[OSM-talk] Offline Dump of the Wiki

2009-11-16 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! how can I get a offline version of the wiki? Alexander ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Offline Dump of the Wiki

2009-11-16 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! in case I do a wget of the wiki (of course excluding history and stuff) --- I would provide it as a zip archive for download... Alex Rob wrote: > even better, how can we mirror the wiki and have lightning fast local mirrors > ;) > > 2009/11/16 Alexander Menk > : >>

Re: [OSM-talk] Offline Dump of the Wiki

2009-11-17 Thread Alexander Menk
Tom Hughes wrote: > On 17/11/09 07:30, Alexander Menk wrote: > >> in case I do a wget of the wiki (of course excluding history and stuff) >> --- I would provide it as a zip archive for download... > > Please do not do anything as daft as trying to mirror the wiki with

Re: [OSM-talk] Offline Dump of the Wiki

2009-11-17 Thread Alexander Menk
Kate wrote: > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Tom Hughes wrote: >> Well who did the board ask to undertake this task? They can agree all >> they like, but unless they ask somebody to do it nothing much is going >> to happen. >> >> Probably the best way to do it will be to use the mediawiki dump t

Re: [OSM-talk] Offline Dump of the Wiki

2009-11-18 Thread Alexander Menk
Tom Hughes wrote: > On 17/11/09 07:30, Alexander Menk wrote: > >> in case I do a wget of the wiki (of course excluding history and stuff) >> --- I would provide it as a zip archive for download... > > Please do not do anything as daft as trying to mirror the wiki with

[OSM-talk] Wiki Database

2009-12-17 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! how can I get the OSM Wiki Database dump? And is there maybe some readme to set it up in case any special extentions are needed? Alexander -- http://address-protector.com/RXRQbgTtrGWITEgLdf-4UqZsVw2UhXhYixF1VykbX4oPQEOFcHPgPVitw9SWT4tk ___ ta

Re: [OSM-talk] Your whishlist for Debian Packages?

2009-12-31 Thread Alexander Menk
Joerg Ostertag (OSM Tettnang/Germany) wrote: > Which ubuntu Version in particular? > Because I would first have install the needed ubuntu Version ... what about using a PPA at launchpad? I think you need to upload a Source-Deb-Package and they do the worring of the versions on them own? Alex

Re: [OSM-talk] Your whishlist for Debian Packages?

2009-12-31 Thread Alexander Menk
Simon Ward wrote: > On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 02:09:26AM +0100, Steven Le Roux wrote: >> I would like this one : >> >> http://svn.openstreetmap.org/applications/rendering/party/ >> > +1 on wanting a package for it though ☺ +1 I had so much trouble installing it on Ubuntu 9.10 (because of pymedia,

[OSM-talk] OSM2PQSQL / PostGis: Coordinate Conversion

2010-01-13 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! how can I translate the coordinate from the database to "normal" GPS coordinates as they are used by OpenLayers etc. SELECT ST_Transform(lat,4326) FROM planet_osm_nodes ERROR: function st_transform(double precision, integer) does not exist Alex _

[OSM-talk] Why to set up an own mapserver (was: Re: Map Kibera import needs some mapper love)

2010-01-13 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi, nice .. I heard about that project. I was wondering why that approach was choosen (first set up a dedicated OSM server for mapping, then importing the whole stuff) ? Alex Mikel Maron wrote: > Map Kibera [http://mapkibera.org/] collected data has been imported into > OpenStreetMap. If you

[OSM-talk] Wikiproject Nile

2008-11-08 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! I saw that the world's largest river is almost not existing in OpenStreetMap. That's why is started: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/WikiProject_Nile Using Landsat data, good results are possible. The project is perfect for cold days if you don't want to leave the house for collect

[OSM-talk] Wiki Offline Copy?

2008-11-09 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! is it possible to download a dump of the openstreetmap wiki (media wiki tables and pictures, if possible) for offline use? I think this would be good for countries with poor internet connection.. Thanks to JOSM, mapping already can be done offline - but then the important info from the Wik

Re: [OSM-talk] Wiki Offline Copy?

2008-11-10 Thread Alexander Menk
this? Unfortunately wget is excluded by robots.txt, that's why I ask before I do so.. Alex Roeland Douma wrote: > I would like this as well. A daily dump or something would be great to > provide > a read-only mirror. > > --Roeland > > On Sunday 09 November 2008 12:

Re: [OSM-talk] Wiki Offline Copy?

