> https://mic.com/articles/166654/pokemon-go-hack-altering-openstreetmap-data-may-create-new-spawn-points-in-the-game
Certainly seems like a lot of these new contributors could be doing it for this reason. On 28 January 2017 at 09:00, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have examined the change sets in NSW. > > > One of the new mappers is 'good', others .. 'could do better'. > Mostly harmless .. would be a good summary ... a couple of basic mistakes > and some basic improvements. > I have left most of the edits alone to see if they will make changes to > improve things. > > One I have edited out as it removed a road, replacing it with a foot path. > > I have left comments for most new users ... giving information, and > questioning a few things ... like a house (possibly their home) being made > into a park > > > > On 28-Jan-17 08:03 AM, Warin wrote: >> >> The cycleway routing should take note of footways that have the tag >> bicycle=yes ... >> Most people don't notice the bicycle signs as they are not using a >> bicycle. >> So adding the bicycle=yes tag is simple and does not cause conflict/edit >> wars. >> >> To me a cycle way should be principally used by cyclists, most of these >> are shared paths and the majority might be pedestrians. >> >> As for the new mappers .. welcome, provided these things are real, very >> welcome. >> >> >> On 27-Jan-17 10:45 PM, nwastra wrote: >>> >>> Apart from the addition of numerous poorly edited parks, numerous >>> footways (even with no construction or visible path on the ground), water >>> features, etc by the followers of this children's game, I am also dismayed >>> to see that wide shared cement ways that most would have previously marked >>> as cycleways to aid cycle routing are now being changed to footways. Most of >>> my osm editing time is taken up trying to fix all these poor edits. >>> Hopefully all these new editors gain experience and become a valued >>> editing force. >>> Nev >>>> >>>> On 27 Jan 2017, at 8:52 PM, Andrew Davidson <thesw...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Good news people. There seems to have been a surge in the number of new >>>> mappers in Australia: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-suspicious?country=3&hours=96&mappingdays=10&tsearch=&anyobj=t&comp=%3E&value=1000&action=c&obj=n#5/-30.600/148.425 >>>> >>>> and they all seem to be *very* interested in making sure every park is >>>> on the map. Rivers and meadows are quite popular too. >>>> >>>> In other news: >>>> >>>> >>>> https://mic.com/articles/166654/pokemon-go-hack-altering-openstreetmap-data-may-create-new-spawn-points-in-the-game >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Talk-au mailing list >>>> Talk-au@openstreetmap.org >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-au mailing list >>> Talk-au@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
