Organised Editing/Activities/TomTom Map Feedback

Rationale

TomTom started making data improvements to OSM through organised editing in 2021. Starting in 2023 TomTom will validate map feedback from end users for potential updates to OSM.

TomTom receives both business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) users map feedback. When we say map feedback we mean incidental reports of map errors submitted by a person. It originates as direct reports from users via a variety of apps, APIs, or tools. All of the reports flow into the same production projects on the TomTom side.

We then analyze the reports against existing available sources to validate the suggested addition or change to the map.  If we can confirm the report we update the TomTom map content directly and in many countries for specific features we will analyze the validity of the report for OSM map improvement as well.

However, if we cannot find an ODbL compliant source to validate the OSM improvement then we may do one of the following:

1) Share it as a note to the community on the map directly;

2) Reach out to community members in the area to ask for their feedback or suggestions on means to validate;

3) Perform field collection ourselves, or request community support, to confirm the change in the real world. TomTom field collection could then include edits completed during a survey, capturing & uploading GPS traces, or collecting ground truth images to upload into Mapillary.

Types of Activity

Here is a list of the types of edits to be made, provided they do not conflict with others’ edits and a local source is available:

• Highways
  • Adding or correcting highways
  • Adding or correcting link roads
  • Adding or adjusting bridges, tunnels, layers, or relations
  • Adding or updating lanes and related properties
  • Adding or updating traffic signs
  • Adding or updating access barriers
  • Adding or updating turn restrictions
• Addresses
  • Adding or correcting addresses
  • Updating the position of address nodes, usually when an object has multiple addresses
  • Adding or correcting names of ways
• POIs (Points of Interest)
  • Adding POIs
  • Correcting POI locations
  • Adding or correcting POI information
  • Resolving POI-land use discrepancies
  • Handling POI closures
• Land use
  • Adding land use
  • Modifying existing land use extent
• Buildings
  • Adding buildings
  • Updating building type
  • Adjusting building shape
• Water
  • Adding or realigning rivers, streams, and lakes
• Railways
  • Adding railway tracks
  • Realigning railway tracks
  • Adding or adjusting railway infrastructure tags such as bridges, tunnels, level crossings
• Ferry lines
  • Adding ferry lines
  • Realigning ferry lines
  • Adding ferry terminals

Imports and mechanical edits are out-of-scope for this activity. Should we encounter systemic issues during the course of editing, we will reach out to the community for guidance.

Geographical Scope

Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam.

Tools

See Organised Editing/Activities/TomTom#Tools.

Data Sources

See Organised Editing/Activities/TomTom#Data Sources.

Editing Team

All team members can be found here: Organised Editing/Activities/TomTom#Editing Team.

Hashtags

Current practice is to use the #tomtom hashtag on edits. Edits based on user feedback additionally have the hashtag #tt_mapfeedback.

#tt is a hashtag that has been used for TomTom’s edits in the past.

Community Consultation

See Organised Editing/Activities/TomTom#Community Consultation.

Timeframe

These are incidental edits spread across the globe starting in February 2023. During the course of 2023 we expect to extend to additional countries.

We plan to continue edits based on map feedback an ongoing basis into the foreseeable future.

Edits based on map feedback will be made in the following countries:

• Algeria (start date: May 1, 2023)
• Angola (start date: March 16, 2023)
• Argentina (start date: April 11, 2023)
• Australia (start date: February 27, 2023)
• Austria (start date: April 27, 2023)
• Bahrain (start date: May 1, 2023)
• Belgium (start date: March 13, 2023)
• Bosnia-Herzegovina (start date: July 17, 2023)
• Brazil (start date: February 27, 2023)
• Bulgaria(start date: July 17, 2023)
• Canada (start date: June 5, 2023) (from the list above, addresses in Ottawa will be avoided)
• Chile (start date: June 5, 2023)
• Colombia (start date: July 17, 2023)
• Czechia (start date: May 22, 2023)
• Denmark (start date: June 5, 2023)
• Egypt (start date: March 16, 2023)
• Eritrea (start date: March 30, 2023)
• Estonia (start date: July 17, 2023)
• Ethiopia (start date: March 16, 2023)
• France (start date: June 5, 2023)
• Finland (start date: July 17, 2023)
• Germany (start date: April 27, 2023)
• Ghana (start date: February 27, 2023)
• Greece (start date: May 25, 2023)
• Guernsey (start date: July 17, 2023)
• Hungary (start date: April 26, 2023)
• India (start date: May 13, 2023)
• Indonesia (start date: May 5, 2023)
• Ireland (start date: July 3, 2023)
• Isle of Man (start date: July 17, 2023)
• Israel (start date: June 9, 2023)
• Italy (start date: May 10, 2023)
• Jersey (start date: July 17, 2023)
• Kazakhstan (start date: July 20, 2023)
• Kosovo (start date: August 1, 2023)
• Latvia (start date: August 18, 2023) (from the list above, addresses will not be edited in Latvia)
• Liechtenstein (start date: April 27, 2023)
• Lithuania (start date: August 18, 2023)
• Luxembourg (start date: May 22, 2023)
• Malaysia (start date: July 20, 2023)
• Mexico (start date: June 5, 2023)
• Montenegro (start date: August 1, 2023)
• Morocco (start date: May 22, 2023)
• Netherlands (start date: February 14, 2023) (from the list above, addresses and buildings will not be edited in the Netherlands)
• New Zealand (start date: September 04, 2023)
• North Macedonia (start date: August 1, 2023)
• Norway (start date: February 28, 2023)
• Peru (start date: September 4, 2023)
• Philippines (start date: September 4, 2023)
• Poland (start date: April 26, 2023)
• Portugal (start date: June 5, 2023)
• Romania (start date: June 5, 2023)
• Saudi Arabia (start date: May 1, 2023)
• Serbia (start date: September 04, 2023)
• Singapore (start date: June 6, 2023)
• Slovakia (start date: September 7, 2023)
• Slovenia (start date: September 7, 2023)
• South Africa (start date: March 16, 2023)
• Sweden (start date: April 18, 2023)
• Switzerland (start date: April 27, 2023)
• Taiwan (start date: September 13, 2023)
• Tanzania (start date: February 28, 2023)
• Thailand (start date: February 27, 2023)
• Turkey (start date: April 18, 2023)
• United Arab Emirates (start date: May 1, 2023)
• United Kingdom (start date: March 13, 2023)
• United States (start date: February 27, 2023)
• Uruguay (start date: September 4, 2023)
• Vietnam (start date: August 3, 2023)

Measuring our Success and Performance

See Organised Editing/Activities/TomTom#Measuring our Success and Performance.

Training/Instructions

See Organised Editing/Activities/TomTom#Training/Instructions.

Post-Event Clean-Up

See Organised Editing/Activities/TomTom#Post-Event Clean Up.

Results

Results will be shared through the preferred communication channel for the community.

Contact

Please reach out to osm@tomtom.com with any questions.