Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-11 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2009/10/10 OJ W ojwli...@googlemail.com: multiple plans would overlap each other and look weird? look weird where? I guess these would not be rendered in standard maps (or just in advanced planning phases and for main plans like motorways, airports, etc.). I made a proposal:

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-10 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2009/10/9 BrĂ¡ulio Bezerra da Silva brauliobeze...@gmail.com: I agree with you. Every single map of my city I've seen has some planned roads where in reality we have a forest or something else. These roads are in the oficial map of the city plan made by the authorities and are promptly copied

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-08 Thread Polderrunner
Dave F. wrote: It might be worth contacting the developer. They might have plans that they can let you copy. Not sure you got my point (I should have used a smiley). I don't want to put anything into osm that is just lines on a blueprint in a drawer at the municipality. I map

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-08 Thread John F. Eldredge
carriage way where it's not built yet Sent: Oct 8, 2009 1:56 PM Dave F. wrote: It might be worth contacting the developer. They might have plans that they can let you copy. Not sure you got my point (I should have used a smiley). I don't want to put anything into osm that is just lines

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-08 Thread Dave F.
Polderrunner wrote: Dave F. wrote: It might be worth contacting the developer. They might have plans that they can let you copy. Not sure you got my point (I should have used a smiley). I don't want to put anything into osm that is just lines on a blueprint in a

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-08 Thread OJ W
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com wrote: It might be worth contacting the developer. They might have plans that they can let you copy. How much permission do we need for stuff like that? I have this map: http://warper.geothings.net/maps/preview/1474 ... where

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-08 Thread BrĂ¡ulio Bezerra da Silva
I agree with you. Every single map of my city I've seen has some planned roads where in reality we have a forest or something else. These roads are in the oficial map of the city plan made by the authorities and are promptly copied to comercial maps. I think we should map only things that are

[OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-07 Thread John Smith
Maybe google is feeling a little intimidated by all the announcements of new roads turning up on OSM as soon as construction finishes! In this case they've jumped the gun and show dual carriage way where it's still under construction: http://maps.google.com.au/maps?ll=-26.186039,152.654761z=18

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-07 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Wednesday 07 Oct 2009 2:12:19 pm John Smith wrote: Maybe google is feeling a little intimidated by all the announcements of new roads turning up on OSM as soon as construction finishes! In this case they've jumped the gun and show dual carriage way where it's still under construction:

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-07 Thread John Smith
2009/10/7 Kenneth Gonsalves law...@au-kbc.org: they still cannot compete - we had katipara junction clover leaf flyover on our map at least six months before it was completed ;-) I just find it funny that they've upgraded their data well before it's completed :)

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-07 Thread Polderrunner
We certainly can't beat Google here! http://sautter.com/map/?zoom=15lat=52.00686lon=4.32042layers=B0TF (use the slider to blend the osm map in and out) Google Maps are years ahead of reality in this new construction area. All the streets 'missing' from OSM are also non-existent in the

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-07 Thread OJ W
seems G don't have the tag for under construction then? In Bedford they've left the map as it was before development was started: http://sautter.com/map/?zoom=15lat=52.11093lon=-0.51451layers=B0TF ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [OSM-talk] Google has dual carriage way where it's not built yet

2009-10-07 Thread Dave F.
Polderrunner wrote: We certainly can't beat Google here! http://sautter.com/map/?zoom=15lat=52.00686lon=4.32042layers=B0TF (use the slider to blend the osm map in and out) Google Maps are years ahead of reality in this new construction area. All the streets 'missing' from OSM are