Re: [OSM-talk] Sister Projects / possible data source
I don't know if I have got this discussion wrong, but I have seen at least two community projects that are trying to build databases of locations of different wireless networks: http://openbmap.org/ and http://opencellid.org/ / Erik [1] http://opencellid.org/ 2011-08-07 23:50, John Smith skrev: On 8 August 2011 07:46, Richard Weaitrich...@weait.com wrote: As I remember it from previous discussions, wifi locations are somewhat transient for OSM. Cell tower locations are likely from government databases are they not? Google etc estimate location of towers by using data handsets expose. Given that this would be a 'complete' dataset from another source, why duplicate (and eventually synchronize) it with OSM, when it should be possible to display them together in a mash up? If there is GPS data involved that might be more useful than the tower estimations etc. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Sister Projects / possible data source
hi just an idea. would it be possible to include the WiFi or Celltower information that are collected by crowdflow.net into open street map? maybe someone could ask them if they are willing to provide there data ;-) bye AssetBurned On 05.07.2011, at 18:48, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: 2011/7/5 Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org: Maybe we should simply have a link Related Projects pointing to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Related_Project in this location? Maybe we can also open a discussion about this related projects list. IMHO googlemapmaker - although having a similar approach - is not related to OSM. I'd delete all of the projects there that have a no in the license column, i.e. all copyrighted. IMHO OSM is not related to projects that collect proprietary data. cheers, Martin ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Sister Projects / possible data source
hi just an idea. would it be possible to include the WiFi or Celltower information that are collected by crowdflow.net into open street map? maybe someone could ask them if they are willing to provide there data ;-) bye AssetBurned On 05.07.2011, at 18:48, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: 2011/7/5 Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org: Maybe we should simply have a link Related Projects pointing to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Related_Project in this location? Maybe we can also open a discussion about this related projects list. IMHO googlemapmaker - although having a similar approach - is not related to OSM. I'd delete all of the projects there that have a no in the license column, i.e. all copyrighted. IMHO OSM is not related to projects that collect proprietary data. cheers, Martin ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Sister Projects / possible data source
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 4:42 PM, assetburned openstreet...@assetburned.de wrote: hi just an idea. would it be possible to include the WiFi or Celltower information that are collected by crowdflow.net into open street map? maybe someone could ask them if they are willing to provide there data ;-) As I remember it from previous discussions, wifi locations are somewhat transient for OSM. Cell tower locations are likely from government databases are they not? Given that this would be a 'complete' dataset from another source, why duplicate (and eventually synchronize) it with OSM, when it should be possible to display them together in a mash up? Mind you, combining towers and frequencies with terrain and building outlines would make a fun project for estimating propagation. ;-) ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Sister Projects / possible data source
On 8 August 2011 07:46, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: As I remember it from previous discussions, wifi locations are somewhat transient for OSM. Cell tower locations are likely from government databases are they not? Google etc estimate location of towers by using data handsets expose. Given that this would be a 'complete' dataset from another source, why duplicate (and eventually synchronize) it with OSM, when it should be possible to display them together in a mash up? If there is GPS data involved that might be more useful than the tower estimations etc. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk