Changeset: 37062732
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Closed by Riggwelter
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build | 2.4-21-g233799c |
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created_by | Potlatch 2 |
version | 2.4 |
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Comment from ramyaragupathy
Hello Riggwelter,
Looks like the data you have deleted is for roads that are clearly visible in the imagery. Did you verify the accuracy of the data before deleting them?
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Comment from Riggwelter
Yes. What's the point in adding like 25 m worth of access road, like the access to a garage in your yard? It just clutters the map.
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Comment from ramyaragupathy
@Riggwelter: Would like you to have a look at this page. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Micromapping
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Comment from amapanda ᚛ᚐᚋᚐᚅᚇᚐ᚜ 🏳️🌈
Hi Riggwelter. Thanks for your concern, but mapping driveways is helpful for OSM and is quite common. There are more than 2.5 million driveways mapped in OSM (service=driveway), from all over the world. ( http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/service=driveway )
Concern for how the map appears is noble, but the map we see on osm.org is not the primary function of OSM, we're trying to build a database, not just an image. If you don't like how the map looks, you should talk to the people who design the style ( https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto ), and even propose changes. There are many other styles based on OSM data. The designers of the style have decided to display driveways. Maybe you could talk to them and ask if they want to not show them?
Driveways are a useful thing to have on the map. If you want to drive to someone's house (perhaps a courier with the lat/lon of a house), it's useful which main road to drive on, and where to turn off.
So please don't delete data like this. People have spent time adding it. It's accurate geo data that belongs in OSM, and should not be removed merely because it makes one map style look "cluttered".
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Comment from Riggwelter
Thanks for your kind message, and above all, thanks for your explanation! I suppose I just need to revise my view on what OSM is - to me, having taken it at face value, it's a map and not a database. However, it does make sense to - also - call it a database, and that's how I will refer to it as of now. I don't question the idea of mapping driveways, now that I got a decent explanation. In fact, I will work on readding what I might have removed; it should not take too long.Bear with me, and it will soon be done.
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Comment from MCDA
Hi Riggwelter,
OSM is definitely a database and a very powerful one at that! Did you know that the OSM Ireland have custom maps?
You can see some of the maps we render here - http://www.openstreetmap.ie/resources/maps/This is an example using our Irish Language layer showing hill shading/contours and townlands.
http://maps.openstreetmap.ie/?zoom=14&lat=53.48846&lon=-10.00694&layers=00BFTFFFFFFFFFT
If you are interested in learning more about mapping in Ireland, why not come along to our IRC chatroom, details of how to connect are here - http://www.openstreetmap.ie/contact/
If no-one speaks for a while, just hang about. We are usually off doing other stuff but will respond when available to do so :)
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