Thanks, that makes sense. I’m new to OpenStreetMap and not very confident with editing yet. I came across this while using map-based tools and noticed the missing buildings. I was just wondering if someone could map out the buildings since I’m quite unsure on how to do it properly and efficiently myself!
I tried mapping a couple of houses but there’s so many more if anyone would be willing to help with the rest, that would be amazing and greatly appreciated!
When you’re mapping features in the UK, it makes aligning features and property boundaries much easier if you turn on the “OSMUK Cadastral Parcels” overlay in the iD editor (the blue lines in the screen capture below). There’s a bit more information about how they work in the wiki: Property extents in the United Kingdom
I’ve added a couple of buildings and highway features around Cherwell Green and Park Crescent West, which might be useful for tagging suggestions.
If this area is local to you and you have an Android phone, you can use the StreetComplete app to survey and add information like house numbers and building heights as you walk around.
If you’re suggesting Rapid to use the Microsoft AI slop building tool, it’s not ideal for use in the UK because semidetached houses and terraces should be split, and those types of houses are shown in Robert’s screenshot above.
Please do not use Rapid in this way. It creates wrong, but plausible outlines that mappers don’t correct because they don’t get highlighted as potential errors in the same way as unsquared buildings.
My stance is still the same (and I know it is frowned at by some of the community); If your intention is to come back and redraw/correct what Ai created then do it (obviously spend some time adjusting them as much as possible during “import”). If you are just adding buildings in an area you don’t know nor care about better leave it be, someone more local might pick it up.
Also on this subject, JOSM can split building in two clicks, so simple shapes can be fixed easily.
