Data working group/Large Revert Log

experimental and liable to being changed or discontinued at any time

This page lists reverts by DWG affecting more than roughly 1,000 objects, or otherwise significant enough to notice. Activities older than 6 months will be archived and can be retrieved through the page history.

already performed

These reverts or redactions have been performed in the recent past:

date	approx. # of objects	region	description	DWG ticket	DWG member
2018-10-05	7,000	China, Henan Province	fictional edits by Chris-Lee	2018091810000051	Frederik Ramm
2019-06-21	~21,000	Italy, Piemont	licence-incompatible import	2019052010000033	Andy Townsend
2019-09-06	2137 nodes	India	removal of un-discussed, improperly licensed import of soil testing laboratories (import changeset 67756542)	2019083010000027	Andy Townsend
2019-09-28	11,434	Panama	licence-incompatible import	2019082310000013	Andy Townsend
2019-10-23	281 changesets	USA, mainly Arizona but including California and Mexico.	Removal of Google-sourced changes. See https://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/3195	2019011010000078	Andy Townsend
2019-10-26	87 changesets	Switzerland	Removal of changes based on Swisstopo aerial imagery (not boundaries)	2019101510000122	Andy Townsend
2019-11-15	2.6m nodes, 300k ways	USA, Florida, around Fort Myers	removal of undiscussed building (260k) and landuse area import by daviesp12	2019111210000091	Frederik Ramm
2019-10-26 (ongoing)	about 1000 objects	Worldwide	Changes sourced from Google (checking one user at a time)	2019112110000154	Andy Townsend
2019-12-30 (ongoing)	between 10k and 23k changesets	Worldwide	mechanical edits	2019112110000154	Andy Townsend
2020-06-06	11k ways, 1.2m nodes	Saudi Arabia	Removal of un-discussed import of scrub, wetland, peaks, villages with questionable source/license ("from paper maps")	2020053010000119	Frederik Ramm
2020-06-30	190 000 objects (48 changesets)	Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast (Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Tagil, Pervouralsk, others)	Reason: a lot of address data from unknown source (probably, for census-2020 in Russia). Result: 48 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=57.7362692 min_lon=59.8178138 max_lat=58.1273466 max_lon=60.3177639) area2 (min_lat=56.5372779 min_lon=59.4012608 max_lat=57.0141171 max_lon=60.8872183)	2020063010000028	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-07-16	26 000 objects (124 changesets)	Russia, Krasnodar Krai (Krasnodar, Pavlovskaya)	Reason: a lot of address data from unknown source (probably, for census-2020 in Russia). Result: 124 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=45.0012179 min_lon=39.0993413 max_lat=45.0315426 max_lon=39.1302766) area2 (min_lat=46.1112528 min_lon=39.7209329 max_lat=46.1677768 max_lon=39.841263)	2020071610000035	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-07-26	49 000 objects (244 changesets)	Russia, Rostov Oblast (Taganrog, Pokrovskoe)	Reason: a lot of address data from incompatible source (probably, for census-2020 in Russia). Result: 244 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=47.3877346 min_lon=38.8820678 max_lat=47.4467959 max_lon=38.9390376) area2 (min_lat=47.1820597 min_lon=38.8196715 max_lat=47.2879955 max_lon=38.961406)	2020072610000061	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-07-30	14 000 objects (351 changesets)	Russia, Chelyabinsk Oblast	Reason: a lot of address data from incompatible source (probably, for census-2020 in Russia). Result: 351 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=54.6404096 min_lon=60.878042 max_lat=54.674192 max_lon=60.9348452) area2 (min_lat=54.7494914 min_lon=60.978748 max_lat=54.8418042 max_lon=61.1518377) area3 (min_lat=54.8058069 min_lon=61.1796835 max_lat=54.8166369 max_lon=61.1949518) area4 (min_lat=54.8489419 min_lon=61.346541 max_lat=54.8596711 max_lon=61.3657585) area5 (min_lat=54.8322542 min_lon=61.5567045 max_lat=54.9242654 max_lon=61.8563449) area6 (min_lat=54.8088958 min_lon=62.0000522 max_lat=54.8224734 max_lon=62.0277336) area7 (min_lat=54.6970416 min_lon=61.8328415 max_lat=54.7514986 max_lon=61.9925033) area8 (min_lat=54.6409873 min_lon=61.5544456 max_lat=54.7024035 max_lon=61.7237604) area9 (min_lat=54.5673849 min_lon=62.0037375 max_lat=54.5879752 max_lon=62.0232369) area10 (min_lat=55.4702117 min_lon=70.2687297 max_lat=55.5514545 max_lon=70.4363111)	2020073010000099	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-08-09	11 000 objects (797 changesets)	Russia, Stavropol Krai, Kislovodsk	Reason: a lot of address data from incompatible source (probably, for census-2020 in Russia). Result: 797 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=43.8561861 min_lon=42.6551447 max_lat=43.9586623 max_lon=42.7854974) area2 (min_lat=44.7547175 min_lon=44.9665898 max_lat=44.7631098 max_lon=44.9786585) area3 (min_lat=45.1271495 min_lon=38.984224 max_lat=45.1364149 max_lon=38.9977828)	2020080910000029	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-01-09	13 000 objects (24 changesets)	Russia, Kurgan Oblast	Reason: a lot of address data from incompatible source. Result: 24 changesets were redacted. Area (min_lat=55.1505098 min_lon=64.702372 max_lat=59.6563264 max_lon=70.0917914)	2020010910000112	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-10-03	up to 1,000 ways	India	Proposed highways that do not match reality, and some copied from Google Maps	2020092610000085	Andy Townsend
2020-09-22	34 000 objects (118 changesets)	Russia, Saratov Oblast, Rtishchevo	Reason: a lot of address data from incompatible source. Result: 118 changesets were redacted. Area (min_lat=51.4345745 min_lon=43.2657802 max_lat=52.4791897 max_lon=44.3634179)	2020092210000261	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-10-20	3 000 objects (172 changesets)	Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Rinteln	Reason: data from incompatible source. Result: 172 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=52.167906 min_lon=9.0437578 max_lat=52.1912434 max_lon=9.0855073), Area2 (min_lat=50.0263221 min_lon=8.5358873 max_lat=50.0506463 max_lon=8.5643106)	2020102010000075	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-10-19	195 000 objects (194 changesets)	Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast	Reason: the data from incompatible source. Result: 194 changesets were redacted. Area (min_lat=56.1269894 min_lon=58.0172876 max_lat=58.502005 max_lon=65.2196184)	2020101910000318	Vladimir Marshinin
2019-12-08	110 000 objects (409 changesets)	Russia, Arkhangelsk Oblast	Reason: the data from incompatible source. Result: 409 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=60.726 min_lon=39.792 max_lat=63.233 max_lon=50.207) Area2 (min_lat=63.616 min_lon=37.485 max_lat=64.129 max_lon=38.540) Area3 (min_lat=64.244 min_lon=39.858 max_lat=64.942 max_lon=41.198) Area4 (min_lat=64.680 min_lon=45.241 max_lat=65.025 max_lon=46.230) Area5 (min_lat=66.591 min_lon=47.416 max_lat=67.892 max_lon=53.547)	2019120810000025	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-11-20	24 000 objects (103 changesets)	Russia, Vologda Oblast	Reason: the data from incompatible source. Result: 103 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=58.7417599 min_lon=36.4029244 max_lat=58.8614818 max_lon=36.5242933) Area2 (min_lat=60.0085592 min_lon=37.7503627 max_lat=60.0373796 max_lon=37.8268343) Area3 (min_lat=59.9457696 min_lon=40.1414251 max_lat=59.9769062 max_lon=40.236657) Area4 (min_lat=59.1686956 min_lon=40.6454796 max_lat=59.3868332 max_lon=41.0670351) Area5 (min_lat=60.3994244 min_lon=44.1694838 max_lat=60.439381 max_lon=44.26681)	2020112010000117	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-11-28	36 000 objects (106 changesets)	Russia, Kemerovo Oblast	Reason: the data from incompatible source. Result: 106 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=53.7047386 min_lon=84.9402231 max_lat=55.3412372 max_lon=87.00089) Area2 (min_lat=56.0613553 min_lon=85.657212 max_lat=56.5631542 max_lon=87.7023726)	2020112810000086	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-12-07	21 000 objects (39 changesets)	Russia, Karachay-Cherkessia	Reason: the data from incompatible source. Result: 39 changesets were redacted. Area (min_lat=43.8306933 min_lon=41.5574256 max_lat=43.8888576 max_lon=41.6107839)	2020120710000131	Vladimir Marshinin
2020-12-08	40 000 objects (188 changesets)	Russia, Stavropol Krai	Reason: the data from incompatible source. Result: 188 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=44.0534884 min_lon=42.9928267 max_lat=44.1876387 max_lon=43.1181753) Area2 (min_lat=45.0672772 min_lon=38.9652059 max_lat=45.1028794 max_lon=38.9925627) Area3 (min_lat=44.0050253 min_lon=42.9471737 max_lat=44.0781996 max_lon=43.130075) Area4 (min_lat=44.9555436 min_lon=41.8463534 max_lat=44.9555436 max_lon=41.8463534)	2020120810000184	Vladimir Marshinin
2021-04-25	3412 versions of 2413 elements	Russia, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Chesma	Reason: data from incompatible sources. Result: removed or reverted changes to 2388 addr:city tags, 1598 addr:housenumber tags, 2267 addr:street tags, 12 name tags, 3 addr:postcode tags, 8 building tags, 1 building:levels tag (numbers are approximate, other changes are possible). Area: min_lat="53.7918729" min_lon="60.6339018" max_lat="53.8246960" max_lon="60.6764579"	2020031010000044	Anton Khorev
2021-04-30	515 versions of 510 elements	Venezuela, Cumaná	Reason: data from incompatible sources. Result: removed or reverted changes to 2 addr:street tags, 508 name tags, 2 ref tags (numbers are approximate, other changes are possible). Area: min_lat="10.2744547" min_lon="-64.4048780" max_lat="10.4796254" max_lon="-64.0844934"	2021021110000159	Anton Khorev
2021-04-30	1933 versions of 1682 elements	Venezuela, Nueva Esparta	Reason: data from incompatible sources. Result: removed or reverted changes to 1682 name tags, 3 ref tags (numbers are approximate, other changes are possible). Area: min_lat="10.8766363" min_lon="-64.3802048" max_lat="11.1650756" max_lon="-63.7776008"	2021021110000159	Anton Khorev
2021-05-08	2007 versions of 1143 elements	Ecuador	Reason: data from incompatible sources. Result: removed or reverted changes to 1122 name tags, 4 addr:street tags, 96 ref tags (numbers are approximate, other changes are possible). Area: min_lat=-3.2512706 min_lon=-80.9753789 max_lat=0.0670835 max_lon=-79.2902353	2021021110000159	Anton Khorev
2021-05-09	4817 versions of 3695 elements	Ecuador	Reason: data from incompatible sources. Result: removed or reverted changes to 3679 name tags, 2 addr:street tags, 59 ref tags (numbers are approximate, other changes are possible). Area: min_lat=-4.0635575 min_lon=-80.0434609 max_lat=1.3578675 max_lon=-75.8641634	2021021110000159	Anton Khorev
2021-05-12	2027 versions of 1461 elements	Venezuela, Maturin	Reason: data from incompatible sources. Result: removed or reverted changes to 1415 name tags, 3 brand tags, 3 brand:wikidata tags, 3 brand:wikipedia tags, 3 shop tags, 3 addr:street tags, 1 office tag, 1 leisure tag (numbers are approximate, other changes are possible). Area: min_lat=9.6626529 min_lon=-64.0054056 max_lat=10.6721285 max_lon=-62.2914239	2021021110000159	Anton Khorev
