Hi Jan,
Thanks for you input. Do you know how I can identify a local OSM
community? I am not an avid editor on OSM (yet).
Cheers,
Andra
On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 1:25 PM, Jan Macura <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Andra,
>
> very right, the data for background maps originates from the
> OpenStreetMap, both at WDQS and Wikipedia (if you check the map of Suriname
> by clicking the coordinates in the heading of its WP page
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname>, you can see, that the Tigri
> Area is part of Guyana).
>
> I've just checked the OSM data in that area and the map is de facto blind
> there. There are only the main rivers and the state borderline with
> "source=CIA World Database II" listed.
> As I checked other disputed territories elsewhere, it is technically
> possible to draw a disputed state border in OSM, but first of all, you need
> some trustworthy source from which you can redraw the boundary.
>
> Best way how to fix this would be to contact local OSM community (if
> exists) and let them check it.
>
> Regards
> Jan
>
> On 9 April 2017 at 15:31, Nicolas VIGNERON <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> (not 100% sure) The problem doesn't come from WDQS itself but from OSM
>> and it should be corrected there (if possible, I don't know exactly how OSM
>> deals with such complexe problematic).
>>
>> Cdlt, ~nicolas
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