Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Reporting Attribution Issues on Mapbox maps

2016-06-14 Thread Mikel Maron
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } > Webpages not hosted by Mapbox that are > using Mapbox tiles with  > OSM-derived data would be responsible for > their own

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-us] Reporting Attribution Issues on Mapbox maps

2016-06-14 Thread Mikel Maron
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } > Webpages not hosted by Mapbox that are > using Mapbox tiles with  > OSM-derived data would be responsible for > their own

[Talk-us] Reporting Attribution Issues on Mapbox maps

2016-06-10 Thread Mikel Maron
Hey -- we've set up a support point for attribution issues on Mapbox hosted maps. Let us know if you spot something, and we'll work to fix. https://www.mapbox.com/blog/report-attribution-problems/ (Note, we won't be handling attribution issues on non-Mapbox hosted maps) -Mikel * Mikel Maron

[OSM-talk] Reporting Attribution Issues on Mapbox maps

2016-06-10 Thread Mikel Maron
Hey -- we've set up a support point for attribution issues on Mapbox hosted maps. Let us know if you spot something, and we'll work to fix. https://www.mapbox.com/blog/report-attribution-problems/ (Note, we won't be handling attribution issues on non-Mapbox hosted maps) -Mikel * Mikel Maron

Re: [OSM-talk] Mapbox imagery won't load hires imagery that seems to exist

2016-06-10 Thread Mikel Maron
Andreas -- going to look into your satellite question, and contact options here at Mapbox. More soon.-Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Friday, June 10, 2016 9:37 AM, Andreas Vilén <andreas.vi...@gmail.com> wrote: Recently (in May or some time e

Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Foundation is hiring an Administrative Assistant

2016-06-02 Thread Mikel Maron
Wanted to update members on the admin assistant process. We're pleased with the interest so far. But also want to allow just a few more applications to come in. We're extending the application period by 1 week until June 10. Thank you!Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron

Re: [OSM-talk] Burger King use of OSM without Attribution

2016-05-31 Thread Mikel Maron
on Mapbox hosted maps can be directly reported.  -Mikel  * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 5:03 PM, Milo van der Linden <m...@dogodigi.net> wrote: I agree, as we are on "speaking terms"  with mapbox, it seems to me that we can easi

Re: [OSM-talk] Burger King use of OSM without Attribution

2016-05-31 Thread Mikel Maron
Thanks for the report, we're looking into sorting out this attribution issue at Mapbox. * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Saturday, May 28, 2016 4:51 AM, Milo van der Linden <m...@dogodigi.net> wrote: Burgerking is using the static image api from mapbox

Re: [OSM-talk] India wants to license maps

2016-05-12 Thread Mikel Maron
The India open data and OSM community are working to address this  http://savethemap.in/. I'm sure they'll let us know if they need more help.-Mikel  * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Thursday, May 12, 2016 3:16 PM, Milo van der Linden <m...@dogodigi.net>

[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Foundation is hiring an Administrative Assistant

2016-05-11 Thread Mikel Maron
paperwork and publish routine matters. Is this you? Or know a great candidate? You have until Friday, June 3 to apply. Full job posting at http://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Administrative_Assistant. Email ap...@osmfoundation.org with applications and any questions. * Mikel Maron *  +14152835207

Re: [Talk-us] SotM in Brussels: Call for session proposals and Scholarship fund

2016-05-09 Thread Mikel Maron
in the SotM Working Group, let us know! * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Monday, May 9, 2016 8:13 AM, Kathleen Danielson <kathleen.daniel...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Mikel-- Can you tell us about the program selection process? How will talk proposals be eva

[Talk-us] SotM in Brussels: Call for session proposals and Scholarship fund

2016-05-06 Thread Mikel Maron
many of you in Brussels! :-) Best regards, Mikel p.s. There are still sponsorship opportunities should your ourganization want to support OSM via this route. If interested drop us a note. * Mikel Maron *  +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron___ Talk-us mailing

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou

2016-04-26 Thread Mikel Maron
people who are happy to help cross language barriers to help with translation, and convey things in the best way possible. -Mikel  * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 4:19 PM, Rod Bera <r...@goarem.org> wrote: Hi John, You seem not to i

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou

2016-04-26 Thread Mikel Maron
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } >http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Gaza#Commercial_aerial_photography Yes, we raised money to buy imagery, in the

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou by 1-May 2016!

