User importing prison-names from official websites and sometimes deleting valid stuff (by mistake)

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Thanks for raising the subject.

I wanted to address the recent discussions around my contributions to OpenStreetMap (OSM) and clarify my approach.

To be transparent:

  1. I sourced information for prison names exclusively from official prison websites or state prison services to ensure accuracy.
  2. I refrain from altering prison names and instead focus on updating the official name tag while providing a link to the source.

As of today, I’ve decided to discontinue modifying prison names on OSM. Moving forward, my project will progress without my individual updates, as I lack the means to verify licenses and obtain permissions.

I will, however, persist in updating my Kaggle dataset and sharing updates with local groups on OSM forum. Should anyone wish to utilize my data for updates, I would be delighted. If not, I understand – such is life.

Best regards,

Dr. DENISOV Sergey