On Thu, 12 Sep 2019 at 13:45, Greg Lauer <gregory.la...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Frederick, > > There is 'authoratative' data available for NPWS estate - > https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset?q=NPWS+track&organization=&tags=&dctype=&res_format=&license_id=&sort=score+desc%2C+metadata_modified+desc > and > we have a waiver - > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_data_catalogue. The > problem is that the data is not up to date, and in may cases conflicts with > the 'on-the-ground' conditions. For example a track marked as open in the > database has closed signs and vice versa, or a local Ranger may decide to > close the track. This is common problem with data made available from state > agencies as in many cases there is reluctance to make data public (or they > don't have the resources to manage it). > +1 local mapping on the ground should prevail, and the open data can be used as a guide to local mapping not as an absolute authority, for exactly the reasons you've mentioned. > These issues around the mapping of tracks has been an ongoing issue for as > along as people have been creating maps! I am unsure how NWPS think that > can sue someone for creating a track on a digital database (but this is not > the first time they have threatened this). I believe there was an issue > with a commercial publisher a few years back regarding some tracks in > National Park that had been closed. That said, hopefully by engaging with > these agencies we can effect change. > I agree. I do hope that if NPWS are interested in seeing OSM data more accurate they can join our community and we can work together. We already have NSW government departments working together with the OSM community to improve mapping (Transport for NSW).
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