> "Most human edits will be good, unless the data later changes"
One concern is the date of the bot's data-source/satellite imagery.
- Bot reviews satellite data, creates building.
- Human notices that the building's actually been demolished, so removes it from OSM.
- Bot reviews satellite data, recreates building.
When I was in Georgia (the Eurasian country, not the USA state) in 2014, I was making changes to OSM and noticed that the satellite imagery was very different to what was on the ground. I couldn't find any way to work out how old the satellite data was, but my gut feel is that there will be some places where the pace of development is much faster than the rate of updates in satellite imagery.
One concern is the date of the bot's data-source/satellite imagery.
- Bot reviews satellite data, creates building. - Human notices that the building's actually been demolished, so removes it from OSM. - Bot reviews satellite data, recreates building.
When I was in Georgia (the Eurasian country, not the USA state) in 2014, I was making changes to OSM and noticed that the satellite imagery was very different to what was on the ground. I couldn't find any way to work out how old the satellite data was, but my gut feel is that there will be some places where the pace of development is much faster than the rate of updates in satellite imagery.