I just picked up some more highway graffiti. Does anyone have time to follow this through? I am snowed under.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/227346951 Same signature: Edited at: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:43:52 +0000 Edited by: marceldup Version: 1 In changeset: 16699711 Real picture: http://aerial.openstreetmap.org.za/?lat=-25.70479&lon=28.1364&zoom=15&layers=B0 Regards, John On 18 May 2013 08:07, John <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have had some discussion off-line over the last week with Gerhardus > and Grant off-line. Thanks, your support appreciated!! > > I need your assistance to evaluate changes in the areas you are > familiar with and to confirm the way forward. > > In summary: > > There are a number a changes that were made which do not reflect > current status on the ground. I have also done some initial fixes on > ways of "ghost" ways familiar to me by marking the main ways as > Construction or Proposed. > > I have sent messages to the marceldup but no response. The messages > did not specifically ask for one. > > If this is an innocent newbie expecting him (her) to fix the problems > is probably unrealistic. I think we will just have more to evaluate > later. > > From my evaluation of areas I know I believe there is much > significantly more more damage than value added by the changes made. I > would therefore recommend reversing all the changes. If it would be > possible to find and add back "good" changes afterwards that would be > first prize. > > I did manage to find a way to visualise the changes made (Viva Open > source!!) using http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_History_Viewer > > The changessets are: > > 15782102 April 19, 2013 11:42 > (none) > > 15772025 April 18, 2013 12:06 > (none) > > 15771123 April 18, 2013 10:38 > (none) > > 15762241 April 17, 2013 15:56 > (none) > > 15760234 April 17, 2013 11:36 > (none) > > 15750670 April 16, 2013 15:22 > New Pretoria East > > Ref: http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/marceldup/edits > > To view the changes with OSM_History_Viewer use the link > http://osmhv.openstreetmap.de/changeset.jsp?id=15772025 > where id= changeset number above > > Changeset 15782102 unfortunately returns an error. It includes > reduction of the golf course behind Pretoria East Hospital and roads > added where that used to be. > http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-25.823021&lon=28.30124&zoom=16&layers=M&way=4261732 > > Any suggestions support welcome > > Regards, > John > > On 12 May 2013 21:34, John <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks, It would be good if you can try to resolve this directly. >> >> I agree most users have good intentions. You actually don't really expect >> malicious behaviour. >> >> John >> >> On 12 May 2013 9:22 PM, "Gerhardus Geldenhuis" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi John, >> You see to have taken the neccesary steps to contact the user privately to >> resolve the issue and to get a bit more clarity with regards to what he/she >> were trying to do. I would say the next course of action would be to >> potentially get the OSM admins involved to contact the user and/or flag all >> future edits for the user to be reviewed. I am happy to contact the user >> privately if you want to see if it could be resolved amicably. If he/she >> does not respond at all then following steps in the vandalism link you >> included would probably be the way forward. >> >> The problem of data quality is always going to be looming in the background >> and I believe more mature processes will develop to safeguard data quality >> as OSM matures. There is people that are uploading professionally surveyed >> data so the quality can be very high. I believe that the vast majority of >> people have good intentions and want it to be a better map. There is a >> careful balance to be struck between encouraging new users and pointing out >> problems with their contributions. The problems you describing does not >> sound like new user problems though. >> >> I have just myself reviewed contributions from other individuals to areas on >> the SA map to which I have contributed weeks of my time mapping. One tends >> to become very attached when having spend so much time ensuring good quality >> mapping. I would certainly not appreciate any wrong data in my areas of >> mapping. >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> >> On 12 May 2013 20:00, John <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I agree that if they are proposed or U... >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-ZA mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za >> > > _______________________________________________ Talk-ZA mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za
