Re: [Tagging] How can the US get its stuff together? (was Re: Response to A critique of OpenStreetMap)

2010-10-16 Thread Richard Weait
On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Phil! Gold phi...@pobox.com wrote: * Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net [2010-10-14 10:47 -0700]: I think you could largely sum up his criticisms in two broad headings:    1. US OSM contributors need to get their shit together    2. European maps don't

Re: [Tagging] How can the US get its stuff together? (was Re: Response to A critique of OpenStreetMap)

2010-10-16 Thread Paul Johnson
On 10/16/2010 08:46 AM, Richard Weait wrote: So, highways and road culture play a large role in the life of many North Americans, there are even songs that we know like Route 66, and Highway 61 that show affection for specific roads. I wonder if it's worth the trouble and effort to maintain

Re: [Tagging] How can the US get its stuff together? (was Re: Response to A critique of OpenStreetMap)

2010-10-16 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Paul Johnson ba...@ursamundi.org wrote: I wonder if it's worth the trouble and effort to maintain US-HISTORIC routes, since their use is primarily recreational and are frequently inconsistent in their continued existence, and frequently their historic posted

Re: [Tagging] How can the US get its stuff together? (was Re: Response to A critique of OpenStreetMap)

2010-10-16 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2010/10/17 Nathan Edgars II nerou...@gmail.com: On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Paul Johnson ba...@ursamundi.org wrote: I wonder if it's worth the trouble and effort to maintain US-HISTORIC routes, since their use is primarily recreational and are frequently inconsistent in their continued