[OSM-talk] replace some obviously mistaken surface values by their clear intended meaning

[Zeke Farwell]

sounds good to me

On Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 1:17 PM john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds wonderful.
>
> John
>
> On Sat, Feb 11, 2023, 12:49 Mateusz Konieczny via talk <
> talk at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>
>> I propose to replace following surface tags by doing an automated edit:
>>
>> obvious typos:
>>
>> `surface=paving stones` → `surface=paving_stones`
>> `surface=Paving_stones` → `surface=paving_stones`
>> `surface=paving_stones:` → `surface=paving_stones`
>>
>> different form than standard surface value:
>>
>> `surface=wooden` → `surface=wood`
>> `surface=cobblestones` → `surface=cobblestone`
>>
>> Polish name to English one:
>>
>> `surface=żwirowa` → `surface=gravel`
>> `surface=kostka` → `surface=paving_stones`
>> `surface=gruntowa` → `surface=unpaved`
>>
>> English vs very close to English but actually different:
>>
>> `surface=asfalt` → `surface=asphalt`
>>
>> Edit would be automatic, rerun from time to time, split into small
>> changeset by geographic areas and run by
>>
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Mateusz%20Konieczny%20-%20bot%20account/history%20bot%20account
>>
>> Why it is useful? It helps newbies to avoid becoming confused. It
>> protects against such values becoming established. Without drudgery
>> that would be required from the manual cleanup. It also makes easier to
>> add missing surface= values
>>
>> Why automatic edit? I have a massive queue (in thousands and tens of
>> thousands) of automatically detectable issues which are not reported by
>> mainstream validators, require fixes and fix requires review or
>> complete manual cleanup.
>>
>> There is no point in manual drudgery here, with values completely useless.
>>
>> This values here do NOT require manual overview. If this cases will
>> turn out to be an useful signal of invalid editing than I will remain
>> reviewing nearby areas where bot edited.
>>
>> And I fixed some manually and they were not a great sign of a problematic
>> data.
>>
>> Yes, bot edit WILL cause objects to be edited. Nevertheless, as result
>> map data quality will improve.
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