Armchair Mapping Special
Tasks, Tips, Techniques

Warning: Highly addictive!

http://maproulette.org

Example:
Highway Intersecting Building

Edit in JOSM (or iD)

Use Bing aerial imagery

Correct alignment

Save changes

"I fixed it!"

Browse the map for suspects

Edit with JOSM or iD

Use MassGIS L3 Parcel Layer to correct alignment

Remove bad data

Fix alignment

Check tagging

Use topo maps and other resources

Clean up surroundings

Done!

Use a QA tool, like OSMi, to find work.

JOSM highly recommended

Use JOSM's filters

Invert filter to highlight Unreviewed Oneways.

Use Bing or MapBox to find aactual direction.

Reverse direction if necessary (do NOT change tags)

Remove note="FIXME..."

Example: Plymouth Harbor

Load in JOSM (or iD)

Use aerial imagery for alignment

Careful when editing coastline!!

Coastline done. Next: Abutments

Use Parcel Layer. Cut/split polygons if necessary.

http://hot.osm.org/

http://hot.osm.org/

Follow HOT mailing lists

Active projects in Tasking Manager

Project description

Read description carefully!

Pick an area to work on

Areas are validated by experience mappers

Missing maps: Map proactively!

http://keepright.ipax.at/

Example: No tags.

Fix.

Example 1: Self-intersecting ways

Example 2: Tagging problems

Example