Re: [OSM-talk] lists and # of subscribers

2009-09-07 Thread matthew-osm
Hi, On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 06:11:27PM -0400, Richard Weait wrote: I often find myself wondering how many are subscribed to the various osm lists. Out of interest, as a snapshot just now: 1146 on talk 719 on dev 258 on talk-gb Cheers, -- Matthew

Re: [Talk-GB] [Spam] Re: Mapping the unloved and unwashed

2008-12-15 Thread matthew-osm
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:14:53PM +, Peter Miller wrote: This list is called 'talk-GB' but in the description it is described as General discussion for UK users http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo I think GB is probably right for this list (ie england, scotland and wales) so

Re: [OSM-talk] path or byway ?

2008-07-22 Thread matthew-osm
Hi, On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 06:13:39PM +0100, David Earl wrote: They are universally rural. They are tracks, yes, but formally public whereas a track will typically be associated with a farm ore similar. Mostly rural, but not all. There are two in Loughborough that I am aware of - one Cross

[OSM-talk] NaviGPS problems (lockups) + reset solution

2008-06-30 Thread matthew-osm
Hi all, Just for the record, for all those that have NaviGPS devices, or their derivative. I've got two of these, and had problems with both[0]. The second one I got locked up after a while of using a bad SD card. It froze hard and would not power off. It was under warranty, and Storage Depot

Re: [OSM-talk] Easy way to export to Illustrator?

2008-04-05 Thread matthew-osm
Hi, On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 09:30:20PM +0200, Axel von Matern wrote: Is there a easy way to get my OSM data into Illustrator? Does Illustrator import PostScript? In which case you might be able to use osmps[1] (save from JOSM and then run osmps to create PostScript) - otherwise take the next

Re: [OSM-talk] Woodland on a university campus (using layers to make areas render)

2008-03-16 Thread matthew-osm
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 02:44:21PM +, OJ W wrote: Where an area of natural=wood is inside an area of amenity=university, the woodland doesn't appear unless you put it at layer0 http://informationfreeway.org/?lat=52.9356064080633lon=-1.2017670228240827zoom=17layers=B000F000F however,

Re: [OSM-talk] [tagging] RFC open - new key - aqueduct=yes

2008-02-16 Thread matthew-osm
Hi Gerv, On Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 09:35:42AM +, Gervase Markham wrote: Gervase Markham wrote: Currently, we have waterway=aqueduct on nodes only. It seems to me to make much more sense to treat aqueducts like bridges, with which they are closely analogous. So we should replace it with

Re: [OSM-talk] Crudely-drawn pint glasses

2008-01-29 Thread matthew-osm
Hey ho, On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 09:21:08PM +, Gervase Markham wrote: As always, forgive me if this is an old issue, but: I noticed that an organisation I have contact with has a map in their how to get here leaflet, which they may well have just copied from somewhere. I'd like to

Re: [OSM-talk] Mapping canals

2008-01-23 Thread matthew-osm
On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 09:44:32PM +, Stephen Gower wrote: (amenity=pumpout;water_point), and to come up with a separate tag for what we refer to as Elsan disposal (a drain where you can empty your Porta-Potti!). amenity=poo_hole could be misconstrued. That reminds me of

Re: [OSM-talk] Mapping canals

2008-01-22 Thread matthew-osm
On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 02:25:57PM +, Gervase Markham wrote: Any GPS can distinguish two points 70ft apart, can't they? With up to about a 20m error (which in practice seems to be about right), you might be out by ~65ft. (Granted, both points are likely to be out by the same amount if taken