Now that we have more of a start on some building blocks for the new travel mapping system, I think it's time to start coordinating some activities so we can make the best progress as a group. I'll continue to have a little time for a few more weeks, then my time will become much more limited first by some travel and then it will be time to ramp up preparation for teaching in the fall.
It looks like the majority of volunteers are on the highway data side of things, which we'll need, but I don't think we're quite there yet. I think we need to make a priority out of moving data to our new format, and having the support tools in place to draft new and update existing routes, including a highway data editor and error checks for the data. Also need to report possible errors and have a way to record the known false positives. We should also agree on and write out our new version of the rules to maintain good data quality (waypoint naming, spacing, which routes get included in which kinds of systems, etc.) and to come up with a way to allow many people to contribute and maintain quality through peer review.
I'm happy to take on a good amount of the responsibility for core data processing but I expect there are some others who will be better suited to manage the rules and the actual data. It makes sense to me for some of the core data contributors from CHM to take that lead.