Re: [Talk-us] natural=* and landuse=* multipolygons at the urban interface

2017-08-15 Thread Paul Norman
On 8/15/2017 10:23 AM, OSM Volunteer stevea wrote: 1) Of a geographic value such that they positively further the goals and hew to the tenets of the project, 2) Current or recent, not of a vintage that even as entered do not fully reflect on-the-ground reality right now, 3) Especially if imp

Re: [Talk-us] natural=* and landuse=* multipolygons at the urban interface

2017-08-15 Thread OSM Volunteer stevea
A natural conclusion is to improve in place. I like the way Steve says natural edges to split, as that might become where somebody in the future falls off at that edge with data in a better place, improving our map. Post FMMP can get chewy ooy gooey, don't I know it. Sometimes a chunk is wort

Re: [Talk-us] natural=* and landuse=* multipolygons at the urban interface

2017-08-15 Thread OSM Volunteer stevea
It might go without saying for most OSM contributors, however, it is time to say out loud: data which make their way into OSM must be 1) Of a geographic value such that they positively further the goals and hew to the tenets of the project, 2) Current or recent, not of a vintage that even as

Re: [Talk-us] natural=* and landuse=* multipolygons at the urban interface

2017-08-15 Thread Tod Fitch
Definitely a pain. It took me a long time to alter (I hope improve) the land cover around the Morgan trailhead and San Mateo peak. Trails, etc. were easy to do from my Garmin tracks and satellite imagery but working with the existing land use/cover was so frustrating I nearly decided not to touc

Re: [Talk-us] natural=* and landuse=* multipolygons at the urban interface

2017-08-15 Thread Steve Friedl
The challenge with the Scrub from Hell is that it’s mostly one huge area (role=outer in 8 segments) and 40 or something role=inner that provide “cutouts” for things other than natural=scrub; this could be a lake or it could be a city or whatever. This is the largest single object I’ve ever had