Anyone got any idea what that large blue/grey polygon is near Plymouth on the UK map? Is there any need for it to be there?
See:
osm.org/?lat=50.501&lon=-4.017&zoom=9&layers=B000FTF
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Anyone got any idea what that large blue/grey polygon is near Plymouth on the UK map? Is there any need for it to be there?
See:
osm.org/?lat=50.501&lon=-4.017&zoom=9&layers=B000FTF
Mapus Mapus
Discussion
Comment from HannesHH on 15 September 2008 at 08:39
That looks like a rogue coastline or something. It will probably have been caught by someone already and fixed.
Comment from vibrog on 15 September 2008 at 18:09
It's a good idea to geotag posts rather than posting an URL to the map.
Comment from mapus mapus on 15 September 2008 at 18:21
In this case the polygon is so large that it only appears on lesser zoom levels. Giving coordinates would direct mappers to a location far too precise to illustrate the large scale of the erroneous polygon.
I agree, however, that geotagging is good practice for diary posts. I'm afraid I am limited to Potlatch at the moment (I'm on Mac OSX.3.9) so I'm not particularly familiar with the differing needs and capabilities of JOSM users.
Comment from katze_sonne on 16 September 2008 at 13:29
But GeoTagging is not as easy and fast as URL-Posting ;-)
That a funny Bug ;-) But I don't think so that it is right. But when you find mistakes it would be nice if you can mark it here: http://openstreetbugs.appspot.com
When there is one unitary plattform for bugs the Quality of OSm would be much better I think.