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Timestamp:: 2016-03-06T04:17:53+01:00 (9 years ago)
Author:: openstreetmap.org-user-d1g
Comment:: deduplicate, simplify

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 NOTE: Links in third column lead to video explanations
 || ||= ''Validation'' =||= ''Description'' =||= Textual help and video guides =||
 ||||= '''Addresses''' =|||| Checks for errors in [[osmwiki:Addresses]] and [[osmwiki:Relation:associatedStreet]]. ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || House number without street || Checks for objects that have an `addr:housenumber` tag, but neither `addr:street` nor `addr:place`. The street name can also be provided using an `associatedStreet` relation or on interpolation way. || Add the missing street name information. ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || Duplicate house numbers || Checks if two members of an `associatedStreet` relation have the identical house number. || Make sure different buildings have different house numbers. Ignore this warning, if two buildings really have the same house number. ||
+|| ||= ''Validation'' =||= ''What is checked'' =||= Textual help and video guides =||
+||||= '''Addresses''' =|||| errors in [[osmwiki:Addresses]] and [[osmwiki:Relation:associatedStreet]]. ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || House number without street || objects that have an `addr:housenumber` tag, but neither `addr:street` nor `addr:place`. The street name can also be provided using an `associatedStreet` relation or on interpolation way. || Add the missing street name information. ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || Duplicate house numbers || two members of an `associatedStreet` relation have the identical house number. || Make sure different buildings have different house numbers. Ignore this warning, if two buildings really have the same house number. ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || Multiple street names in relation || Verifies that the `name` tag of an `associatedStreet` relation matches the `name` tags of the members with role `street` and the `addr:street` tag of the members with role `house`.
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || House number too far from street || Checks if the houses of an `associatedStreet` are far away from the corresponding street. || Verify that the house really belongs the the street that is given by the relation. ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || Multiple associatedStreet relations || Checks if an object is in more than one `associatedStreet` relation. || ||
 ||||= '''Barriers and entrances''' =|||| Checks for errors in [[osmwiki:Barriers]] and [[osmwiki:Key:entrance]]. ||
 ||||= '''Coastlines''' =|||| checks that [[osmwiki:Coastline]] are correct. ||
 ||||= '''Conditional Keys''' =|| Tests for the correct usage of `*:conditional` tags. || Imprecise rules covered at [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Conditional_restrictions osm wiki page "Conditional restrictions"]
 ||||= '''Crossing barriers / boundaries / ways''' =|| checks if two roads, railways, waterways or buildings crosses in the same layer, but are not connected by a node. ||[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JOSM_9900_en_validator_message_%22Crossing_ways%22_with_shortcuts.ogv (video) usually you need to add a common node] ||
 ||||= '''Duplicated nodes''' =|||| checks that there are no nodes at the very same location. ||
 ||||= '''Duplicated relations''' =|||| checks that there are no relations with same tags and same members with same roles. ||
 ||||= '''Duplicated ways''' =|||| checks that there are no ways with same node coordinates and optionally also same tags. ||
 ||||= '''Duplicated way nodes''' =|||| Checks for ways with identical consecutive nodes. ||
 ||||= '''Highways''' =|||| Performs semantic checks on highways. ||
 ||||= '''Lane tags''' =|||| Test that validates `lane:` tags. ||
 ||||= '''Tag checker (MapCSS based)''' =|||| checks for errors in tag keys and values. ||
 ||||= '''Multipolygon''' =|||| checks if multipolygons are valid. ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || House number too far from street || the houses of an `associatedStreet` are far away from the corresponding street. || Verify that the house really belongs the the street that is given by the relation. ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || Multiple associatedStreet relations || an object is in more than one `associatedStreet` relation. || ||
+||||= '''Barriers and entrances''' =|||| errors in [[osmwiki:Barriers]] and [[osmwiki:Key:entrance]]. ||
+||||= '''Coastlines''' =|||| [[osmwiki:Coastline]] are correct. ||
+||||= '''Conditional Keys''' =|| correct usage of `*:conditional` tags. || Imprecise rules covered at [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Conditional_restrictions osm wiki page "Conditional restrictions"]
+||||= '''Crossing barriers / boundaries / ways''' =|| two roads, railways, waterways or buildings crosses in the same layer, but are not connected by a node. ||[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JOSM_9900_en_validator_message_%22Crossing_ways%22_with_shortcuts.ogv (video) usually you need to add a common node] ||
+||||= '''Duplicated nodes''' =|||| there are no nodes at the very same location. ||
+||||= '''Duplicated relations''' =|||| there are no relations with same tags and same members with same roles. ||
