Ivan and Matt, Thank you for the link to the http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_Features page. I will read it carefully.
Thank you also for the suggestions on finding nearby mappers. I'll take a stab at making a user page. Matt wrote: "There is a set of 'commonly accepted' tags but there is no official or enforced set. The commonly accepted tags can be found at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_Features but remember that you can tag things however you want. However, pretty much only the tags on that page will show up on the two major renderers." O.K. - I thought a common set of tags might be useful for transforming OSM data into other GIS formats. I'll think about this some more when I become more familiar with how tags work. Matt wrote: "Browse around the wiki or wait for people to reply to your email here showing off the work they've done :)" Cool. Thanks for the help getting me started. The Sunburned Surveyor On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Matt Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 18 April 2008 19:58:46 Sunburned Surveyor wrote: > > I want to make a quick introduction. I hope to get started with > > contributions to Open Street Map in the next few weeks. I'm located in > > Stockton, California. I'll be performing most of my mapping there, > > with a little mapping in the Sierra Nevada during the summer months. > > Welcome! > > > I work as a Land Surveyor and as a volunteer programmer for the open > > source GIS program OpenJUMP, so I really enjoy mapping a great deal > > already! > > > > I read through the FAQ, but I still have a couple of unanswered > > questions. I thought this would be a good place to ask those > > questions. > > > > [1] How do I find out if there are other mappers working in my area? > > Go to your user page (e.g. mine is http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Milliams) > and you'll see there a map of the nearest 10 mappers to you. If you don't > have one, be sure to get one. > > > [2] Is there a list of features that mappers should collect for Open > > Street Map? Is it only roads? What about other traveled routes? What > > about land marks like major structures? > > You can tag anything you want but see below for explanation of the tagging > schemes. However, the things I tag include roads, footpaths, landuses , > schools and of course pubs! > > > [3] I see that you can associate tags with mapped features. Is there a > > standard set of tags? Where do I learn more about this? > > There is a set of 'commonly accepted' tags but there is no official or > enforced set. The commonly accepted tags can be found at > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_Features but remember that you > can tag things however you want. However, pretty much only the tags on that > page will show up on the two major renderers. > > > [4] Is there a place to look at OSM mash-ups? I'd be especially > > interested in the type of tool that allows people to manage metadata > > about their mapping efforts, or to associate photos and other > > supplemental data with the features they map. Has there been work done > > in this area? > > Browse around the wiki or wait for people to reply to your email here showing > off the work they've done :) > > > > I think that will get me started. :] If there is another OSM mapper in > > Stockton, I'll see if I can get in touch with them for more direct > > help and coordination of local mapping efforts. > > > > The Sunburned Surveyor > > Matt Williams (the distinctly unsuntanned surveyor) > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies > > _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
