Re: [talk-au] Usage of Openstreetmap at EMSINA
Hi, great to see OSM in the emergency management space. Alex (or anyone) - what's your feel on EMS users also contributing to OSM? is there awareness around, say, heading to the field with OSMand+ and adding temporary closures if they're relevant (eg this bridge is going to be closed for months, lets flag it). And what training is missing for people to do that? (do the OSM community think its a good idea even?) ...these are super naive questions and have probably been discussed a lot already. It would be great to get a 'current impression'. Thanks, Adam On Fri, 26 Aug 2022 at 16:37, Michael Collinson wrote: > > Graeme, > You are one with Steve Coast on seeing that as a major focus. > > Yes, use and of use. Anecdotally, I have a peripheral connection with a > small commercial app map/routing library and have hobby-business apps Android > apps based on it. Yes, definitely of use particularly on longer roads ... > which bit do I want to aim for? Either by visual indication or by searching > then routing. > > Mike > > On 2022-08-26 04:15, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: > > One thing that I'd love feedback on if possible is street numbers, > particularly for rural areas? > > Does anybody use them & are they of any use? > > Thanks > > Graeme > > > On Fri, 26 Aug 2022 at 11:37, Alex Sims wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I’m at the EMSINA (Emergency Management Spatial Information >> Network Australia) PDP day as part of AFAC (Australasian Fire and Emergency >> Service Authorities Council) 2022 Conference in Adelaide and finding a few >> “OpenStreetMap used here”. >> >> >> >> Feedback from participants I’ve spoken to: >> >> The price is right, free! >> Good coverage of health facilities >> >> >> >> Uses of OpenStreetMap I’ve not noticed before, mainly background maps >> >> Find a police station (SA Police) >> https://www.police.sa.gov.au/about-us/find-your-local-police-station (via >> ESRI) >> >> >> >> And oddly an attribution where OpenStreetMap is credited but its SA >> government mapping >> >> Bus Stop location map https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/stops?id=16490 >> >> >> >> My own observation and I suppose the reason I’m here is there are plenty of >> users of our mapping but not much feedback from users as to what they want, >> which we are probably willing to map. >> >> >> >> Alex >> >> >> >> >> >> ___ >> Talk-au mailing list >> Talk-au@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > > ___ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > > ___ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Usage of Openstreetmap at EMSINA
Graeme, You are one with Steve Coast on seeing that as a major focus. Yes, use and of use. Anecdotally, I have a peripheral connection with a small commercial app map/routing library and have hobby-business apps Android apps based on it. Yes, definitely of use particularly on longer roads ... which bit do I want to aim for? Either by visual indication or by searching then routing. Mike On 2022-08-26 04:15, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: One thing that I'd love feedback on if possible is street numbers, particularly for rural areas? Does anybody use them & are they of any use? Thanks Graeme On Fri, 26 Aug 2022 at 11:37, Alex Sims wrote: Hi, I’m at the EMSINA (Emergency Management Spatial Information Network Australia) PDP day as part of AFAC (Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council) 2022 Conference in Adelaide and finding a few “OpenStreetMap used here”. Feedback from participants I’ve spoken to: * The price is right, free! * Good coverage of health facilities Uses of OpenStreetMap I’ve not noticed before, mainly background maps * Find a police station (SA Police) https://www.police.sa.gov.au/about-us/find-your-local-police-station (via ESRI) And oddly an attribution where OpenStreetMap is credited but its SA government mapping * Bus Stop location map https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/stops?id=16490 My own observation and I suppose the reason I’m here is there are plenty of users of our mapping but not much feedback from users as to what they want, which we are probably willing to map. Alex ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Usage of Openstreetmap at EMSINA
On 26 August 2022 12:15:54 pm AEST, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: >One thing that I'd love feedback on if possible is street numbers, >particularly for rural areas? > >Does anybody use them & are they of any use? I use them in Organic Maps for my personal navigation! David___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] Adopting AU prefix in route network
Hello all, Following on from a previous discussion on the mailing list [1], I've put together guidelines that would allow us to implement AU: prefixes in our route network tags. The content is here: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Diacritic/Proposed_Australian_Routes I am looking for affirmation that this change is a good idea and should be implemented in Australia. Dian Links: -- [1] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-au/2022-August/016399.html___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Parks Victoria - Volunteering Innovation Fund open till 3 October
Hi Brendan Firstly Background: It took a while but I got the OSM attribution right at https://engage.vic.gov.au. In the process a representative of engage.vic said words to the effect that the state government was a strong supporter of open source and open data. I read that that the time is right to get OSM as the base map of choice for government maps. Secondly, the idea. Parks Victoria has a lot of interpretive signage which they cannot afford to replace when it is graffiti'd or damaged. When everybody has a smart phone, virtual signage is far cheaper. It also leaves the natural environment uncluttered. Virtual signs could be marked by QR codes or marked in an app similar to geocaching and Pokemon Go. If anybody can make that an Volunteering Innovation Fund project they are welcome to the idea. Tony Hi all, The Volunteering Innovation Fund is a key new initiative under the Victoria?s Great Outdoors Program, which seeks to get more Victorians, from all walks of life outdoors enjoying nature. Funding is available for a broad range of innovative volunteering projects on Victorian Crown land that benefit heritage and cultural values and improve the natural environment. Projects should: * invite more Victorians to volunteer in and for the environment * have the ability to leave a legacy (can be continued/expanded/extended/re-invigorated in the future); and * be a new method, idea, item, event or service. If anyone is interested in putting together a proposal involving OSM volunteers mapping Victorian crown land, or develop a new volunteer service which leverages OSM data, please let me know. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
