You're right, Nick. That is what we agreed on for Lubumbashi. I'll update the tasks.
Thanks (and thanks to your trainee mapper), Pete On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Nick Allen <nick.allen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Pete, > > I've been contacted by one of the mappers I've been training, concerned > because he had one of his squares invalidated. He's been working away at > the Lubumbashi tasks involving the tracing of buildings. [1] > > From conversations I've had with you, and others involved in the mapping > of the areas, I've been teaching (& validating), on the basis that a > building without a roof can easily become a building with a roof. I seem to > remember from previous conversations that the arguments go something like; > > > - 1/. It only takes a short time to put a thatched or corrugated iron > roof on the walls. The roof may be on the building before the tracing is > complete. > - 2/. Even though there is no roof on the top floor, there may be > lower floors in occupation, and the building may even still be occupied > without a roof, > - 3/. When the ground survey is being carried out, the surveyor can > get OSM updated with the correct status - but it helps them if the building > shows up on OSM & on the printouts. > > > I've had a read through the instructions for the projects, and through the > wiki page for buildings [2] for clarification. > > Could you have a quick review and perhaps update the instructions for the > projects if you feel that is needed, or just reply to this email. I'm happy > to contact the validator concerned once I've clarified that the > instructions have not altered. > > [1] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1253 > http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1254 > http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1228 > [2] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:building > > Regards > > -- > > Nick > > HOT member 'Tallguy' for > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team> > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team > > <http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy> > http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > -- *Pete Masters* Missing Maps Project Coordinator +44 7921 781 518 missingmaps.org <http://www.missingmaps.org/> *@pedrito1414* <https://twitter.com/TheMissingMaps> *@theMissingMaps* <https://twitter.com/TheMissingMaps> *facebook.com/MissingMapsProject* <https://www.facebook.com/MissingMapsProject>
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