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Reviewing Data on MM

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Reviewing on Map Maker

  • "Who checks what goes on the Map?" You do!

(and your peers get to check what you add)

  • Review - To ensure quality data gets added to maps

(psst: The more you review the faster your edits get reviewed!)

  • How? Let's walk you through the reviewing process :-)

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How to Review an edit?

Click on Review Edits to check

for pending edits in the view port.

Click "Review" to

review this edit

Changes made to the edit

Click on "Approve" to approve this edit

Leave a friendly comment :)

Click on "Deny" if the edit is incorrect.

If the edit cannot be approved give reason and deny

Select the report spam radio dial if it contains deliberate spam

Mention brief reason for

considering the edit as spam

Click on "Request Details" to ask for more information about the feature

Request for more details about the feature for it to be approved explaining the need for correct information

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How to create a Neighborhood to Review Edits?

Zoom into the region you wish to review and click on "Review"

Click on " Manage Subscription"

Click to add a new neighborhood

Enable this radio dial if you want to get alerts from this map view

Enable this radio dial if you want to get alerts from the regions listed below and then click on "Next"

Select the reason for selecting specific neighbourhood from the given list

Set your alerts frequency

and click on "Save"

Your neighborhood has been created

Click here to see the highlighted area from the view port

Click here to modify your neighborhood

Click here to add another neighborhood

Click here to see the list of pending edits for reviewing

The left pane shows the list of pending edits in your neighbourhood created

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Meta Data and History

Click on details

Click on "Edit" to make changes to the existing feature

Click on " History" to check the changes made to the feature

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Connecting with others: Review & Discuss

Click here and select the option "Discuss"

Click on "Discuss" or select the option listed below to join forums specific to your region or language

Click on "Join group to post" and start a discussion thread with your fellow mappers

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Leaving Useful Feedback

  • Be nice!

  • Please ask. It's better to ask a question than to just deny, lower user trust levels.

  • Link to help documentation.

  • Use Google Translate to offer your message in both English and the local language.

  • Feedback left while moderating will be recorded in the feature's History.

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Getting Recognized : Top Contributors and Profiles - Beta

Name of the top mappers in Romania

Hover over top mappers' names to check out the number of edits and click to check their profiles

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