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Mapping Gqeberha - Part 03

Posted by GovernorKeagan on 23 May 2025 in English.

Quick Overview/Summary

It’s been a year since my last diary entry on this, and I haven’t done too much (I don’t think) in that timeframe. The GIF below should give a good idea of the progress made. Unfortunately, a couple of the changes made in the bottom left corner haven’t been rendered yet.

gif showing mapping progress

What’s changed?

I’m still pushing through and adding buildings, or adjusting existing ones. There does seem to be someone else working here every now and then, as I had some of my changes deleted/modified (although I’m not sure of the reason, as the changeset description is not great).

More recently, I have been trying to add in more https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:landuse as there is next to none currently. This is still a challenge, though, as so much has changed in 7 years that you’d need an on-the-ground survey or a local to confirm if certain buildings are shops or not.

Plan Going Forward

I want to try to get a couple more “big buildings” (e.g., shops or other POIs) added, as it breaks up the constant adding of odd-shaped houses. Having said that, I still find the whole process very therapeutic and immensely satisfying.

Location: Nelson Mandela Bay Ward 3, Gqeberha / Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Discussion

Comment from nickjohnston on 24 May 2025 at 14:57

I never tire of seeing progress like this. Nice visualisation too! Keep up the good work. ☻

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