Hi
On 10/08/2018 12:05, John Aldridge wrote:
I *generally* agree with your principle of 'only mapping what is on
the ground', but if we followed that strictly we wouldn't map current
administrative boundaries either.
That isn't the correct mantra.
"OpenStreetMap is a place for mapping things that are both /real and
current"/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/welcome
The admin boundaries we map are both real, as set out in legislation, &
current.
The historic boundaries recently added are not current, their "origins
lie in antiquity." They are not "used for the purposes of
administrative, geographical and political demarcation."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_of_the_United_Kingdom
These historic counties do, rightly or wrongly, form part of some
people's sense of identity *today*, and I think that crosses the bar
for inclusion.
But they don't cross OSM's bar.
I'm struggling to fathom how 1888 can be considered "today", and I'm
unsure how someone's 'sense of identity' is relevant to what is mapped.
'wrongly' is not a reason for inclusion.
Cheers
DaveF
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