2016-04-25 Thread Mikel Maron
That's awesome Kevin. Totally agree, funds can be used for mapping parties and motorcycle fuel! Let me know if Mapbox can help here too, willing to look into it. * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Monday, April 25, 2016 12:01 PM, Kevin Bullock <kbull...@digitalglobe.

Re: [Talk-us] OSM attribution on website store locator pages

2016-04-22 Thread Mikel Maron
ore soon. -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] Caliparks re-tagging paths?

2016-03-24 Thread Mikel Maron
ing issues regarding mapping in parks. Imagine a single map of every park in the US, or in the world. There's a lot to get into about how park managers and the public see parks, park data and park maps. Think OSM is the best place to do it! -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:

Re: [OSM-talk] Involving Cyclists in OSM

2015-12-08 Thread Mikel Maron
Strava uses OSM http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Strava * Mikel Maron *  +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Wednesday, December 9, 2015 6:13 AM, Clifford Snow <cliff...@snowandsnow.us> wrote: I am meeting with one of the key players in Seattle's cycling clubs to pitch

Re: [OSM-talk] A message to our friends at HOT, Peace Corps etc. about Changeset Comments

2015-11-19 Thread Mikel Maron
"On the other hand you can't deny that HOT is in some ways self defeatingsince it isolates lots of people from the whole of OSM and the nitty grity parts." Fully denied. There are many facets to OSM, we are all, I hope, working to provide ways to integrate them.   * Mikel Maron * +1

Re: [OSM-talk] A message to our friends at HOT, Peace Corps etc. about Changeset Comments

2015-11-19 Thread Mikel Maron
-manager2/issues/703 Mikel ps For the Argentinian case, has anyone asked the local community there to reach out? I'm sure they would be able to help them get on the right track. * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:43 AM, Michael Reichert <n

Re: [OSM-talk] A message to our friends at HOT, Peace Corps etc. about Changeset Comments

2015-11-19 Thread Mikel Maron
to do that. Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Thursday, November 19, 2015 8:57 AM, Simon Poole <si...@poole.ch> wrote: This seems a bit of an odd time to announce a schism and I'm sure you didn't intend for your statement to come across as it just did.

Re: [OSM-talk] A message to our friends at HOT, Peace Corps etc. about Changeset Comments

2015-11-19 Thread Mikel Maron
to take on, to find ways to make our community welcoming and understandable to more mappers. We also need to recognize that OSM is a collection of communities, especially along linguistic lines, and that we need to work more to integrate in positive ways. -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel

Re: [OSM-talk] A message to our friends at HOT, Peace Corps etc. about Changeset Comments

2015-11-19 Thread Mikel Maron
to take on, to find ways to make our community welcoming and understandable to more mappers. We also need to recognize that OSM is a collection of communities, especially along linguistic lines, and that we need to work more to integrate in positive ways. -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel

Re: [OSM-talk] A message to our friends at HOT, Peace Corps etc. about Changeset Comments

2015-11-19 Thread Mikel Maron
"On the other hand you can't deny that HOT is in some ways self defeatingsince it isolates lots of people from the whole of OSM and the nitty grity parts." Fully denied. There are many facets to OSM, we are all, I hope, working to provide ways to integrate them.  * Mikel Maron * +1

[OSM-talk] Fw: new message

2015-11-06 Thread Mikel Maron
Hello! New message, please read <http://tecmawatco.com.vn/touched.php?g0he> Mikel Maron ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[Talk-us] Wilmington NC preparedness hackathon

2015-10-30 Thread Mikel Maron
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex

[OSM-talk] USG commits to OSM

2015-10-27 Thread Mikel Maron
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Big news today from the Open Government Partnership Summit. US Government has committed to Open Mapping in a big way. And

[Talk-us] USDA Innovation Challenge, Food Security, OSM!

