Solid work all around here! One minor correction and something to note about bridges. In this changeset you'd changed the Charmuth Road bridge to a surface road and marked the stream as a culvert. This could be a subjective thing but we just finished a project with Baltimore County to map all of their bridges with their references, so if you see a way with a bridge:ref field, it should remain a bridge, even if it doesn't really feel like a bridge on the ground. The sidewalk can be separate bridge sections adjacent. Under Maryland law, any culvert larger than 60 inches (5 feet) in diameter is no longer a "culvert" but rather a "structure". Structures have to be inspected and are rated according to their structural integrity. Many of them have posted weight limits. In the case of Charmuth, the county has not measured a max weight, according to their records, but they do treat it as a bridge.

Bridge mapping in OSM is a little odd with sidewalks as the sidewalks have to be parallel bridges. Some folks map the bridge deck separately to show the continuity, which can be useful. There are some of them well mapped on the beltway.

Cheers!

yes, please explain the deletes here.

I have added lots of these paths over the years based on LiDAR imagery which could show a path, or an old road, or something totally abandoned. You can delete these if they do not exist in your survey.

On a technical note, when mapping sidewalks/crossings, be sure to add a surface for wheel/foot-based routing help. You can simply say paved or unpaved, or something more specific, e.g. asphalt, concrete, wood, etc.

Hi there, I see you've been busy adding and updated OSM pedestrian/bike infrastructure around Baltimore County. Thank you!! I am on OSM Foundation moderator with the Data Working Group and live right in Towson. You will certainly come across some of my edits as you're mapping. I just wanted to say hello. Let me know if you ever have any questions or need a review of something.

Hopefully someone has welcomed you to OSM, as I see you just joined. Welcome if not! What brings you to the project?

Thanks,
Elliott

Why not cycleway=shoulder instead?

Solid work here, goodness!

Hi there, this changeset description says "Adding details" when it actually deletes quite a few things. Could you explain why you deleted all these things?

Thanks,

Elliott
OSMF Data Working Group

Thanks for checking! This was the one I was looking for with Joseph RP

This changeset reclassified several community agreed upon roadway classifications (mainly Trunk) perhaps due to a lack of understanding? It is tough to say without much of a changeset comment. See osm.org/user_blocks/5717

Review: osm.wiki/United_States/2021_Highway_Classification_Guidance

Here is a nearby example of how to add large wetland areas. osm.org/relation/12117017/history#map=13/25.2282/-81.0419

Hi there. The wetland in this changeset covers a large area that is not totally wetland. Did you intend to create such a massive water boundary? It would be good to split the wetland at places where there are big holes or openings, such as around ponds and such. If you intend to do this but it is still a work in progress, please let us know. You could avoid any issue by writing more detailed, unique changeset comments too.

Thanks,

Elliott
OSMF Data Working Group

Hi there, it looks like you are doing some boundary mapping or editing. Could you be clearer in your changeset descriptions? Try to make every comment unique, e.g., what detailed areas are you adding? I don't see any adds here, only updates.

osm.wiki/Good_changeset_comments

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-- Elliott
OSMF Data Working Group

OSM is not for testing

Mass deletion

Amazing!

Fixed the park, trees in the park, and the parking lot to the standard of how these sorts of things should be mapped. Please review. osm.org/changeset/117742217

Signed,

– Elliott Plack
OSM Foundation
Data Working Group

CarniLvr79, you have been blocked for your comments and practices, please review: osm.org/user_blocks/5709 Please refrain from 'cutting out' things with the tree cover.

Spaghetti Monster, you have already admitted that the hasty revert should have been prefaced by a comment, so the following is somewhat redundant. As a matter of procedure, please reach out via changeset comment to the mapper. The only exception is for matters of unmistakable vandalism, e.g., adding something fake to the map (in which case please also report the user via their profile). When dealing with things that are somewhat subjective, best to discuss first.

Hi there, thanks for fixing this! I am in the process of rolling back the rest of the vandalism here.

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Elliott Plack
OSM Foundation
Data Working Group