Re: [Talk-us] armchair mappers putting errors back into the map

2019-03-03 Per discussione Nick Bolten
n the case of sidewalks) and the current appropriate schema is, "this is a blank area of the map with no data". On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 11:22 AM Andy Townsend wrote: > On 03/03/2019 18:43, Nick Bolten wrote: > > As I mentioned, I'm aware of hacks regarding sidewalks > > I wo

Re: [Talk-us] armchair mappers putting errors back into the map

2019-03-03 Per discussione Nick Bolten
ieczny wrote: > > > > Mar 3, 2019, 8:20 PM by ajt1...@gmail.com: > > On 03/03/2019 18:43, Nick Bolten wrote: > > As I mentioned, I'm aware of hacks regarding sidewalks > > > I wouldn't describe sidewalk=none as a hack - speaking as someone who > walks a

Re: [Talk-us] armchair mappers putting errors back into the map

2019-03-03 Per discussione Nick Bolten
As I mentioned, I'm aware of hacks regarding sidewalks - though I can absolutely guarantee that strategy is insufficient, particularly when the issue is, "this non-expert mapper needs to know what work has been done more easily" (I've tried using those tags many, many times). This issue will occur

Re: [Talk-us] armchair mappers putting errors back into the map

2019-03-03 Per discussione Nick Bolten
I like the idea of having information indicating the lack of certain features, when necessary - such as the geometry with a note on it about what not to map. It would be great if it could be done more formally, for purposes of QA, such as how the construction tags work for buildings, streets, etc

Re: [Talk-us] NC sidewalk data import

2019-01-28 Per discussione Nick Bolten
I'd like to second this! Also, hi Melanie! In case it adds useful context, I'd like to give my own recommendations: (1) get practice in mapping sidewalks yourself and (2) create an IP, metadata, work, verification, and upkeep plan for the import. For (1), the goal is to become familiar with the

[Talk-us] Senseless Sidewalks Part 2: Crisis Averted

2018-07-25 Per discussione Nick Bolten
Hello everyone! This is Nick Bolten with the OpenSidewalks group. By some oversight, I wasn't subscribed to talk-us, and since the system is based on mailing lists (in 2018) that means I can't jump into the previous thread to help clear things up, so I'm making a new post. First, the title