2015-09-08 Thread Mikel Maron
http://usdaapps.devpost.com/ Can imagine all sorts of cool things using OSM ... mapping food distribution network into local farmer's markets?  * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [OSM-talk] Some thoughts against remote mapping

2015-06-14 Thread Mikel Maron
, which will need to be maintained and updated for the rest of time! -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Saturday, June 13, 2015 1:52 PM, Tom Lee t...@mapbox.com wrote: These critiques seem to be beginning to develop themes explored more fully and famously

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Your opinion about SOTM US

2015-03-15 Thread Mikel Maron
 Yeah, that's just setting up a HOT tasking manager right? Except the HOT tasking manager will probably choke on one half hour tasks for all of US :)  Set up multiple projects on the OSMTM, say 1 (or more) per state... * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Saturday, March 14

Re: [OSM-talk] How We Map

2015-02-11 Thread Mikel Maron
Already a great piece. This should go out to all new signups. On Feb 10, 2015, at 4:19 AM, Jo Walsh metaz...@fastmail.net wrote: dear all, I wish to float this draft page for discussion and possibly future approval! http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/How_We_Map The page is a

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] [HOT] Skybox for Good imagery

2014-11-25 Thread Mikel Maron
service. HOT would need to set up tiles from a downloaded GeoTIFF. Hope that clears things up. Btw, would be good to simply set up a test with one of the SkyBox for good GeoTIFFs, to see how it compares with Bing georeferencing and resolution. BestMikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel

[OSM-talk] OSMGeoWeek coming up

2014-11-11 Thread Mikel Maron
OSMGeoWeek is building steam. Join us. 14 events and counting ( http://osmgeoweek.org/events/) planned during the week November 15-22, celebrating geography, education, and OpenStreetMap. We'll be launching TeachOSM. The amazing cartographers at National Geographic have invited the free and open

[Talk-us] OSMGeoWeek coming up!

2014-11-11 Thread Mikel Maron
OSMGeoWeek is building steam. Join us. 14 events and counting ( http://osmgeoweek.org/events/) planned during the week November 15-22, celebrating geography, education, and OpenStreetMap. We'll be launching TeachOSM. The amazing cartographers at National Geographic have invited the free and open

[OSM-talk] OSMGeoWeek

2014-11-04 Thread Mikel Maron
Mappers Hungry for maps? Join teachers, students, community groups, and map lovers around the world as we come together to celebrate geography and OpenStreetMap. Geography Awareness Week is November 16-22, with GIS Day on November 19. Working with National Geographic Society, we're promoting

[Talk-us] OSMGeoWeek

2014-11-04 Thread Mikel Maron
Mappers Hungry for maps? Join teachers, students, community groups, and map lovers around the world as we come together to celebrate geography and OpenStreetMap. Geography Awareness Week is November 16-22, with GIS Day on November 19. Working with National Geographic Society, we're promoting

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset comment function

2014-11-02 Thread Mikel Maron
Fantastic to see Changeset Comments (or discussions: yes, agree a more clear label). Question: Is there a way to see a list of all the Changesets I have discussed? or have subscribed to? If not, count this as a suggestion! Thanks! -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron

Re: [OSM-talk] Skybox release aerial imagery

2014-10-29 Thread Mikel Maron
be worthwhile for us to test the suitability of the imagery for OSM tracing. Is the geo-referencing and resolution fit for our purposes? Cheers Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Monday, October 27, 2014 5:37 PM, Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi

[OSM-talk] Early History of OSM

2014-08-04 Thread Mikel Maron
Hey Here's a screenshot from the original OSM website rendering, late 2005 or early 2006 http://files.groundtruth.in/presentations/sotmus2013-social/img/old-rendering.png An early editor http://files.groundtruth.in/presentations/sotmus2013-social/img/Editnames.png The cake diagram from Isle

[OSM-legal-talk] Updated geocoding community guideline proposal

2014-08-03 Thread Mikel Maron
Hello A few days ago I commented But what discussion on legal-talk does not provide is a mechanism for ascertaining a representative community opinion on the spirit of the license; nor a legally qualified opinion on interpretation options; nor a governance mechanism for resolving the proposal

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Updated geocoding community guideline proposal

2014-07-28 Thread Mikel Maron
this issue. I hope that such can take shape soon, so that the topic of geocoding and other topics can be efficiently and finally resolved.    Sincerely Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Thursday, July 24, 2014 5:04 PM, Alex Barth a...@mapbox.com wrote: On Sat, Jul

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Updated geocoding community guideline proposal

2014-07-28 Thread Mikel Maron
I would like to add my voice to this discussion. I strongly believe that within the intended spirit of the OSM license, geocoding as defined in this proposal should _not_ trigger share alike. I also believe that the legal interpretation proposed has merit, but if legal advice suggests another

Re: [Talk-us] More road name expansion thoughts

2014-07-21 Thread Mikel Maron
Hi There are cases where expansion is far from standard, according to local convention. Here in Washington DC, the street names are all suffixed with the quadrant (NW, SE, SW, NE) the road lies in. The official names of the streets kept by the DC city government all use the contraction.

