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howdystranger

Karteerder sedert:
11 Desember 2013
Last map edit:
23 Julie 2025

I live in Wellington, New Zealand and do some editing with iD and some with JOSM. I also survey when I’m out on the go sometimes.

See also my data importation account: Howdystranger_LINZ

Latest Diaries

Diary Entry Correct surface for roads with chipseal?

Hi all Keen for advice on the correct tagging for roads in Wellington, NZ which have chipseal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipseal I was apply...

Comments 1 comment Date 19 Oktober 2023

Diary Entry How to map buildings within a building?

Hi all, Hoping for some guidance. Here’s the area I’m looking at. It’s a hospital in my city. It’s a series of buildings which are connected tog...

Comments 5 comments Date 19 Februarie 2018

Diary Entry Moovit attribution for OSM data

I sent an email to Moovit complaining about their rather lacklustre attribution for OSM: Hi, It’s great that you’re using open street map but ...

Comments 2 comments Date 29 Mei 2014

Diary Entry foot paths

I’m wondering whether it’s worth adding foot paths (ie pavements) to the sides of roads - is it useful to people generally (e.g. visually-impaired ...

Comments 6 comments Date 16 Januarie 2014