On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Gustav Foseid <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Ian Dees <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> No borders? No national parks? No nature reserves? No voltage on power >>> lines? No named farms (unless the owner puts up a sign)? No names for peaks? >>> >>> >> >> Except for borders, all of those things are verifiable on the ground. I >> think that is Frederik's point. >> > > How do you, on the ground, verify the name of a farm? You ask the owner. > How do, on the ground, you verify the name of a peak? You look at the sign. Talk to the hikers you passed on the way up with your GPS. > How do you, on the ground, verify a national park or nature reserve? > It sounds like you're talking about the border of the park or reserve. As has been said before, borders probably don't belong in OSM. The name of a park is probably verifiable though. > > All of these things might be properly marked with signs where you are, but > they certainly are not everywhere. > > If they are not marked, how do the locals know what and where they are?
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