Re: [talk-ph] Broadening coverage.

2009-01-14 Thread maning sambale
Great idea! Feel free to improve this for the Philippine setting: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Weekend_mapping_projects/Form_letters Some tips in writing press releases: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Writing_a_press_release It occured to me as I was browsing some of the

Re: [talk-ph] Broadening coverage.

2009-01-14 Thread Ed Garcia
Regarding resorts listed at waypointsdotph ... no problem ... I will have those resorts that have coordinates added to OSM. Btw, what tag will we use for resorts? will we simply use Hotel? As to contact numbers. You can use the ones listed on the website. I can give Maning the list. Though I

Re: [talk-ph] Broadening coverage.

2009-01-14 Thread Mike Collinson
Excellent! The ability to use OSM data as a national search and location resource for overseas tourism promotion provides a serious demonstration of the value of what we are doing. I've mapped in each and every Boracay hotel and just used tourism=hotel but any other information, even if you

Re: [talk-ph] Broadening coverage.

2009-01-14 Thread maning sambale
tourism=hotel name=The Nice Hotel is_in:country=Philippines is_in:state=Xxx Province is_in:island=Panglao is_in:beach=Alona Beach Excellent example! I think I've this area a bit. I agree we add this info to the POIs. -- cheers, maning