On Saturday 23 August 2008 09:12:36 Dan Karran wrote:
Am 23.08.2008 um 00:18 schrieb Ian Dees [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
How about an activity feed for a certain bounding box area? I think this,
in combination with the user-specific activity log, would be very useful.
That and Dan's original
On Saturday 23 August 2008 17:59:00 Hugh Barnes wrote:
If such feeds were to be provided through the project's infrastructure, it
shouldn't be too hard to do XSL transforms from a bounded area dataset
download [citation needed]. All of the required metadata seems to be there.
(Maybe not enough
On Saturday 30 August 2008 22:03:33 Aurelien Jacobs wrote:
I think this idea might evolve into something worth championing.
Aurelian has covered a few points I was just composing :~)
Gervase Markham wrote:
It seems to me that there are three ways we can deal with this:
0) Just place
(It's getting a tad difficult to keep the thread integrity. Other relevant
replies from me may follow soon)
On Sunday 31 August 2008 08:08:23 Gervase Markham wrote:
Hugh Barnes wrote:
So, just to clarify, if I want apply more properties to the bus stop, is
it like this:
left:highway
On Sunday 31 August 2008 09:15:37 Frederik Ramm wrote:
We will then still need a relation that combines the road
area and the bus stop area, saying: These are not independent of each
other; they are meant to be adjacent, and dear editor, if you move one,
please move the other as well.
(Sorry for the cross-post)
This is for interest and it might affect anyone who'll do mapping in
Samoa.
A few days ago they changed the side of the road they drive on (to
the sensible side)!:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/08/2679412.htm
I can't see much mapping there, and just
On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:25:37 +0100
Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk wrote:
I think though - we need to define a proper xsl schema wjich can
be used WITH the tag data :(
OK, benefit of the doubt goes out the window at this point. If you are
going to say you hate XML with any credibility,
On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:12:41 +0200
Egil Hjelmeland pri...@egil-hjelmeland.no wrote:
I started mapping my local mountain village in Norway a month ago. I
find the fundamental OSM data model very simple and elegant: The
three basic elements (node, way/area, relation), and properties as
On Monday 29 September 2008 18:37:53 Gert Gremmen wrote:
I'd suggest a special usertype for batch operations,
and combine that with a notification system
so as to enable that account for one batch.
The usertype should have the username of the uploader
with a random number attached (fe
On Monday 29 September 2008 21:24:29 Shaun McDonald wrote:
Hugh Barnes wrote:
On Monday 29 September 2008 18:37:53 Gert Gremmen wrote:
[..]]
All worthy ideas.
I would probably look at using a custom, temporarily-useful User Agent
string in the HTTP request rather than specific user
On 09:43, 19 October 2008, Kai Krueger did write:
I was using OsmXapi today to try and get a set of bus_stops however
there seem to be inconsistencies with the encoding of some of the
semicolons.
Would this be a good time to revive the debate about applying duplicate tags
for objects
On Tuesday 21 October 2008, 20:56:58, Pieren did write:
I would like to add the tag alt_name in the Map Features wiki page.
I discovered this tag in a mail from David Earl ([1]) sometime ago but
I don't think that many people are reading the ML archives.
I also don't think that a vote is
On Saturday 25 October 2008, 06:37:03, SteveC did write:
CloudMade have some people experienced in Search Engine Optimisation
and we'd like to offer their time to look at making OSM push higher up
search results. Basically we think it would be nice that if you search
for 'free maps' and
On Saturday 25 October 2008, 23:35:47, David Earl did write:
On 25/10/2008 12:10, OJ W wrote:
Static webpages for each town -- search engines are always happy to
see those. There used to be a website http://almien.co.uk/City/ which
generated those sort of pages
I haven't got to it yet,
On Saturday 25 October 2008, 06:37:03, SteveC did write:
If positive I'd suggest that we build a list of terms we want to push
the ranking up for, throw these at someone with SEO knowledge, review
the changes they suggest and then see who would like to implement
them.
Have considered
On Sunday 02 November 2008, 23:06:05, Richard Fairhurst did write:
Tom Hughes wrote:
A wiki admin can delete it properly, and block the account.
I guess that would involve nasty backdoor business in the database. Probably
best to start working within the Mediawiki app, I reckon.
I
On Friday 14 November 2008, 22:02:42, Shaun McDonald did write:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Making_Overview redirects to
the correct page.
On 14 Nov 2008, at 11:52, Stefan Baebler wrote:
Eg http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_Making_Overview
could probably should
On 06:15:03, Matt Amos did write:
i'm in favour of removing this functionality entirely. and the user
diaries too. there are open, well-written and (relatively) bug-free
versions of these sorts of software which we should integrate instead.
we could move the diaries to wordpress blogs and
On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:36:54 +
LeedsTracker leedstrac...@gmail.com wrote:
It was cold out, so I stuck the GPS on top of my head and pulled my
woolly hat over it.
