[OSM-talk] Potlatch 2 tutorial part 2 - tracing roads and areas

2011-06-12 Thread David Ellams
I have finally got around to completing part 2 of the Potlatch 2 video tutorial. This one is only just over three-and-a-half minutes, and covers tracing roads and areas from Bing aerial imagery. I have also renamed the video (and uploaded a retitled part 1) to “OpenStreetMap for Beginners” to

[OSM-legal-talk] CTs are not full copyright assignment (was: Re: Phase 4 and what it means)

2011-06-06 Thread David Ellams
I have no intention of getting into a debate about whether ODBL is the best licence for OSM data here. However, I do feel the need to correct one very important factual point regarding the Contributor Terms. On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:20 +0200, Mike Dupont jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote: This

[OSM-talk] Potlatch 2 POI video re-edited

2011-04-23 Thread David Ellams
After a mere aeon, I have finally got around to re-recording the voiceover for the Potlatch 2 POI tutorial. I have also trimmed out some of the dead time, thus cutting the length to 4:23, and added a couple of labels that pop up as I describe parts of the screen. I've uploaded an HD version to

[Talk-GB] Potlatch 2 POI video re-edited

2011-04-23 Thread David Ellams
After a mere aeon, I have finally got around to re-recording the voiceover for the Potlatch 2 POI tutorial. I have also trimmed out some of the dead time, thus cutting the length to 4:23, and added a couple of labels that pop up as I describe parts of the screen. I've uploaded an HD version to

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] [Osmf-talk] The license/fork discussion: A solution proposal

2010-08-24 Thread David Ellams
On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:12 +0200, ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen g.grem...@cetest.nl wrote: The history problem happens also when all contributors that are not happy with the new ODBL license will withdraw their data. Yes, but the hideousness of the history problem will only

Re: [OSM-talk] talk Digest, Vol 72, Issue 43

2010-08-10 Thread David Ellams
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:06:00 +0100, 80n 80n...@gmail.com wrote: Why don't you try this. Import some Ordnance Survey Street View data into OSM, then render it as a Produced Work with the ODbL required attribution: Contains information from OpenStreetMap, which is made available here

Re: [OSM-talk] talk Digest, Vol 72, Issue 43

2010-08-10 Thread David Ellams
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:20 +1000, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote: I've only seen it suggested in the past about how crediting every single contributor would be pages long, your suggestion is a good idea, however I'm left wondering if this would make things open to abuse, how many

[Talk-GB] Local walking routes

2010-08-04 Thread David Ellams
Where I live there is a Parish Paths Partnership (P3) Group, where volunteers work with the council on projects to maintain and improve access to public footpaths and brideways, e.g., waymarking, replacing stiles with gates, etc. They publish a number of suggested walks on their website (the walks

Re: [OSM-talk] Defining critical mass...

2010-07-14 Thread David Ellams
Am 14.07.2010 09:59, schrieb Ulf Lamping: See what our (IMHO not so) respectful OSMF chairman and project founder Steve C had to say about license (working group) critics in December 2009: http://fakestevec.blogspot.com/2009/12/fable.html Um, I think it is worth pointing out the word

[OSM-talk] Mapquest launches site based on OSM!

2010-07-09 Thread David Ellams
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/07/09/aols-mapquest-looks-to-wikipedia-model-for-mapping/ Excerpts: MapQuest, the No. 2 Internet-mapping service after Google’s, is taking the first steps toward a Wikipedia-like model — in which users would generate the maps themselves and combine the results

Re: [Talk-GB] UK Project of the week - trace a village off of OSSV?

2010-06-07 Thread David Ellams
On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:05:22 +0200, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: SNIP Before anyone starts massively using OS data for anything else than a comparison, I strongly suggest to get a very clear view of this, either by having the OS say yes ok or at least getting a statement from

Re: [Talk-GB] OS StreetView accuracy: caution!

2010-04-11 Thread David Ellams
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:00:43 +0100 Kevin Peat ke...@kevinpeat.com wrote: It seems odd to me that we are encouraging people to contribute using often pretty rubbish mobile phone gps receivers but complaining that the OS data is not sub-metre accurate. I don't think sub-metre accuracy is what

Re: [Talk-GB] OS StreetView accuracy: caution!

2010-04-09 Thread David Ellams
On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:03:19 +0100 Phil Monger phil...@gmail.com wrote: Streetview is a product designed to show *streets. *Anything else is just detail to show these in context. I would have to agree with you there. I have been surprised at just how out of date POIs can be compared to other OS

Re: [Talk-GB] OS StreetView accuracy: caution!

2010-04-09 Thread David Ellams
Oops, think that was actually an OS Explorer. Pretty sure it's the same on the Landranger. David ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey

2010-04-06 Thread David Ellams
Hi Henry As a lurker, and someone that would be keen to contribute, can I suggest somewhere where effort would be useful - A simple mechanism to attach attributes to streets. Perhaps a web interface with those incomplete streets highlighted. This would be low hanging fruit to a local, with a

Re: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey

2010-04-02 Thread David Ellams
Richard wrote: Please, have patience. We will have the maps reprojected for you into a background layer in double quick time. I understand that the licence is compatible with OSM's current licence, but has anyone thought about whether it is compatible with ODBL? Should we do this before we