Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-04-27 Thread Jochen Topf
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 05:54:39PM +0200, Jochen Topf wrote: > Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:54:39 +0200 > From: Jochen Topf <joc...@remote.org> > To: hot@openstreetmap.org > Subject: Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup > > On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 03:36:11PM +0200, Jochen

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-04-27 Thread Jochen Topf
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 03:36:11PM +0200, Jochen Topf wrote: > Because there is a large number of those in HOT areas, I have split > those off into their own challenge > (http://maproulette.org/ui/admin/list/379/Challenge/tasks/2499). Sorry, that was the wrong URL. The correct one is:

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-04-27 Thread Michael Heißmeier
Hi Donal, Donal Hunt, 2017-04-27 16:26: Re: http://area.jochentopf.com/fixing.html#spikes-buildings I looked at one of the issues flagged (e.g. http://maproulette.org/map/2498/2186222) and don't really understand what the "spike"

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-04-27 Thread Jochen Topf
mote.org> > To: hot@openstreetmap.org > Subject: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup > > Hi! > > There are many broken (multi)polygon geometries in OSM data leading to > all sorts of problems. I have started an effort to get this cleaned up. > You can read

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-18 Thread john whelan
I think you mean tile but the idea has merit. Thanks John On 18 March 2017 at 12:43, Coast Limit wrote: > I know this discussion is focused on cleaning up these issues, but — as a > relatively new mapper — can I make a suggestion on how we might better > limit mistakes in

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-18 Thread Michael Heißmeier
Hi all, Jochen Topf, 2017-03-18 11:20: On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 10:48:00AM -0400, john whelan wrote: I've read it through but remember like many mappers I do not have a Ph.D. in GIS, just a degree in Chemistry so I'm usually not too bad on logic. The first thing that stands out is the message

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-18 Thread Jochen Topf
On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 10:48:00AM -0400, john whelan wrote: > I've read it through but remember like many mappers I do not have a Ph.D. > in GIS, just a degree in Chemistry so I'm usually not too bad on logic. > > The first thing that stands out is the message is too complex for the > intended

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-17 Thread Pierre Béland
Hi Jochen Your focus on these problems more related to the softwares process is quite interesting and valuable. While I continue to focus on the Haiti south west peninsula after the Matthew hurricane landing in october 2016,  I looked today at multipolygon relations misuse. For Buildings with

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-17 Thread john whelan
400, john whelan wrote: > > Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 08:30:27 -0400 > > From: john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> > > To: Jochen Topf <joc...@remote.org> > > Cc: "hot@openstreetmap.org" <hot@openstreetmap.org>, Blake Girardot > HOT/OSM >

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-17 Thread Jochen Topf
te.org> > Cc: "hot@openstreetmap.org" <hot@openstreetmap.org>, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM > <blake.girar...@hotosm.org> > Subject: Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup > > What isn't clear to me is just what you are trying to fix. The term means > nothing

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-17 Thread john whelan
23:47PM -0400, john whelan wrote: > > Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:23:47 -0400 > > From: john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> > > To: Jochen Topf <joc...@remote.org> > > Cc: hot@openstreetmap.org, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM > > <blake.girar...@hotosm.

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-17 Thread Jochen Topf
05:23:47PM -0400, john whelan wrote: > Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:23:47 -0400 > From: john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> > To: Jochen Topf <joc...@remote.org> > Cc: hot@openstreetmap.org, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM > <blake.girar...@hotosm.org> > Subject: Re: [HOT] Brok

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-16 Thread Pierre Béland
On 16 Mar 2017 3:49 pm, "Jochen Topf" wrote: Hi Blake, On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 05:29:04PM +0100, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM wrote: > Can you send me something that would help me see those 1600 examples > you found on OSM so I can see what might be going on and how to > improve

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-16 Thread john whelan
This is similar to my pulling in Africa a country at a time and using JOSM to check for errors. What I have noticed is one mapper will misstag then others will follow. So sanitising the area or checking it for errors before the new HOT mappers start would probably improve the overall data

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-16 Thread Jochen Topf
Hi Blake, On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 05:29:04PM +0100, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM wrote: > Can you send me something that would help me see those 1600 examples > you found on OSM so I can see what might be going on and how to > improve things in HOT/MM workflow to reduce them? Those 1600 are some very

Re: [HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-15 Thread Blake Girardot HOT/OSM
Hi Jochen, Thank you very much for writing to the HOT list! I think you will find a lot of enthusiasm for helping get these fixed as well as improving our training and instructions to make sure we minimize new mappers who come to OSM through HOT and Missing Maps making these errors going

[HOT] Broken (multi)polygon cleanup

2017-03-15 Thread Jochen Topf
Hi! There are many broken (multi)polygon geometries in OSM data leading to all sorts of problems. I have started an effort to get this cleaned up. You can read more about this at http://area.jochentopf.com/ . This effort has been running for about a month now and we can already see some good