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I am reading through the comment log which resulted in a 10 year ban for using junction nodes incorrectly, when can they be used

changeset/149827539#map=12/-34.8875/138.5788

changeset/150094405#map=12/-34.8875/138.5788

these particular junction nodes are the only junction nodes ever to be deleted and removed, how are these any different to any other junction nodes on the map and why didnt the user who deleted these ones delete any other ones?

I am just seeking help with junction nodes, not sure how to use them correctly as the reason for their removal is not a direct quote from any part of the junction nodes wiki. hoping a discussion here would help shed some light on their removal.

My name is Victor, a 300-level student of the Geography and Environmental Management Department, University of Port Harcourt.

I am very excited to announce that I have joined the Unique Mappers IT Internship program.

This opportunity aligns perfectly with my love for technology and my desire to gain hands-on experience in the field of geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping technologies.

The Unique Mappers Network Nigeria is a renowned organization due to its approach and commitment to community-driven projects, making it an ideal platform for me to enhance my skills and contribute meaningfully.

I am also excited to work with a team of talented professionals and colleagues, learning from them and sharing my ideas.

Joining the Unique Mappers IT Internship is a significant step in my career journey, and I am ready to embrace the challenges and opportunities along the way.

I started my industrial training IT internship at Unique Mappers Network, Nigeria today. I’m excited to learn and contribute to the OpenStreetMap project. So far, I’ve met the team and gotten a brief overview of the company’s goals and objectives. I’m looking forward to learning more about the projects they’re working on and how I can assist.

Goals for the next few days:

  • Get familiar with the company’s workflow and tools
  • Meet with my supervisor to discuss my tasks and objectives
  • Start learning more about OpenStreetMap and how to contribute to it

I’ll update this diary as I progress and learn more. For now, I’m just taking it all in and trying to absorb as much as I can

Today I mapped Gllavë which is a tiny village in Memaliaj.

I wandered around the map to check how this remote tiny village is connected to main streets and I found out there are many tiny villages scattered through the mountain and none of them seem to be connected (or I can not figure out how they are connected) to the main roads.

I continued mapping, and I lost count how many small villages I mapped today. I am attaching the area I mapped and if anybody knows a quick way to figure out if these villages are in any way connected to main streets can let me know in the comments.

“#100villagesin100days #day28”

Mapeamento colaborativo com OpenStreetMap será realizado para avaliar aspectos relacionados à sustentabilidade de região estratégica para o país


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Este é um projeto promovido pelo Instituto Virtual para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável – IVIDES.org® e integrado à plataforma de iniciativas para alcance dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), mantida pelas Nações Unidas.

A iniciativa, denominada Sustainable Brazilian Ocean and Coasts Initiative - Scientific community, OceanAction43529, conta com a participação da população e utiliza apenas software livre.


INSCREVA-SE AQUI para participar do piloto de mapeamento.

A pesquisa objetiva disponibilizar uma plataforma colaborativa para mapeamento de aspectos positivos e negativos das zonas costeira e marinha do Brasil, utilizando a base cartográfica digital OpenStreetMap.

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Finally! After over four months of near-daily almost painstaking manual editing work in JOSM, entirely using aerial imagery with no automated imports whatsoever, and going through a few episodes of arm and hand cramping, all of the remaining woodland data on Vancouver Island, all the way northwest to Cape Scott, is now present in OpenStreetMap. I hope I was able to depict my own part of the world here just a bit prettier than before.

Location: Area D (Oyster Bay/Buttle Lake), Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Este é o quarto entre os diários de campo que compõem o caderno de campo da minha pesquisa sobre interações sociotécnicas nos Altos e Córregos da Zona Norte do Recife e sua área contígua em Olinda, cidades localizadas na Região Metropolitana do Recife (RMR). Mais detalhes sobre a pesquisa vocês podem ver na minha tese de doutorado, publicada em https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/48802. Para a tese a delimitação socioespacial foram os Altos e Córregos da Zona Norte do Recife, a parte de Olinda foi agregada depois da tese.

Os diários de campo foram realizados em minhas idas ao território objeto de estudo. Nessas idas sempre registrei o percurso com o aplicativo OSM Tracker. Esse diário diz repeito a ida para a sede da EScola Pernambucana de Circo, no Alto do Burity, Recife/PE http://u.osmfr.org/m/757844/ .

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:alt=track do percurso realizado neste campo

Segue abaixo o diário de campo na íntegra, apenas com alterações de nomes pessoais, com o intuito de resguardar a identidade das interlocutoras:

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Location: Macaxeira, Recife, Região Geográfica Imediata do Recife, Região Metropolitana do Recife, Região Geográfica Intermediária do Recife, Pernambuco, Região Nordeste, Brasil

I made a Chrome extension (which should be compatible with all Chromium-based browsers) and Firefox Add-on that hooks into the osm.org Edit buttons and redirects it to Rapid. Also, it integrates Strava heatmap support into Rapid as overlay imagery.

It’s an early version, and I’m sure there’s bugs, so please open issues (suggestions welcome too): https://github.com/emersonveenstra/rapid-power-user-extension/issues

Also, for those wondering, I am jumping back into osmdiscussiontracker development soon, I just needed to scratch this itch first :)

Happy mapping!

EDIT THE CONSENCOUS HAS NOW CHANGED TO SAY THAT THIS DATA IS REMOVED BECAUSE OF A UNDOCUMENTED IMPORT WHICH IS EXACTLY THE REASON I SAID IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED UNDER NOT BECAUSE OF A COPYRIGHT VIOLATION

context https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/apparent-use-of-unauthorised-source-for-beach-names-in-australia/108721

The names of our beaches is open and public data in Australia, the names of our beaches have been deleted for no reason at all.

this removal was based on a unofficial chat room discussion which is not documented for anybody to see.

the surf life saving club does not own the right to the names of our beaches, however granted the the surf life saving club may not the the most direct source of this information. but we have a full waiver to use this information none-the-less from our government.

there was never a formal proposal about the removal of this information

along with this massive deletion was other information such as boat ramps and beaches drawn in clearly by using imagery.

posting here because my comments keep getting removed by the moderators now.

Welcome to the thirteenth OpenStreetMap NextGen development diary.

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In case you missed it…

Last week, we showcased Search 2.0: a comprehensive overhaul of the search functionality. For the first time, OSM search is now simple and intuitive to use. It’s a must-see (there’s a video too)!

Default Editor Switching

This week, OpenStreetMap-NG introduced a convenient way to change your default editor. By exposing this functionality, previously hidden in settings, we prevent editor lock-in and allow users to easily experiment with other editors. A small icon now indicates which editor is currently set as default.

Faster and Slimmer GPX Traces

We completed a major overhaul of the GPX trace database design. Here are the results:

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