=UNIS

and adding data in bulk looks exactly like an import 

Linking in changeset description Organised Editing page with explanation would also help
(and is required by https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Organised_Editing_Guidelines )

Organised Editing Guidelines also mandate documenting
"any non-standard tools and data sources used, and their usage conditions"
And so far sole documentation of UNIS stated as source in that edit is what I added at
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UNIS (what is h


> Regarding the organized editing of landuse in Eastern DRC targeted here, the Unite Mappers have been in touch with OSM DRC multiple times since the beginning of this activity while producing a lot of wiki content, so I wouldn't call it "undiscussed".
> FYI since there are actually OSM contributors taking part in a HOT project that have just returned from surveying some of these digitized rural areas with the local community, a new discussion on this subject was already being planned between the local mappers involved and the remote landuse team. This should help clarify potential improvements of the interpretation of the local context based on the imagery. 
>
Great! Though please, please mention that in changeset comments. Otherwise there is no
chance at all to distinguish copryright-violating or undiscussed import from edit like this one.
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