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How to field survey highway steps

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Scenario

One is out on the field and comes across a path on OpenStreetMap that has a set of steps. One chooses to create a survey field note.

At a later date, one processes the survey notes and realizes that one is having trouble georeferencing the details. Thus all the effort becomes useless in the betterment of OpenStreetMap.

Solution

With the utilization of the BFS field surveying heuristics (BFS FSH)¹ one creates concrete reusable field notes.

How to field survey highway paths

Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Scenario

One is out on the field and comes across a path that has not been mapped on OpenStreetMap. One chooses to create a survey field note.

At a later date, one processes the survey notes and realizes that one is having trouble georeferencing the details. Thus all the effort becomes useless in the betterment of OpenStreetMap.

Solution

With the utilization of the BFS field surveying heuristics¹ one creates concrete reusable field notes.