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Updated geocoding community guideline proposal

2014-07-15 Thread Mikel Maron
?   -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:54 PM, Alex Barth a...@mapbox.com wrote: I just updated the Wiki with a proposed community guideline on geocoding. In a nutshell: geocoding with OSM data yields Produced Work, share alike does not apply

Re: [Talk-us] Fwd: USBRS WikiProject seeks volunteer mappers

2014-06-03 Thread Mikel Maron
for discussion. -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 8:40 AM, Russ Nelson nel...@crynwr.com wrote: Simon Poole writes: Route USBR 10 nicely illustrates my point about GIGO. It starts of in untouched TIGER country and continues. Best way to get

Re: [OSM-talk] This has to stop: User Diaries Spam

2014-05-14 Thread Mikel Maron
, to highlight suspicious behavior, could be useful. Could start to gather queries of users to investigate further ... like new users, who have made a lot of diary entries in a short span of time. Perhaps someone already has such a thing, and is using it to monitor things? Mikel * Mikel Maron

Re: [OSM-talk] Organizational mapping policy

2014-05-14 Thread Mikel Maron
questions of the whole group or group admin, if needed. So let's finish up the groups-sketch, get in deployed, and start using smart tools so its attractive and obvious how to do right by the map! Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 2:26 PM, Alex

Re: [OSM-talk] Organizational mapping policy

2014-05-14 Thread Mikel Maron
finished up and deployed. -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 7:03 PM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: Hi, On 14.05.2014 23:07, Mikel Maron wrote: I have to say, my initial reaction to this proposal was that it was heavy handed

Re: [Talk-us] Burning Man old data, publicity opportunity

2014-04-23 Thread Mikel Maron
the drivers seat. -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 1:09 PM, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Brad Neuhauser brad.neuhau...@gmail.com wrote: You might want to check out this thread from last year: https

Re: [Talk-us] Notes from TeachOSM BoF at SotMUS

2014-04-17 Thread Mikel Maron
://github.com/osmlab/teachosm/   -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Monday, April 14, 2014 11:00 PM, Steven Johnson sejohns...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I created a Hackpad[0] to consolidate my (loose) notes from Sunday's birds-of-a-feather session at State of the Map

[OSM-talk] where to buy custom, large print OSM maps?

2014-03-08 Thread Mikel Maron
anyone doing this?   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-Talk-ZA] mappers in Joburg? workshop next week mapping Gender Based Violence

2014-03-07 Thread Mikel Maron
to participatory mapping of safe and unsafe spaces for women, with a Joburg NGO. They would love to connect this organization with the local OSM community. Anyone interested to help out teaching OSM, and get involved in this initiative? -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel

[OSM-talk] Support OpenStreetMap on BRCK

2014-01-27 Thread Mikel Maron
/OpenStreetMap-on-BRCK/13405-26650 Thank you Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Have Spare Holiday Time? Contribute with HOT Mapping

2013-12-27 Thread Mikel Maron
http://hot.openstreetmap.org/updates/2013-12-27_have_spare_holiday_time_contribute_with_hot_mapping Lots to do, if you have some moments during this lull in the holiday season. -Mikel___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-us] Call for Locations: 2014 Winter #Editathon!

2013-12-11 Thread Mikel Maron
I don't know about you all in DC, but for me, it's been way too long since I've been outside mapping. Expect there's lots of folks in DC who have only been exposed to tracing. Sure, January is probably not the ideal time to do this, but would love to think about where it might work.   * Mikel

Re: [Talk-in] OSM workshop in Mumbai tomorrow morning

2013-12-05 Thread Mikel Maron
Sounds fun, wish I could be there Mikel ___ Talk-in mailing list Talk-in@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in

Re: [OSM-talk] Nearby Users

2013-12-02 Thread Mikel Maron
, on both the friends and nearby users views (our news feed), and on user profile pages. What's the best way to set up this kind of async stats processing, and integrate into the rails app? -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 5:48 AM, Pieren pier

