OpenStreetMap
Global "noise" in map history makes it less useful
Vum adaviel matgedeelt de(n) 21. Juli 2009 op English.I just tried the History tab on the map page for the first time. It says "zoom in to see history" OK, do that until it works. But none of the entries are anything to do with the area I'm looking at. They are all global edits such as adding Arabic and Hebrew placenames (none in my little bit of Canada), or adding hundreds of airports all over the world. OK, on page 13 or so I can see the original data imports.
It would be nice to have a filter that removed the "big" edits from the history list.
osm.org/history?bbox=-126.0079%2C49.0996%2C-125.7722%2C49.1938
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Bemierkung vum 42429 de(n) 21. Juli 2009 um 08:52 Auer
I agree that ignoring worldwide edits would be nice.
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Bemierkung vum kds_ch de(n) 21. Juli 2009 um 10:10 Auer
Yes i also think there should be a link (hide big changes) to view only changes that are more local (smaller areas).
Bemierkung vum daveemtb de(n) 21. Juli 2009 um 14:53 Auer
Yes, this problem is agreed to be annoying. Hopefully someone, sometime, will figure out a neat way to select just the edits that contain information in the area you are viewing.
Bemierkung vum curmet de(n) 22. Juli 2009 um 11:00 Auer
Yes, i also think that this big edits schould only displayed after extra click or much better only if an edited node is in the bbox.