Re: [OSM-talk] Reporting routing problems

2015-06-01 Thread Bryce Nesbitt
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Clifford Snow cliff...@snowandsnow.us
wrote:

 Notes provides that feedback as long as the poster was logged in.


Notes are often missing three things:   the feedback mechanism, the route
origin  destination, and a clear description of the problem.

Improvement to notes could be:
1) Attach the most recently routed origin  destination.
2) Add a field for enter your email which will be used only for
communication about this issue and destroyed when the issue is resolved.
Encourage them to register, but at least let them leave contact info.
3) Include a brief description of how complete a note needs to be, if the
poster expects another human to interpret it.
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Re: [OSM-talk] Reporting routing problems

2015-05-28 Thread Clifford Snow
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Daniel Koć daniel@koć.pl wrote:

 Yes, I did it. But it means it's another complexity to consider when
 reporting problems with their engine.

 I don't know how open.mapquest.org routing service is different (in terms
 of routing code) from what we have on OSM website, but that should be done
 automatically if they're not the same. Anyway, that's really tech2tech kind
 of problem.


As stated earlier, routing engines are simply doing the math. Certainly
there are routing issues, but I suspect that most routing problems will
come back to OSM data. If we report all problems to the router and it is
our problem, how does it get back to OSM to fix? If OSM editors determine
that the problem isn't with our data, there needs to be a feedback
mechanism to the OP so they can decide if they want to report it to the
routing provider. Notes provides that feedback as long as the poster was
logged in.


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Re: [OSM-talk] Reporting routing problems

2015-05-28 Thread Paul Norman

On 5/28/2015 11:25 AM, Daniel Koć wrote:


With MapQuest it was much harder to find how can I report another bug. 
Finally I have found Residential Map or Route Errors link on Support 
page ( https://support.mapquest.com/hc/en-us - looks like the link 
itself is dynamic, because it has issue number included). Help service 
was as quick as in OSRM, but they said MapQuest currently support is 
only active for USA and Canada and while they hope international 
routing will be also supported, they can only recommend me Open 
MapQuest with OSM data. =} After I said that I originally came from 
OSM itself, the help line operator said that he will share this with 
our routing team but please note that we are not actively supporting 
international routing right now so I unfortunately can't make any 
promises as to when we might get to this. Maybe our technical team 
should talk with theirs to make better feedback channel available?


I would suggest reproducing the issue on open.mapquest.com and providing 
a link to that route when reporting.


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Re: [OSM-talk] Reporting routing problems

2015-05-28 Thread Daniel Koć

W dniu 28.05.2015 23:11, Paul Norman napisał(a):

On 5/28/2015 11:25 AM, Daniel Koć wrote:


promises as to when we might get to this. Maybe our technical team 
should talk with theirs to make better feedback channel available?



I would suggest reproducing the issue on open.mapquest.com and
providing a link to that route when reporting.


Yes, I did it. But it means it's another complexity to consider when 
reporting problems with their engine.


I don't know how open.mapquest.org routing service is different (in 
terms of routing code) from what we have on OSM website, but that should 
be done automatically if they're not the same. Anyway, that's really 
tech2tech kind of problem.


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Re: [OSM-talk] Reporting routing problems

2015-05-28 Thread Daniel Koć

W dniu 28.05.2015 18:33, Janko Mihelić napisał(a):

I'd like the following procedure:



 4. Later a mapper clicks the note, and it shows the text and the
problematic route.


I'm also interested in 5. - standard procedure for reporting routing 
errors to engine operators. =}


For OSRM I have just opened an issue on GitHub ( 
https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues ) and that's all - 
mission accomplished.


With MapQuest it was much harder to find how can I report another bug. 
Finally I have found Residential Map or Route Errors link on Support 
page ( https://support.mapquest.com/hc/en-us - looks like the link 
itself is dynamic, because it has issue number included). Help service 
was as quick as in OSRM, but they said MapQuest currently support is 
only active for USA and Canada and while they hope international routing 
will be also supported, they can only recommend me Open MapQuest with 
OSM data. =} After I said that I originally came from OSM itself, the 
help line operator said that he will share this with our routing team 
but please note that we are not actively supporting international 
routing right now so I unfortunately can't make any promises as to when 
we might get to this. Maybe our technical team should talk with theirs 
to make better feedback channel available?


We're left with GraphHopper feedback for now, but I can't say anything 
about it, because I just don't have an issue with their service. =}


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[OSM-talk] Reporting routing problems

2015-05-28 Thread Daniel Koć
I have encountered some routing errors using our main website, but while 
trying to report it, I've found nowhere I could do it on the website and 
Tom said there's only one way to report it - directly at respective 
routing providers.