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] [HOT] Imagery license clarification needed

2013-08-29 Thread Mikel Maron
) and I will clear up any confusion. -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Stephan Knauss o...@stephans-server.de To: Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com; Licensing and other legal discussions. legal-talk@openstreetmap.org Cc: OSMF License

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] [HOT] Imagery license clarification needed

2013-08-28 Thread Mikel Maron
, and then if all seems ok, do it. Not to say, I wouldn't love to see an active and responsive LWG that could provide guidance and help, but the OSMF just isn't operating at that level. And in this specific case, there's really no issue to be concerned about. -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel

Re: [Talk-us] Burning Man old data, publicity opportunity

2013-08-05 Thread Mikel Maron
to manage on OSM. I don't know what the current state of things is. Andrew would definitely know the deal. Sounds like Jeff might have some data despite himself.   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Kathleen Danielson kathleen.daniel...@gmail.com

[OSM-talk] Birthday Sprint

2013-08-02 Thread Mikel Maron
. -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Moderation! Re: New technology ...

2013-07-22 Thread Mikel Maron
, go right ahead and post. If you are emotionally upset, don't post. -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk To: OSM Talk talk@openstreetmap.org Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [OSM-talk

[OSM-talk] Moderated Re: Upgraded map controls

2013-07-21 Thread Mikel Maron
to others you would in person, and avoid calling out people in particular. I have the wonderful burden of reviewing the messages sent so far, sometime tomorrow, and will send direct messages to folks who have seemed to have forgotten some of these basics of good communication. Thanks  * Mikel

Re: [OSM-talk] Upgraded map controls

2013-07-20 Thread Mikel Maron
I miss the white lines on blurry Landsat background. So simple and elegant. Can someone set that up and make it an option in the layer switcher? ;)   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net To: talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Upgraded map controls

2013-07-20 Thread Mikel Maron
  the map moves to the right when the  sidebar closes after you click on the link, giving you a different map  than you were looking at. It is not an improvement. Sounds more like a simple bug report, and something simple to fix,  than a reason for a flat condemnation. Perspective! * Mikel

Re: [Talk-us] Happy Birthday, OSM-- let's have a Birthday Sprint!

2013-07-08 Thread Mikel Maron
not be available. OpenGovHub is a little complicated on the weekends. Also, wonder if there's non-coding tasks we could pick up. There's lots of initiatives coming out of SOTMUS ... TeachOSM, Diversity Task Force. Within HOT, we have a lot of policy and communication needs. -Mikel   * Mikel Maron

Re: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data by UNEP without proper attribution

2013-07-03 Thread Mikel Maron
I just now have contact directly with those involved (relatively fast for a big organization), and am explaining the issue to them.   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Christoph Hormann chris_horm...@gmx.de To: talk@openstreetmap.org

[OSM-talk] Fw: Updated, more detailed international bdy. shapefiles (US Dept. of State Office of the Geographer)

2013-07-02 Thread Mikel Maron
Of interest to those of us working on boundaries. Some recent updates geographers at US State. -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron - Forwarded Message - Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 5:10 PM Subject: Updated, more detailed international bdy. shapefiles (US Dept

Re: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data by UNEP without proper attribution

2013-06-22 Thread Mikel Maron
I'm checking into it with contacts at UNEP.   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Christoph Hormann chris_horm...@gmx.de To: talk@openstreetmap.org Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 10:54 AM Subject: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data by UNEP without

Re: [Talk-in] Fw: [CrisisMappers] 25 killed; 24,000 stranded as rain wreaks havoc in Uttarakhand, India

2013-06-22 Thread Mikel Maron
identify a bounding box for the region, then can set up a job on the tasking server http://tasks.hotosm.org/ * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Ishan Chattopadhyaya ichattopadhy...@gmail.com To: Mikel Maron mikel_ma...@yahoo.com; OpenStreetMap

[OSM-talk] Fw: Updated, more detailed international bdy. shapefiles (US Dept. of State Office of the Geographer)

2013-06-16 Thread Mikel Maron
Of interest to those of us working on boundaries. Some recent updates geographers at US State. -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron - Forwarded Message - Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 5:10 PM Subject: Updated, more detailed international bdy. shapefiles (US Dept

Re: [Talk-us] OpenStreetMap outreach opportunity

2013-06-11 Thread Mikel Maron
Organized by National 4-H? It's in DC area, so any of us in DC could help out. But how to connect to them? Wonder if this is an ESRI related thing? I'd expect to see their name on it if so.   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Steven

Re: [Talk-us] OpenStreetMap Ninth Birthday celebrations.

