OpenStreetMap
The last few months spent a lot of time into mapping the western parts of Hamburg, Germany by bike and foot. Now the map is in a state where most streets and ways are present.
And since I feel like a proud daddy for this region I want to "maintain" it. I want to be able to track any changes, I want to be able to see who did what when. I want to be able to discuss, compare, revert.
Searching through the wiki (painful these days, couldn't someone make a browsable static copy of the pages it until the performance issues are solved? I'd volunteer to host it.) I could not find any way to do this. But maybe there is?
Discussion
ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ Andy Allan ߟߊ߫ 16 April 2008 at 20:24 ߘߐ߫
Being able to track changes and maintain your area more easily is something that a lot of people want to do, but it's not very easy to do so at the moment. It's being worked apon - we need to make some changes to OSM to make this easier (like change sets and more 'wiki features').
ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ Deelkar ߟߊ߫ 16 April 2008 at 20:38 ߘߐ߫
if you want to watch your nodes you can tag them and watch them through the OSMXAPI osm.wiki/index.php/XAPI However I will wait for a proper implementation by bbox or polygon.
ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ HannesHH ߟߊ߫ 17 April 2008 at 14:16 ߘߐ߫
The (huge) drawback with the API "hack" is that it won't cover new nodes. :\
Well, hopefully this will come some day, I think it is very important. Especially on growing publicity.