Re: [HOT] Validating by Username

2017-02-03 Thread Rory McCann
Hi! Yes, JOSM has the funtionality! First download the data for the area you want. JOSM has a search function[1] by pressing Control-F. "user:" will find all objects which were last edited by that username (e.g. "user:rorym" will find all objects last touched by rorym). The TODO list plugin[2]

Re: [HOT] note to Project Managers: Highway=road

2017-02-24 Thread Rory McCann
On 22/02/17 23:42, john whelan wrote: > Currently there are HOT projects that include in the instructions the words > > "If you are unsure of what tag to assign to a road, use the provisional > highway=road tag." > > Yes but many routing systems ignore this these. When we mapped with GPS >

Re: [HOT] Addresses in Africa

2016-09-07 Thread Rory McCann
On 31/08/16 13:37, john whelan wrote: > ​There has been considerable talk about addressing schemes for areas > that do not have street names etc. Three words etc. Y'know you don't have to go as far as Africa to find countries with address "systems" like that. I give you: Ireland. In rural areas

Re: [HOT] Multilingual names tool for OpenStreetMap

2016-08-18 Thread Rory McCann
On 17/08/16 14:55, Nicholas Doiron wrote: > OpenStreetMap is fortunate to have a large, multilingual community. We > store a "name" tag for local names (sometimes two scripts are used, as > in Morocco) and we use "name:en" and other tags to store names from > other languages. > > In many parts of

Re: [HOT] Building Detection using Machine Learning

2017-01-05 Thread Rory McCann
You've noticed how your algoritm isn't able to get properly rotated buildings. And this might be an advantage! All buildings being non-rotated is *obviously* incorrect, so people aren't gonna want to import them, they'll realise that they have to have a human to review/correct it. Perhaps you

Re: [HOT] Inflationary use of the mailinglist

2017-03-28 Thread Rory McCann
Hi Julian, Sorry this is happening to you. If your email is set to alert you for every email, this would be quite an annoyance! Some communities use mailing lists as a low-traffic annouce system, but others use them as a web forum type thing. OSM usually uses the latter. As well as

Re: [HOT] OSM in historical research

2017-07-06 Thread Rory McCann
Hi, I don't know if it's exactly what you're looking for, but Townlands.ie is a website based off the current state of historic Irish administrative boundaries in OSM. It's just formatted differently from a map ;) I have heard that many people working in geneology and the Irish diaspora find it

Re: [HOT] Analysis of when mappers joined OSM

2017-08-25 Thread Rory McCann
One "simple" way to know when a user started editing is download the full history file as XML, not PBF, and look for the first changeset made by a mapper. The account_created on the user details will tell you when the account was created, and normally they start editing shortly afterwards, but

Re: [HOT] Buildings and HOT's reputation in OSM

2017-12-12 Thread Rory McCann
It seems like there is a need for a specialized "buildings editor". Yes JOSM building_tools beats iD now, but how about making a new web based editor that addresses the problems you highlight: * Can only enter buildings * Uploads (& downloads) frequently. Potlatch used to upload as soon as you

Re: [HOT] LGBTQ people at HOT Summit?

2018-02-24 Thread Rory McCann
t; We are also happy to answer questions from any individuals who may not > want to message a public list. Please reach out to sum...@hotosm.org > <mailto:sum...@hotosm.org>. > > - The HOT Summit Working Group and FOSS4G 2018 Organizing Committee > > * > > > >

[HOT] LGBTQ people at HOT Summit? [WAS: SAVE THE DATE Aug 27-Sep 2: HOT and FOSS4G Together in Tanzania]

2018-02-16 Thread Rory McCann
Hi, So the HOT Summit is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. But, erm, it's illegal to be gay in Tanzania[1]. Travel advice from the UK[2] and US[3] governments repeats that: "Homosexuality is not tolerated". The code of conduct for this conference[4] is (mostly) excellent, it covers "sexual

Re: [HOT] [Diversity-talk] Diverse conferences need you!

2018-04-14 Thread Rory McCann
Hi, An additional way to help out is on the FOSS4G github, where there are 2 issues for the CoC & travel advice, where you can leave comments, and see the draft documents. Most of my suggestions have been taken on board. https://github.com/foss4g2018/foss4g2018/issues/65

Re: [HOT] NB: Organised Editing Guidelines | Re: Final Request: Volunteers Needed for Global Mapathons!

2019-03-28 Thread Rory McCann
On 28.03.19 02:57, Vao Matua wrote: I have observed some characteristics about the OSM mapping through HOT tasks being done by mapathons, primarily ones done by corporate sponsors. It appears that often these efforts are not well led, or at least not led by individuals that have a good level of

[HOT] NB: Organised Editing Guidelines | Re: Final Request: Volunteers Needed for Global Mapathons!

2019-03-27 Thread Rory McCann
The OSM community & Foundation has recently adopted the Organised Editing Guidelines, to guide events like this. The community wants to help you make this a successful mapathon. In emails like this, and in accordance with the OEG, you should link to the wiki page(s) describing your mapathon.

[HOT] Regional highway tag values | Re: Thank you from MSF!

2019-04-12 Thread Rory McCann
On 07/04/2019 18:59, Kevin McPherson via HOT wrote: Dear all, I am new to this HOT interface on OSM, but joined last week, and interested in road classification in OSM. This is my first posting, and first time I have engaged with anyone on OSM, so am still getting up to speed. Welcome to

[HOT] Roads, driving & Wiki | Re: Thank you from MSF!

2019-04-12 Thread Rory McCann
On 05/04/2019 20:10, Ralf Bernhardt wrote: There are many POIs I would like to see on Openstreetmap too, also boundarys and place names. These can, and are, added to OSM.  I also noticed a different tagging scheme: Car, Moto and Foot. I would guess that Roads not passable for a car but by

Re: [HOT] OSM Foundation member fees changing

2020-04-04 Thread Rory McCann
On 03.04.20 23:04, Pete Masters via HOT wrote: This is different to HOT membership as to be a member for OSMF you had to pay £15 (sterling) or apply for an exemption on an individual basis (whereas for HOT, you need to be nominated). This fee was regardless of whether £15 was a lot of money or

[HOT] OSMF's BBB server? | Re: Webinar "JOSM for Beginners"

2020-08-17 Thread Rory McCann
Hi Michael, It's good to see attempts to spread knowledge & skills. The OSMF has a BigBlueButton server ( https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/ ) for use of the wider OSM communities. Zoom's privacy issues are well known, and it is closed source. Is there any reason the OSMF's BBB server wouldn't

[HOT] Experiences from the diversity-talk@ list | Re: Mailing List Code of Conduct

2020-10-01 Thread Rory McCann
Hi all, When I took over moderating the diversity talk mailing list¹ in February 2018², I did a request for comment³, and settled on the same one from Geek Feminism⁴, you can see it https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Diversity/MailingList/CodeOfConduct . The list is quite low traffic, and