Weird irregular rhomboids are a signature of AI crunching Bing imagery, in my experience. I forget the name of the processor (although a human editor approves each change, as I understand it)
If it looks like it’s not going to stop, it might be a case for DWG? On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 at 19:37, John Rowbotham via Talk-GB < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all. I do like to keep an eye on changes to the map around where I > live and do most of my own mapping. > > > > A member who's joined in the last couple of months has made some > win-some-lose-some changes to properties I've verified haven't altered much > in many years. For example he's (well, he's got a male username) deleting > the plain polygons of previous mappers which just are tagged 'building' but > are clean and accurate and drawing odd rhomboids labelled 'house' in their > place. I messaged him a couple of times without response. Since then I > have seen he's done similar in locations hundreds of miles apart. I did > mention how to square buildings in iD editor and would have wanted to go on > and advise about other aspects of tagging where I can offer ideas. > > > > I do all my mapping having seen and studied each change. I do respect > those who work in other ways. But it seems to me that when a new mapper > changes so many places and leaves what visually looks messier to a viewer > then the map isn't being improved. Some of what's been added is of good > value, although I have never visited the locations, but it does seem that > the mapping is very widespread (Scotland, Devon, East Anglia). It contains > odd versions of street names/addresses, perhaps related to holiday > accommodation and has split up buildings which are in reality connected > (according to multiple official sources I wouldn't use on the map without > personal verification) . The changeset comments are very general (I could > be accused of the opposite!). > > > > Do I mind my own business, correct those locally I can vouch for or is > there some other way to reach a newbie who doesn't respond? I am just > wanting to do what's right locally, mappers in other counties may have > other views...and I'm just a local mapper here! > > > > Thanks, John. > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/no%20details%20provided%20here> > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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