Re: [OSM-talk] Editing problem?
On 18 June 2017 at 17:31, David Earl wrote: > > What I'm wondering is if there is perhaps some gesture, like panning the > map, which can end up dragging a node which dropped onto another node > connects them. If you're rapidly panning perhaps you may not notice you > picked up a node? This is discussed by iD developers. See for instance: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/3824#issuecomment-297231279 I guess any help would be appreciated to mitigate the problem. -- althio ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Editing problem?
I guess in rural Africa those are where the zebras cross... :-) 2017-06-18 18:08 GMT+02:00 john whelan : > When you mix new users with iD and OSM all sorts of strange things > happen. For example there seems to be a large number of Zebra pedestrian > crossings in rural Africa so unfortunately I suspect its a finger problem. > iD does a very good job of guiding people but its very difficult to make > anything idiot proof, they keep evolving and finding new ways to cause > chaos. > > I just correct the very obvious ones when I see them. JOSM validation > crossing highways is good for spotting them by the way. > > Cheerio John > > On 18 June 2017 at 11:31, David Earl wrote: > >> Is there something people can do too easily and inadvertently in iD which >> leads to a problem if they don't spot they've done it? Or maybe even a bug? >> >> In the last month I've found edits by two different accounts, both >> editing in iD, where a node has ended up merged with another node, or >> possibly a way re-connected to a different incorrect node, some hundreds of >> metres away (in both cases the original location ended up eastwards, but >> that's probably just coincidence). The visual result is a road or building >> ends up with a long narrow spike in it. >> >> In both cases, from the changeset comments, it doesn't look like either >> of them were even trying to edit the particular feature in question - they >> were doing something quite unrelated. >> >> What I'm wondering is if there is perhaps some gesture, like panning the >> map, which can end up dragging a node which dropped onto another node >> connects them. If you're rapidly panning perhaps you may not notice you >> picked up a node? Is this possible? Is there some other scenario that could >> lead to this accidentally? I can understand one mistake, but two so very >> similar accidents by different people looks suspicious. >> >> David >> >> >> ___ >> talk mailing list >> talk@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> >> > > ___ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Editing problem?
When you mix new users with iD and OSM all sorts of strange things happen. For example there seems to be a large number of Zebra pedestrian crossings in rural Africa so unfortunately I suspect its a finger problem. iD does a very good job of guiding people but its very difficult to make anything idiot proof, they keep evolving and finding new ways to cause chaos. I just correct the very obvious ones when I see them. JOSM validation crossing highways is good for spotting them by the way. Cheerio John On 18 June 2017 at 11:31, David Earl wrote: > Is there something people can do too easily and inadvertently in iD which > leads to a problem if they don't spot they've done it? Or maybe even a bug? > > In the last month I've found edits by two different accounts, both editing > in iD, where a node has ended up merged with another node, or possibly a > way re-connected to a different incorrect node, some hundreds of metres > away (in both cases the original location ended up eastwards, but that's > probably just coincidence). The visual result is a road or building ends up > with a long narrow spike in it. > > In both cases, from the changeset comments, it doesn't look like either of > them were even trying to edit the particular feature in question - they > were doing something quite unrelated. > > What I'm wondering is if there is perhaps some gesture, like panning the > map, which can end up dragging a node which dropped onto another node > connects them. If you're rapidly panning perhaps you may not notice you > picked up a node? Is this possible? Is there some other scenario that could > lead to this accidentally? I can understand one mistake, but two so very > similar accidents by different people looks suspicious. > > David > > > ___ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
[OSM-talk] Editing problem?
Is there something people can do too easily and inadvertently in iD which leads to a problem if they don't spot they've done it? Or maybe even a bug? In the last month I've found edits by two different accounts, both editing in iD, where a node has ended up merged with another node, or possibly a way re-connected to a different incorrect node, some hundreds of metres away (in both cases the original location ended up eastwards, but that's probably just coincidence). The visual result is a road or building ends up with a long narrow spike in it. In both cases, from the changeset comments, it doesn't look like either of them were even trying to edit the particular feature in question - they were doing something quite unrelated. What I'm wondering is if there is perhaps some gesture, like panning the map, which can end up dragging a node which dropped onto another node connects them. If you're rapidly panning perhaps you may not notice you picked up a node? Is this possible? Is there some other scenario that could lead to this accidentally? I can understand one mistake, but two so very similar accidents by different people looks suspicious. David ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
