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An example of a (small) territory mapped using the OSM Skeleton methodology

At first, I thought about mapping the Koungheul department, but given the scale of the task, I ultimately settled for one of its arrondissements, Ida Mouride. Arrondissements are the third level of administration in Senegal, after regions and departments.

An example of a (small) territory mapped using the OSM Skeleton methodology

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At first, I thought about mapping the Koungheul department, but given the scale of the task, I ultimately settled for one of its arrondissements, Ida Mouride.

Arrondissements are the third level of administration in Senegal, after regions and departments.

The small size and limited number of Skeleton reports in this district allowed me to complete the task in about fifteen sessions of my daily OSM mapping routine.

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At first, I thought about mapping the Koungheul department, but given the scale of the task, I ultimately settled for one of its arrondissements, Ida Mouride. Arrondissements are the third level of administration in Senegal, after regions and departments. The small size and limited number of Skeleton reports in this district allowed me to complete the task in about fifteen sessions of my daily OSM mapping routine.

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  • The initial situation as of July 31 was as follows, for the entire department:
  • Following the launch of the OSM Skeleton methodology (see this post, featured in weeklyOSM #836), I wanted to illustrate it with an example by resolving the main reports in an area of Senegal where the demo...

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