[talk-au] Multiple highway shields rendering

2009-08-19 Thread John Smith
I've updated the server config to display highway shields from relations instead of ways and this is the result of a junction with multiple highways sharing the same physical section of highway: http://maps.bigtincan.com/?zoom=18lat=-29.73674lon=151.73880 I've also added a tourist shield

Re: [talk-au] I've been trying to fix the highway shields and came across this....

2009-08-19 Thread BlueMM
John Smith-129 wrote: [[snip]] Does anyone think this is a good idea? Use network=D for D classified roads, if they exist. Use network=detour for NSW classified detour routes Use network=alt_NR for Alternate NR routes Sounds like a good idea to me -- View this message in context:

Re: [talk-au] I've been trying to fix the highway shields and came across this....

2009-08-19 Thread John Smith
--- On Wed, 19/8/09, BlueMM bluemm1975-...@yahoo.com wrote: Sounds like a good idea to me I've updated the tagging guidelines to reflect this: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines#Route_Numbers ___ Talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Opening a discussion on OSM Mapping and Online Hazard reporting

2009-08-19 Thread Liz
On Wed, 19 Aug 2009, BOUNDY,Paul wrote: I'm Opening a discussion on OSM Mapping and Online Hazard reporting There are some of us in massbug, bike Sydney, lbug and the inner west interested in getting better mapping and hazard reporting online. I want more than Hazards, I want works to be

[talk-au] Anyone do wikipedia edits?

2009-08-19 Thread Liz
i was just looking at a nearby town on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleambally,_New_South_Wales and the page has no map at all so even the not quite complete coleambally map on OSM would be an improvement anyone interested in starting putting OSM maps into Wikipedia where we can see

Re: [talk-au] Anyone do wikipedia edits?

2009-08-19 Thread John Smith
--- On Wed, 19/8/09, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote: anyone interested in starting putting OSM maps into Wikipedia where we can see that they would be of reasonable readiness? There is an easy way to do it :) a

Re: [talk-au] Anyone do wikipedia edits?

2009-08-19 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Wed, 19 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote: --- On Wed, 19/8/09, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote: anyone interested in starting putting OSM maps into Wikipedia where we can see that they would be of reasonable readiness? There is an easy way to do it :) a

Re: [talk-au] Anyone do wikipedia edits?

2009-08-19 Thread John Smith
--- On Wed, 19/8/09, Elizabeth Dodd ed...@billiau.net wrote: i knew that you could get those refs but i'm not sure of the editing conventions of wikipedia Most of these batch jobs seem to be scripted. and if someone was aware of the ins and outs it might be easier if they guided us through

[talk-au] Fwd: OSM Mapping and Hazard Reporting

2009-08-19 Thread boundp
Re-sent as I needed to correctly subscribe my proper email address Hi In response to a question re what kind of Hazards. I mean hazards and any other road/path work that will help cyclists. Any cycling location is reportable, but those locations that are on council cycle routes puts more

Re: [talk-au] Bruce Highway... A1 only or A1+M1 ?

2009-08-19 Thread Stephen Hope
I just double checked on the way home from work. There are no A1 markings anywhere near the end of the Bruce Highway. The gateway arterial is marked as M1 - I'm not sure how far, but I think from memory at least as far as where it runs into the SE Freeway on the other side of the river, at which

Re: [talk-au] Anyone do wikipedia edits?

2009-08-19 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Wed, 19 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote: --- On Wed, 19/8/09, Elizabeth Dodd ed...@billiau.net wrote: i knew that you could get those refs but i'm not sure of the editing conventions of wikipedia Most of these batch jobs seem to be scripted. and if someone was aware of the ins and outs it

Re: [talk-au] Anyone do wikipedia edits?

2009-08-19 Thread John Smith
--- On Wed, 19/8/09, Elizabeth Dodd ed...@billiau.net wrote: I'd like to be smarter, and upload where we know we have good work and not upload where our map still needs a lot of input yet Having a wiki template/function where you just supply co-ords would make that simple, and when the maps

[talk-au] Question about route numbers

2009-08-19 Thread Mark Pulley
Just a couple of questions about route numbers before I start adding some relations. 1. When should I start using Alphanumeric numbers? For an example, the Mid Western Highway between Bathurst and Cowra is currently NH24, but some signs have shown A41 (now coverplated over by NH24). Should

Re: [talk-au] Question about route numbers

2009-08-19 Thread John Smith
some of the Mid-Western Highway where it crosses the Newell Highway as NH24 I believe NR24, not NH24 ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au