144 changesets created by ZeLonewolf have been discussed with 138 replies of this contributor
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167422895
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2025-06-10 01:08
12025-06-24 15:44SD Mapman
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FYI this pulled in a number of SD township wikidata links, am going through individually and linking the right ones
22025-06-24 15:44SD Mapman
♦39
unfortunately my forefathers did not take duplication across state lines into account
32025-06-24 15:49ZeLonewolf Ahh snap. If it's easier, we can do a revert and do.over
42025-06-24 18:37SD Mapman
♦39
not that many of them, I can get to them this week
158990316
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-11-11 01:11
12024-11-11 01:12ZeLonewolf Ooops, sorry about the large bounding box!
22025-06-14 02:26snoozingnewt
♦82
Only now noticing that node 4 was resurrected to make a manhole cover. Node 5 next?
32025-06-14 11:09ZeLonewolf Unfortunately the bounding box treatment on undeleting nodes is not ideal
167356853
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2025-06-08 15:28
12025-06-10 16:35SD Mapman
♦39
So the road has two names since it's on the state line, if you have a house south of the line it would be off of 100th St while north of the line it would be off of 102nd St SE... I have the state line roads along the SD border set up with the semicolon identifier is that incorrect?
22025-06-10 16:36SD Mapman
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mainly just asking because this was a colossal pain in iD to do and I don't want to mess with it again haha
32025-06-10 16:37SD Mapman
♦39
alternatively the name could change depending on who maintains it
42025-06-10 16:38SD Mapman
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see https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1120136215, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/14065864 for other examples
52025-06-10 18:31ZeLonewolf Oh huh, for that case, name:right and name:left are supposed to indicate what the name is on each side (relative to the direction of the way). Which of course, is also a colossal pain to do. Semi-colon delimiters in name tags throw a warning in JOSM because you're supposed to use the various ??...
62025-06-10 18:47SD Mapman
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I have name:left and name:right on some of the others as well (was moving too quickly for these and forgot). I'll post something in the forum and see what people think. I'm fine with whatever, just want the best way to do it.
167158443
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2025-06-04 03:31
12025-06-08 23:46StreetSurveyor
♦103
Hi there! Curious, is there a new "no trespassing" sign? I surveyed this pretty recently and the only sign aside from the road name was a "beware of turtles" on each end.
22025-06-09 00:59ZeLonewolf Hi Nick. Yes, there is a no trespassing sign, at least, on the Fishing Cove Road side. No, it is not a new sign. It was there when I surveyed it a year ago, and it was there a half hour ago when I went to check.

Here is the photo I took of it:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:No_trespassi...
32025-06-09 16:31StreetSurveyor
♦103
Thanks! Should this be a residential road instead of service?
42025-06-09 16:43ZeLonewolf I haven't gone past the sign, but I think you could make an argument for either. It has attributes of either type. It's really narrow and looks like it goes to only one house. I'm not sure the distinction matters too much.
86589334
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-06-13 03:11
12025-04-22 23:14aduxas
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I just hiked this trail today and it does not go close to Wilbur Pond, but somewhat higher inland. It is blue/orange/red combined here. Did they move the trail or was your GPS signal off? Mine is here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/aduxas/traces/11963911
22025-04-23 01:16ZeLonewolf Hi aduxas. I mapped what I hiked back in 2020, but that was five years ago! My GPS data is here:
https://www.strava.com/activities/3580163692

We attempted to follow the trail as best we could as it was marked on the ground at the time. However, the trail alignment has changed at times over the ...
32025-04-23 01:25aduxas
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OK. FYI I missed where the trails fork, but I looked for your trail where it joins the current one, and could not find it. I'm sure I'll go back; it's a great spot. I asked a ranger but they had no idea.
42025-04-23 01:37aduxas
♦30
BTW your Strava activity shows the trail in agreement with mine; I'll move it.
159938084
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-12-05 00:59
12025-04-09 01:35partytax
♦5
Hello. I'm an active local mapper in Lynchburg and noticed you deleted a bunch of low-level administrative boundaries in the city. Could you explain why you did this? They were imported from the city's open data portal.
22025-04-09 01:40OptikalCrow
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I'll admit this was something I did early on in my mapping career- so the topology of them was probably bad. I take responsibility for any mistakes there.

I'd be happy to import them the right way as I think it's useful information, unless there are other objections than just the ...
32025-04-09 08:23ZeLonewolf The geometries were broken in various ways. Not in boundary relations, not connected to adjoining boundaries, and so forth. They are also not listed in Virginia's entry on https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_States_admin_level which suggests no community discussion occurred to add an adm...
42025-04-09 14:57OptikalCrow
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Makes sense. If we were to re-add these with the proper geometry, could we still add them, using a non-administrative boundary tag and no admin_level? Or would you suggest leaving them as nodes with no established boundaries?
52025-04-09 16:37ZeLonewolf I think that needs a community discussion that's worth opening a thread. There's several folks I can think of off the top of my head that ought to weigh in. Sub-municipal boundaries can be a controversial topic and I don't think there's a strong community consensus. Therefore I d...
162641812
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2025-02-18 02:07
12025-02-28 14:03aol_austin
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160932242
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2025-01-03 02:13
12025-02-17 18:20ElliottPlack
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This one is a little tricky. I set up duplicates because there is a CDP called Friendship Heights Village and then there is an incorporated placed called Village of Friendship Heights. The latter is what this represented.

What is tricky about this is that the incorporation is via something called...
162028704
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2025-02-01 22:51
12025-02-17 17:55ElliottPlack
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Thanks Brian! What are the updates, in general, for my understanding?
22025-02-17 18:08ZeLonewolf Should be change to boundary=statistical + border_type=census_designated_place. This was after I curated the CDP list to match the census bureau.
160228441
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-12-13 02:16
12025-02-06 18:18GA_Kevin
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Hello, this seems to have resulted in approx. 100 nodes with no tags (orphaned nodes), was this intended? Overpass query: https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1Ynb
22025-02-07 01:56ZeLonewolf Good catch. Sometimes this happens after an edit conflict. I'm not quite sure how to make that OP query work in JOSM though to delete them
32025-02-07 02:53GA_Kevin
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I believe if you select export JOSM is an option, unsure about after that though.
42025-02-07 16:30GA_Kevin
♦22
I was able to figure it out and updated on changeset https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/162252021#map=15/30.94029/-83.00205 :)
52025-02-07 16:32ZeLonewolf Thank you!
161402791
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2025-01-16 04:31
12025-01-16 14:10pkoby
♦110
I know I saw some discussion about removing place tags from boundaries, but I can't find it. Do you have a reference so I can familiarize myself? I got confused when my Overpass queries stopped displaying as expected...
22025-01-16 14:22ZeLonewolf Best explanation here:
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/proposal-to-tag-boroughs-of-new-york-as-place-boroughs/123015/2
32025-01-16 14:23ZeLonewolf Also check out this project, where I maintain validator findings: https://github.com/ZeLonewolf/wikidata-qa
160852235
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2025-01-01 02:06
12025-01-01 15:58ratrun
♦231
Hi,
this change does not seem to be a good idea. See https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/448845172: you left the descriptive tags of the highway but removed the highway tag itself. Now there are unconnected ways.
Please fix this on that location and also here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/467...
22025-01-01 16:36ZeLonewolf Whoops, must have fat fingered the wrong key. Thanks for alerting me
32025-01-01 22:56ZeLonewolf Ok, everything should be set now. I reverted this changeset and re-created it correctly in https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/160888051. Please confirm that everything looks as expected.
42025-01-02 05:01ratrun
♦231
Thanks, looks good now.
160376042
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-12-19 03:38
12024-12-19 03:38ZeLonewolf Intended changeset description was to update the Jennings boundary and conflate it to the FL/GA boundary
152826629
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-06-18 03:30
12024-12-17 23:09aduxas
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I left the following comment to version #8 (AaronFitz):
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The sign at the entrance says NO TRESPASSING. No exceptions. It is not because it "looks walker friendly" that the sign is open for interpretation. It looks bike friendly too, and I did ride my bike there. Yet, you only ch...
22024-12-17 23:15ZeLonewolf Good catch, I would remove the foot=yes tag.
32024-12-18 14:20aduxas
♦30
Just checked and noticed I commented on version #7. I had not seen you commented on #8. The wikipedia article says: "The Rhode Island Supreme Court held in 2020 in Clark v. Buttonwoods Beach Association that the streets are public"
Does that mean the roads are public after all?
42024-12-18 14:23aduxas
♦30
I assume the 2023 ruling supersedes?
52024-12-19 03:00ZeLonewolf A few years back there was some drama with the neighborhood association where it was murky about the roads were private (and therefore the residents allowed to post things like the no trespassing sign). However, the 2023 document seems to resolve that as far as I can tell (am not a lawyer).
160112257
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-12-10 01:29
12024-12-10 16:05DavidKarlas
♦49
Was deletion of https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/417316 intential?
22024-12-10 16:29ZeLonewolf Oof, looks like that got boogered up, thanks for catching it
32024-12-11 03:11ZeLonewolf Fixed in https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/160151297
42024-12-11 04:24DavidKarlas
♦49
Thank you, https://nightwatch.openstreetmap.si/AdminsState helps catching this kind of stuff :P
146011520
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-01-08 01:38
12024-12-06 13:29scarapella
♦36
Hey Zelonewolf,

Looks like this edit broke r13363410. Not sure how important or not the zip code boundaries are in OSM, but I noticed it so I thought I'd mention it. Anyway you are the boundary guy so I leave it to you to decide :-)

Cheers,
scarapella
22024-12-06 13:39ZeLonewolf Grumble grumble ok thanks!
32024-12-06 13:41ZeLonewolf All set!
42024-12-06 21:54scarapella
♦36
Don’t think of me as bringing bad news. Think of me as bringing you another opportunity to edit OSM! ;-)
159639768
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-11-27 01:55
12024-11-27 22:58☆Finvenkulo
♦91
Nazwa (klucz «name») powinna być zgodna z tym co jest na ziemi, ewentualnie powinna być w lokalnym języku. Zostało to opisane na wiki:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name#Multiple_names

Polska znajduje się na kontynencie europejskim, więc nazwa powinna być równ...
22024-11-28 00:42ZeLonewolf Please discuss with the community before making further changes, see:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/16924
157231839
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-09-28 23:07
12024-11-12 15:48aduxas
♦30
You marked these trails as private, but I believe the owner is the City of Providence. Wouldn't it be better just to set "access=no" instead? Same for trails to the South of the reservoir.
22024-11-12 16:54ZeLonewolf Sounds good to me
152703949
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-06-15 02:52
12024-11-06 12:23aduxas
♦30
Shouldn't the tracks here be marked as private? This seems to be a private nursery. Possibly customers/permissive -- I don't know this business.
22024-11-06 13:03ZeLonewolf Access is unclear so I didn't tag it
153915305
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-07-14 03:28
12024-07-15 09:51TrickyFoxy
♦961
👋
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11624636

leaf_type=broadleaved ->
= broadleaved

Did you want to delete this key or is it just a mistake?
148573004
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-03-13 02:06
12024-03-14 11:51emersonveenstra
♦1,457
This changeset created https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11726182278 on top of the already existing place=village node, might want to check that out
22024-03-22 12:55emersonveenstra
♦1,457
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6685254023 is the already existing one, btw
32024-04-04 12:28ZeLonewolf Not quite sure how that happened but I agree the nodes should be merged
146745470
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-01-27 14:06
12024-03-06 14:07Kai Johnson
♦162
Substantial portions of this relation include former highway alignments that haven't existed for more than 50 years. Does it really still belong in OSM?
22024-03-06 14:44ZeLonewolf Which of the 1200 relations are you referring to?
32024-03-06 15:06Kai Johnson
♦162
Ah! Sorry! I didn't see how big that changesets was. This one: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/8534013
42024-03-07 13:02ZeLonewolf Might need to be tagged as a historic route. I'm not sure what the on the ground situation is
52024-03-21 23:52Kai Johnson
♦162
Sorry it took me a while to get back to this. I'm interested in the things in the super relation for the historic alignments of US 80 that are no longer roads.

relation(8534013);
(._; >>;) -> .old80;
way.old80[!highway];
out count;
way.old80["abandoned:highway"];
out ...
111519317
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-09-22 02:18
12024-03-19 15:13JamesChevalier
♦7
Did you intend to delete Grant Creek?
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4249539
https://citystrides.com/cities/13515
22024-03-19 15:23ZeLonewolf Well that was two years ago, but likely deleted it for not being a city (it seems to be a section of Missoula, Montana).

I dropped a note on Slack in the Montana channel to see if these neighborhood boundaries should be mapped in the hierarchy.
https://app.slack.com/client/T029HV94T/CDN6LLF37
148322432
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-03-07 04:15
12024-03-09 10:57mueschel
♦6,560
Hi,
you uploaded some ways with only strange tags, could you check this?
e.g. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1258474072
22024-03-09 11:05ZeLonewolf Ugh ok thanks for catching this
146592684
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-01-23 13:12
12024-01-23 14:43SekeRob
♦1,433
Thank you but we/me had it all under control
22024-01-23 14:48ZeLonewolf It's always acceptable to correct an error. I don't need permission.
32024-01-23 14:51SekeRob
♦1,433
Yes, and you would not have known lest you were reading the forum Q&A with Mateusz. I was uploading and got a JOSM conflict message.
42024-01-23 15:00ZeLonewolf It happens sometimes, and it's not a big deal.
146463108
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-01-20 01:45
12024-01-21 13:01wireguy
♦548
fyi, this change broke relation 191205 relation 11582238, fixed in https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/146511776
22024-01-22 12:43wireguy
♦548
odd but relation 2554044 showed as broken today, I believe also from this changeset. Not sure why it didn't show the other day. Fixed.
32024-01-22 12:45ZeLonewolf Thanks!
146463085
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-01-20 01:43
12024-01-21 19:44s222121
♦33
It looks like South Dallas County had a "Superparcel Remover".
22024-01-21 20:31ZeLonewolf I'm not sure what you're trying to say.
146428133
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-01-19 04:45
12024-01-20 10:34mueschel
♦6,560
Hi,
could you have a look here? 5 imported areas reappeared yesterday after you deleted them two days ago.
E.g. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1205090454/history
22024-01-20 14:55ZeLonewolf Thanks, I think I got them all this time. Let me know if you find any others I've missed.
146303934
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-01-16 01:51
12024-01-16 21:59CjMalone
♦233
Woops, looks like this one removed brand:wikidata, not brand:wikipedia. Let me know if you need any help with reverting it.
22024-01-16 22:34ZeLonewolf Ugh, I was afraid I missed one 😬 Feel free to revert and do-over if you can get to it before late this evening.
32024-01-17 02:37ZeLonewolf Resolved in https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/146344539
Thanks for catching this!
42024-01-17 14:48CjMalone
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Thank you
146233212
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2024-01-14 03:55
12024-01-14 17:12Mateusz Konieczny
♦7,574
link: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/possible-error-in-the-mass-retagging-of-natural-cape-to-place-locality-in-hawaii/107959
145684122
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-12-30 04:41
12023-12-30 15:54Glassman
♦5,211
Was this mass edit discussed anywhere?
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Published using OSMCha: https://osmcha.org/changesets/145684122
22023-12-30 16:14ZeLonewolf If it's wrong, feel free to revert.
32023-12-30 18:41Glassman
♦5,211
The question isn't is it wrong, but where was it discussed?
---

Published using OSMCha: https://osmcha.org/changesets/145684122
42023-12-30 21:59ZeLonewolf Cliff, you know the answer and now you're just unnecessarily busting my balls here with rule lawyering. This edit updates the tagging on TIGER-imported CDPs identifed by TIGER tagging that indicates that it's a CDP.

For example:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/237313

Tagged\...
144951230
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-12-09 23:49
12023-12-16 09:21Dimitar155
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Thanks for adding it! The only thing to note is that the one you added is for the town and not for the municipality. You can match them relatively safely if you check the ekatte tag.
144581288
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-11-29 10:00
12023-11-29 10:07ZeLonewolf Slack discussion also at https://osmus.slack.com/archives/CCJ2P6KCH/p1701209510983289
144457428
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-11-26 00:40
12023-11-26 01:10StreetSurveyor
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This portion of Gammell is open prior to the gate based on my survey. The majority that is marked private was the accurate placement of the private tag. A while back, you gave kudos to my adjustment of leaving this small section unrestricted when you had marked all of Gammell private.
22023-11-26 01:11StreetSurveyor
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Cliff and Barclay had no restrictions so permissive seems the most appropriate.
32023-11-26 01:18ZeLonewolf There is a gate on Cliff with a no trespassing sign at this location:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11186999734#map=19/41.48193/-71.29910
42023-11-26 01:19ZeLonewolf I can go survey it tomorrow and take an updated photograph if you'd like to see it.
52023-11-26 01:20ZeLonewolf Note that a number of new gates and fences have gone up over the past year in this area.
62023-11-26 01:37StreetSurveyor
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Okay. I surveyed it in May and at the time, the only thing restricted was the part originally marked on Gammell which completely threw off my route!
144457386
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-11-26 00:36
12023-11-26 01:00StreetSurveyor
♦103
This portion of the road is open and the gate is another aesthetic gate. We both have it marked further down where the access is restricted.
22023-11-26 01:25ZeLonewolf It's clearly marked as private. There's nothing permissive about this road.
143908833
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-11-11 17:30
12023-11-11 17:31ZeLonewolf Intended CS description was "updated foot paths and surface attributes.

JOSM somehow uploaded my changeset on me prematurely.
135174608
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-04-21 02:58
12023-10-24 14:07murble
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expressway=yes seems unlikely here. given there is cycling infrastructure etc. what is your reasoning?
22023-10-24 14:43ZeLonewolf On the satellite view it looked expressway-like to me, but if you have a better local understanding feel free to adjust it.
140937342
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-09-07 11:55
12023-09-08 09:41StreetSurveyor
♦103
This change is not appropriate. There is no gate here. This section is open and should not be private.
125373826
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-08-25 18:12
12022-08-27 01:08Retired Account
♦104
This changeset is an automated edit, solely based on your personal perception that this is nonsense.

The Wiki page itself is meant to document what is the tag meant to be. Woodpeck comment is regarding the removal of the Wiki page (which it is up to the discretion of the Wiki Administrators), but...
22022-08-27 01:15Retired Account
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As a sidenote, this change also illustrates that whatever you have wrote as your values do not match the action seen here.
32022-08-27 01:45ZeLonewolf I disagree.
42022-08-27 01:59Retired Account
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Your change will be reverted as you are not able to provide any substantiation of your stand.
52022-08-27 02:22ZeLonewolf The community consensus is that service=driveway2 is nonsense.
62022-08-27 02:28Retired Account
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As stated, there is no banned tags and what you or your community perceives as nonsense does not apply beyond your community. Further, you have no valid justification for any such change, and are in no position to dictate what mappers use.
72022-08-27 02:30ZeLonewolf The justification is that the tag provides no specific meaning not already present in highway=service.
82022-08-27 02:34ZeLonewolf If you feel my stance and actions are unreasonable, I invite you to submit your objection to the Data Working Group at data@openstreetmap.org, and I will happily submit to and comply with whatever judgment they determine.
92022-08-27 02:34Retired Account
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"To define a service way in more detail, see service=*." You are missing the point stated above by saying it provides no specific meaning.

If we apply this logic to service=driveway, I can similar say that that particular tag also provides no specific meaning. Your logic is not valid.
102022-08-27 02:36Retired Account
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Your stance and actions are unreasonable, and contradicts the infobox stating the following...
"The reason is documented in Deprecated features. You are still free to continue to use or interpret this tag as you see fit since OpenStreetMap does not have “banned features”.
Under no...
112022-08-27 04:33snoozingnewt
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Can you tell me what driveway2 is supposed to mean then?
122022-08-27 04:35snoozingnewt
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If it has no meaning or you don’t know one then it is a nonsense tag. If i add h=oefotprkf to 489 reservoirs across the US and someone automatically removes all of them I wouldn’t consider that to be against the rules.
132022-08-27 04:58jmarchon
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I would agree that service=driveway2 is nonsense. At least until someone documents in the wiki its meaning and intended usage.
142022-08-27 05:03Retired Account
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Defines "driveway is a minor service road providing access from the highway to an offstreet area used for driving, servicing, parking, or otherwise accommodating motor vehicles", which can include minor roads linking to parking aisles, or minor roads linking to other minor roads. Your stat...
152022-08-27 05:12jmarchon
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service=driveway2 is labeled as deprecated, and a possible tagging mistake in the wiki. Therefore, I think it is reasonable to be removing those tags. The wiki states the automated edits should only be done by people who really know what they are doing. I trust ZeLonewolf to be doing it correctly.
162022-08-27 05:18Retired Account
♦104
With your response, it will mean that the official policy should change to...
1) OSM has banned features.
2) Users can and should do automated edits to something that they have not mapped, even if it is different from the intent of the person mapping it.
3) Automated edits can be done without any...
172022-08-27 05:29jmarchon
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1) I wouldn't call service=driveway2 banned, just deprecated. If someone has a better tag for it, they are welcome to fix it, in my opinion.
2) Yes, if they really know what they are doing, as the wiki states.
3) I trust ZeLonewolf to have followed the proper procedures, as they are a very ex...
182022-08-27 05:51Retired Account
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If simply deleting off all custom tags across several changesets #125373826, #125428168, #125428245 in the middle of an active dispute does not consititute banning, without seeing logical rationale or procedures illustrates a experienced mapper, I am humbled by how such actions can be taken and furt...
192022-08-27 07:52woodpeck
♦2,417
I think that using "highway=driveway2" is a very bad idea - it is a bad choice of tags, and it will mean that the information is lost to 95% of software which simply ignores this unknown and esoteric highway category. I would never use it, and if I came across it on an object I was editing...
202022-08-27 08:27woodpeck
♦2,417
Two corrections:

1. I was mistaken when I spoke of highway=driveway2 above, of course it is service=driveway2 and the fact that this is not known to most of software will make these highways look MORE prominent than a standard driveway. One wonders why e.g. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1087...
212022-08-27 14:02snoozingnewt
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Your definition was just the definition of driveway, which is no different than just using service=driveway versus service=driveway2. Why not use driveway? I still don’t understand how there is any meaningful difference
222022-08-27 15:28Woazboat
♦80
> seek community consensus for this. Then you may make the change again.

Adding my 2 cents here to support the removal of `service=driveway2`. It does not provide any value whatsoever and does not convey any additional information. All service ways that can be considered drveways should be tag...
232022-08-27 15:38Woazboat
♦80
Your interpretation of "there are no banned tags" is incorrect. It does not mean that you are free to add whatever nonsensial tags you like. What it means that you can add any information that is (among other things but most importantly):

1) Verifiable
2) Useful (i.e. actually provide ...
242022-08-27 16:35Retired Account
♦104
@Woazboat
Your interpretation will likewise apply to service=driveway. That tag itself des not add much value in itself, so do you mean that all service=driveway tags should be removed?
How one determines additional value/information differs from another person. There is value that you do not see ...
252022-08-27 16:37Mateusz Konieczny
♦7,574
> That tag itself des not add much value in itself

This is untrue, it allows to identify roads very likely to be less important
262022-08-27 16:40Mateusz Konieczny
♦7,574
(nevertheless, as far as I see: this edit has not passed https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits_code_of_conduct )

though I agree that this tag is broken and we would benefit from purging it
272022-08-27 16:43Mateusz Konieczny
♦7,574
Though main problem with Automated Edits code of conduct it is that it is really strict and vast majority of automated edits violates it, while people are refusing to drop unnecessary parts.
282022-09-02 18:50woodpeck
♦2,417
@ZeLoneWolf, please revert your edit as you were asked to by me, in this discussion, 6 days ago.
292022-09-02 18:58ZeLonewolf Completed in https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/125711868
302022-09-03 09:19Mateusz Konieczny
♦7,574
continues in https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2022-September/087734.html
312023-07-11 20:06Matija Nalis
♦116
also https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/proposed-bulk-removal-of-service-driveway2
135313241
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-04-24 17:59
12023-04-25 11:10ianlopez1115
♦365
Way 546646344 (structure close to the southern edge of Bluff Avenue) may have been mistagged as landuse=residential, retagged as building=house in changeset 135337952
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Published using OSMCha: https://osmcha.org/changesets/135313241
22023-04-25 11:28ZeLonewolf Thanks for fixing it!
134460255
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-04-03 15:32
12023-04-08 09:13AaronFitz
♦14
Hey man! Haven't run this one yet but what do you usually use as a authority reference guide? Found Rolling Green Road listed in NPT's official town GIS, but it does seem like the addresses are building numbers and not attached to Admiral Kalbfus. https://newportri.mapgeo.io/datasets/pro...
22023-04-08 11:07ZeLonewolf In Newport I go with what's signed on the ground as they're generally pretty good about putting signs on their roads and it lines up with OSM's "on the ground" rule. There isn't a sign here like there is for every other city street, so I figured it was more appropriate...
91193502
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-21 02:30
12023-03-05 17:36Kai Johnson
♦162
Should the protected areas in this changeset have admin_level=4?
22023-03-05 17:42ZeLonewolf At the time there were active discussions on how to tag State Parks, and this was something I came up with at the time to express the concept. If I were tagging it today, I'd probably change it to leisure=nature_reserve or boundary=protected_area + protected_area=recreation, perhaps with a prot...
32023-03-05 17:48Kai Johnson
♦162
I was doing a query on admin_level=4 features in the US to collect some information about state boundaries and these relations ended up in the data set. At the very least, I might drop that tag from the relations.
101439678
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-21 13:37
12023-02-23 03:49CurlingMan13
♦2,039
Heads up, a golf mapper changed Lake Livingston into a Lateral Water Hazard about a month ago. I have corrected it.
130767988
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-01-02 00:38
12023-01-07 15:03Friendly_Ghost
♦635
Thank you for this. What is https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/305639190/history, is it the old label node?
22023-01-07 15:06ZeLonewolf Looks like it was. How did you manage to find that?
32023-01-07 15:21ZeLonewolf Restored the original node history in https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/130984993
42023-01-07 15:56Friendly_Ghost
♦635
I was curious what nodes you deleted here, and I found it by looking at the version number, as this one was the only one with version 18 and the others were all on version 2 after you deleted them.

Thank you for restoring the old node.
130872742
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2023-01-04 15:53
12023-01-05 02:56wireguy
♦548
I think this change broke relation 13677933
22023-01-05 03:07ZeLonewolf Fixed in https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/130888580
32023-01-05 14:42wireguy
♦548
missed relation 1269710 was also broke, fixed it
42023-01-05 14:56ZeLonewolf Thanks!
129381468
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-11-25 20:07
12022-11-29 01:40ZeLonewolf Looks like I had some kind of issue with JOSM not closing my changesets. Sorry about the large bounding box!
128540845
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-11-06 00:52
12022-11-06 01:00ZeLonewolf I apologize for the trans-atlantic changeset. I accidentally had the auto-close changeset box unchecked in JOSM!
125711868
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-09-02 18:58
12022-09-03 09:22rtnf
♦21
Apparently, there is a new proposal to mass delete service=driveway2 on OSM-talk mailing list.

https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2022-September/087734.html
96793031
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-01-02 02:29
12022-07-02 01:34heretofore
♦25
There's a broken poly just south of the dam.
22022-07-02 01:46ZeLonewolf Can you be more specific?
32022-07-02 16:56heretofore
♦25
Yes, sorry. I should have included the link to https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/12122181
42022-07-02 21:56ZeLonewolf Thanks for the note, I think we got it squared away. I removed the fragment relation and reordered the actual watershed boundary relation, which is https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/12122180
52022-07-02 22:05heretofore
♦25
Excellent. Thank you!
121952460
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-06-04 20:15
12022-06-04 20:22Tomas Straupis
♦1,949
Feeling lucky? :-)
110044625
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-08-21 23:23
12022-05-17 01:15sarawaremono
♦5
What's going on with this way? https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/975314136 It has no tags, and seems to follow forest edge with an offset.
98322753
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-01-28 22:36
12022-04-22 02:52A Hall
♦53
Should this have an Admin level? Looks like Cary was unincorporated in 2019 and joined Maine's Unorganized Territory.
22022-04-22 11:23A Hall
♦53
I slept on it. You can ignore my comment.
117367129
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-02-13 19:46
12022-03-10 19:08ThreeOutOfFourCorners
♦7
Hi, ZeLoneWolf. I noticed in this changeset that you removed ref=MEX 2 from the primary that goes from this way (https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/771587035) at the northern end to this way (https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/300568314) at the southern end. Checking the Mexican government’s INE...
22022-03-11 22:01ZeLonewolf Hey thanks for the note. I was working on mapping the Mexico federal highways (e.g. highway 2: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/70954). I found these cases of ref=MEX 2 which looked like they were in error. So I guess I'm confused - do the federal highways and state highways use the sa...
32022-03-11 22:14ZeLonewolf I've restored the way tagging and added a route relation:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/13915662

Can you determine whether the northernmost section is supposed to be there? It was tagged that way originally.
42022-03-11 22:15ZeLonewolf I could use a hand untangling this MEX 1 / BCS 1 routes as they're mixed up in the changeset where I updated the federal highway 1 route.
52022-03-15 21:12ThreeOutOfFourCorners
♦7
Hello ZeLonewolf,

Thank you for the response!

Distinguishing Mexico State refs from Federal refs is a topic of discussion in the community. Here is a conversation between our team and mdelatorre (https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/109486687). The discussion considers using ref tags &ldquo...
62022-03-18 16:30ZeLonewolf Hey, sorry got distracted and forgot to respond.

On ways that are part of a route, the ref tag contains both network and route number information packed into a single tag. In the US, we might do something like ref=I-80 for Interstate 80 or ref=I-80;I-90 for places where a road is concurrent with...
72022-03-23 16:19ThreeOutOfFourCorners
♦7
Hello Zelonewolf,

Thank you for explaining the different ref tagging you used for the ways and route relation. I can understand the reasoning behind specifying the network as its own tag and I do see that indicated in the “Examples on relations” section here (https://wiki.openstreetm...
118572828
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-03-17 02:37
12022-03-17 03:22ZeLonewolf Sorry, I accidentally conflated two uploads in JOSM. Did not intend for the BBOX to be this big.
118449421
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-03-14 00:25
12022-03-15 00:43Fred73000
♦223
Hi,
why did you add the role label for the village/town/city/suburb and not the role admin_centre ?
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relation:boundary#Relation_members
Best regards
22022-03-15 01:36ZeLonewolf admin_centre is only used for administrative centers such as capitals and county seats. Label is used for holding the ordinary place node associated with a boundary. Typically entities below county wouldn't have an admin_centre role.
32022-03-16 12:57Fred73000
♦223
Hi,
wiki (copy/paste) = "Node representing the administrative centre (a capital, county seat etc.), usually a town, city or village (depending of the boundary level, see place=*). This role is for capitals (as in capital cities), not capitols (as in legislative buildings)."

"villa...
42022-03-16 13:05ZeLonewolf Yes, it was discussed on the tagging list, most recently in Oct 2021.

A village would not typically be the "capital" of a city or town.
52022-03-16 13:13ZeLonewolf To elaborate, simply assigning the node associated with the most prominent built-up area of a city or town the admin_label role is not good geodata. admin_label specifically represents a capital/territory relationship.
62022-03-16 13:14ZeLonewolf Typo... meant "admin_centre" in comment above.
72022-03-16 13:42Fred73000
♦223
Maybe you should add a link to the talk in your future changesets because I think many users don't know this specific rule for your country and it will prevent (or try to prevent) that some people change these roles
Best regards
82022-03-16 13:50ZeLonewolf This isn't a rule specific to the US, though of course capital/territory relationships will be quite different from country to country. In any case, I would expect that any contributor working in a country other than their own to have the responsibility of understanding what the local conventi...
118433131
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-03-13 15:01
12022-03-15 16:25wireguy
♦548
fixing Tulsa broke the Jenks boundary. Admin center for Jenks is also incorrect. Can you investigate?
22022-03-15 16:30ZeLonewolf There also appears to be an unattached place node for Jenks:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/151731482
117588441
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-02-19 01:46
12022-02-20 22:31蝦夷狼
♦1
Where is the documentation of your https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits_code_of_conduct ?
22022-02-20 22:42ZeLonewolf Go away Michael.
117368263
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-02-13 20:26
12022-02-13 20:27ZeLonewolf Corrected description: Mexico Federal routes 2 and 2D
116862075
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2022-02-01 10:41
12022-02-01 12:51ElliottPlack
♦926
Thanks for fixing the missing link in the network!
84843710
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-05-07 16:41
12022-01-18 08:08zyphlar
♦52
What is `layer=POCKET`? Shows as a validation error in JOSM.
22022-01-19 09:58ZeLonewolf It was there from the original import, looks like. I'd recommend deleting it.
100560876
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-07 05:13
12022-01-08 15:13Gopnik McBlyat
♦15
Hi ZeLonewolf.,

why have you not included https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/106338075 into the Suwannee River relation https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2193563 ? I think this is wrong.
22022-01-08 16:16ZeLonewolf Great catch! I just improved the river relation to follow USGS's definition. (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suwannee_River#/media/File:Suwanneerivermap.png) Thanks for reviewing.
96224041
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-12-22 02:35
12022-01-06 09:49ivanbranco
♦2,693
Hi ZeLonewolf,

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/12075123

you used place=beach instead of natural=beach here. Also this beach is inside another beach area (Second Beach), is this intended?
22022-01-06 13:04ZeLonewolf Surfer's End is the local name given to the westernmost section of Second Beach. I'm open to other ways to tag this.
115022294
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-12-16 19:32
12021-12-16 20:47COLA_MAP
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22021-12-16 20:51ZeLonewolf Restoring deletion of objects that exist in reality is a standard and accepted practice.
114640110
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-12-07 02:07
12021-12-07 02:10metagascar
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22021-12-07 02:25ZeLonewolf The OpenStreetMap community will not permit vandalism.
32021-12-07 07:58Mateusz Konieczny
♦7,574
Is "Zzyzx Road" also a vandalism?
42021-12-07 11:59ZeLonewolf I'm not sure, that got added before. I made a comment on the changeset where that got added.
52021-12-07 16:25archpdx
♦542
After looking at Streetside through iD, it looks like the name for exit 239 is "Zzyzx Rd"
62021-12-08 09:56SomeoneElse
♦13,357
Zzyzx is pretty famous, actually:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzyzx%2C_California
(although it certainly gave me a WTF moment moment when I first saw the sign while driving past!)
114640163
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-12-07 02:11
12021-12-07 02:14metagascar
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22021-12-07 02:24ZeLonewolf Please stop. The OpenStreetMap community will not permit this vandalism. Go to OpenGeoFiction if you want to create a fake map.
111737389
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-09-26 19:22
12021-11-20 13:16zluuzki
♦224
And now can should do the same with foot/bicycle=no, horse=no, hgv=designated....
22021-11-20 13:16zluuzki
♦224
we can do the same*
32021-11-20 18:18ZeLonewolf We discussed some of these, and the bicycle tag has implications because some interstates do allow them. But I'm definitely open to starting a discussion on what makes sense for motorway defaults.
113832150
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-11-16 03:48
12021-11-16 03:50ZeLonewolf Texas and New Mexico, too. Wouldn't want anyone to feel left out!
99486691
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-02-18 03:43
12021-11-16 00:50ZLima12
♦252
Looks like part of the river (https://openstreetmap.org/node/7805262616) was glued to a bridge that carries I-86 here, resulting in a misshapen bridge when you fixed the river's geometry. I'll unglue the bridge from it.
22021-11-16 01:00ZeLonewolf My bad, thanks for fixing this!
113206672
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-10-31 19:41
12021-10-31 20:29ZeLonewolf Apologies for the large bounding box, This was not intentional - I must have somehow mixed two different edits.
112050588
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-10-03 22:12
12021-10-08 17:00tekim
♦696
These mechanical edits should be discussed on the official OSM mailing list.
99626158
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-02-20 05:34
12021-10-05 08:34laflovver
♦9

Hello ZeLonewolf thanks for improvement osm data, but in this changeset u made a mistake by merge wrong nodes
111813465
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-09-28 11:12
12021-10-03 23:33Coinsrus4sale
♦1
Can meet at wawa on believe route 71
Or my home address at time is 39 N Dragon Dr
Bear D.E. 19701
Or can meet at post office
110763543
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-09-05 19:46
12021-09-06 18:24ZeLonewolf Hello,

This appears to be an attempt to circumvent the blocks listed below with new user accounts and new referral domains. This type of behavior will not be tolerated by the US mapping community, and we will swiftly revert and report future attempts to bypass community standards of behavior. P...
22021-09-06 18:48ZeLonewolf Whoops, put that on my own changeset :-D
32021-09-07 13:59alectrocute
♦1
I love the no-nonsense warning from yourself, to yourself.. hah!
42021-09-28 03:29MapSpot
♦96
The only one strong enough to stop ZeLonewolf is ZeLonewolf.
88425001
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-07-23 20:57
12021-08-26 16:30James214
♦1
Why was the boundary removed? Hicksville should have a boundary like all the other towns around it.
22021-08-26 16:46ZeLonewolf Well it's been a year, but most likely this was one that was so badly mangled that it wasn't worth preserving. I fixed as many as I could where the geometries were sufficiently preserved.

Hicksville is technically a CDP and the town is Oyster Bay from my understanding. This and other ...
32021-08-26 18:17James214
♦1
Hi,
Thank you so much for getting back to me and the explanation.

I use a site named CityStrides for keeping track of what streets I run on in various places. On Saturday, I did my first run that included Hicksville and that is when I discovered the issue with the boundary.

I also put ...
42021-08-26 18:24ZeLonewolf Cool, that boundary looks pretty good offhand from casual inspection. I did just fix the boundary to tag it as a CDP. I operate a site with similar functionality called StreetFerret and I'm constantly fixing broken boundaries as a result. I'm actually up in RI but I end up doing boundar...
109431912
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-08-09 23:32
12021-08-12 16:41romeodelta
♦10
Bonjour,
après vérification sur le terrain, ce ne sont pas des pistes agricoles mais les traces de passage d'un tracteur dans le champ. traces qui varient à chaque nouvelle culture.
Cdlt
22021-08-12 17:31ZeLonewolf Merci pour l'avis, j'ai supprimé les routes.
93033483
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-26 01:45
12021-08-12 06:25Mateusz Konieczny
♦7,574
Note node duplicates: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8045618254 https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7915146098

Can you fix it in your imports?
22021-08-12 06:27Mateusz Konieczny
♦7,574
BTW, where this import was discussed?

It is a good idea to link Wiki documentation page in changeset tags (doable in JOSM)
32021-08-12 13:30ZeLonewolf Thanks for noting these issues (and comments on other changesets), I'll be starting to work through these areas and address problems noted.
93150714
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-28 03:30
12021-08-12 06:32Mateusz Konieczny
♦7,574
How this import handled existing landuse? Note https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/685277039 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/864514999
91736465
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-30 03:20
12021-08-10 15:13DerHexxer
♦2
Dear ZeLonewolf,
why is https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/357470644/history straight in the river?
22021-08-11 01:32ZeLonewolf Hello and welcome again to OpenStreetMap! This particular historic district is based on the former location of a mill which sat along that river. Though I agree that putting it directly in the river is probably not the right location, so I've moved it a few meters south to where descriptions ...
109487515
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-08-11 00:07
12021-08-11 01:24ZeLonewolf JOSM swallowed my changeset comment. Should have said: "Move historic district node over the mill ruins"
109369310
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-08-09 01:14
12021-08-09 01:57ZeLonewolf JOSM swallowed my changeset comment, should have read "Cleanup water and natural features, retrace and align to imagery"
108992435
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-08-02 02:55
12021-08-04 13:43StephaneP
♦467
Hi!
Why did you remove these polygons ? Do you think aerial imagery taken during spring is the good answer to draw or remove stream aeras ?

Stéphane
22021-08-04 13:57ZeLonewolf Hi,

It seemed like this tiny stream was better represented by a waterway=stream. The areas looked like they were bad import data. Is there a better imagery source I should be using? I was using "Ortho HR" which indicated it was less than a year old? Is there a different source that ...
32021-08-04 19:14StephaneP
♦467
I don't know if deleting these polygons was a good idea or not. The best answer would be a real survey during winter, when there is much more water.
42021-08-04 19:46ZeLonewolf Yeah, I'm not sure either, except that I'm confident this funny looking polygon is not actually what's real on the ground. But in any case, I just resurrected, merged, and simplified the original stream geometry here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/76748067

I guess it's a ...
109056392
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-08-03 02:14
12021-08-04 14:01pyrog
♦333
The stream is under the trees, so you couldn't see it.
The import of the waterway=riverbank could be discussed (it was in France)
But deleting the stream itself is not appropriate.

Please, could you revert your changeset ?
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#REVIEWED_BAD #OSMCHA
Pu...
22021-08-04 19:40ZeLonewolf Thanks for the note, I've restored the missing section of stream in https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/109162161 and marked it intermittent as it is completely dry in the Ortho HR imagery. Note that there is not much of an issue with tree cover in that spot and the water geometry was clea...
99661584
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-02-20 21:55
12021-08-02 11:33Arlo James Barnes
♦100
Out of curiosity, what kind of fixes were needed?
22021-08-02 13:52ZeLonewolf Generally speaking, these changes were all corrections to issues identified by the JOSM validator on a sparse download of river areas and waterways. The most common issues were geometry overlaps and islet tagging.
108541844
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-07-24 18:12
12021-07-24 18:13ZeLonewolf JOSM swallowed my commit message. Changeset comment should have said "Fix tagging issues on Ohio boundaries"
84372158
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-04-30 02:23
12021-06-16 00:51ElliottPlack
♦926
This appears to have deleted a township relation that CityStrides has flagged as needing a fix (see https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F9eB2cteelcdHXMTmMuXg4dIp_lkHWopKajzhJnhCpw/edit#gid=1175818776 )

Perhaps the relation was wiped in error? Just trying to help out with that list.
22021-06-16 02:39ZeLonewolf Do we have a source for it? Pretty sure the original wasn't salvageable but we can reuse the relation ID.
32021-06-16 20:38ElliottPlack
♦926
If it is in the Census 2020 place file than we can add it back no problem. It should be if it is still incorporated.
91794863
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-01 03:32
12021-06-15 13:40Yessica25
♦1
urabá
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#REVIEWED_BAD #OSMCHA
Published using OSMCha: https://osmcha.org/changesets/91794863
22021-06-15 13:41Yessica25
♦1
CoastMap
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#REVIEWED_BAD #OSMCHA
Published using OSMCha: https://osmcha.org/changesets/91794863
104743621
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-05-15 17:38
12021-06-03 19:57techtimo
♦7
Hi ZeLonewolf,

to me it looks like it should rather be a line then an area for all the waterareas you created here.

IN some of them you missed to flag "intermittent=yes"

Cheers, techtimo
22021-06-04 17:56ZeLonewolf Thanks, I will take a look at adding more intermittent tags in this area. The areas were already there before I changed them to streams. Personally I would draw them as lines also, but I didn't want to deconstruct the existing polygons that were there. What do you think?
32021-06-04 18:31techtimo
♦7
Ahhh okay I was thinking you also added those polygons. I'm still quite new to OSM edititng. I only starting to trace the cahnges to those areas becasue in a favorite map of mine (OpenTopoMap) those features are heavily over represented. Indeed noramlly I see the river area only for "real&...
104790160
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-05-17 01:59
12021-05-18 04:24jamillikesapplejuice
♦1
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway=trunk

Typically, trunk in the US has been meant an expressway, ie, basically a freeway, but it might have intersections. Or it might be fully controlled, but only a single carriageway. Or it's dual carriageway, but only one lane on a carriagewa...
22021-05-18 04:35ZeLonewolf Hi,
This interpretation is inconsistent with how highway classifications are used in the rest of the world. There is an emerging consensus, at least in New England, to properly apply functional highway classifications so they can be used as intended. This is one such application. The physical hi...
104745474
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-05-15 18:43
12021-05-15 18:43ZeLonewolf Corrected changeset comment: tagging stream areas
104479854
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-05-11 02:36
12021-05-15 12:14Alex-a
♦7
Hi! I reverted part of this changeset (104730590) because of large dragged nodes here
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Published using OSMCha: https://osmcha.org/changesets/104479854
22021-05-15 14:23ZeLonewolf Thanks for catching that!
103922743
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-04-30 15:50
12021-04-30 16:02ZeLonewolf JOSM messed up my changeset comment. This change was to fix inconsistent highway classifications in the Warwick area so there's continuity.
96736656
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-12-31 13:55
12021-04-18 16:30b-jazz
♦644
Not sure what you were trying to do with https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/853443159, but it has no tags. Can you take a look?
22021-04-18 21:58ZeLonewolf Thanks! I did some cleanup in that area, so should be good now.
102367003
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-04-06 04:26
12021-04-06 04:27ZeLonewolf Intended changeset comment: fixing Los Alamos boundary
102255646
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-04-04 01:56
12021-04-04 01:58ZeLonewolf Intended changeset comment: tagging quonset huts
101945534
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-30 01:23
12021-03-30 21:25OddlyAngled
♦100
I'm not sure what the right tagging is but now this is inconsistent, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1167181 is still using waterway=riverbank
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Published using OSMCha: https://osmcha.org/changesets/101945534
22021-03-30 21:59ZeLonewolf Hi there! So, I'm actually working through a defined procedure to clean up river tagging nationwide and I'm currently working California. This was the first step which is to look for untagged river areas and give them the missing water=river tag. The link below describes the procedure I...
32021-03-30 23:00OddlyAngled
♦100
cool, just didn't know if you were missing riverbank relations by accident or if you'd come back on a second pass. thx
101938517
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-29 20:02
12021-03-29 20:05ZeLonewolf Missing comment is: "adding lake tagging" (JOSM bug: https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/20690)
101916258
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-29 12:00
12021-03-29 12:21ZeLonewolf JOSM mangled my changeset comment. Should be: change "Brick" to "brick".
101916282
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-29 12:01
12021-03-29 12:21ZeLonewolf JOSM mangled my changeset comment. Should be: change "Brick" to "brick".
101916302
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-29 12:01
12021-03-29 12:21ZeLonewolf JOSM mangled my changeset comment. Should be: change "Brick" to "brick".
101894645
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-29 02:05
12021-03-29 02:34ZeLonewolf Corrected changeset description: Upgrading tagging and fixing geometry errors on Washington's river system, as discussed on the OpenStreetmap US Slack, channel #local-washington-state and as documented at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:ZeLonewolf/Procedure/River_modernization
101888396
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-28 20:18
12021-03-28 20:18ZeLonewolf Merging duplicate nodes
101885299
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-28 18:34
12021-03-28 18:41ZeLonewolf Upgrading tagging and fixing geometry errors on Washington's river system, as discussed on the OpenStreetmap US Slack, channel #local-washington-state and as documented at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:ZeLonewolf/Procedure/River_modernization
101753602
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-26 03:32
12021-03-26 13:27aweech
♦369
Hi,
The dangling sections you added are evaporation basins that have been completely cut-off from the main body of the lake. I'm not sure that these should be included in the lake relation? I went ahead and removed them from the relation and tagged them evaporation basin tags. I don't kno...
22021-03-26 14:38ZeLonewolf Sounds good, thanks for the QA.
91794784
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-01 03:29
12021-03-25 09:32kapazao
♦909
Hello, can you explain this changeset?
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22021-03-25 12:05ZeLonewolf It looks like I mistakenly tagged parking lots as historic districts based on the name. Sorry for the mistake and thanks for fixing it!
101456199
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-21 20:24
12021-03-24 17:14mueschel
♦6,560
Could you check this way, it got a strange tag:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/508954901
22021-03-24 18:28ZeLonewolf Good catch! Not quite sure how that happened. All fixed now.
101458544
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-03-21 21:42
12021-03-22 17:58Baloo Uriza
♦2,103
Looks like you removed "natural=water" without replacing it with anything.
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#REVIEWED_BAD #OSMCHA
Published using OSMCha: https://osmcha.org/changesets/101458544
22021-03-22 18:03ZeLonewolf Thanks, let me check on this.
32021-03-22 18:03ZeLonewolf Was there a specific object that you noticed?
42021-03-22 18:11ZeLonewolf I am not seeing a problem here - the places where natural=water was removed was the case of member ways of water body relations, which would be a correct removal. On a multipolygon, the water tagging only goes on the relation and not on the members.
52021-03-23 03:35Baloo Uriza
♦2,103
I forget the object, but if there was a relation I missed, that would make sense.
93086015
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-27 01:38
12021-03-21 10:03martiensch
♦75
Hi,

Which convention are you referring to? I am not sure why details like population are to be excluded from the place tag.

Regards,
Martien
22021-03-21 12:47ZeLonewolf Hi, the convention I was referring to was the fact that the place node and boundary relation were separate (I combined them). You're right about the population tag, it looks from the wiki that it's supposed to be on the place node as well, and not just on the relation. I just copied that...
92321995
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-12 04:36
12021-03-17 11:07JBible92
♦4
@ZeLonewolf
Is there a particular reason why these additions of historic=district were given a leisure=park tag?
22021-03-17 12:36ZeLonewolf Well, they had it before, and I left them alone as a TODO in case they were supposed to be converted into a a proper park polygon (as some historic districts are like that), or merged with a nearby one. But if that's definitely no the case for these, my recommendation would be to remove the pa...
32021-03-17 14:43JBible92
♦4
I tend to agree that removing the park tag from leisure is the best course of action.

The reason I called for your assistance was because you seemed to have had some history with updating records for historic districts, and I didn't know if by removing park as a tag, I may disrupt a process...
42021-03-17 14:48ZeLonewolf Happy to help, and feel free to join us on the OSM US Slack! https://slack.openstreetmap.us/
100156671
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-02-28 21:06
12021-03-02 09:11vaccine
♦2
Hi Lone wolf,

IMHO it's a little bit childish to run a mechanical changeset just to remove the old "created_by" tags and then calling it "Fixing geometry errors". This sounds innocuous ...

Please learn about
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/What%27s_the_problem_wi...
22021-03-02 09:40vaccine
♦2
Please don't remove duplicated nodes through "blind validating" when the underlying NHD data is outdated and geometrically wrong. This is a case for manual cleanup: Be inspired by https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/ELadner/history great work in the Mississippi delta.
32021-03-02 13:21ZeLonewolf Hello Mister Vaccine,
I've been working hard over several days to clean up river issues in SC. As you know there's quite a mess in the data set and I've been doing my best to try to sort it out. Overlapping geometry, features that don't match imagery, stream objects in the mid...
99789356
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-02-23 05:14
12021-03-01 10:12Kseniya_Nekrasava
♦30
Hi! Sorry, but you added a lot of drag nodes to the map with your changes. Be more careful in next time!)
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22021-03-01 11:26ZeLonewolf Thanks for catching this! There's a lag issue in JOSM that caused this problem :(
91736751
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-30 03:28
12021-02-16 02:04TheSwavu
♦543
Hi,
Historic areas are protect class 22 not 5. If something is IUCN cat V in Australia they'd be listed on CAPAD, which neither of these are.

Thanks.
22021-02-16 02:13ZeLonewolf Great, thanks. Is the Australian usage of protect_class documented somewhere? I've been attempting to track and maintain global usage of protect_class on https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:protect_class, and there isn't a lot of detail on Australia. Some of the more obscure values ...
32021-02-16 04:11TheSwavu
♦543
They are documented on the page you linked to. However I noticed that someone has replaced protect class 1 with 1a and 1b. These were never a thing and only appeared when people tagged incorrectly.

