*Regards,* *Hans*
On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Andrew Matheny <andrewdmath...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think Walter makes a fair point, but on the other hand, issues with > TIGER data are easily apparent when looking at the streets (ways aren't > straight, curves are messy, intersections aren't square, etc.) or when > armchair mappers compare them to the imagery. If they're wanting to figure > out which ways may need review for geometry, the variety of philosophies on > the tiger:reviewed key should allow a search using that (since the most > liberal user usually removes the key after they fix geometry while the most > conservative leaves it until on-the-ground checking is done) > > Other fields (like speed limits, surface, etc.) are only going to be there > if a user added that data at a later date. If someone's looking to add > those missing fields, I think they'd be more likely to run an OverPass > query or do a simple JOSM search of the objects in their dataframe rather > than going by the date it was last edited. > > I think this is a great idea. To address Walter's point, I would think > about using a special username for this project (like TIGERzipremoval or > something) and making sure your changeset comments cleary state that it's > an automated edit to remove the obsolete tags. That way it's easy to see > when anyone pulls up a way's history. > I would, but i already made over a million edits so far on my account. See link https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/tiger:zip_left#map > > On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 4:55 AM, Walter Nordmann <wnordm...@gmx.de> wrote: > >> In Germany we say: don't touch an object just for cleanup. >> >> Cleanup without any other modifications (e.g in geometry) will change >> the timestamp of that object (last changed!!!) and somebody may think: this >> way has been modified last week - so i don't need to check the geometry or >> the speed limit or something else. >> >> Ok, if you really change something, THEN you should cleanup old/unused >> tags. >> >> Regards >> walter, aka wambacher >> >> >> Am 11.06.2017 um 05:21 schrieb Mike N: >> >>> I agree that removing the non standard tags is almost always OK. >>> >>> What is the advantage of removing them all with an automated edit? >>> Their presence doesn't damage anything, and editors can add those tags to >>> their passive removal list. >>> >>> The TIGER name expansion resulted in a large benefit by removing a >>> manual task. Changing unused tags would only add to the history file for >>> a small benefit. >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-us mailing list >> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > >
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