ah awesome i'll try that within the next hour and let you know!! ᐧ On 29 April 2015 at 18:42, Nick Allen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sam, > > 1. Tasking Manager - obtain your square, > 2. Tasking Manager - select 'edit with JOSM' and under the words 'edit > with josm' you will see a line of text 'Tip:Download the following gpx file > .......' > 3. click on download file & make a note where you put it. > 4. Tasking Manager - using the dropdown list, change from JOSM to > 'Potlatch 2' - this will open in a new tab, > 5. Potlatch 2, select Background / Vector File - use the menu to load the > gpx file you downloaded. > 6. Make sure there is a tick in the 'show' column before you close the > window down. > 7. Potlatch should now display the boundary as a square - blue in my case. > Potlatch will still download data outside the area, so be careful about > watching for the boundary. > > Any feedback on this process appreciated - if there are any experts on > Potlatch who have better guidance, please supply it. > > I'll add it to my ToDo list to get a section into LearnOSM & update the > wiki, but I have got a lot of commitments over the next couple of weeks, so > please have patience. > > Good luck & thank you for persevering. Life moves on so quickly it's > sometimes difficult to keep the manual up to date. > > Regards > > Nick > > On 29/04/15 17:17, Sam wrote: > > i switched to iD editor which shows the tile outlined so that's good for > now. but will check your info and feedback once i'm done with this tile. > thanks :) > ᐧ > > On 29 April 2015 at 18:09, Nick Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sam, >> >> I don't know how current it is but there is a section here >> >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Tasking_Manager >> >> About potlatch and the tasking manager. If you feedback to me or the list >> about its usefulness I'll try to get it updated. >> >> Nick >> >> Volunteer 'Tallguy' for >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy >> >> Treasurer, website & Bonus Ball admin for >> http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ ([email protected]) >> On 29 Apr 2015 16:45, "Sam" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Also a newbie but with many years experience in digital maps so trying >>> to learn on the fly but agree with Jon on disparate nature of info and am >>> happy to help with that. For now there is one thing I can't find and maybe >>> someone can help me - some info on using plotlatch with the task manager, >>> for example i can't figure out how to see if i'm still in my own tile >>> except for a visual check which is hard on busy tiles. is there a way to >>> check tile bounding box coordinates in the task manager?? >>> >>> many thanks!! >>> >>> sam >>> ᐧ >>> >>> On 29 April 2015 at 17:16, Brad Neuhauser <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Filipe, those are good general references. There are Nepal-specific >>>> tracing and tagging tips on >>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nepal_remote_mapping_guide, >>>> especially see the Common Features and Tagging sections. >>>> >>>> Cheers, Brad >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Filipe Santana Lopes < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey Jonathan, >>>>> >>>>> Some more information you have on the wiki page of openstreetmap: >>>>> >>>>> How to tag highways (roads, paths, etc): >>>>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway >>>>> >>>>> How to tag waterways: >>>>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:waterway >>>>> >>>>> How to tag buldings: >>>>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:building >>>>> >>>>> Give only information in, of you are certain about. >>>>> >>>>> When you are saving the information, tell what you have done, and >>>>> what is still missing mapping in that field. >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> Filipe Santana Lopes >>>>> >>>>> » Cell +351 918426834 <%2B351%20918426834> >>>>> » LinkedIn (pt.linkedin.com/pub/filipe-santana-lopes/11/627/283) >>>>> » Student in Masters in Science and Geographic Information Systems ( >>>>> [email protected]|www.isegi.unl.pt) >>>>> » Member of International Association of Emergency Managers ( >>>>> www.iaem.com) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2015-04-29 14:13 GMT+01:00 Nick Allen <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>>> Jonathan, >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for the feedback which is exactly what we need. >>>>>> >>>>>> Have you looked at http://learnosm.org/en/coordination/remote/ & >>>>>> could you give some feedback on it - I am one of the people who try to >>>>>> make >>>>>> it useful. Feedback can be given by clicking on the pencil symbol on the >>>>>> site, sending an email to me, or in a number of other ways. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, where and how would you expect links to resources - many of us >>>>>> are aware of the need and need feedback on the how. >>>>>> >>>>>> Nick >>>>>> >>>>>> Volunteer 'Tallguy' for >>>>>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy >>>>>> >>>>>> Treasurer, website & Bonus Ball admin for >>>>>> http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ ( >>>>>> [email protected]) >>>>>> On 29 Apr 2015 13:45, "Jonathan Webb" <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I am one of the newcomers. I am not a GIS scientist & learnt on >>>>>>> the job and am relatively lightweight, however I know that I am >>>>>>> perfectly >>>>>>> capable of making a contribution but the (HOT)OSM process is not clear: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As is mentioned in several previous posts*, there is a lack of >>>>>>> guidance and aims. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have spent most of this morning not contributing because I have >>>>>>> been trying to find out what to do & how to do it. I am not stupid and >>>>>>> if >>>>>>> I have missed a link to instructions, then how many other (willing to >>>>>>> learn) people have? As part of the strategy to maintain quality, surely >>>>>>> the signposts to learning should be given great prominence & be >>>>>>> unmissable? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Are the aims of disaster mapping different to those of other mapping >>>>>>> ? In an non-emergency one can spend some time trying to work out what a >>>>>>> feature's properties are. Also, for example, how to interpret from poor >>>>>>> imagery say a path or track is it suitable for vehicles etc, or whether >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> even include it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jonathan Webb >>>>>>> >>>>>>> * >>>>>>> >* As a lot of people get to know HOT/OSM for the first time during >>>>>>> *>* disasters, it might be also helpful if we can draft an HOT FAQ (I >>>>>>> actually >>>>>>> *>* couldn't find one, please enlighten me if there's already one) >>>>>>> CLKAO* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Jonathan Webb >>>>>>> Freelance GIS Specialist >>>>>>> 07941 921905 >>>>>>> http://www.jwebbgis.co.uk >>>>>>> http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jwebbgis >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> HOT mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> HOT mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> HOT mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> HOT mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HOT mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>> >>> > > > -- > > Nick > > Volunteer 'Tallguy' for > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy >
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