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How do l go about with the description of 'Changeset Comment' when mapping especially in the village zone?

asked 22 Dec '22, 07:49

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edited 22 Dec '22, 07:51


The changeset comment is simply to give future mappers a clue about what you were trying to accomplish.

If you spot something on the map that you think is wrong or do not understand and decide to look into it then you would check the history of the object(s) and read the changeset comments to try to understand where the mapper that added/edited the feature was trying to accomplish. A changeset comment of "made edits" would be very unhelpful. For example, a changeset comment saying you were updating road geometry could indicate that the distortion and move of a building was inadvertent.

So just think about what some future version of yourself would find helpful when looking to see why you made the edit.

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answered 22 Dec '22, 16:34

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