It would be useful if there were some common mapping scenarios in the wiki, as 
a library of examples of common problems encountered and their efficient 
solution, almost like a story rather than a tag dictionary.  This could include 
information like:
 * the way the data was captured (type of GPS at the time, notes kept, software 
used, survey strategy/pattern)
 * a few photos of the type 'scene' since some geographical features are called 
the same thing but look a bit different in different places/countries/instances
 * tools used to map it, including some detail on which features were best 
captured/checked in each tool, videos for that scenario if available
 * a bit of a story on the types of tagging used, stuff like whether nodes or 
ways were shared or split etc
 * decisions made, e.g. clustering or spreading of features
 * resulting map fragment in various renderers - showing what is good about 
this setup
 * any notes on how well this information is used in current routing software

It could be a great library for people who are starting out to see some of the 
more common tricks of the trade and get some inspiration towards elegant 
results.  If you have anything like this already on your personal wiki User 
pages why not share the link?


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