OpenStreetMap
Hi friends in London!
This street does not exist! I know, that you got your data from a company or so, but I am afraid, here are your data wrong! The street runs directly through the University Womens Club, where I stay sometimes. I do therefore know this region of London very well and I can tell you, the map is wrong there! I tried several times to correct it, but my knowledge of editing seems not to be sufficient enough to manage this task. So, would someone perhaps drive to this location, have a look for himself/herself and make the necessary correction? It is on South Audley Square.
Best wishes
surgeon
Discussion
Comment from wieland on 19 October 2008 at 20:12
Why did you draw that road, if you think it's wrong?
See http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/27846933/history
Comment from TomH on 19 October 2008 at 21:29
I think surgeon may have been referring to http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/24866162 which is under the way specified. Presumably in attempting to remove it the other way was accidentally added.
Comment from TomH on 19 October 2008 at 21:30
...except that surgeon also appears to be the only editor of that way as well!
Comment from nm7s9 on 19 October 2008 at 23:35
Do we have any history earlier than Jun 14. According to surgeon's diary, on Jun 14 he noticed this wrong road and tried to fix it. At the same time he tried to add in "Red Lion Yard" which probably accounts for the small kink in the road. His attempt was not successful and over the days further attemts only suceeded in adding in another similar copy.
Comment from nm7s9 on 19 October 2008 at 23:52
Also there are no public gps tracks for this area therefore it is possible that this area was traced rather than surveyed.
Looking at the Yahoo imagery it is easy to see how the original tracer may have been fooled by the shadows in thinking that there was a road here.
Comment from wieland on 20 October 2008 at 08:26
I removed all three ways.
surgeon: Do you have problems using potlatch?
Did't you know how to delete a way? Look at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Potlatch/Keyboard_shortcuts
Do you know, that changes don't appear on the map immediately? Normally it takes till next wednesday.
Comment from wieland on 20 October 2008 at 08:26
Do you read your own diary?
Comment from surgeon on 20 October 2008 at 22:26
Thanks, for all the comments! I did not draw the road! I only noticed the mistake. I tried unsuccesfully to correct it, and then tried to allert someone with better knowledge of editing to correct the mistake. But that was not done during the last months, so I wrote a new comment. I am afraid, I do not have the time to read the diary on a daily basis, so there may be some time until I can react.
Comment from surgeon on 20 October 2008 at 22:33
I just had a look at the map and it now is correct! Thanks for the editing!
Comment from wieland on 21 October 2008 at 07:38
So maybe it looked like you draw it, because you edited it.
To delete ways in Potlatch you have to press Shift-Delete.
I have to lookup the keys too. :-)
Happy mapping!