On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 1:09 AM, Severin Menard <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alexander, > > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Alexander W. Janssen > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Dan S <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi Alex, >> >> Hi Dan! >> >> > 1) Yes, sometimes it's frustratingly difficult with low-res imagery to >> > know what you can contribute. I would say DEFINITELY carry on mapping >> > those big waterways you mention. In my experience, when we're trying >> > to map an unmapped area, having those landmarks in OSM's database >> > (waterways, major roads, residential areas) really helps future >> > mappers to have points of reference, even if they are approximate and >> > need refining later. >> >> OK, will continue with that. >> >> > 2) Re farmlands and forests: I sometimes draw these in, but not often. >> > I agree with you that it seems helpful to give a rough picture of the >> > landscape to expect, BUT on the other hand, I think having these >> > polygons all over can sometimes make the more important jobs harder: >> > jobs such as checking that every single building has been captured. >> > And since these landuse polygons are pretty much never requested in >> > the tasks (apart from landuse=residential which is often a crucial >> > first step), it seems the locals and the aid organisations don't >> > particularly need them. So I would suggest don't spend much time on >> > those. >> >> Ah, allright. Well, I prioritize anyway; if I'm in the mood I'll just >> draw it anyway :-) > > I would say it depends on the situation. Eg in Khartoum > (http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=12/15.7493/32.5389) I found interesting > to add the residential areas as well as the brownfields and farmlands around > or inside. Brown-fields and farmlands rather than something left blank also > say we did not miss a residential area.
Good point. The green- and brownfield topic is interesting. I'm just comited to Sierra Leone tasks and I see a lot of areas which seem to be recently fire cleared. Is there a tag for that or should we assume that this is now "greenfield" as it will be either residential or farmland later? Alex. -- The best thing about procrastinating is you can do it NOW and ANYTIME. _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