2013-06-09 Thread Mikel Maron
What's the day again Richard? If I'm around in DC, would love to raise a pint.   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com To: talk-us@openstreetmap.org Openstreetmap talk-us@openstreetmap.org Sent: Sunday, June 9

Re: [Talk-in] Indian OSM server

2013-06-02 Thread Mikel Maron
Professor Rai, everyone, What was previously being hosted there? Last November, we had set up a tile server at  http://freemap.in/osm/slippymap.html. This should be open for other OSM purposes in India.  -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron

Re: [Talk-us] Oklahoma disaster mapping

2013-05-22 Thread Mikel Maron
HOT is engaged, but right now as http://mapmill.hotosm.org/sort/ok/   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Jeffrey Ollie j...@ocjtech.us To: Paul Johnson ba...@ursamundi.org Cc: OpenStreetMap talk-us list talk-us@openstreetmap.org Sent

[Talk-in] admin boundaries

2013-05-20 Thread Mikel Maron
correct for present boundaries? http://geocommons.com/overlays/73828   Thanks Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron___ Talk-in mailing list Talk-in@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in

Re: [OSM-talk] iD Editor live on OpenStreetMap

2013-05-15 Thread Mikel Maron
Dave, everyone If you have an issue with moderation, address it directly to moderat...@openstreetmap.org. -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com To: talk@openstreetmap.org Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Re: [OSM-talk] iD Editor live on OpenStreetMap

2013-05-14 Thread Mikel Maron
Hey everybody Moderation pause.  I think we've exhausted the points of view on browsers and iD, the points are registered, and are drifting pretty off topic.  Thanks Mikel Moderators   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Kevin Peat k

Re: [Talk-us] Search For Intro to OpenStreetMap Slide Presentation

2013-05-13 Thread Mikel Maron
This is a deep dive intro to OSM from FedGeoDay http://www.slideshare.net/mikel_maron/mikelmaron-deeposm-16986376   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Serge Wroclawski emac...@gmail.com To: Rick Marshall rick.marsh...@verticalgeo.com Cc

Re: [OSM-talk] RFC updated: OSM Attribution Mark (was: contributor mark)

2013-04-26 Thread Mikel Maron
the nature of OSM. Most folks aren't going to come onto the talk@ list, and be told the difference in 3 different replies. Our web presence just isn't doing a good job at communication. -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Peter Wendorff

Re: [OSM-talk] RFC updated: OSM Attribution Mark (was: contributor mark)

2013-04-25 Thread Mikel Maron
Btw, /indexable/searchable text tradeoff ... is OpenStreetMap in javascript written attribution actually indexed? If it is, wouldn't alt text work just as well, removing the notion of trade off?   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From

Re: [OSM-talk] RFC updated: OSM Attribution Mark (was: contributor mark)

2013-04-25 Thread Mikel Maron
by by OSM, or with OSM. Copyright is there legally, on the copyright page. We are more than copyright, we are community. And the newly designed page is a great improvement, great welcome, to not only explain the legalities, but what OSM is about ... people who care about data. -Mikel * Mikel

Re: [OSM-talk] RFC updated: OSM Attribution Mark (was: contributor mark)

2013-04-22 Thread Mikel Maron
Looking great. One small suggestion on the /copyright page ... link to OSM signup towards the top as well.   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Alex Barth a...@mapbox.com To: Talk talk@openstreetmap.org Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 8:40 AM

Re: [OSM-talk] Re : Why do we have so many registered users with zero edits ?

2013-04-15 Thread Mikel Maron
into this straight away could be just the thing.   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Stefan Keller sfkel...@gmail.com To: Jean-Marc Liotier j...@liotier.org Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 7:58 AM Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Re

Re: [OSM-talk] Re : Why do we have so many registered users with zero edits ?