I will manage that, but I think we should have better integration with 
them, because average user would be confused. I mean something like: 
Wrong route? report it! button/link sending the message to the current 
provider and maybe note on the map (in case this is a tagging problem).


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Re: [OSM-talk] Reporting routing problems

2015-05-28 Thread Florian Lohoff

Hi Daniel,

On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 11:15:34AM +0200, Daniel Koć wrote:
 I have encountered some routing errors using our main website, but
 while trying to report it, I've found nowhere I could do it on the
 website and Tom said there's only one way to report it - directly at
 respective routing providers.
 
 I will manage that, but I think we should have better integration
 with them, because average user would be confused. I mean something
 like: Wrong route? report it! button/link sending the message to
 the current provider and maybe note on the map (in case this is a
 tagging problem).

Typically there is no such thing as a route error. The engine consumes
the OSM Data, interprets it based on rules and then makes a
mathematically decision which route is the most preferred one (typically
shortest or fastest).

The causes for dissatisfaction with the route are typically

- OSM data - Badly tagged/attributed
- Bad or Intransparent data consumption e.g. scoring of the router
- Expectation caused by local knowledge which cant be represented in
  tags

Routing engines can only be quite good not perfect whatever
attribution you put in the data.

I am always trying routing engines to guide me home and i am never
satisfied with the result - Some refuse to route via tracks (which i
happen to live at - in the middle of the Woods), some take very strange 
decisions for bicycle routes.

So reporting bugs for routing is VERY difficult. It depends on the time
of the data snapshot, route, profile for data consumption (e.g. osrm lua
profile), time of day, expectation etc ...

Flo
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Re: [OSM-talk] Reporting routing problems

2015-05-28 Thread Daniel Koć

W dniu 28.05.2015 11:45, Florian Lohoff napisał(a):

Hi Daniel,

On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 11:15:34AM +0200, Daniel Koć wrote:



the current provider and maybe note on the map (in case this is a
tagging problem).


Typically there is no such thing as a route error. The engine consumes
the OSM Data, interprets it based on rules and then makes a
mathematically decision which route is the most preferred one 
(typically

shortest or fastest).


User wouldn't know it and that's why I proposed also a note. We 
(OSM+routing providers) should resolve it or reject if this is not the 
real problem or it's too hard/too esoteric (#WONTFIX), but there should 
be an easy way of reporting IMO.


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Re: [OSM-talk] Reporting routing problems

2015-05-28 Thread Clifford Snow
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 3:00 AM, Daniel Koć daniel@koć.pl wrote:

 User wouldn't know it and that's why I proposed also a note. We
 (OSM+routing providers) should resolve it or reject if this is not the real
 problem or it's too hard/too esoteric (#WONTFIX), but there should be an
 easy way of reporting IMO.


+1

We already have Scout reporting routing errors as notes why not encourage
users to report routing errors using a note? We may not be able to correct
those where the routing engine refuses to use tracks to reach a destination
but we should be able to fix turn restrictions, unconnected ways, correct
access permissions for bikes, etc.

The problem is where to place the instructions to leave a note. Ideally it
wouldn't show until the user created a route. I wonder if the group that
implemented routing on osm.org considered this in their design?

Alternatively, the user could report the problem on the help tab of OSM.
Personally I like notes for their persistence.


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Re: [OSM-talk] Reporting routing problems

2015-05-28 Thread Janko Mihelić
I'd like the following procedure:

1. user makes a route and finds an error
2. There is a button Found an error in your route?
3. You click the button, and it behaves the same as the existing note
button. You drag the pointer to the problematic part of your route and
write you can't turn left here.
4. Later a mapper clicks the note, and it shows the text and the
problematic route.

Janko

čet, 28. svi 2015. 16:50 Clifford Snow cliff...@snowandsnow.us je napisao:


 On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 3:00 AM, Daniel Koć daniel@koć.pl wrote:

 User wouldn't know it and that's why I proposed also a note. We
 (OSM+routing providers) should resolve it or reject if this is not the real
 problem or it's too hard/too esoteric (#WONTFIX), but there should be an
 easy way of reporting IMO.


 +1

 We already have Scout reporting routing errors as notes why not encourage
 users to report routing errors using a note? We may not be able to correct
 those where the routing engine refuses to use tracks to reach a destination
 but we should be able to fix turn restrictions, unconnected ways, correct
 access permissions for bikes, etc.

 The problem is where to place the instructions to leave a note. Ideally it
 wouldn't show until the user created a route. I wonder if the group that
 implemented routing on osm.org considered this in their design?

 Alternatively, the user could report the problem on the help tab of OSM.
 Personally I like notes for their persistence.



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