Re: [OSM-talk] Spot Satellite Messenger

2008-04-01 Thread Blake Crosby
I own one of these units and it would not be useful for OSM. The upload rate is only every 10 minutes when you are using the "tracking" option. Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote: > El Martes, 1 de Abril de 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: >> Don't know what they are using for the uplink, claims 100% sa

Re: [OSM-talk] Dry-weather roads

2008-04-01 Thread Iván Sánchez Ortega
El Miércoles, 2 de Abril de 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: > > I'm thinking about using "highway=track; water=intermittent" for this > > kind of > > roads, given the fact that "water=intermittent" is proposed for > > intermittent > > lakes and rivers, given tides or weather. > > I think some var

Re: [OSM-talk] linz dataset for nz - attribution methods summary

2008-04-01 Thread Robin Paulson
On 02/04/2008, Chris Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This extra set of steps for the Linz data seems a step too far for me. I'm > especially concerned about the the fact that they insist on the phrase 'Crown > Copyright reserved' - they are surely maintaining NZ Crown Copyright over the > dat

Re: [OSM-talk] Dry-weather roads

2008-04-01 Thread simon
> > I'm thinking about using "highway=track; water=intermittent" for this kind > of > roads, given the fact that "water=intermittent" is proposed for > intermittent > lakes and rivers, given tides or weather. I think some variation on the access tag make more sense, if only 'access=dry_season'. Af

Re: [OSM-talk] [OSM-legal-talk] linz dataset for nz - attribution methods summary

2008-04-01 Thread Frédéric Brière
In gmane.comp.gis.openstreetmap Robin Paulson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 3. creating an 'attribution' tag, which can be edited by any > member of the community. this tag will be applied only to items > requiring attribution Isn't *all* data licensed to OSM under CC-BY-SA? What's the differe

[OSM-talk] Dry-weather roads

2008-04-01 Thread Iván Sánchez Ortega
Hi all, I'm going to tag quite some roads in south africa. In a latitude where the wet season makes 40% of the road network non-drivable. I'm thinking about using "highway=track; water=intermittent" for this kind of roads, given the fact that "water=intermittent" is proposed for intermittent

Re: [OSM-talk] Spot Satellite Messenger

2008-04-01 Thread Iván Sánchez Ortega
El Martes, 1 de Abril de 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: > Don't know what they are using for the uplink, claims 100% satellite. http://www.findmespot.com/ExploreSPOT/HowItWorks.aspx Quoting from there: "Once activated, SPOT will acquire its exact coordinates from the GPS network, and send th

Re: [OSM-talk] linz dataset for nz - attribution methods summary

2008-04-01 Thread Robin Paulson
On 02/04/2008, Cartinus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 01 April 2008 22:46:39 Robin Paulson wrote: > > *osm will carry out: > > > 4. ??? creating an 'attribution' tag, which can only be edited by > > select members of the community. this tag will be applied only to > > items requiri

Re: [OSM-talk] linz dataset for nz - attribution methods summary

2008-04-01 Thread Cartinus
On Tuesday 01 April 2008 22:46:39 Robin Paulson wrote: > *osm will carry out: > 4. ??? creating an 'attribution' tag, which can only be edited by > select members of the community. this tag will be applied only to > items requiring attribution ??? This one is definitely in the wrong one of the

[OSM-talk] linz dataset for nz - attribution methods summary

2008-04-01 Thread Robin Paulson
many thanks to all that participated in the recent discussions on attributing data provided by land information new zealand. i've read through all that was discussed and written down a brief summary of what osm will do and won't do, on the wiki: i don't recall if there was ever a definite 'yes' or

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs

2008-04-01 Thread OJ W
Richard: But did you manage to find the map of San Seriffe? On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Stephen Gower < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 08:53:49AM +0100, SteveC wrote: > > http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=287 > > I see this has been referenced with a useful Editors Note a

[OSM-talk] Spot Satellite Messenger

2008-04-01 Thread simon
Hmmm. http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures/en-US/Product+Detail/Electronics.htm?CatalogNavigationBreadCrumbs=Electronics;Electronics;GPS;GPS%20sub%20category;Spot%20Satellite%20Messenger&CS_Catalog=Electronics&CS_RootCategory=Electronics&CS_Category=GPS%20sub%20category&CS_ProductID=2959443&Pro

[OSM-talk] Geotagging plugin in JOSM

2008-04-01 Thread Rob Neild
I am planning on retiring the geotagging JOSM plugin as another one was created which seems to work well. It doesn't seem sensible to confuse users and split development time. Info on the new one is here http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/JOSM/Plugins/AgPifoJ Anyway, I'll leave the old plugi

Re: [OSM-talk] Need some Brentford (London) vectors!

