Gregory's Server@Wuzzy very novice question here, is this in anyway suitable for mapping the names of crofts that have or are about to disappear and not named on OS maps? On a quick look there is not the detail for that to be done with much accuracy. Or am I missing the point??
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@Janealogy @Wuzzy @Janealogy The tag historic=croft might be used, but you should discuss it with the local OSM community to find the best way to do it @Janealogy @Wuzzy I'd say so I'm not fully sure what a Croft is, is it the whole farm a crofter has and their home, or just the land immediately around their house? Anyway, assuming it's 2 or more areas of land,(if it's all one connected piece of land it's even easier) @ColmDonoghue @Wuzzy it's all the land, the house would be a croft house - but that is really what I would be mapping. For boundaries problem is that most are now incorporated into bigger farms so boundaries (if they were ever recorded) would be hard to draw.  @Janealogy @Wuzzy Nope, adding locally known data to OpenStreetMap is great, as long as it can be verified on the ground. I suspect, the crofts have a sign with their name? @Janealogy @Wuzzy As an example, could I show up and ask a local, and they wouldn't know the name? That way, I'm still be able to verify it. Don't sweat it though, OSM isn't *that* strict with this rule. @Janealogy @Wuzzy Personally, I think it would be a great addition. You can always reach out to other local mappers first, and most of them would be happy to help too: https://resultmaps.neis-one.org/oooc?zoom=11&lat=59.02816&lon=-3.05407&layers=B0FTFFFFT&contributors=FFTTTT (Orkney, for examples) — each user profile will have a "Send Message" link. |
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I'm not sure what crofts are (farms? piece of land?), and how they can be mapped (as a point or an area?), but for things already gone, there is a specific project called OpenHistoryMap.
As for details, almost everything can be mapped (benches, trees, bins..) so I see no limitation