Currently I'm just not sure how to use OSM with these specific things in mind. How do I use OSM to find campsites anyways? Does one have to code a custom tool to do this, or is this part of openstreetmap's website and I just haven't found it? The best I've been able to do is type in "campsite" into the search, and get global results of campsites, which doesn't solve my question of finding a campsite to camp at this weekend within 100 miles of me. One of the ones I did look at through OSM's search results, "Brewster's Cabin", is unfindable via organic search
Steve, are people building niche sites on top of OSM, like one that is designed to only show trails and camps, or other things like that? It seems like the best way to encourage this kind of behavior is to have the massive clearinghouse horizontal (OSM), and then build up specific verticals, such as campers, bikers, environmentalists, etc, possibly as a category list on openstreetmap.org itself. I'm not sure people even realize they can search for this kind of thing, or that they can add it to OSM at all. I for one, would love to see openstreetmap.org come up the next time I do a search for "campsites near topanga, ca". Would love to know what you think, Tom Longson (nym) http://truefalsemaybe.com/ On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 1:56 PM, SteveC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Naturally you added all this info in to OSM right? :-P > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Tag:tourism%3Dcamp_site > > > > > > On 25 Jun 2008, at 12:12, Anselm Hook wrote: > >> Mapmaker seems helpful but not a solution for the problem of finding >> out enough information about what one needs nearby; even if and when >> it extends to places where most of us live. >> >> Base layer data aside - I just don't see how it could become the >> comprehensive repository of place information. How is any silo >> going to ever be able to answer a broad swath of the kinds of >> questions that we have of it? Real solutions have to straddle many >> data sources - mapmaker, openstreetmaps, trails.com, flickr, >> fireeagle, ranger stations, gps add on packs whatever... >> >> I was reminded of this last week when I drove from Portland to San >> Fran to Portland. I wanted to camp rather than staying at hotels >> and I tried to search for campsites as I was visiting each area that >> I considered camping in. My experience I think are typical of what >> happens to most people when they are searching for something and I >> think it shows that work remains: >> >> 1) On the way down we stopped near Crescent City and tried to find a >> campsite by using the web - nothing seemed to pop up that was clear >> and trustworthy. However by pure chance I found a brochure at the >> closed Ranger Station that did have a little camping icon for a >> place called Nickel Beach, and this turned out to be just great; >> free, allowing fires, a short hike at sunset on a bluff over the >> pacific ocean - it was great - although I didn't find it via the web. >> >> 2) On the way back I tried to camp near Grants Pass but could not >> find anything that I trusted even after searching the web for an >> hour and driving around and so stayed at a hotel. The next morning >> I found an outdoors weekly newspaper that did have a map of camping >> sites in it - unfortunately a bit too late to be useful. >> >> I must admit, just now , trying to search for 'campground' using >> wikimapia - does work: >> >> http://wikimapia.org/ >> #lat=41.7067538&lon=-124.1209602&z=13&l=0&m=a&v=2 >> >> But note how Google Maps fails to reveal the non-commercial option: >> >> >> http://maps.google.com/maps?um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=campground&near=Crescent+City,+CA&fb=1&view=text&sa=X&oi=local_group&resnum=1&ct=more-results&cd=1 >> >> Trails.com is totally useless here - although it does list several >> other good choices... and anyway it is behind a 'please pay me wall' >> that makes it unacceptable for general use. >> >> >> http://www.trails.com/advancedfind.asp?GeoSearch=1&lat=41.621564&lon=-124.115388&Distance=20&Activities=CP&area=14071 >> >> Other sites do list campgrounds but since there is no map they are >> totally useless. I just can't go and try search for every >> possibility to find where it is so those possibilities become >> unusable: >> >> http://www.redwood.national-park.com/camping.htm#bc >> >> So my feeling is that if my searches are typical, then we all still >> have a ways to go... and Mapmaker seems like a part of the >> ecosystem but not a panacea for my needs at least... the solution >> seems to be some kind of better indexing with more precise location >> information, more trust in some way... >> >> - anselm >> >> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Ian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> finally, a topic worth discussing! if you want to see what the >> future of a goog wiki-map world, india could be a good place to >> look--sure, they've provided a valuable service in creating a base >> map, but at what cost? anybody know if participants were paid or >> volunteer? given GPS devices or loaners? any chance the underlying >> map data will be released? if i were google, i sure as hell wouldn't >> make it available to anybody else--damn smart and cheap way to get a >> 'good enough' base map. i'm sure g recognizes that their 'go it >> alone approach in a user-contributed world' ain't going to give them >> NVT/TA quality data (love it or not, it is high quality) today, but >> over time it's something that google may find it doesn't have to pay >> any licensing fees for (not that NVT/TA derive much $$$ from the >> interwebs--it's under 5% of their business). But...as g begins to >> move more into different platforms (android, in car nav (don't >> forget the VW deal), and direct acquisition of sat imagery (d! >> on't forget this one: http://mashable.com/2007/07/21/google-image-america/) >> , all your fears/hopes/dreams may come true! >> >> >> >> Ian White :: Urban Mapping Inc >> 690 Fifth Street Suite 200 :: San Francisco CA 94107 >> T.415.946.8170 x80 :: F.866.385.8266 >> blog.urbanmapping.com :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ] On Behalf Of James Fee [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:43 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Geowanking] MapMaker >> >> Why? To cut out the providers and control the data for themselves. >> Who >> wants to deal with NAVTEQ or others when they can just pay interns to >> drive cars around cities of the world and take pictures/GPS or get >> Google fan boys to update their maps for free? >> >> -- >> James Fee GISP >> RSP Architects >> 502 South Collge Avenue, Suite 203, Tempe, AZ 85281 >> 480-889-2095 (w) >> 602-819-2142 (m) >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Landon Blake >> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:38 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Geowanking] MapMaker >> >> Good point Kevin. In that case, Google's motive does seem a little >> more >> suspect, doesn't it? >> >> Why would anyone map Bermuda for Google if it was already mapped? >> >> Landon >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Mayall >> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:04 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Geowanking] MapMaker >> >> Let's not assume that the countries listed in Google Map Maker are >> "unmapped regions of the world". Bermuda and Cayman, for example, are >> very well mapped. Google just doesn't own any data for them. >> >> Kevin (in Bermuda) >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Landon Blake >> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:37 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Geowanking] MapMaker >> >> I just checked out the Google Map Maker web application this >> morning. I >> was pretty impressed with the simple interface. >> >> I've always admired the way Google can tackle a problem and design a >> slick solution. I don't know how I'd live without my G-Mail. >> >> Still, there terms of use really bites the big one. Seems to me like >> these terms would be a deal killer for a lot of volunteer mappers. (I >> sure won't be adding to there database. Why do that when you can >> contribute to Open Street Map?) >> >> It seems like Google is ignoring a principle that can be drawn from >> open >> source software development: absolute control chokes voluntary >> contributions. >> >> I do, however, think that mapping unknown regions of the world will >> only >> benefit society as a whole. If the data is publicly accessible, but >> Google makes a dime, is that a horrible thing? They might end up >> mapping >> something that would have never been mapped otherwise. >> >> Imagine what Google could have accomplished if it had worked with an >> organization like OSM to map unmapped regions of the world. It's too >> bad >> they were so short-sighted in this respect. >> >> The Sunburned Surveyor >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of SteveC >> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:51 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Geowanking] MapMaker >> >> What no mention of GMM on geowanking yet? And I was looking forward to >> the disucssion! >> >> http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=307 >> >> Best >> >> Steve >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geowanking mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking >> >> >> Warning: >> Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against >> defects including translation and transmission errors. 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