+||||= '''Duplicated ways''' =|||| there are no ways with same node coordinates and optionally also same tags. ||
+||||= '''Duplicated way nodes''' =|||| ways with identical consecutive nodes. ||
+||||= '''Highways''' =|||| semantic checks on highways. ||
+||||= '''Lane tags''' =|||| `lane:` tags. ||
+||||= '''Tag checker (MapCSS based)''' =|||| errors in tag keys and values. ||
+||||= '''Multipolygon''' =|||| multipolygons are valid. ||
 ||||= '''Missing name:* translation''' =|||| finds multilingual objects whose ''name'' attribute is not equal to some ''name:*'' attribute and not a composition of ''name:*'' attributes, e.g., Italia - Italien - Italy. ||
 ||||= '''Opening hours syntax''' =|| checks the correct usage of the opening hours syntax. || [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:opening_hours#Examples common OH examples] [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:opening_hours#Common_mistakes common mistakes] [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:opening_hours/specification complete OH spec] ||
 ||||= '''Overlapping ways''' =|| checks that a connection between two nodes is not used by more than one way. || [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JOSM_9900_en_validator_message_%22Overlapping_ways%22_with_shortcuts.ogv (video) Using selection, split and middle mouse] ||
 ||||= '''Power lines''' =|||| Checks for nodes in power lines that do not have a power=tower/pole tag. ||
 ||||= '''Relation checker''' =|||| Checks for errors in relations. ||
 ||||= '''Self-intersecting ways''' =|||| checks for ways that contain some of their nodes more than once. ||
 ||||= '''Similarly named ways''' =|||| checks for ways with similar names that may have been misspelled. ||
 ||||= '''Tag checker''' =|||| checks for errors in tag keys and values. ||
 ||||= '''Turnrestrictions''' =|||| checks if [[osmwiki:Relation:restriction|turn restrictions]] are valid. ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || Unknown role || Checks if the role for members of a turn restriction relation is either `from`, `to` (ways) or `via` (nodes and ways) || ||
+||||= '''Overlapping ways''' =|| a connection between two nodes is not used by more than one way. || [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JOSM_9900_en_validator_message_%22Overlapping_ways%22_with_shortcuts.ogv (video) Using selection, split and middle mouse] ||
+||||= '''Power lines''' =|||| nodes in power lines that do not have a power=tower/pole tag. ||
+||||= '''Relation checker''' =|||| errors in relations. ||
+||||= '''Self-intersecting ways''' =|||| ways that contain some of their nodes more than once. ||
+||||= '''Similarly named ways''' =|||| ways with similar names that may have been misspelled. ||
+||||= '''Tag checker''' =|||| errors in tag keys and values. ||
+||||= '''Turnrestrictions''' =|||| [[osmwiki:Relation:restriction|turn restrictions]] are valid. ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || Unknown role || the role for members of a turn restriction relation is either `from`, `to` (ways) or `via` (nodes and ways) || ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || Unknown member type || Verifies that only nodes and ways (and not relations) are members of a turn restriction relation. || ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] || No "from" way found [[br]] No "to" way found [[br]] No "via" node or way found || Checks that all necessary elements of a turn restriction relation are present. || ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] || More than one "from" way found [[br]] More than one "to" way found [[br]] More than one "via" node found || Ensures, that there is at most one way with role `from` and `to` and at most one node with role `via` in a turn restriction relaion. || ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] || Cannot mix node and way for role "via" || Ensures that there is either a "via" node or multiple "via" ways, but not a mix of nodes and ways with role `via`. || ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] || The "from" way does not start or end at a "via" node. [[br]] The "to" way does not start or end at a "via" node. [[br]] The "from" and the first "via" way are not connected. [[br]] The "via" ways are not connected. [[br]] The last "via" and the "to" way are not connected. || Checks if the different parts of a turn restriction relation are connected. is also aware of oneway streets and considers parts unconnected, if they cannot be traveled in the intended order due to the oneway restriction.  || Make sure that consecutive member of a turn restriction relation are connected. (Ways must be connected end-to-end.) ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] || No "from" way found [[br]] No "to" way found [[br]] No "via" node or way found || all necessary elements of a turn restriction relation are present. || ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] || More than one "from" way found [[br]] More than one "to" way found [[br]] More than one "via" node found || at most one way with role `from` and `to` and at most one node with role `via` in a turn restriction relaion. || ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] || Cannot mix node and way for role "via" || there is either a "via" node or multiple "via" ways, but not a mix of nodes and ways with role `via`. || ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] || The "from" way does not start or end at a "via" node. [[br]] The "to" way does not start or end at a "via" node. [[br]] The "from" and the first "via" way are not connected. [[br]] The "via" ways are not connected. [[br]] The last "via" and the "to" way are not connected. || the different parts of a turn restriction relation are connected. is also aware of oneway streets and considers parts unconnected, if they cannot be traveled in the intended order due to the oneway restriction.  || Make sure that consecutive member of a turn restriction relation are connected. (Ways must be connected end-to-end.) ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] || Superfluous turnrestriction as "to" way is oneway || The turn restriction is not needed, because the corresponding turn would mean to enter a oneway street from the wrong side. || Verify that the "from" and "to" ways are correctly assigned and delete the relation if it is indeed superfluous. ||
 ||||= '''Unclosed Ways''' =|||| This tests if ways which should be circular are closed. ||
 ||||= '''Unconnected highways / natural lands and landuses / power ways / railways / waterways''' |||| checks if a way has an endpoint very near to another way. ||
 ||||= '''Untagged and unconnected nodes''' =|| checks for untagged nodes that are not part of any way. || 1. If it is yours node, you are to decide if to remove it otherwise 2. Download parent relations and contact mappers who added these nodes in unclear cases ||
 ||||= '''Untagged, empty and one node ways''' =|||| checks for untagged, empty and one node ways. ||
 ||||= '''Way connected to Area''' =|||| Checks for ways connected to areas. ||
+||||= '''Unclosed Ways''' =|||| ways which should be circular are closed. ||
+||||= '''Unconnected highways / natural lands and landuses / power ways / railways / waterways''' |||| a way has an endpoint very near to another way. ||
+||||= '''Untagged and unconnected nodes''' =|| untagged nodes that are not part of any way. || 1. If it is yours node, you are to decide if to remove it otherwise 2. Download parent relations and contact mappers who added these nodes in unclear cases ||
+||||= '''Untagged, empty and one node ways''' =|||| untagged, empty and one node ways. ||
+||||= '''Way connected to Area''' =|||| ways connected to areas. ||
 ||||= '''Wrongly Ordered Ways''' =|||| checks the direction of water, land and coastline ways. ||
 ||||= '''Uncategorized''' =|||| Descriptions that need to be checked, updated and added to one of the categories above. ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] ||Duplicated nodes||Checks that there are no nodes in the very same location||Merge the nodes into only one, adding the properties from all nodes to the merged one||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] ||Duplicated way nodes||Checks that ways contain no loop edges (i.e., a single step from a node to itself)||Split the way, and delete the way consisting of the loop edge.||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] ||Reversed coastline: land not on left side||Checks for coastlines that are not counter-clockwise or that are otherwise misplaced (coastline misused as inland lake)||Reverse coastline||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] ||Unconnected coastline: coastline ways do not form closed loops||Checks for coastlines ways that are not connected to the end of other coastline ways|| ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] ||Unordered coastline: coastline ways are not connected start-to-end||Checks for coastline ways of which either the start is not connected to the end of another coastline or the end is not connected to the start of another coastline||Reverse coastline||
 ||[[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]]||Incomplete ways||Checks for ways with zero or only one node||Removes the way||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] ||Duplicated nodes||there are no nodes in the very same location||Merge the nodes into only one, adding the properties from all nodes to the merged one||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] ||Duplicated way nodes||ways contain no loop edges (i.e., a single step from a node to itself)||Split the way, and delete the way consisting of the loop edge.||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] ||Reversed coastline: land not on left side||coastlines that are not counter-clockwise or that are otherwise misplaced (coastline misused as inland lake)||Reverse coastline||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] ||Unconnected coastline: coastline ways do not form closed loops||coastlines ways that are not connected to the end of other coastline ways|| ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]] ||Unordered coastline: coastline ways are not connected start-to-end||coastline ways of which either the start is not connected to the end of another coastline or the end is not connected to the start of another coastline||Reverse coastline||
+||[[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/error.png)]]||Incomplete ways||ways with zero or only one node||Removes the way||
 || ||Check property keys||Checks misspelled property keys. See the [source:/trunk/data/validator/words.cfg words.cfg] for file of misspelled property keys||Replace wrong key with right one||
 || ||Check property values||Checks misspelled property values. Uses the [TaggingPresets tagging presets] file for checking||
