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“fluid intelligence” - The ability to find meaning in confusion and to solve new problems, independent of acquired knowledge. On Oct 25, 2018, 08:05 -0400, [email protected], wrote: > Send HOT mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of HOT digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. What's the best way for users to edit erroneous GIS data? > (Yosem Companys) > 2. Re: What's the best way for users to edit erroneous GIS data? > (Mr. Stace D Maples) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:31:14 -0700 > From: Yosem Companys <[email protected]> > To: Progressive Exchange <[email protected]>, > Liberation Technologies <[email protected]>, > [email protected], [email protected], UW Change > Group <[email protected]>, UC Berkeley Tier > <[email protected]> > Subject: [HOT] What's the best way for users to edit erroneous GIS > data? > Message-ID: > <CANhci9Hoo5WOrQKeQ8q=C8Hc4jYT-ja=1z-lq0x5wzdod6q...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi All, > > I have a technical question that I was hoping one of you could answer. > > I'm working with an organization that has a Drupal website and is doing GIS > mapping. > > The users have usernames and passwords on Drupal. They will use a data > uptake tool to upload GIS data. Should the users make a mistake, however, > we'd like to give them the option of editing or updating their data. We're > trying to figure out how to do that while protecting user privacy. > > One possibility is to use some form of authentication. I recommended using > the IETF's OAuth. Because we have a Drupal website, however, one of our > developers recommended using HybridAuth > <https://www.drupal.org/project/hybridauth> instead. > > Or, in case of a mistake, would it be easier for the user to upload the > data again and have the new entry replace the old one? > > Any best practices in this area? > > Thanks, > Yosem > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/hot/attachments/20181024/fb7db8b0/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 18:36:06 +0000 > From: "Mr. Stace D Maples" <[email protected]> > To: Yosem Companys <[email protected]>, Progressive Exchange > <[email protected]>, Liberation Technologies > <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, UW Change Group > <[email protected]>, UC Berkeley Tier > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [HOT] What's the best way for users to edit erroneous GIS > data? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Without seeing or knowing more about the workflow, I would say you should > avoid the rabbit hole of creating editing infrastructure, and use the > re-upload and overwrite method. > > In F,L&T, > Stace Maples > Geospatial Manager > Stanford Geospatial Center > @mapninja > G+, Skype, Hangout: stacey.maples > 214.641.0920 > Find GeoData: > https://earthworks.stanford.edu<https://earthworks.stanford.edu/> > Get GeoHelp: https://gis.stanford.edu/ > stanfordgis Listserv: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/stanfordgis > > "I have a map of the United States... actual size. > It says, "Scale: 1 mile = 1 mile." > I spent last summer folding it." > -Steven Wright- > > > From: Yosem Companys <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 11:32 AM > To: Progressive Exchange <[email protected]>, Liberation > Technologies <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, UW Change Group > <[email protected]>, UC Berkeley Tier <[email protected]> > Subject: [HOT] What's the best way for users to edit erroneous GIS data? > > Hi All, > > I have a technical question that I was hoping one of you could answer. > > I'm working with an organization that has a Drupal website and is doing GIS > mapping. > > The users have usernames and passwords on Drupal. They will use a data uptake > tool to upload GIS data. Should the users make a mistake, however, we'd like > to give them the option of editing or updating their data. We're trying to > figure out how to do that while protecting user privacy. > > One possibility is to use some form of authentication. I recommended using > the IETF's OAuth. Because we have a Drupal website, however, one of our > developers recommended using > HybridAuth<https://www.drupal.org/project/hybridauth> instead. > > Or, in case of a mistake, would it be easier for the user to upload the data > again and have the new entry replace the old one? > > Any best practices in this area? > > Thanks, > Yosem > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/hot/attachments/20181024/6dcd50e4/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > ------------------------------ > > End of HOT Digest, Vol 104, Issue 15 > ************************************
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