pietervdvn / MapComplete

An easy-to-use webapp to edit OpenStreetMap
https://mapcomplete.org
227 stars 92 forks source link

Nudge users to use aerial imagery #2066

Open danieldegroot2 opened 3 months ago

danieldegroot2 commented 3 months ago

When creating a POI and/or improving the POI position accuracy

On desktop, there should be enough width to add a text on the left/right side, along the lines of ('Do not copy information from copyrighted maps.') 'Check the layer menu (bottom left). Choose a proper aerial imagery layer (top left in menu).' 'Place the POI as close as possible to its actual location.' 'You can always improve the object's location later (in the object's detail pane) if needed.'

Or, especially for mobile, it could also be a short hint (i.e. '<= Tip: Add an aerial imagery layer').

If it is too repetitive, it could be limited to the first (few) additions.

These changes may further prevent POI in the middle of a road/car park if it is located inside a building or on the side of the road/car park. (adding blindly based on default basemap); example where I modified one https://overpass-api.de/achavi/?changeset=154774401

pietervdvn commented 3 months ago

In previous, long forgotten version, the add-new-point flow used aerial imagery by default instead of a basemap. The problem with this flow however is that only a few areas have good-enough areal imagery and that people found the sudden switch confusing.

I'm also afraid that adding many pieces of text is gonna clutter the UX more and, TBH, most people won't read it anyway.