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Question: I solve quests in StreetComplete [1], and one of the things it asks me is whether a stretch of way is lit. Sometimes, these stretches can be very shor
by Vinnl 6y ago
Question: I solve quests in StreetComplete [1], and one of the things it asks me is whether a stretch of way is lit. Sometimes, these stretches can be very short (like 1m), e.g. at intersections. I typically only mark those as lit if there's a streetlamp directly on it - so if there's not, I'll mark it as unlit even though nearby streetlamps do shine on it.
Is that the right thing to do?
[1] https://github.com/westnordost/StreetComplete https://github.com/westnordost/StreetComplete
- zamadatix 6y agoIf the question asks "is it lit" I'd respond based on if it was normally lit in some way at night or not. Where streetlamps are is a separate question that can only imply if a section is normally lit or not.
- maxerickson 6y agoI think the right interpretation of the question is whether there is lighting in the area rather than whether there is lighting immediately adjacent. I guess there's still some subjectivity in that interpretation. But given that lights can be directly mapped, I think capturing whether there is lighting on the segment is a sensible way to do the quest. If you want, I can help you find the ones you already marked, just send me an email.
- Vinnl 6y agoThat'd be great! Sent you an email.
- secfirstmd 6y agoHeld up at gunpoint twice! America is so weird. So many friends of mine in the US have been held up.
- PurpleFoxy 6y agoI’m Australian and have never even heard of someone I know being robbed in person ever, let alone with a weapon. Is this actually a common occurrence in America? How do people put up with this?
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoNo. Not at all. I don't exactly live somewhere good and I don't know anyone who's been held up. Like a lot of things on HN, it might be a SV thing that I'm simply unaware of.
- ghgdynb1 6y agoI’m not in SV (Midwest -> NYC) so I can’t verify based on my experience, but this is a really interesting theory. VC Twitter likes suggesting that SF has practically surrendered to criminality and that the city is among the world’s worst-governed. I had suspected that this might be a pretty one-sided view of things, but perhaps it’s really true and SF (& SV if we consider it to include SF) truly are that dangerous.
- bdowling 6y ago> How do people put up with this? One common strategy is to not carry anything of obvious value, don’t wear jewelry or watches or fancy clothes, don’t walk with your cell phone out. Basically don’t look like an easy target.
- cyphar 6y agoA friend of mine got stabbed a few years ago while walking home in Redfern (he survived and is okay now with no lasting injuries, but was in hospital for a while). It does happen here too.
- Moru 6y agoThere is a pretty detailed wiki if you want to work deeper with openstreetmap. It often has examples of how to tag different features. The entry for Lit [1] does not quite say it but it references the street_lamp [2] entry. There it mentions street_lamp should be on a point of the location of the light source and to tag Lit on the surface that is iluminated. So I have been doing Lit on all roads that is lit up by the street lights. [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:lit https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:lit [2] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dstreet_lamp https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dstreet_lam...
- Vinnl 6y agoThanks - that means I did this incorrectly :( Hopefully I'll be able to correct it with the help of the author of a sibling comment, and I suppose I'll file an issue against StreetComplete to see if they'd prefer to clarify it.