2008-04-01 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Christian Nold wrote: > What I would love is if someone could grab me about 6km diameter of > OSM data as some kind of vector data format that I could work with in > Illustrator. If anyone's got a OSM UK db on their machine (I don't without driving 80 miles, I'm afraid), they can generate an Il

[OSM-talk] Need some Brentford (London) vectors!

2008-04-01 Thread Christian Nold
Hi all, I need some help from someone with more tech skills than me! I am working on a large community project called the Brentford Biopsy www.publicbiopsy.net What I would love is if someone could grab me about 6km diameter of OSM data as some kind of vector data format that I could work with

[OSM-talk] Local map making - truncating ways on boundary?

2008-04-01 Thread simon
Hi all, I'm trying to put to together a procedure for making an overview map of a local area. I can use XAPI to get appropriate data, but some ways cross the specified boundary (bbox or bpoly) and continue 'outside the box'. Is there a method for truncating ways at the boundary? [Note: Data would

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs

2008-04-01 Thread Stephen Gower
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 08:53:49AM +0100, SteveC wrote: > http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=287 I see this has been referenced with a useful Editors Note at http://industry.slashgeo.org/industry/08/04/01/1059213.shtml s ___ talk mailing list talk@o

Re: [OSM-talk] Map Features

2008-04-01 Thread Juan Lucas Dominguez Rubio
I agree. They are encouraging you to get a local copy f it. Regarding the 'trap streets', here is another example on OSM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l_AmHyzpTw Cheers, Lucas De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] en nombre de Chris Hill Enviado el: mar 01/04/2008 14:15

Re: [OSM-talk] Mapping Mottram and Tintwistle proposed bypass

2008-04-01 Thread Norbert Hoffmann
Peter Miller wrote: > >Ok, so how do I tag a section of highway that is going to be grubbed up and >returned to nature (which is happening for short sections of the A14 at >Haughley Bends)? > >I am currently using the following coding: > >highway="trunk" >construction="disused" > > >Does that seem

[OSM-talk] Map Features

2008-04-01 Thread Chris Hill
The Map Features page is not displaying again.  The page itself hasn't altered since March 9th, but some of the pages it is made from probably have, though the Wiki server might have issues. As said in previous discussions I feel this is a vital page, especially for new starters.  I would like

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-GB] UK outdoors mapping event - week of June 23rd

2008-04-01 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder)
Nick Whitelegg wrote: >Sent: 01 April 2008 11:48 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; talk@openstreetmap.org >Subject: [Talk-GB] UK outdoors mapping event - week of June 23rd > >Hello everyone, > >(cross posted to talk in case anyone from abroad fancies a holiday over >here) > >Following on from last yea

[OSM-talk] UK outdoors mapping event - week of June 23rd

2008-04-01 Thread Nick Whitelegg
Hello everyone, (cross posted to talk in case anyone from abroad fancies a holiday over here) Following on from last year's successful Lake District mapping week I'd like to float the idea of a follow up this year - I now have a definite week in the early summer when I know I'll be free n

Re: [OSM-talk] Mapping Mottram and Tintwistle proposed bypass

2008-04-01 Thread Peter Miller
Ok, so how do I tag a section of highway that is going to be grubbed up and returned to nature (which is happening for short sections of the A14 at Haughley Bends)? I am currently using the following coding: highway="trunk" construction="disused" Does that seem ok? Peter > -Original M

