Drishtie,
Thanks for your comment … its a shame I didn’t get to meet you when in Thailand as maybe some issues could have been ironed out earlier.
What hurts me is that while I contributed thousands of hours to the Thai OSM, I also run motorcycle tours … last weekend we were heading south on the 1148, and an accident below the junction with the 1097, meant a quick re-route decision.
See https://osm.org/go/4W_XvjFk-
I looked at my Garmin, and it seemed we could go along the 1097, then drop back along the unclassified road back onto the 1148. Off we went and as we turned onto this “unclassified road” it became apparent that this was a track leading through fields and used only by 4wd tractors. So, yes, I was a bit embarrassed in front of the following riders !
Not surprisingly you guys had added it, but looking at the imagery it’s so clear that this is a muddy track, not a road. I have now corrected it to a track, so bear that in mind when looking at the image.
And it happened the week before here https://osm.org/go/4Wt9NXRg-. Heading east on the 1342, and wanting the go north on the 1217, the GPS routes me along the unclassified road your team added, that cuts the corner … which is of course, a track through fields. I have added a unpaved tag now to stop this happening again.
Just two examples I stumbled across … how many hundreds more are there ?
So, what I’m trying to say, is your AI is really hurting the users of the map over here. We can no longer rely on the map, because on the GPS, your edits are not differentiated from any others. While the odd residential road mis-tag can be inconvenient, the addition of these unclassified roads across the countryside, is a major problem. It’s so clear from the imagery, that the road is not covered in asphalt so why not mark it as a track, or at the very least, add an unpaved tag.
I suspect the whole AI test drive, as you call it, was done in a rush, and its produced masses of inaccurate data. I welcome your suggestions to review the data, but how long will this take ? Can you at least urgently look at every unclassified road your team added, and ask the simple question of the way … can I see asphalt and white lines ? If not, then change it to a track, or an unpaved road. And if you are unsure of which, make it a track and we can upgrade later if necessary, from local knowledge.
Russ 