Hello,

Imports in OSM need to follow the imprt guidelines at wiki.osm.org/Import/Guidelines, which include discussing the proposed import on talk-ca@ and imports@, which you don't seem to have done here.

There's tags like "elev" and "hnumber" in this upload. Where are they from?

Is osm.org/way/305503671 water? It looks covered

Hi, could you add a source tag for mapping like this to indicate what sources you used?

In JOSM you do this by filling out the "Specify the data source for the changes" field when uploading

Yes.

The parking isles in the school don't seem to match up with either Bing or the 2009 BC Mosaic. Are they newer?

Hello,

This appears to be an undiscussed import. Imports in OSM need to follow wiki.osm.org/Import/Guidelines, which include consulting with imports@ and the local community. This is because of past experience with imports.

Have you done this? I couldn't find a posting on the imports@ mailing list. If you haven't, you'll need to stop the import until you consult with the community, including imports@.

Paul Norman
For the Data Working Group

Hi,

When you use a comment like "Test" it makes it hard for others to understand what you were doing. For example, I can't figure out what osm.org/way/376870750 is supposed to be

It looks like this removed information and din't replace it. Should it be undone?

Sorry, I had missed this reply.

Google's terms for their public services prevent you from using them to build your own map. For example, you can only geocode with them if you're going to be displaying the result on a Google map.

It doesn't look like this import was properly proposed, so should probably be reverted.

There's some odd gas stations in this, like osm.org/way/61247009

Is this the actual signed name of the trail, or a description of it? In OSM we use the name tag only for names

You've tagged a house as Jackson's House. Is this an actual name of the house, or were you just indicating that someone named Jackson lives there?

Hi,

In OpenStreetMap we don't record private information like this that others won't be able to verify. There are tools like http://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/ which allow you to overlay points on top of OpenStreetMap, if that's what you want to do.

There's nothing wrong with improving alignment, but before continuing this large-scale edit, can you communicate with the Japanese community on the talk-ja@ list about what you'd like to do, and seek their feedback?

Paul Norman
For the Data Working Group

Hello, you've used Google as a source. Copyright and Google's terms don't let us take their data or use their products to build a map, including Google Street View. (osm.org/copyright) Did you use Google as a source for any other changes?

I need to redact this change, which will prevent the Google-derived data from being viewed.

Paul Norman

For the Data Working Group

Is this a supermarket?

If it's used by cyclists but doesn't have a lane or other on-road markings, it shouldn't have a cycleway tag. Also, cycleway=yes isn't a normal value for the tag.

ruthmaben, could you please have a look at it and respond in the changeset discussion?

Hi,

I wanted to remind you of the importance of writing good changeset comments (osm.wiki/Good_changeset_comments) to help others understand what you have done and why