Wochenaufgabe
The Wochenaufgabe @osmwa was the Weekly Task of the German OSM Blog (Category:Wochenaufgabe). Every 1-2 weeks they presented a new task to encourage users to map in the following days.
Since 2020, there is the →Schwerpunkt der Woche ("focus of the week") with a similar concept.
Everybody can suggest these tasks. Usually they are small POIs like a charging station or certain type of vending machine.
Wochenaufgaben already done
Opening Hours KW 17/18 (2015-04-19 – 2015-05-02)
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Sirens KW 15/16 (2015-04-04 – 2015-04-18)
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Public bookcases KW 9/10 (2015-02-23 – 2015-03-08)
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Pharmacies KW 6/7 (2015-02-02– 2015-02-15)
Tagging pharmacies with a focus on data quality.
More information see:
- Wochenaufgabe blog post (de)
- some words in English about the weekly excercise "pharmacies" (de)
- overpass turbo query and resulting lists (german)
Switch heatings KW 1/2
Because large parts of Germany were coverd by snow for a few days, German OSM Blog asked mappers to map switch heatings. They can only be detected if there is snow between the rails. If the heating is on/existing, the snow melts at the switch while it keeps frozen at all other locations.
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Public transport changes due to anual timetable change KW 51/52
Every year at the second weekend in December timetables in Germany and many other European countries change. During this weekly task changes were done in OSM and public transport routes were changed to current Public Transport Version 2 mapping scheme.
The blog post includes a long description of current public transport mapping in German.
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Turning indications per lane KW 47/48 (2014-11-19 – 2014-11-30)
A more demanding task asks contributors to dive into the challenges of tagging more complex road intersections where road markings and/or signs indicate the direction in which a way or a lane will lead. This will help routing engines to actually use turning lanes.
The blog post includes an extensive description in German, a comprehensive tagging description in English (as well as DE, FR, HU, PL and RU) is also available in the wiki.
Recycling KW 43/44 (2014-10-22 – 2014-11-04)
This weekly task is about tagging recycling container or centre, in particular the materials you're able to recycle.
For tagging, please see description in blog (link below)
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Emergency Access Points KW 37/38 (2014-09-08 – 2014-09-21)
This weekly task is about checking emergency access points.
For tagging, please see discussion in forum (link below)
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Low emission zones KW 35/36 (2014-08-25 – 2014-09-07)
This weekly task is about Low emission zones.
- Tagging: see Umweltzone
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Missing addr:street KW 33/34 (2014-08-11 – 2014-08-24)
This weekly task is to add missing addr:street (or addr:place) to existing addr:housenumber. There are linked different tools on the german blog post page for finding and editing such cases.
- addr=*
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Result: during the 2 weeks of that Wochenaufgabe, the number of addresses without street in germany decreased from 132047 to 41762. So there are now more than 90000 applicable adresses more in the OSM database.[1]
Post boxes KW 31/32 (2014-07-28 – 2014-08-11)
A post box (AE collection box, mailbox or drop box) is a facility to send out stamped postal items (letters & small goods).
- amenity=post_box
- operator=*
- brand=*
- ref=*
- collection_times=*
- drive_through=yes/no
More information see:
- Wochenaufgabe blog post (de)
- DE:Overpass_API/Beispielsammlung#alternative_mit_.C3.9Cberpr.C3.BCfung_der_Leerungszeiten (de) - statusmap for lastcheck
ATMs KW 29/30 (2014-07-14 – 2014-07-28)
An automated teller machine (ATM), or automatic banking machine (ABM), or "cash machine", is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public space without the need for a cashier, human clerk or bank teller.
See also:
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Charging Stations KW 27/28 (2014-06-30 – 2014-07-14)
Charging stations supply energy for electric vehicles, like gas stations do for conventional vehicles.
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Bicycle Tube Vending Machines KW 25/26 (2014-06-16 – 2014-06-30)
A vending machine where you can buy inner tubes for bicycles.
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Water level monitoring stations KW 23 (2014-06-02 – 2014-06-08)
Used to indicate water levels in rivers, streams, lakes and other non-tidal areas, often to determine upstream flood levels during heavy rains.
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Proposals for future actions
Proposals for future WAs can be send to the WN Team. Please read DE:Wochenaufgabe/HowTo (german).
Future Wochenaufgaben
You can find future Weekly Task in WA Trello .