[OSM-talk] Was the deletion of Null Island reasonable?

[Michael Collinson]

I don't have a rigid opinion though I do feel that if someone wants to 
know where something is then there is a didactic 
(instructive/educational) case, strong or not, for putting it in 
OpenStreetMap.

Null Island does not physically exist but then neither do boundaries and 
it could be considered a point boundary and very precisely located (as 
distinct from the Bermuda Triangle). On the other hand, tagging it as an 
island is certainly not appropriate, 'cos it ain't. So on balance, the 
buoy, the name, wikipedia and a description tag seem reasonable. Adding 
place=locality might also meet consensus; I don' see much difference 
between it and the hundreds of names dotted across the rural moorland 
areas of my homeland that cannot be associated with a precise physical 
feature.

Mike

On 2022-01-03 13:53, Phil Wyatt wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> That's a NO from me - the island doesn't exist so it should not be in OSM.
> The Buoy does exist so that should stay (whilst it is still in place)
>
> Cheers - Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emil Linus Albrecht <admin at sandschmecktgut.de>
> Sent: Monday, 3 January 2022 1:14 PM
> To: talk at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: [OSM-talk] Was the deletion of Null Island reasonable?
>
> Good evening, everyone,
>
>
> This is a little outdated, yes, but debate has just sparked in the OSM World
> Discord server about a deletion of something, some might consider the base
> of everything: Null Island (Node #9028040143).
>
>
> This has already been discussed a little on changeset #110097966, the
> creation of the Null Island node, though I feel this needs to be discussed
> more, as this can apply to other things as well.
>
>
> I personally think, fictional stuff such as Null Island should be kept:
>
> * It has a Wikipedia page
>
> * German semi-educational TV show Galileo once covered it
>
> * It is in many other datasets
>
> * We also have Node #2327750884
>
>
>
> What do you all think? Should Null Island be kept? Please, let everyone
> know!
>
> -Emil
>
>
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