Folks, An initial project has started at the USGS to explore using the OSM stack to facilitate our data integration and, eventually, involve more user generated content (i.e., give a home to The National Map Corps). The project is currently titled the OpenStreetMap Collaborative Prototype (OSMCP). It's a really small team (three people, part time) working on this. Initially we are working with a state GIO (geographic information office), loading their data into OSMCP, configuring the tools to use our schema and then co-editing the data. It's really just a "see what temperature the water is" kind of project right now but will be expanding later this year and next.
This hasn't been officially announced to the public yet. In typical USGS fashion, we really want the thing to be a little more polished. But to get there, we need a little help. We followed the API install how-to (which was very helpful). We have been able to successfully load the state GIO data and can get JOSM and Merkaartor to download pieces of it (while still pointing to the real OSM for tiles). Potlatch, however, just goes into an endless loop of "Please wait - loading presets" when trying to edit on the main page. And updates aren't working right from JOSM and Merkaartor. As of right now, there is also a firewall issue that's making access outside the USGS even more funky. I have a request in to loosen the firewall restrictions. I think the Potlatch issues may be resolved by recompiling on the server. The update issues are kind of weird but what's happening, for instance, if I move the end node of a street (in either Merkaartor or JOSM), upload the changeset, and then download again - in JOSM the way remains where it was but there is now a spurious node floating out where I moved the end node to. And in Merkaartor, the way moves but there is now a spurious node where the node was originally. Are there any log files I can watch for clues as to what's wrong? Chances are, it's a permissions issue. We are required to start with a system installation that's been security hardened by our IT people. So. much of what we end up dealing with gets resolved with a simple chmod. -Eric Wolf -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- Eric B. Wolf New! 720-334-7734 USGS Geographer Center of Excellence in GIScience
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