2021-05-12	568 versions of 552 elements	Venezuela, Miranda	Reason: data from incompatible sources. Result: removed or reverted changes to 551 name tags, 5 ref tags, 1 addr:street tag (numbers are approximate, other changes are possible). Area: min_lat=10.1454670 min_lon=-66.3693098 max_lat=10.6213224 max_lon=-65.6515599	2021021110000159	Anton Khorev
2021-05-14	583 versions of 529 elements	Venezuela, Barcelona	Reason: data from incompatible sources. Result: removed or reverted changes to 4 ref tags, 506 name tags, 8 amenity tags, 23 place tags, 3 addr:street tags, 1 short_name tag, 1 brand:wikipedia tag, 1 brand:wikidata tag, 1 brand tag, 2 studio tags (numbers are approximate, other changes are possible). Area: min_lat=8.8143901 min_lon=-65.7819499 max_lat=10.1399970 max_lon=-64.2259580	2021021110000159	Anton Khorev
2021-05-14	870 versions of 612 elements	Venezuela, Orinoco	Reason: data from incompatible sources. Result: removed or reverted changes to 602 name tags, 1 diplomatic tag, 1 office tag, 4 place tags, 1 addr:street tag, 2 studio tags, 2 amenity tags, 6 ref tags, 1 name:en tag (numbers are approximate, other changes are possible). Area: min_lat=5.6211002 min_lon=-67.6338261 max_lat=9.0704088 max_lon=-61.9865752	2021021110000159	Anton Khorev
2021-05-14	34 000 objects (7 changesets)	Russia, Kurgan Oblast	Reason: the data from incompatible source. Result: 7 changesets were redacted. Area1 (min_lat=55.95611 min_lon=64.44717 max_lat=56.67433 max_lon=65.03768) Area2 (min_lat=55.23215 min_lon=65.71197 max_lat=55.76073 max_lon=66.17134)	2021020610000016	Vladimir Marshinin
2021-01-10	2 000 objects (31 changesets)	Russia, Kirov Oblast	Reason: the data from incompatible source. Result: 31 changesets were redacted. Area (min_lat=58.69692 min_lon=46.87866 max_lat=60.63010 max_lon=49.52087)	2021011010000028	Vladimir Marshinin
2021-08-13	5 changesets	Southern USA	Reason: Data from incompatible source (Google Maps). 5 changesets reverted in https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/109574346 and then redacted.	2021070110000258	Andy Townsend
2021-10-09	70,000 ways and their nodes	Italy	Undiscussed building import; user did not get in touch after multiple attempts to communicate	2021072610000051	Frederik Ramm
2022-01-10	10,000 objects, mostly ways	Italy	Undiscussed height/maxheight import; user did not get in touch after numerous attempts to communicate	2021120810000093	Andy Townsend
2022-04-11	60,000 place=*/natural=* nodes	Middle East	GNS import with highly questionable data quality; removing only those place/natural nodes that have not been meaningfully modified since the original import about 10 years ago	2020112810000282	Frederik Ramm
2022-05-18	11 000 objects (500 changesets)	Russia	Reason: the data from incompatible source. Result: 500 changesets were redacted. Area (whole Russia, the roads, usually)	2022050910000012	Vladimir Marshinin
2022-10-19	293298 elements	Japan	Reason: data from incompatible source; added from deleted accounts.	2022092510000011, 2022100510000064	Anton Khorev
2023-03-26	25 188 objects: 22 234 nodes, 2 723 ways, 231 relations (46 changesets)	Russia, Nizhny Novgorod	Reason: the data from incompatible source. Result: 46 changesets were redacted. Area (min_lat=56.2393404, min_lon=43.8478062, max_lat=56.3120175, max_lon=43.9844764)	2023032010000191	Vladimir Marshinin

being prepared

These reverts or redactions will likely be performed in the near future (note that many reverts will never appear here but directly in the table above when performed)

approx. # of objects	region	description	DWG ticket	DWG member
175k ways	USA, Maryland, around Annapolis	removal of over-noded and otherwise buggy undiscussed building import	2017101510000055	Frederik Ramm