Re: [HOT] Could we get more out of our mappers by asking for less?

2017-02-27 Thread Blake Girardot HOT/OSM
On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Jo wrote: > If you use 'w' in JOSM there is hardly ever a need to delete user's > contributions. It's really easy to drag the corners where they need to be, > then finish of with 'q' to square the building. > > Polyglot This is a good tip, I

Re: [HOT] Could we get more out of our mappers by asking for less?

2017-02-27 Thread Jo
If you use 'w' in JOSM there is hardly ever a need to delete user's contributions. It's really easy to drag the corners where they need to be, then finish of with 'q' to square the building. Same goes for highways (Ctrl-left mouse button to add nodes where needed). Truly nifty that improve way

Re: [HOT] Could we get more out of our mappers by asking for less?

2017-02-26 Thread Russell Deffner
On this topic, there has been concern over validators doing so much deletion of recently mapped objects. This triggers a few monitoring sites that watch for 'suspicious changesets'; it doesn't mean much in the immediate, but thinking longer term for the OSM project, those algorithms could be

Re: [HOT] Could we get more out of our mappers by asking for less?

2017-02-26 Thread Andrew Buck
> I think this is a different conversation, I would prefer mappers take a > little more time and care, some buildings I've seen mapped have little > relationship to the size or shape of the building. > > Cheerio John I agree on this. Especially with respect to buildings. Roads are fairly easy

Re: [HOT] Could we get more out of our mappers by asking for less?

2017-02-26 Thread john whelan
> I would switch it: Map buildings (and maybe residential areas) first and then roads. Buildings or residential areas help mapping roads (if a road is a track or unclassified) while roads are no help when mapping buildings. I would agree that mapping highways without settlements is more

Re: [HOT] Could we get more out of our mappers by asking for less?

2017-02-26 Thread john whelan
>The one caution I would suggest is that "If something is worth mapping it is worth mapping correctly". Here in Ethiopia I have spent a lot of time adding nodes to roads that were digitized at a coarse scale. Mapping quickly doesn't have to be done crudely. There is no troupe of magic mapping

Re: [HOT] Could we get more out of our mappers by asking for less?

2017-02-26 Thread Florian Niel
I would switch it: Map buildings (and maybe residential areas) first and then roads. Buildings or residential areas help mapping roads (if a road is a track or unclassified) while roads are no help when mapping buildings. Am 26.02.2017 um 03:36 schrieb Vao Matua: John, I think there is merit

Re: [HOT] Could we get more out of our mappers by asking for less?

2017-02-25 Thread Vao Matua
John, I think there is merit to what you are saying. The one caution I would suggest is that "If something is worth mapping it is worth mapping correctly". Here in Ethiopia I have spent a lot of time adding nodes to roads that were digitized at a coarse scale. Mapping quickly doesn't have to

[HOT] Could we get more out of our mappers by asking for less?

2017-02-25 Thread john whelan
Just an ideal thought. It came about as I'm loading in bits of Nigeria by the enamel bucket at the moment then looking for untagged ways and crossing highways. What stands out are blocks where every track and settlement is mapped and blank bits of the map. I've been attempting to join bits of