2008-11-10 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! Grant Slater wrote: >> maybe a good intermediate solution would be to provide zipped "wget -r" >> copies of the wiki? Of course not everybody shall do "wget -r >> wiki.openstreetmap.org" because this would cause to much load, but I >> could offer some webspace and do weekly snapshots or s.t

Re: [OSM-talk] Wiki Offline Copy?

2008-11-10 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! Roeland Douma wrote: > I think putting a wiki on a CD is not a smart idea at all. Some >reformatting will have to be done. Else a lot of links won't work >(just take the login stuff). I'm open for any input on smarter ideas ;-) Is there a nice way for transforming a wiki dump to let's say

Re: [OSM-talk] Giving everything a unique ID

2010-06-03 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi John, John Smith wrote: > It's come up in the past about unique IDs for objects, some people use > OSM IDs for this, however someone has come up with a different way to > do this, make a QR code and stick it to the object and use the QR > codes ID number: > > http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/2

[OSM-talk] Tagging "wide" steps (tribune / terrace)

2010-06-05 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! is there any better way for mapping "very wide steps" (100 m, half circle) instead of putting lots of steps next to each other. This is what I am talking about: http://www.addismap.com/exhibition/media/front-view.jpg And here the area on OSM: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/811059

[OSM-talk] Tagging "Aid Organization"

2010-06-06 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! how would you tag the offices of aid organizations such as "Menschen für Menschen", UNICEF etc. Also there are somehow different classes of organizations and it might be interesting to consider the type. There are private aid organizations (NGOs?), and also the aid organizations that are

Re: [OSM-talk] Mapping the spill

2010-06-13 Thread Alexander Menk
Sam Vekemans wrote: > is anyone mapping the spill, showing the area? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jywarren/grassroots-mapping-the-gulf-oil-spill-with-balloon?pos=3&ref=recommended Alex ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.o

Re: [OSM-talk] Announcing help.openstreetmap.org

2010-07-11 Thread Alexander Menk
Tom Hughes wrote: I'm be pleased to be able to announce a new addition to the tools available to support the OpenStreetMap project. Fantastic! http://help.openstreetmap.org/ There is an expection appearing on http://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/85/how-to-store-all-the-data-collected

Re: [OSM-talk] Non-capital cities in low-zoom Mapnik

2010-07-11 Thread Alexander Menk
Claudius wrote: I recently noticed (change must have been done in the past 2-3 weeks) that low zoom Mapnik rendering at osm.org show more large cities per country now that are not capitals: http://osm.org/go/zhyr-- For example you see Hamburg and Frankfurt in Germany or Mashhad in Iran or Ürümq

Re: [OSM-talk] Announcing the Open Brewpub Map

2010-07-22 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi, Sven Geggus wrote: This is in fact a connection of two of my hobbies (brewing and mapping) in some way :) You are German, huh? They are quite famous for both hobbies, I think :-) http://brewpubs.openstreetmap.de/ Cool! Currently the map is centered around the south western part of g

[OSM-talk] Link for editing via JOSM-remote-control-plugin

2009-08-17 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! can somebody add a link to open JOSM (localhost:8111) to http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/ ? Regards, Alexander ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Link for editing via JOSM-remote-control-plugin

2009-08-17 Thread Alexander Menk
urn on/off this links in user settings? > > I agree with Alexander, JOSM links will be very useful. > > > Aleksejs > > > On 2009.08.17, at 12:56, Tom Hughes wrote: > > >> On 17/08/09 10:52, Alexander Menk wrote: >> >> >>> can so

Re: [OSM-talk] Link for editing via JOSM-remote-control-plugin

2009-08-17 Thread Alexander Menk
gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> On 17/08/09 10:52, Alexander Menk wrote: >> >> >>> can somebody add a link to open JOSM (localhost:8111) to >>> >>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/ ? >>&g

Re: [OSM-talk] Link for editing via JOSM-remote-control-plugin

2009-08-18 Thread Alexander Menk
Mitja Kleider wrote: > Alexander Menk wrote: >> can somebody add a link to open JOSM (localhost:8111) to >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/ ? > > Just use the JOSM remote bookmarklet, it works fine. > > <http://blog.gegg.us/2009/07/bookmarklet-to

[OSM-talk] Bar, Restaurant, Nightclub and Cafe

2009-08-27 Thread Alexander Menk
Hi! what is the best way for tagging multi-use cafes that also serve as a restaurant, and bar, and sometimes even as a nightclub? Alexander ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk