@imagico Colour nerd. 😛 The colour choices of some might leave a lot to be desired, but we’re stuck with them (similar to OSM! 😁). This better description of the qpoc flag than the “queer”. “trans” can be wider than the dated term “transsexual”, “transgender“ is better.

@ImreSamu Some of the flags already include heterosexual people. The original OSM logo is available, feel free to make a cis-het flag. I don’t know if there’s a flag/icon that isn’t mostly used by bigots though.

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This image has been changed. Thanks Amna. FTR I never thought you (or the subject) were intentionally being insulting. But “Intent isn’t magic” is part of Code of Conduct 101. (Also “Assume Good Intent” helps abusers)

@pedrito1414 in all comments I had constructive suggestions, and initally said “Please”. We can add gas lighting to your tone policing.

Alex, you’re really not making any friends (to put it mildly).

Yes it is not insulting in some cultures, but it is in some cultures. Doesn’t HOT claim to be nice and friendly and better than that. Is including this image really the hill you want to die on? Just change it and move on.

This blog post contains a photo of someone giving a “f*** you” sign to the reader. Please edit it to remove such an abrasive sign, and please try to have a bit more decorum in future.

Also the version of ID was released last year, you can find it here - https://github.com/osmlab/id-validation

Oops! Mea culpa. Sorry for not keeping track.

limiting the user uploads purely on the quantitative basis is a tricky problem – and from what I know, no other tools use it

Yes, no other edit has a speed limit, but other editors don’t have computer vision help! 😁 OSM requires imports and mechanical edits to go through a review/feedback process, so the idea of “uploading too much too quickly can be bad” isn’t a new idea. The goal of your editor is literally in the name, to be rapid. 😉

It’s more than 2 years since Facebook said they’d release the source for their iD version (while mapping Thailand).

Impressive tech! Well done on releasing this. We need more people making interesting software for OSM. The video of “iD vs RapiD” is impressive. a ✕2.6 speed up is nothing to sneeze at!

I have a concern that people will not spend as much time reviewing the data as in this video, and aim to do things ✕10 or ✕20 times faster by just accepting everything. A demo video where everything is manually reviewed, but a reality where it’s a data import is not fair. Have you considered this problem and any ways to fix it? Would a software enforced maximum upload/mapping rate help prevent that problem?

✕2,6 is certainly an improvement, but comparing it to iD might not be great. JOSM is built to have a steeper learning curve, but to allow experienced users to work faster. Have you timed how long an experienced JOSM user could map that area?

Thanks for your contribution to OSM in a place where such detail is surely needed.

Interesting! It’s always good to see more developments in mobile mapping, it’s an area we need to improve and especially limited editing apps.

FYI your image at the top doesn’t work. I’d try the app, but there’s some pretty bleh privacy terms, why do want to know what apps I have installed and what calls I make?

You say “Observe creates one changeset per feature”, does that mean you make one changeset per edit? Did you know that StreetComplete initially made one changeset per edit too, but received (justified) criticism.

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Nice! Related to this, I’ve sometimes hand processed planet OSM files to see who maps certain features. If you want to make tagging improvements it’s helpful to talk to people already mapping that type of thing.

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Why do you think it shouldn’t be tagged? The wiki refers to things like private residences, not a hotel. It’s common for hotels to advertise that they do or don’t have internet access, so hence that data should be in OSM

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This is great! 👍 I’ll definitly try to help out. P Norman has also live streamed some editing https://twitter.com/penorman/status/1071205652410785792

Nice. “Just use things with a name” is a good rule of thumb. I’d wonder about PoIs mapped as ways, which can often be a sign of more detailed mapped (replacing a shop mapped as a point with an area), but then you have to filter out roads.

For km² calculations I like PostGIS’s geography type. ST_Area(t.geom::geography) gets you m² areas on a sphere.

It’s up to you. I wouldn’t add a driveway that’s only one car long, but if it was more, I probably would. Often in rural areas, people have big driveways, and I’d like them mapped to show that the main road has so many little junctions coming into it.

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