Hi Mateusz Thanks for the link. I agree that forcing someone to map is a bad idea.
Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging <tagging@openstreetmap.org> skrev: (22 augusti 2020 10:54:57 CEST) >Also, his was poorly organized Organised Editing and this person was >forced >to map in OSM by badly designed university assigment. > >If anything that is proof that forcing people to map in OSM is even >less useful >than expected. > >( according to >https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/08/we-tracked-down-the-person-responsible-for-the-flight-simulator-melbourne-monolith/ >) > > >Aug 22, 2020, 10:51 by me-osm-tagg...@keepawayfromfire.co.uk: > >> On Sat, 2020-08-22 at 09:32 +0200, pangoSE wrote: >> >>> Building upon it can lead to strange things. E.g. >>> >https://www.nyteknik.se/popularteknik/mystisk-jatteskrapa-dok-upp-i-flygsimulator-6999771 >>> (building:levels=212 was entered erroneously and committed to the >>> database without any kind of QA follow-up. If someone knows the >>> osmid I would like to know how long this error was present in OSM) >>> >> >> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/712475718/history >> >> 1 - It was introduced by a novice mapper, presumably as a typeo. >> >> 2 - Nikolas von Randow fixed it about 9 months later, presumably with >> some kind of QA tool (maybe just a overpass query). >> >> 3 - Another local novice mapper also edited it, and fixed another >issue >> at the same time. Presumably noticed via a rendered map. >> >> >> Before criticising the mapper, it should be noted that it was a >novice >> mapper and the existing building data in the area isn't of great >> quality anyway. This wasn't a regression. And accidents happen >anyway, >> I've done a similar thing via StreetComplete where I entered the >house >> number in the building levels quest. >> >> The big companies doing QA on OSM data (Mapbox and Facebook) have a >> high focus on vandalism. They are trying to stop "Jewtropolis" from >> ever happening again. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >>
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