 || ||Empty properties||Checks for properties with empty values||Remove the empty properties||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Crossing ways||Checks for ways (with highway/railway/waterway tags) that crosses in same layer with no crossing node||Add appropriate layer (and possibly bridge or tunnel)||
 || ||Unordered ways||Checks that all segments in a way are properly ordered||Reorder the way||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Overlapping (high)ways||Checks for two (high)ways that share the same nodes||Remove the double (high)way||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Self-intersecting ways||Check if a way crosses itself||Remove the self-crossing, remove overlapping parts or split way||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Similar named ways||Checks for ways with very similar names, possibly a typo||Fix names or ignore false warning||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Unclosed ways||Checks that way types, which should be closed really are closed||Close unclosed ways||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Untagged ways||Checks for untagged ways|| 1. describe them correctly if you know this objects or 2. leave them until somebody describes them ||
+|| ||Empty properties||properties with empty values||Remove the empty properties||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Crossing ways||ways (with highway/railway/waterway tags) that crosses in same layer with no crossing node||Add appropriate layer (and possibly bridge or tunnel)||
+|| ||Unordered ways||all segments in a way are properly ordered||Reorder the way||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Overlapping (high)ways||two (high)ways that share the same nodes||Remove the double (high)way||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Self-intersecting ways||a way crosses itself||Remove the self-crossing, remove overlapping parts or split way||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Similar named ways||ways with very similar names, possibly a typo||Fix names or ignore false warning||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Unclosed ways||way types, which should be closed really are closed||Close unclosed ways||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Untagged ways||untagged ways|| 1. describe them correctly if you know this objects or 2. leave them until somebody describes them ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Way end node near other highway|| End point of a way is very near to other ways || Connect the ways or when really unconnected set a 'noexit' tag to prevent further warnings ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Style for outer way mismatches||Within a multipolygon relation, one of the tags of the relation and the outer ways is shared but with different values||Copy relation related tags to the relation itself||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/warning.png)]] ||Style for inner way equals multipolygon||Within a multipolygon relation, one of the tags of the relation and the inner ways is shared and has the same value||Remove tag from inner way
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||FIXMES||Checks for any property with the word "FIXME" inside ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||Highway without a reference||Checks if there is a [osmwiki:Key:ref ref tag] for highways that are tagged tertiary. Not always required, see for instance [osmwiki:Map_Features#Highway Highway]||Add ref property or ignore
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||Key 'x' invalid. - ...||Check for illegal key combinations, names and similar issues ||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||Nodes with the same name||Check if two nodes have equal name||Join nodes when possible, ignore otherwise||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||Overlapping areas||Checks if areas overlap||Remove overlapping only when really wrong.||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||Unknown propery value||Checks for proper use of tags||If it is your new tag, it is good idea document it at wiki [[osmwiki:Any tags you like]]||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||FIXMES||any property with the word "FIXME" inside ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||Highway without a reference||there is a [osmwiki:Key:ref ref tag] for highways that are tagged tertiary. Not always required, see for instance [osmwiki:Map_Features#Highway Highway]||Add ref property or ignore
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||Key 'x' invalid. - ...||illegal key combinations, names and similar issues ||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||Nodes with the same name||two nodes have equal name||Join nodes when possible, ignore otherwise||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||Overlapping areas||areas overlap||Remove overlapping only when really wrong.||
+|| [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||Unknown propery value||proper use of tags||If it is your new tag, it is good idea document it at wiki [[osmwiki:Any tags you like]]||
 || [[Image(source:/trunk/images/data/other.png)]] ||No style in multipolygon relation||The multipolygon relation is missing a tag describing what it represents||For a building, add building=yes to the relation etc.||