Download - OpenStreetMap (OSM) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT mapping your first square using iD
Square will be released when the countdown has finished, unless you finish first!
Note that the time is ticking down explain the 120 minute limit
I clicked on iD, but this was my first screen need to click on Edit / Edit with iDVery good walkthrough spend a few minutes on this.
Border of your square stay in the border to avoid conflicts
Scale need to zoom in to see anything
Greyed out buttons until you have zoomed in enough
Click hereto check for gps traces
Make sure 'OpenStreetMap GPS traces' is selected
Alter the background brightness if you wish
Select alternative satellite imagery if needed for custom, click & paste from the job description
Although the Project border is not visible, the high quality Bing imagery indicates roughly where the border must beScale of 250m the buttons are now active
Border of the square, but not the project
High quality bing imagery here
Low quality or missing bing imagery here
At this zoom level (2km) on this project square, the existing OSM data is visible, but you cannot click on it to see details.
Careful! This circle is outside the border of your square
Inside the border of your squareApproximate border of the project
'Turn off' the background imagery to help find the ..Existing data on OSM
But you need to zoom in closer
Zooming to about 20m or 30m & clicking on one of the existing features, you can check that the tags are okay (HighWay Tag Africa?) and that the feature accurately follows the imagery.
I've moved the 'building' so I can see the image clearly below it.
Only 3 buildings in the area more likely to be agricultural than residential, but they are square with clear shadows so materials likely to have been brought in by motor vehicle.Light coloured areas around the buildings are where the ground has been walked on.
I've decided this is a highway=track as it does not go to any residential buildings. As I've traced it further it has become clearer & in the bottom right you can see whereThere are now parallel tracks from vehicle wheels.
Path connects with the highway, but does not connect with the buildings or the 'landuse=residential' border
landuse=residentialborder around the dwellings, fairly close so GIS officers can make population estimates. Border is continuous (start & finish connect). Border does not connectwith buildings, highways, or other features.
highway=primary, highway=secondary or highway=tertiary does not change when it crosses a landuse=residential border.Most buildings are either very round (building=hut) or have squared corners. If the building appears diamond shaped, this is probably because the satellite camera was at an angle to the building.Most buildings should be mapped as having squared corners.highway=residential insideThe landuse=residential border&highway=unclassified outside
Both sections of the highway are also tagged surface=unpaved (could also be surface=dirt or something similar)
To get the changeset comment,Return to the Task Manager, 'Instructions' Tab, and find the instructions about the changeset comment.I've highlighted it, so I can use copy & paste to transfer it to the editing tab.
Paste the changeset comment into the 'commit message' box & click on 'save'
Carefully check the whole of your squarefor any other features that need to be Added.When you are satisfied there is nothing more to do, return to the Task Manager, add a comment in the box, and click on'Mark task as done'.The square will be checked/validated by another mapper, & they will also enter a comment.You can filter just the projects you have completed squares for, from the first screen of the Task Manager
Click on the Project, then the Stats tab, and scroll through the list to find your username
Hover your mouse over your username to see just the squares that have been completed by you.