Yanzi (燕子镇) Mapping Project

Overview

This is the first entry in a series of Chineese towns I plan to map out.

Considering the lack of mapping detail in the vast majority of China, I plan to add detail to those places which lack even the basics, such as Yanzi. At first, only the location of the town was mapped as well as a VERY rough outline of the residential landuse.

If there are any mistakes, please tell me! I tried my best to overcome the language barrier

Changes Made

1. Fixed the town name
2. Added road network
3. Added buildings
4. Added nearby villages/hamlets
5. Added bodies of water and the Yanzixi Reservouir
6. Various amenities (W.I.P.)

To-Do List

1. Continue adding amenities
2. Add nature landuse

Before

After

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Tenkeli (Тенкели) Mapping Project

Overview

Over the past 3 weeks I’ve discovered, researched and mapped out the area of the abandoned Russian town of Тенкели, located in the middle of Siberia.

The location had only a rough outline of the town mapped along with the airport runway and main road. There were no buildings, no roads and the landuse was tagged incorrectly. The quarries were tagged as ‘landfills’. Apart from that, the nearby settlement, Суор, was also not even tagged. I decided to take matters into my own hands.

I found this video which proved a great help in learning the history and details of the place. Based on this, satellite imagery and images scattered along random, long forgotten forum websites (as well as TimeMachine snapshots from tenkeli.ru), I pieced together the most (if not only) accurate map of this settlement.

I plan to continue this project until the entire area is detailed up to a standard I deem sufficient

Changes made

• Added nature landuse in the vicinity
• Removed unsupported and old tags
• Added every building in Тенкели/Суор with their respective tags
• Added the road system with specified smoothness and surface types
• Added lakes/reservouirs
• Adjusted rivers
• Cleaned up existing things

Stats (as of 11/03/2025)

1. Changes - 41 266
2. Changesets - 67
3. Average Changes/Changeset - 615,91
4. Average Changeset/Day - 3,7

To Do List

1. Improve the river system near Суор
2. Fix the mediocre nature tags in the area
3. Specify building tags around Суор and the industrial area below Тенкели
4. Find addresses and street names (If anyone has any information on that, contact me)

Before (General)

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