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55791609 almost 8 years ago

Yes, that definitely clears things up. I had no idea there would be towns mapped with so much detail. Sacramento and the surrounding cities are big with populations in the millions so I assumed not much has been finished anywhere. Like OSM were more in its infancy than I thought, and that there are almost no mappers. Aside from some detailed complexes, not a whole lot looks to have been done. But obviously there is a lot more work to it than it looks.
Maybe I'm just a little impatient and I've always been into mapping. As a child I accurately mapped the inside of anybody and everybodies houses. Most of the time by picture memory when i got home. Even mapped my apartment complexes lol. This all stemmed from playing video games on SNES, N64 and PS where I would map out games for reference and fun. So, that being said, when i first came to OSM I seen potential EVERYWHERE and I'd love for it all to be completed. My organised (albeit selfish) thought was Roads, buildings, parks, and water first. It makes the most sense (to me). It all looks so simple on first glance, but I now see there is a lot more going on behind the curtain and OSM isn't so insignificant as I thought.
Ive never heard of OSM until it was discovered that Niantic uses it for PoGo. Maybe once I've seen it referenced in the past, but it seems no one really speaks of it until now. I have a feeling OSM could see some major development from here on because of the hundreds of thousands of PoGo players who are hearing about it. In the past two weeks there were to seperate cases of vandalism in different parts of the world. Screenshots of PoGo were being shared that showed words that people drew using ways on OSM editors, like "daddy" smack dab on some houses. On the other hand, this could ruin things for everyone. We will just have to see how Niantic chooses to respond and deal with problems like vandalism. Until then, you can probably expect more naive newbies like me comin on here lol.
On another note, Yeah i realize a tablet even with a stylus is very inefficient and Its times like these I wish I had a real computer again. I want to do things legit. Which is why im taking my feedback with full consideration. I just don't have the right tools and knowledge yet. But thanks to you, I have received some of that knowledge lol
Thank you for your time, patience to speak with me, and of course some of your wisdom.

55791609 almost 8 years ago

Hello, pitscheplatsch and freebeer. I'm sorry for any confusion or if i had interrupted someone's work. I noticed these "serviceways" on Pokemon Go, which directly uses OSM, when i realized these seem to be the only personal driveways that are mapped. I hadn't noticed any new driveways being made in a while so I thought maybe it were a project no one wanted to finish or take over. These are people's driveway to their homes. Mapping every driveway in Sacramento is absurd and pointless in my opinion when there are countless buildings and the homes alone still need to be mapped. I removed them for consistency. But, to each his own. If there is someone out there really willing to do the work then im all for it. Unless there is an entirely different reason for these "serviceways". Again, I apologize for any inconvenience.
As for the building, it wasnt there until i added it. It was one of those times where I thought I might as well add the building while Im at it. I'm using the android app Vespucci for mapping, so any "sorcery" is on their part lol. Oh and I would love to learn how to make perfect angles. I'm still getting the hang of Vespucci and so far I can turn "Ways" and "nodes" into buildings by drawing on touchscreen but thats about all i know. Oh, and i just compared my options for Arial imagery on Vespucci and I've found Mapbox is much clearer and i made a mistake by using Bing