Step 1: Select and Research a Point
This section will walk you through the process of researching a structure point to determine if it needs to be deleted.
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The process of researching a point which needs to be deleted is the same as researching a point that needs to be updated.
You might decide to delete a point based on:
- Information posted on an official website (e.g., a local news article discussing the closure of the local high school)
- A phone call (e.g., you call a fire department to confirm that one of their stations has permanently closed)
- Local knowledge (e.g., you know that a small family cemetery in your community was flooded, and the graves were reinterred to another larger cemetery)
- Visual confirmation (similar to local knowledge - e.g., an EMS station down the street went out of business and the building was converted to a bank).
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Lack of authoritative information (e.g., the complete absence of an official school website / social media page, or no mention of a specific school on a district website). This method should be used with caution and can be more reliable with some structures than with others. Cemeteries rarely have their own official sources, so not immediately finding a website for a cemetery does not mean the cemetery should be deleted. Amish schools are also not likely to have an online presence. However, if you cannot find an authoritative online resource for a public school or a hospital, for example, then it’s likely those businesses are no longer operational.
To check an existing structure's information, click on the point to select it. The structure's information will appear on the left side of the imagery. We will be verifying the existing We Care Medical Transportation point in Denver as an example. Read through the image captions to learn about our process for deciding that this point should be deleted.