In general AUS is no different to anywhere else. A conservation area managed to a IUCN Category is...
42021-02-16 04:24ZeLonewolf So there's actually no such thing as IUCN Category I -- there is only Ia and Ib -- protect_class=1 was an OSM invention. Of course mappers simply used 1a and 1b if that's what the IUCN category was. We've been working to slowly eliminate protect_class values outside of (1a,1b,2-6) i...
91475504
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-25 03:06
12021-02-16 02:12TheSwavu
♦543
This isn't protect_class 5 either. As I said in AUS if something is Cat V it would be listed on CAPAD. This isn't listed.
97723126
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2021-01-18 21:58
12021-01-18 22:12WeChat
♦6
Are you following the https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits_code_of_conduct ?
22021-01-18 22:32ZeLonewolf Yes, I am working directly with the Maine mapping community on this effort. Extensive discussion on #local-maine in US Slack and also menioned with respect to correct admin_level on the talk-maine-us mailing list.
32021-01-19 03:00blackboxlogic
♦458
@WeChat, Welcome to OSM! I don't think any part of this is automated, so maybe the "import guidelines" would be a more appropriate concern. You can find the documentation here: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Maine_Admin_Boundary_Import
We'd appreciate any feedback yo...
93002850
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-24 23:53
12020-12-31 01:45bhietsch
♦66
Hi, do you mind explaining what the proper technique for mapping this feature is if it's incorrect to have it as an inner member of Bald Eagle SF? Poe Valley is an IUCN class III state park, which I believe would qualify it to have the tags that you removed...
22020-12-31 01:48bhietsch
♦66
Actually, disregard my comment about it being class III, I was thinking of Poe Paddy. Regardless, this is still a state park so I would think it would be appropriate to have boundary=protected_area and leisure=nature_reserve
32020-12-31 02:19ZeLonewolf Yup, looks like my bad mangling this property, good call on the inner member.

I built this utility from the national protected area database that should help:
https://zelonewolf.github.io/openstreetmap-pad-us-inspector/state/Pennsylvania.html

If I read it correctly, this should actually be ta...
42020-12-31 02:32bhietsch
♦66
Thanks! I've actually been using your PAD-inspector... HUGE time saver, thanks for putting it together!
Glad to see you're trying to create formal definitions for parks. I'm in the process of putting together a wiki to document proper tagging and progress of mapping public lands in ...
52020-12-31 02:51ZeLonewolf That looks great! Heck of a project you're wrapping your hands around. The one thing that would help us coalesce in that direction is for mappers to work towards elimination of non-rendering protect_class values and document them as unused in the United_States/Public_Lands wiki page.

Here&...
96122941
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-12-19 21:47
12020-12-28 17:42woodpeck
♦2,417
Data imports have to follow a process that includes thorough discussion with other community members and documentation of the process and methods. I see that you have deleted a lot of existing land cover information and replaced it with something else. Where was this discussed?
22020-12-29 02:36ZeLonewolf Oh hey my bad. Looks like I've got some work to do to document/follow the process better. I did document the RIGIS data source on the Rhode Island wiki page. Although I did start from that data source, I spent two days hand-matching the polygons to imagery, deconflicting/merging/stitching to...
96472178
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-12-27 04:53
12020-12-28 18:39Orozcu
♦12
Me toca volver a editar el trabajo, usted no debio restablecer el cambio.
22020-12-28 19:22ZeLonewolf ¿Por qué dejas el límite en una condición rota?
32020-12-28 23:07Orozcu
♦12
No tenia internet en esos días. pero ya estoy de vuelta
42020-12-28 23:07Orozcu
♦12
Disculpe quien es usted?
52020-12-28 23:14ZeLonewolf Programé una aplicación que consume datos de límites. Cuando los límites se rompen, mi aplicación ya no puede usarlos. Lo siento si mi español es malo, estoy usando un traductor.
95655098
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-12-11 04:53
12020-12-11 14:57Betanyahoo
♦18
Hi ZeLonewolf,
may I ask why you are clipping landuses to streets, which is less correct than before?
22020-12-11 16:11ZeLonewolf Can you clarify where I've made an error so that I might correct it? Sometimes in the polygon cleanup I might grab a nearby street node inadvertently, and sometimes the street does separate adjacent landuses.
94854817
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-11-26 18:05
12020-11-27 01:17eternaltyro
♦3
Thank you. I still don't see the feature rendered in the base-map. It did not render even when before you updated the way to area. Is that a bug?
22020-11-27 01:22ZeLonewolf I'm pretty sure Carto doesn't support this tag. Perhaps open a ticket? https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues
93570666
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-11-05 03:27
12020-11-19 04:50ElliottPlack
♦926
Ha, you came across a bunch of my edits importing military areas. At the time there was a protect_class 25 for military, but I see that it has been deprecated. Have you fixed them all or do I need to go and look for some?
90986924
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-16 12:24
12020-11-06 23:39Firemix
♦17
You've created many useless ways only tagged with "admin_level", e.g. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/143914792/history
Are you not checking what you are doing?

Kind regards,

Firemix
22020-11-06 23:49ZeLonewolf Let me investigate and get back to you. Thanks for alerting me.
32020-11-06 23:51ZeLonewolf Yes, I see what you are describing. admin_level is clearly not required on these boundary relation ways. Fortunately this is an easy fix.
42020-11-07 00:10ZeLonewolf Okay, should be all set for Rhode Island town/city boundaries!

Are you local?
93571473
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-11-05 03:53
12020-11-05 15:05SomeoneElse
♦13,357
I'm not sure I understand the "more standard tagging" here. Can you explain the changes to http://osm.mapki.com/history/relation.php?id=8590110 in a bit more detail?
Best Regards,
Andy
22020-11-05 15:12ZeLonewolf Hello, yes, on further review, my edit was probably a step too far as protect_class=22 "cultural area" as probably a better characterization of these sites versus merely "historic". I have restored the original tagging and apologies for the churn.
32020-11-05 23:11SomeoneElse
♦13,357
Thanks. I was worried about potentially causing an international incident considering the subject matter, the location, and today's news (the president resigning).
Best Regards,
Andy
93568090
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-11-05 01:27
12020-11-05 11:57woodpeck
♦2,417
Further to my previous comment on a different changeset, I now see that this is a systemic problem and that you have executed a mechanical edit changing boundaries to "aboriginal_land" without first-hand knowledge of the regions involved. I will revert these changes. The adopotion of a new...
22020-11-05 19:25stevea
♦304
Frederik, with what justification do you incorrectly re-tag these three areas? Having a protect_class=24 tag means that you must have a boundary=protected area tag. However, these have a boundary=aboriginal_lands tag AND a protect_class=24 tag, clearly wrong.

I'd be OK with changing bounda...
93565271
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-11-04 22:30
12020-11-05 08:08streckenkundler
♦1,040
That's wrong! The border of the Sorbian settlement area is not the same as aboriginal_lands.
The border only marks official bilingualismThat's wrong! The border of the Sorbian settlement area is not the same as aboriginal_lands.
The border only marks official bilingualism in the region.....
22020-11-05 12:09streckenkundler
♦1,040
Is this mass edit announced? I asked the DWG...
32020-11-05 13:06ZeLonewolf My bad, I researched this area on Wikipedia and it seemed like aboriginal_lands alone was a sufficient fit (which is also supported by renderers). I understand if you wish to revert the change.
42020-11-05 13:21streckenkundler
♦1,040
The whole proposal of boundary=aboriginal_lands was nonsense.

The boundary=protected_area scheme is exquisite and nicely structured. It is applicable to everything.
Even the other efforts such as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposal:_Named_protection_class_for_protected_areas are pure no...
52020-11-05 13:23ZeLonewolf Yes, I understand your preference for protect_class=24 in this case.
93570275
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-11-05 03:14
12020-11-05 11:52woodpeck
♦2,417
The changeset comment here is misleading; it sounds as if you were simply removing a redundant tag. What you have done instead is change boundary=protected_area,protect_class=24 to boundary=aboriginal_lands. This should have been clearly stated in the comment.
93317991
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-31 03:12
12020-11-01 22:52VictorIE
♦903
Hi,

I'm just wondering what your basis for selecting place nodes is.

admin_level=8 represents subdivisions of counties that are used for electoral constituencies and council area committee purposes. They have no 'capital city' equivalent. Their administrative centres are likely ...
22020-11-01 23:02ZeLonewolf I attached the place nodes that had the same name as the surrounding boundary, ignoring subdivisions that didn't have a place node with a matching name. If that was not a correct assumption, my apologies and this changeset can easily be reverted.
91012750
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-17 02:24
12020-11-01 04:42Joseph E
♦137
I would recommend creating small areas formed with closed ways, rather than the huge multipolygons with over 1000 members (e.g. https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11634595) - these huge relations will be hard to maintain and easy to break. Also, the woodland does not continue across roads, so it...
93033850
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-26 02:11
12020-10-26 02:24Firemix
♦17
Hi Brian,

is there any information on this import at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Rhode_Island ?

