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OpenStreetMap handles the issue of disputed boundaries fairly well. From the disputed territories page: > 1. OpenStreetMap is a database. You are free to make
by jakecopp 6y ago
OpenStreetMap handles the issue of disputed boundaries fairly well. From the disputed territories page:
> 1. OpenStreetMap is a database. You are free to make maps from our data leaving out or putting in what you need for harmony with your general usage, culture and legal system. We encourage you to do this directly or to support one of
our many worldwide local OpenStreetMap communities that share your issue.
> 2. The existence of a name, boundary location or description in the OpenStreetMap database does NOT imply that that it is legally correct in any jurisdiction.
> 3. The OpenStreetMap community operates under the “on the ground” principle, recording what is actually currently used in a particular area, giving preeminence to data collected insitu. This is generally what is used on our main example map at http://www.openstreetmap.org http://www.openstreetmap.org.
> 4. We recognise the importance of names, borders and descriptions to different national, ethnic, culture or language groups. We have and will continue to build mechanisms where alternatives can be recorded and easily used in maps more suitable to you. We encourage you to contribute such data to OpenStreetMap, to help build our technical infrastructure or to support someone who will.
> 5. However, to remain neutral and to provide a practically useful service to a global community, we cannot delete base data to suit a particular legal jurisdiction.
Knowing how active the mappers and validators on OSM are, these changes (if malicious or incorrect) will likely be fixed/rolled back pretty quick - vandalism happens all the time.
I see one of the changesets by this mapper was addressed by the OSM Data Working Group, and the conclusion appears to be the edit were indeed legitimate and represented the situation on the ground: https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/82702598 https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/82702598