Enhancing data
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If you know about the current state of affairs, please help keep everyone informed by updating this information. (Discussion)
If you know about the current state of affairs, please help keep everyone informed by updating this information. (Discussion)
This is a concept for enhancing data with specific information about source, quality and state / actuality.
Since a consistently flow of sources is needed for most academical work, it could be useful to record information about getting the data into OSM.
key | value | comment |
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data_resource | GPS, raw | Raw data from a GPS device, directly imported into OSM. |
data_resource | GPS, edited | Revised data from a GPS device, e.g. reduction of points or correction of tracks. |
data_resource | Yahoo aerial imaging | Data captured by Yahoo's satellite picture. |
data_resource | estimated | Estimated track, e.g. underground railway or ways in forests |
data_resource | historical documents | Data based on historical information. |
data_resource | official plan | Data based on official plans, like a plat or zoning map. |
data_resource | official database | Data based on official databases, like a street directory. |
data_resource | other | Data based on other resources, like hand-drawn maps. |
data_quality | verified | Data, which was verified by other people, living or knowing the same area. |
data_actuality | date | Date-based state of the data, e.g. on planned roads. |
data_contact | corporation | Contact to the supplier of information, e.g. McDonald's. |
data_contact | office | Contact to the supplier of information, e.g. cadastral-office. |
data_contact | contact person | Contact to the supplier of information in person. |
data_contact is not intended to contain any information about Author.