User:Dobratzp

Userboxes Babel en This user is a native speaker of English. de-3 Dieser Benutzer hat sehr gute Deutschkenntnisse. fr-1 Cette personne peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français. Dobratzp submits data to OpenStreetMap under the name Peter Dobratz. Dobratzp submits data to OpenStreetMap using JOSM. This user prefers Mozilla Firefox. Dobratzp uses a Ubuntu-based computer. Dobratzp uses a mac OS X-based computer. Dobratzp uses a ios-based computer. This user hails from the USA Dobratzp prefers to go outside and map. This user prefers a Garmin eTrex Vista HCx Dobratzp is a bicyclist. Dobratzp supports the license upgrade to ODbL v 1.0 This user joined in with Big baseball project 2011!

Though I gradually expand the set of things that I pay attention to when I map, I generally like to map building outlines, addresses, and points of interest.

I've been mapping the following locations:

• my house. I open the map and zoom into my house in Derry, NH. Then, I zoom out until there are parts of the map with building outlines missing and TIGER data that needs cleaning up. So far I've covered a fair amount of Derry, Londonderry, and Windham.
• my hometown. I'm in the process of traversing all the roads and paths in Derry, NH where I live. I've even started adding opening hours to many of the local businesses.
• my commute to work. I commute to work from Derry, NH to Nashua, NH and there are many variations on the route that I can take. I often make small detours and take some notes. I have made significant updates in the towns of Derry, Londonderry, Litchfield, Windham, Pelham, Hudson, and Nashua.
• my wedding. In 2007, I got married in New Hampshire and so I have an affinity to map places associated with that event.
  • ceremony:  Litchfield Presbyterian - amenity=place_of_worship
  • reception:  Tupelo Music Hall - amenity=arts_centre (for lack of a better tag)
  • rehearsal dinner: Firehall Pub (since closed and turned into  The Halligan Tavern) - amenity=restaurant
  • food for reception:  Celebration Catering
  • beer for reception:  Harrington Wine & Liquors and  Great State Beverages - shop=beverages and shop=alcohol
  • marriage license:  Derry Town Hall - amenity=townhall
  • women's hair:  Salon Tuscany - shop=hairdresser
  • flowers:  Chalifour's - shop=florist
  • clothes:  Marry & Tux and Men's Wearhouse (inside  Mall of New Hampshire) - shop=clothes
  • rings: Burke's Jewelers on  West Pearl Street (still need to add the actual shop=jewelry to the map)
  • hotel:  Stonehedge Inn - tourism=hotel
• Airport MHT. Though we often travel to BOS to get a direct flight, MHT is the closest airport and I've been exploring the surrounding area of Londonderry and Manchester.
• places I go. While running errands mainly around southern New Hampshire, I take note of the place that I am going and a few of the surrounding amenities.
• visiting family. I've added some buildings and cleaned up some roads in Pittsburgh, PA and West Linn, OR (suburb of Portland).
• power=line. I've done some armchair mapping tracing power lines from USGS images in New Hampshire.
• boundary=administrative for many towns in New Hampshire (list) and Massachusetts (list). Some of these were already there, but were imported from multiple sources. Where possible I've tried to re-use ways for existing features like waterway=rivers. Most all the town borders overlap each other around here, and it makes sense to put these into boundary relations rather than having overlapping Ways.

Things that I would like to get sorted out:

• Road tagging for officially designated roads (at least in New Hampshire). Every once in a while someone, often from outside this area comes by and changes the highway=* and/or route relation on some roads, leaving the map in a generally inconsistent state. Also, when this happens, usually the entrances/exits are not changed as well, so you'll end up with a highway=primary with a bunch of highway=secondary_link further degrading the appearance of the map.