It's not chaos :) It's just that people expect a name when they query the name tag, just as they would expect to see elevation (in meters) when they query the ele tag. Anyone who wants to create a map with elevation in feet prominently displayed can query the ele tag and do the conversion. Having elevation in both meters and feet in the data is redundant.

Hi Raymo853 -- tekim is correct, you want to use the `ele` tag to note the elevation. The information in OpenStreetMap needs to be a little bit structured for everyone to be able to make sense of it. That is why we separate the names of things out in one tag, and have other useful information go into designated other tags (like `ele` for elevation, `opening_hours` for opening hours, etcetera. Anyone who would want to make a map with the elevations of peaks prominently displayed can still do this. They would just need to look for an available `ele` value. There are already over 5 million objects in OSM with `ele` attribute, so if we all adhere to this standard, we keep the data consistent. Thanks and happy mapping!

Hi Spanholz. I map what's there on the ground, not for any specific application / service. People looking at the map can see at a glance that there are sidewalks they can use, something I think is valuable. Where connections to the road network exist, I will map them as such.

Hi, no I didn't see that comment, and I think that is great. Perhaps you can put the same comment in the changeset where you revert the change, then it's easier to discover. Thanks again for helping clean up OSM in my area. What tool did you use to find this bad node? I tried an Overpass query and found some of these nodes..

Thanks for helping clean up OSM. It would be nice if you could add a more descriptive changeset comment in the future to help other mappers understand more easily why a change was reverted. Thank you!

Thanks for editing OSM and welcome!

Thanks for editing OSM and welcome!

Hi, thanks for editing OSM! If you want to add a business, please find the location (building) of the business and create a new point (node) there with the information, along with the appropriate business type. Address and business information should not be added to ways (streets). Thanks and happy mapping!

OSM is a map of verifiable geographic information. Please do not use it for advertising or promoting your business. If you want to contribute to OSM, please take some time to review the mapping guidelines, or use onosm.org to have an experienced mapper add your business for you in a way that conforms to OSM best practices. Thank you.

Thanks for editing OpenStreetMap and welcome!

There is a Utah OSM mapper group based in SLC, we would love to welcome you! https://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Utah/

Thanks for editing OpenStreetMap and welcome!

There is a Utah OSM mapper group based in SLC, we would love to welcome you! https://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Utah/

When an exit is unsigned / only accessible to maintenance or enforcement this is a common way to tag it. That seems to be the case here: http://openstreetcam.org/details/8846/116

Hi scruss -- you contacted me through email about this as well. We won't use the city data any longer untill we resolve this together.

chadbunn, do you have JOSM configured to use Utah AGRC imagery? I have tried and failed :( I would love to be able to use it in JOSM!

Hi wrk3,

I am curious why you delete a railway platform mapped as an area, which is valid tagging, and replace it with a way? To my mind this reduces the quality of the map.

Hi Angel Collins,
Some of the things you added to OpenStreetMap don't seem to exist in reality. Please only add things to OpenStreetMap that exist and can be verified to others. OpenStreetMap maps and data are used by millions of people who rely on the data being accurate.
From your comment, it looks like this is part of a class exercise. Please make sure to forward this message to your fellow students and teacher. Thanks!

By the way: don't hesitate to get in touch with me, I am local here in SLC and happy to help you make great contributions to OpenStreetMap.

Martijn

Hey there! Thanks for your contributions to OSM. I am not 100% sure but the things you added look like sports pitches to me (baseball perhaps?) If this is the case, please look at osm.wiki/Key:sport and consider tagging these areas `leisure=sport` and `sport=baseball` (or whatever sport is appropriate, `multi` is also allowed for fields that accommodate more than one sport).

If you're interested in meeting other mappers in the SLC area, check out https://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Utah/

Thanks again!

Hi! Your trail is in the OpenStreetMap database, but some things are not displayed on the main map, only on specialized maps that use OSM data. Nordic / XC trails are among those specialized things that don't appear on the main map. You can see your trail for example on OpenSnowMap: http://www.opensnowmap.org/?zoom=15&lat=45.31237&lon=-121.62466&layers=snowbase&marker=false For more information, check here: osm.wiki/Winter_sports

testing Neis feed on my own changeset

Thanks for the quick update. Situation looks very serious!