[OSM-talk] problem with HOT mapping in Niger
John Whelan
jwhelan0112 at gmail.com
Mon May 10 12:36:05 UTC 2021
I like the idea of simplified instructions for beginners so just adding
something like "Please do not change any existing highway tags" should
work well.
I have noticed HOT Mapping is getting better over time.
Cheerio John
Pete Masters wrote on 5/10/2021 3:32 AM:
> Hi John and all, good catch - thanks for raising this!
>
> I flagged with the project originator (CartONG) and sent them a link
> to this thread - they have already responded and are going to check
> out the situation now.
>
> There is indeed compulsory onboarding / training for all groups
> wishing to manage projects in the tasking manager... But, in this
> case, CartONG have been building and managing good quality projects
> for 5+ years, so I don't think it's down to lack of experience or care.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pete
>
> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 4:22 AM Martin Koppenhoefer
> <dieterdreist at gmail.com <mailto:dieterdreist at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
> sent from a phone
>
> > On 9 May 2021, at 23:55, John Whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com
> <mailto:jwhelan0112 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > The instructions are in many ways fine if it applied to new
> highway that were mapped as part of the project.
>
>
> +1
> Highway classification in areas you do not know well is quite
> difficult, it may make sense for new roads to guess a class, but
> the instructions should mention and put emphasis that you
> shouldn’t change existing (possibly tagged with local knowledge)
> highways unless you are familiar with the place on the ground.
>
> Cheers Martin
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