Using OpenStreetMap during lab was the first time I have ever used OSM, I had no prior experience with it. To my knowledge, I have also never digitized anything before in another class. The changes I made on OSM were adding various amenities and areas at SFSU, and also areas around Parkmerced. I added the water bottle refill stations in the Cesar Chavez Student Center, and the location of the ASI Farmer’s Market. Around Parkmerced, I added the location of the Parkmerced Community Garden and the nearby Montessori Children’s Center. I only edited/added features that I was absolutely sure of, in regards to their location. I am aware that there are other locations of water refill bottle stations on campus, but before adding the features on OSM - I wanted to see them for myself, to be positive of their location. My next step after was to use my Field Paper to find the water bottle refill stations on campus.

One of the difficulties I encountered was a problem I can assume happens in OSM often. You have an idea, you plan to do the field work for it, but someone beats you to it! I also state this in my second diary entry, but someone fulfilled the work that I wanted to do on OSM for the SFSU water bottle refill stations. Another difficulty I encountered was canopy cover. While working on my Filed Paper, I decided to add an area (a bioswale near the science building). The tree cover on the map made it difficult for me to get an idea of exactly where I should add this area. To solve this problem, I used my best guesses of the location with the help of nearby structures.

Link to change log history