Re: [OSM-talk] Metadata schema for Naga City GML data

2008-04-01 Thread Maning Sambale
Ivan imported it to OSM already, thanks again Ivan! I have coordinated with the maintainers on the linestrins errors, but got no response yet. cheers, maning On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 12:19 +, Jukka Rahkonen wrote: > Iván Sánchez Ortega escomposlinux.org> writes: > > > > Don't worry about th

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs

2008-04-01 Thread Celso González
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 10:22:32AM +0100, Richard Fairhurst wrote: > > Interesting. Theres a rumour going around about there being similar > > villages in Scotland. > > The problem is, though, that the namefinder is too good at spotting them. > > With just a few queries I've used it to identify:

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs

2008-04-01 Thread Richard Fairhurst
tim wrote: > Interesting. Theres a rumour going around about there being similar > villages in Scotland. The problem is, though, that the namefinder is too good at spotting them. With just a few queries I've used it to identify: Fake Minaret Road Rossie the Fake Dam Lie North Service Road Joke

Re: [OSM-talk] Glass roof over ski hill

2008-04-01 Thread Francisco R. Santos
Well, we ALREADY have that in Madrid since 2003: http://www.eventoplus.com/detalle.php?p_id=1107&CHANGELANGUAGE=1 On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Nick Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > or april_1 = yes > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Andy Robinson (blackadder) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs

2008-04-01 Thread Stefan Baebler
No, all those FIXMEs are just cleverly placed decoys. OSM easter eggs are hidden much better. Stefan On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Dave Stubbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:53 AM, SteveC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=287 > > > > > Is th

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs

2008-04-01 Thread Martijn van Exel
I sure hope not, I put FIXMEs in perfectly valid segments all the time to indicate that I (or anyone with local knowledge) need to look at it at a later time. Martijn 2008/4/1, Dave Stubbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:53 AM, SteveC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.op

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs

2008-04-01 Thread tim
Interesting. Theres a rumour going around about there being similar villages in Scotland. On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Juan Lucas Dominguez Rubio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > LOL > (sorry, could not resist it) > > > Lucas > > > > > De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] e

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs

2008-04-01 Thread Juan Lucas Dominguez Rubio
LOL (sorry, could not resist it) Lucas De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] en nombre de Dave Stubbs Enviado el: mar 01/04/2008 10:34 Para: SteveC CC: Talk Openstreetmap Asunto: Re: [OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:53 AM, SteveC

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs

2008-04-01 Thread Dave Stubbs
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:53 AM, SteveC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=287 > Is that what all those streets called "FIXME" are? ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listi

Re: [OSM-talk] Glass roof over ski hill

2008-04-01 Thread Nick Black
or april_1 = yes On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Andy Robinson (blackadder) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lars Aronsson wrote: > >Sent: 01 April 2008 8:12 AM > >To: talk@openstreetmap.org > >Subject: [OSM-talk] Glass roof over ski hill > > > > > > >Dagens Nyheter, Sweden's leading daily newspa

Re: [OSM-talk] Glass roof over ski hill

2008-04-01 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder)
Lars Aronsson wrote: >Sent: 01 April 2008 8:12 AM >To: talk@openstreetmap.org >Subject: [OSM-talk] Glass roof over ski hill > > >Dagens Nyheter, Sweden's leading daily newspaper, today reports >that following this warm winter a ski hill at Hammarby near >Stockholm will be covered with a glass roof

[OSM-talk] OSMF announcement: Copyright Easter Eggs

2008-04-01 Thread SteveC
http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=287 Steve ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Glass roof over ski hill

2008-04-01 Thread Lars Aronsson
Dagens Nyheter, Sweden's leading daily newspaper, today reports that following this warm winter a ski hill at Hammarby near Stockholm will be covered with a glass roof to allow for skiing from September to April. Do we have a useful tag for this? An architect company has produced an image of

Re: [OSM-talk] [Gfoss] China cracks down on illegal online map services to protect state security

2008-04-01 Thread Cristiano Giovando
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 1:35 AM, Simone Cortesi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On undefined, Cristiano Giovando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bhe, cose simili succedono anche in Italia, per cui mi han quasi > > sequestrato il GPS per averlo usato all'interno del centro di ricerca > > di Ispra (V