I think you will find these places are a long way from Haiti. Perhaps harrierco you should make a wikipage for Colombia and another for Venezuela to keep track of this part of the OSM project.

I really like the co-ordinates at the bottom right - much easier to skim through the world when you know your destination. Saves downloading lots of tiles.

spam

Sure its spam, but perhaps someone could take a GPS with them?

The OpenStreetBugs way could be considered too.

You may be able to do this with Viking, or simply with a text editor.
Search for the time as a string (remember its in UTC) and then read teh rest of the line.

Congratulations on finding the rogue piece of coastline.

The best way of deciding is to take several traces, different days and different times. This will allow you to make a 'line of best fit' through the GPS tracks.
Taking the device to and from work for a week is an easy way of getting 10 tracks for the same route so you can look at your results.

We've discussed this a bit on the mailing list but not made any firm conclusions. I have used emergency_service=ambulance.

It's an example of creativity, as opposed to facts, so that it can be copyright.
Review of some commercial satellite imagery shows a salt pan.

Spam

In fact a sample of one. (S)he reminds me of certain people within my own profession who believe they are the fount of all wisdom, because they are "specialists" while generalists like myself consider them to know "more and more, about less and less". (S)he needs some consumer input, to provide a broader view of life.

Considered joining the group Confluence.org?
http://confluence.org/confluence.php?id=1635

I have used the eeepc 701 for JOSM
but not for live mapping
out in the bright sunlight I can't see the screen
I have a tiny gps stuck to a point and shoot camera which does keep good time and take photos of anything and everything, then geotag them.

We do have mapping professionals in our group. One of my sons is a contributor and about 2 weeks from his last exam for his surveying and geoinformatics degree.
I've noticed another surveyor from the US on legal-talk.
There are surely others who have qualifications as well as experience.
From what I have seen, common sense is required too.

Consider the competition as healthy for both. The existence of Google Mapmaker is an acknowledgement of OSM success.

I think you have done the right thing. To make their own map is a form of empowerment, because it says you are equal in the world.

have you considered using the itoworld.com service which will notify you weekly via rss of changes to a specified area?

So why does a Bank have a name AND an operator now?
The only operators I associate with Banks are - and / certainly not + or * these days
I find the errors reflect the viewpoint of someone else Eurocentric.

Punctures?
Because Tribulus terrestris is a very common problem here, known as catheads (but called puncture vine in California), I always use tyre sealant. Others use Kevlar tyre liners and now I have one bike with tyres which are "puncture-proof" as sold.
Of course the simple act of carrying a spare tyre and tyre levers is cheaper than even a bus fare.