Re: [OSM-talk] Don't you just hate it when part 2...

2008-06-09 Thread Steve Hill
On Sun, 8 Jun 2008, Nick Whitelegg wrote: Same with me too, though I might have gone somewhere else if I'd known! Guess the lesson is to make sure you know what the others in your area are doing... It is useful to have a wiki page for your area where people can state what areas they are

Re: [OSM-talk] Don't you just hate it when part 2...

2008-06-09 Thread Nick Whitelegg
The way I look at it, is that you will often find that if two people survey an area, they will both think different things are more important, or one will miss something. You can also use it as a way to check what is already there, as there may be something missing or wrong. Yes, that was a

Re: [OSM-talk] Don't you just hate it when part 2...

2008-06-09 Thread Vincent Zweije
On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 10:21:47AM +0100, Nick Whitelegg wrote: || I thought when I passed the GPS guy is he doing OSM? and thought about || starting a conversation but didn't. Oh well Hmm... everyone should be wearing their OSM shirt or other mark while mapping... you'd have have a nice

Re: [OSM-talk] Don't you just hate it when part 2...

2008-06-09 Thread Andrew Chadwick (email lists)
Vincent Zweije wrote: Hmm... everyone should be wearing their OSM shirt or other mark while mapping... you'd have have a nice conversation as a result. Slight downside to the OSM high-vis vests that Graham Smith sorted out recently: I've noticed that more people ask me for directions when I'm

Re: [OSM-talk] Don't you just hate it when part 2...

2008-06-08 Thread chippy chippy
yes! I do hate it,. but not because I don't regret walking or being outside, the thing I do regret is a) not knowng someone else is editing that area and b) the time spent making notes, sketch maps, taking photos, talking like a mad man into my top pocket concealed dictaphone! On 6/8/08, Nick

Re: [OSM-talk] Don't you just hate it when part 2...

2008-06-08 Thread Mark Williams
Nick Whitelegg wrote: On Sunday 08 Jun 2008 22:35, you wrote: yes! I do hate it,. but not because I don't regret walking or being outside, Same with me too, though I might have gone somewhere else if I'd known! Guess the lesson is to make sure you know what the others in your area are

Re: [OSM-talk] Don't you just hate it when part 2...

2008-06-08 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 8 Jun 2008, at 23:35, Nick Whitelegg wrote: On Sunday 08 Jun 2008 22:35, you wrote: yes! I do hate it,. but not because I don't regret walking or being outside, Same with me too, though I might have gone somewhere else if I'd known! Guess the lesson is to make sure you know what the

Re: [OSM-talk] Don't you just hate it when part 2...

2008-06-08 Thread Jeffrey Martin
Don't have that problem in South Korea. There are lots of English teaching jobs here if any mappers map the unmapped. -Jeff On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Shaun McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8 Jun 2008, at 23:35, Nick Whitelegg wrote: On Sunday 08 Jun 2008 22:35, you wrote: yes! I do