[talk-au] Having accurate maps

2011-04-10 Thread John Smith
I thought I'd share something I realised today when I went out for a Sunday ride. Having accurate maps isn't just good for navigation purposes, but it's almost borders on a safety aspect since knowing how sharp and the location of upcoming bends allows you to be more prepared and at some points

Re: [talk-au] OSM-F seems to be a sinking ship... (was: Wiki + Data Sources + Licensing Categories)

2011-04-10 Thread Franc Carter
[snip] It's starting to become painfully obvious that OSM-F wouldn't be able to organise a piss up in a brewery, and there seems to be little or no chance that they can actually pull off the license change over in some kind of demotactic, moral and smooth change over so I'm basically

Re: [talk-au] Fwd: [OSM-dev] To OSM editor authors

2011-04-10 Thread Neal Schulz
Hi, This sums up me too. After years of mapping in Australia (when I started in Tasmania the map was literally blank) the threat of data deletion is the most de-motivating thing ever. I have used nearmap so I am of the understanding I CAN'T accept the terms. I also agree that many who

[talk-au] Fwd: [OSM-dev] To OSM editor authors

2011-04-10 Thread Nick Hocking
Neal wrote This sums up me too. Hi Neal, If you do want do do some mapping then there is still a way to do it. Create a new account, accept the CT's and then If you want to do some survey mapping, just be careful not to work on areas that have been mapped or touched by OSMers who have

Re: [talk-au] Fwd: [OSM-dev] To OSM editor authors

2011-04-10 Thread John Smith
On 11 April 2011 13:45, Nick Hocking nick.hock...@gmail.com wrote: Create a new account, accept the CT's and then Has the CTs been updated to allow for this, or do they still refer to a natural person? Also that doesn't help if someone only wishes to support projects using share a like