2013-04-15 Thread Mikel Maron
could roll out with some A/B testing, to see what's most effective. Board authorized this way back in our Nov 2011 face to face, would hope to see it soon enough! -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Stefan Keller sfkel...@gmail.com

Re: [Talk-in] Police investigating Google's mapathon

2013-04-08 Thread Mikel Maron
/npmap/blog/introducing-park-tiles.html), and there's active work to figure out how to authenticate endorsed versions of objects in OSM.  * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Arun Ganesh arun.plane...@gmail.com To: OpenStreetMap in India talk

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM DB down for maintenance

2013-03-31 Thread Mikel Maron
 Nobody is on their way anywhere actually... We won't be able to get access to the site until Tuesday.   Tom, is this due to the current holiday, and lack of access to the facility (UCL or Imperial?)? Or are admins unavailable, on holiday? -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel

Re: [OSM-talk] [Design] Banners on the Front Page

2013-03-22 Thread Mikel Maron
interest in places explicitly, by joining mailing lists, and through their edits. Put this kind of anaylsis and groups into osm.org itself. I myself want to know of any events upcoming in Kenya and India. Those could be conferences, or mapping parties, or online chats.  * Mikel Maron * +14152835207

[Talk-in] StudioX Mapping Party Diary

2013-03-20 Thread Mikel Maron
http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mikelmaron/diary/18777 Some thoughts on a stimulating couple days...   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron___ Talk-in mailing list Talk-in@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] License question, user clicking on map

2013-02-27 Thread Mikel Maron
with geocoding is different. I agree, we need to take a serious look at this, and have it clarified. * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Rob smartt...@gmail.com To: Licensing and other legal discussions. legal-talk@openstreetmap.org Sent

Re: [Talk-us] Wilderness Data

2013-02-24 Thread Mikel Maron
like this managed on OSM US tile servers? Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: stevea stevea...@softworkers.com To: talk-us@openstreetmap.org Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 5:51 AM Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Wilderness Data A significant

Re: [OSM-talk] Comments On New Tile Layer Guideline Process

2013-02-23 Thread Mikel Maron
Jason My point is that the policy can adapt if the interface evolves.  But for that to happen, we can't just post on talk@, someone needs to design and code. -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Jason Remillard remillard.ja

Re: [OSM-talk] Comments On New Tile Layer Guideline Process

2013-02-22 Thread Mikel Maron
and rails coding. Pull requests are the reality of improvements to osm.org. -Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Jason Remillard remillard.ja...@gmail.com To: talk@openstreetmap.org Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 11:27 AM Subject: [OSM

Re: [Talk-in] OSM Mumbai Workshop this FRIDAY 22 Feb

2013-02-20 Thread Mikel Maron
. If you're planning to join, and I hope you can, please help us out and RSVP as per http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mumbai/StudioX#Participants Thanks, and see you soon. -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron From: Shekhar Krishnan shek

Re: [OSM-talk] Paweł's q: what can be done?

2013-02-04 Thread Mikel Maron
think it will take a few dedicated folks, with the blessing of the Board, with open communication, but a focus on timely results. If 1-3 folks took the reins, and set the pace, then the rest of us could find places to constructively contribute to a more stable organization. -Mikel * Mikel

[OSM-talk] moderation

2013-02-03 Thread Mikel Maron
and ideas.  The OSMF is here for governance, and the Management Team is designed to support operational decision making and action by members, not only the Board. /imho * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron___ talk mailing list talk

Re: [OSM-talk] RFC - OSM contributor mark

2013-01-11 Thread Mikel Maron
I agree with the other comments. Some text is needed, though perhaps it can be compressed to something like Made By OSM? I do like the symbol in itself, but it's too subtle here and needs to somehow evoke the OSM brand.   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron

Re: [Talk-us] Imports - an attempt to explain

2012-12-20 Thread Mikel Maron
With all respect to Frederik, there's plenty of us who feel the same passion and commitment about OSM, but feel differently about imports (well smart imports) My 2050 grandchildren, wow, I'm going to spend the next few days contemplating this   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron

[Talk-in] Participatory OSM in Pune

2012-12-13 Thread Mikel Maron
issues to grapple with in this kind of work.  Cheers Mikel * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron___ Talk-in mailing list Talk-in@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in

Re: [Talk-in] Mappy Hour in one hour!

2012-11-30 Thread Mikel Maron
someone to visit for that to happen. In Pune, a researcher conducted a small OSM slum mapping project last July, that was then presented at SOTM Scotland recently (no slides online yet).  How is Open Mumbai going?! -Mikel   * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron

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