Since we are depending on the very patchy distribution of new Bing aerial imagery, it was decided to only map the Northern part of Co. Clare in a task which was newly created. This consisted mostly of The Burren, so not too many buildings were expected. The task was started on May 12th, and the mapping stage was finished by June 14th. There were 4 contributors in total up to that point, possibly the lowest number for any task so far.

Progress on mapping buildings

building typeno. before taskno. June 14thno. post validation
building2,5007,300
yes1,4001,800
house7112,600
detached1698
semidetached_house44
terrace180
garage50409
shed75788
greenhouse074
public24
school716
retail2256
commercial1034
hotel335
industrial35
farm_auxiliary40902
barn2932
church710
ruins39371

Since most land cover in the task was natural=bare_rock with very few houses, mapping dry stone walls and other things was a welcome alternative to closing tiles without any edits.

Other Things Mapped

tagno./ length before taskno./ length June 14thno./ length after validation
wall=dry_stone114 km739km
place_of_worship=holy_well59
fortification_type=ringfort163341
archaeological_site=enclosure023
natural=tree14280

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