OpenStreetMap
I have been working on mapping my city of Bucaramanga for about 2 + years using actual traces. Today i went to do another neighborhood and noticed a lot of streets and roads have been added by a a guy called "Gallor". My streets have been moved off my track lines and most of his work has no labels. I cant tell where he is getting his data. I don't think it is tracks. Can someone help figure what this guy is up to. The work i have done is /was very accurate and the maps work perfectly on my Garmin. HELP!
Discussion
Comment from evolvedlight on 8 August 2010 at 21:26
That looks like he's traced off badly aligned Google maps (completely illegally).
Talk to the data working group (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Data_working_group) and they should place a block on him and talk about it.
Steve
Comment from Vic Jacinto on 8 August 2010 at 21:31
yea thats what i thought my city maps are now a mess can they go to a saved date before this guy messed it up? i will talk to data group Thanks Man
Comment from drlizau on 8 August 2010 at 21:35
Vic, email the person. welcome him to OSM and note that he has altered some of your work. Offer to assist him, and remind him that tracing from google is not permitted.
Don't start altering anything to 'before' status yet, some people can do automated reverts but if you haven't had a chance to explain to him he will be upset too.
Comment from petzlux on 10 August 2010 at 09:58
Apart from the need to contact the user, here is more information as how to revert back stuff:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Change_rollback
Comment from Baloo Uriza on 13 August 2010 at 02:22
I'm having similar issues with NE2 right now, except he keeps reverting it to bad data and is not cooperative in coming to the table to discuss the issue, and comes off as nothing short of a monster online.
Comment from Vic Jacinto on 13 August 2010 at 15:44
well i tied chatting with the lad and his answer was he is using siteimapa and if he effects my hard work ...his answer "too bad"....
looks like the i may have to give up my hobby
Comment from Vic Jacinto on 16 August 2010 at 18:44
I tried writing to the data group but after a week they have done nothing. They are probably busy i know. But in the mean time this guy Gallor is containing to copy maps from http://www.sitimapa.com/ which is not allowed. Can anyone help me getting in with the data group. This guys is messing up my city bad. Some of his copping is off by 40 50 meters from my