Kind regards,
Firemix
22020-10-26 02:52ZeLonewolf I have added this information.
92927850
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-23 04:43
12020-10-23 13:15pallih
♦4
Hi.

I reverted this change (and changeset 92927840). The removal of boundary:protected_area tag is wrong. The changeset message suggests that this was a change made in error. Did you intend to make this change? All the best, pallih.
22020-10-23 13:19ZeLonewolf No worries, thanks.
92928207
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-10-23 04:55
12020-10-23 05:26ZeLonewolf Oops, didn't mean to make a changeset this big, sorry :(
91394339
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-23 23:49
12020-09-24 06:51InsertUser
♦443
The wiki clearly defines protect_class=3 as for a natural feature, which this isn't.

Is this a typo?
22020-09-24 10:39ZeLonewolf quite correct, thanks for noticing this!
91394464
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-23 23:59
12020-09-24 00:48muralito
♦2,014
Hi. Please explain your changes. of
heritage=1 to 8 (1 is for world heritage)
and the deletion of protect_class=26
22020-09-24 01:18ZeLonewolf Hi, I changed heritage to 8 to match admin_level=8 which was previously tagged. I see you've updated both to 1 which seems fine.

protect_class=26 is not conventionally used, and is sufficiently described by heritage=*
32020-09-24 02:06muralito
♦2,014
Thank you. Yes, .admin_level=8 was a mistake that i just saw today.

protect_class=26 is documented in the wiki. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:protect class as "Historic: for colonial-era entities and protectorates...".
The wiki is wrong?
42020-09-24 02:38ZeLonewolf It's a bit complicated (and there's work underway to fix protect_class generally and clean up the wiki) but essentially class=26 isn't used as historic= and heritage= already exists and thus it's redundant.

If you'll look at the taginfo stats (https://taginfo.openstreetma...
90732704
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-11 04:55
12020-09-16 05:56Zol87
♦42
Thanks for clarifying
90796903
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-12 15:12
12020-09-12 16:51user_5359
♦19,340
Hello! You added a bigger number of unknown tags
ADDR=850 Waukegan Rd
CITY=Deerfield
CODE2=DFD
DIST_ID=M08DEE
LEAF=N
LMH2O=Y
MAPURL=https://maps.lakecountyil.gov/output/districtmaps/city/VillageOfDeerfield.pdf
MUNID=0490492400022
NAME1=DEERFIELD
OBJECTID=9
ORG_NAME=Village of Deerfield
S...
22020-09-14 03:52user_5359
♦19,340
Hello! I correct this import to https://www.osm.org/relation/11621119.
90385410
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-09-04 01:51
12020-09-05 07:43user_5359
♦19,340
Hello! You added a bigger number of unknown tags
AGENCY=1
AGENCY_DES=NORTHFIELD TWP
GlobalID={287063E1-63BD-423A-B04C-E30384522FC3}
OBJECTID=2
SHAPESTAre=1.6558210500769043E8
SHAPESTLen=322344.7624470328
cbasOptIn=NO
in this change set. Please explain the source of this information and the ...
22020-09-05 14:10ZeLonewolf Those should have been cleaned up, can you tell me which relation you're seeing that on?
32020-09-05 14:55mueschel
♦6,560
Here you go:
http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/XJc
42020-09-05 14:57user_5359
♦19,340
mueschel was faster :)
52020-09-05 17:52ZeLonewolf Thanks guys, I think I've got it squared away now!
62020-09-12 00:18ZeLonewolf Folks: I've started a wiki page specifically to document Cook County issues. Please feel free to contribute thiere: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_States/Illinois/Cook_County
90053740
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-08-28 04:02
12020-08-30 11:39mueschel
♦6,560
Please check this way, it has no proper tags:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/841576849
22020-08-31 17:17mueschel
♦6,560
Actually, there are several more:
http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/XyW
32020-08-31 20:29ZeLonewolf I've made additional edits that should take care of all the stray tagging.
89456667
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-08-15 20:55
12020-08-22 00:06b-jazz
♦644
Hello Wolf, do you know what the purpose of http://osm.org/way/837453838 is? It has no tags, is the length of the state of R.I. and appears very close to the border. I don't think it should exist. I'm not sure if there are others similar to it, but I noticed this will looking at some other...
22020-08-22 00:24ZeLonewolf It's an accident is what it is!  One of many versions of the CT/RI border that I had import in JOSM and I must have accidentally uploaded it.
86494740
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-06-11 05:16
12020-06-14 20:31Benjamin Muller
♦5
The convention in MA has been to include the waterways within the municipal boundaries (see neighboring communities). I believe the MassGIS layer is just for aesthetic use?
22020-06-14 22:07ZeLonewolf Hi,
I've been using the GIS data (dated Sep 2019) at: https://docs.digital.mass.gov/dataset/massgis-data-community-boundaries-towns-survey-points

It states "This layer is the most accurate representation of Massachusetts' municipal (city and town) boundaries; this representation i...
32020-06-14 22:31Rassilon
♦18
I just finished updating all the admin boundaries in the state to conform to the 2019-09 MassGIS boundary lines a couple weeks ago. But yes, for boundaries that go over water we use a different data set. You can see those lines on the USGS Topo map. The wiki recommended setting up a separate boundar...
42020-06-14 22:52ZeLonewolf I see now that one of the sets of polygons includes the over-water parts. Thanks for pointing this out. I'll work on putting that back.
85969313
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-05-29 23:36
12020-05-30 21:37blackboxlogic
♦458
Thanks for adding the Cape Boundary! I've found a bunch of Maine municipal boundaries which are wrong or missing but I don't feel confident fixing them. Would you consider collaborating on such an effort?
---

Published using OSMCha: https://osmcha.or...
22020-05-30 22:42ZeLonewolf Sure, what towns do you have in mind?
32020-05-30 23:14blackboxlogic
♦458
The first one I noticed was Scarborough, which exists in OSM but seems to be just the Oak Hill (central) part of town. I found a data source I trust (from the state) for boundary data, but I wasn't sure how best to proceed. I had questions like "should I delete the existing and start from ...
85285628
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-05-16 01:30
12020-05-16 01:31stevea
♦304
That might have been me. Please excuse my eraser crumbs and thank you for sweeping up after me!
85229776
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2020-05-15 02:30
12020-05-15 03:16ppjj
♦56
Great work!
72328911
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2019-07-17 03:50
12019-07-31 13:49azakh-world
♦282
Hi.
You've done not a good thing. With it the world has lost an object with place=country and name:en=Indonesia. A whole country has disappeared from the dataset! Such a change should have been accompanied by creation of a node tagged with place=country and attaching it to the country boundary...
22019-08-02 09:03ZeLonewolf I removed a tag from a relation that was not valid according to the spec. Any processing that depended on that tag was invalid. Only a few countries were incorrectly tagged in this way.

Please feel free to add a place=country node.
32019-08-02 11:29azakh-world
♦282
By removing a tag you've also removed a feature from the database. According to "Do correct errors" clause of https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Good_practice, you should have not removed an object but fix it. Countries are too important features to approach them in such careless way...
42019-08-02 15:56ZeLonewolf I have added a proper center point for Indonesia, and added to the Indonesia relation, so this should satisfy the objection.
52019-08-05 09:49azakh-world
♦282
Well, an unnamed node with place=country has not returned Indonesia to the map, moreover it was connected to the boundary relation (which does contain name information) via wrong role. I've fixed it. Somebody has brought back Vatican. Cyprus, Monaco and Djibouti are on turn. I'll do correc...
62019-08-05 16:24ZeLonewolf Thank you for helping to get this corrected in spec, Alexey.

I encountered this issue when developing an application that was attempting to load a list of countries. Imagine my surprise when only Indonesia, Djibouti, Cyprus, Monaco and Vatican City showed up in the data set!
72256378
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2019-07-15 10:01
12019-07-17 01:01alester
♦187
Can you explain what in that wiki article led you to do this? As far as I can see, the documentation indicates that place=country is used on nodes, and we already have such a node in place for each country. In the case of Canada, we now duplicate objects tagged with place=country (see https://www.op...
22019-07-17 03:54ZeLonewolf Thanks for catching this. You're right, place is intended to be a node key. I undid this.

I ran into 5 other countries coded this way: Monaco, Vatican City, Indonesia, Cyprus, and Djibouti so I went ahead and removed the place tags from those relations as well.
72273309
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2019-07-15 16:38
12019-07-16 02:13vorpalblade
♦101
This looks good (and it appears you corrected your typo from https://openstreetmap.org/changeset/72256121 -- thanks for doing that).
72256121
by ZeLonewolf
@ 2019-07-15 09:54
12019-07-15 12:04kartonage
♦987
Hej ZeLonewolf,

you might want to check again what you have added as value for the place key. A small typo can make a big difference. ;-)

Best regards