On Sep 11, 2020, at 1:06 PM, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been paid in the past to do mapping for someone, but I was already an > active experienced osm mapper beforehand. > > How to be successful: > Listen to osm experts/community and not fight against them > Use existing tags on the wiki, don't invent your own > Verify data accuracy as much as you can, not dump data > > When merging data, verify if data is older than yours, locals usually have a > better sense of what buildings/pois have been demolished/exist.
Great question, Michał! I've been paid by clients to both map in OSM (so the database is consistent with my client's expectations at the same time it is "correct" according to OSM community standards) and using OSM to make a map (a map product that was included in a published book, for example). I'm 100% in agreement with James: listening to the greater OSM community (along WITH your client's needs) is paramount, lest your edits get redacted. Use existing tags: reading wiki and sampling existing data with taginfo or Overpass Turbo queries can go a long distance at researching "what is" in OSM (perhaps rather than what you might "wish to be"). If what you do can be considered an import or entering new data (most paid gigs are exactly that, while some smaller set improve existing data), DO verify accuracy on existing data to the greatest extent practical, best to do so both before and after your work. Actively seek and implement high quality (top-level precision, thoughtful, careful, community-accepted accuracy in tagging, keeping any required / expected communication or status reporting frequently updated...) throughout the project. Small consultancies like mine that do "paid mapping" might not seem an obvious best source to ask this, but as our answers resonate with "excellent work, pays attention to quality..." we really do "lead by example," however minor our efforts may seem. Bigger companies and tech giants that use or intend to use OSM: please respect our community (and its standards and practices) first and foremost. You are welcome — though, everybody appreciates respect. As is true in many endeavors, it takes a long time and is challenging to build up a good reputation, which is easily harmed by foolish, anti-community blunders, so avoid these! Finally, when in doubt, seek consensus: plenty of community wants to help make a better map, but only with agreement does that happen. SteveA > On Fri., Sep. 11, 2020, 3:56 p.m. Michał Brzozowski, <www.ha...@gmail.com> > wrote: > Hi all, > Do we have any examples of companies that do paid mapping (preferably at > scale) and do it right? > Maybe leading by example will help other mapping teams get along better with > local OSM communities? > > Michał _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