Anyone looking closely might have seen a few flashing LEDs on my
bonce, but a price worth paying for better traces, I'm sure
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:29:56 +
Peter Miller peter.mil...@itoworld.com wrote:
On 16 Dec 2008, at 23:30, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
I'm interested in completely mapping my city bus network, it would
be great if there was some online routing application that I could
go to that
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:31:46 -0800
Joe Hughes j...@headwayblog.com wrote:
Hugh Barnes said:
http://code.google.com/p/googletransitdatafeed/wiki/PublicFeeds
Ewww, CSV serialisations requiring their own purpose-built
validator … Like you say, we can build from it. Let's look through
On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:39:04 +0100
Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote:
Thanks for your answer.
Hugh Barnes wrote:
So it's occurred to me if I tag a role for a bus stop (stop) in a
child relation, and then include that relation in the larger route
relation, does the bust stop have
On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:53:54 +0100
Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote:
Hugh Barnes wrote:
It's a shame. You have to admit it's a useful device and would
reduce duplication of work (creation and maintenance) and storage
significantly.
Sure but it's not something that should
On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:39:42 +0530
Kenneth Gonsalves law...@au-kbc.org wrote:
I am developing what in golfing terms is known as a stroke saver.
This is a map of a golf course where the distances between various
points are marked. The points may be significant rocks, trees, palm
trees, yardage
On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:30:53 +
Douglas Furlong douglas.furl...@gmail.com wrote:
2009/1/7 Mikel Maron mikel_ma...@yahoo.com
Black Rock City is temporary, one week per year. Each year the city
moves to minimize impact on the desert. Next year we'll make a new
map.
It does raise
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:30:48 +
80n 80n...@gmail.com wrote:
Some of you may have noticed that while we have had a donation of 68
GPS units and assorted cables, it only included 4 Garmin data cables.
For some purposes, such as mapping parties, one data cable can be
shared between several
On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:25:11 +0200
Peter Herison pheri...@web.de wrote:
Jeffrey Ollie schrieb:
I'm just getting started with mapping, and have started with the
trails and other objects in my local city parks. One thing that I
haven't quite figured out is how one would tag a picnic shelter
On Wednesday 01 October 2008 09:03:34 Thomas Schröder wrote:
Hi *,
I am new to the openstreetmap and wonder what would be a good GPS
receiver. [The Scytex NaviGPS / Locosys (B)GT-11 looks very nice and
small].
Same as the other Thomas S, I have only owned one, a Garmin eTrex H. It was
the
At 09:21, Sunday 19 October 2008, Paul Zagoridis did write:
Can I use the API or some other easy way to extract a subset of OSM data?
Specifically I want to get a list of street names in Sydney Metro to double
check addresses in a database.
This is probably what you want in this case:
Brisbane mappers
Just to let you know, I'm considering postponing the mapping party this coming
Wednesday night. The reason is possibility of storms. If there is any chance
of something like last night's little tempest, then the event probably won't
work well. I am thinking that even if it is
On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:41:59 +1100
Matt White mattwh...@iinet.com.au wrote:
I have a sneaking suspicion that National Parks and State Forests are
defined by acts of Parliament at the federal and state levels
respectively, so the co-ord are probably in Hansard somewhere...
Well,
Greetings
I just noticed the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is marked
as just off the Queensland coast on the slippy map. I wish!
It's at zoom levels 2 to 6:
http://openstreetmap.org/?lat=-20.7lon=165.3zoom=5layers=B000FTF
There's a few other weird coastline renderings in that view
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:00:07 +1100
Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009, James Livingston wrote:
What would probably be a good idea for next year, would be to get
the university grounds and surrounding POIs mapped well -
particularly with coffee shops, pubs, restaurants and
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:11:29 +1100
Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009, Hugh Barnes wrote:
I just noticed the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is
marked as just off the Queensland coast on the slippy map. I wish!
It's at zoom levels 2 to 6:
http
On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:53:47 +1000
James Livingston doc...@mac.com wrote:
On 29/07/2009, at 10:43 PM, Hugh Barnes wrote:
I think OSM's profile in the FOSS community is a little dim.
There have been quite a few posts on planet.gnome.org in the last
couple of months about integrating maps
On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:58:29 +1000
Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jul 2009, Hugh Barnes wrote:
Just thought I'd interrupt the twitter-like pace of this list lately
[1] and mention this.
As I keep reading in feeds [2], linux.conf.au 2010 is on in
Wellington early next year
On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:34:52 +1000
Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote:
ok, I've put my name down.
it was a 5 minute effort so if they want us we'll be asked and if
they needed convincing we will have to try again.
I think that means you did it, right? If so, well done! Certainly
didn't seem like
On Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:53:41 +1000
Ashley Kyd a...@kyd.com.au wrote:
Hi all,
I was having a conversation the other day when the purpose of
amenity=shelter was brought into question.
http://barstool.ash.ms/photos/07082009-shelter.jpg
Above is a photo I took while out the other day. It's
On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:01:14 + (GMT)
John Smith delta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote:
--- On Wed, 19/8/09, Elizabeth Dodd ed...@billiau.net wrote:
I'd like to be smarter, and upload where we know we have
good work
and not upload where our map still needs a lot of input
yet
Having a wiki
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:43:18 +1000
Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:43 PM, James Livingston doc...@mac.com
wrote:
I've been doing that for a while (well, except waste_basket=*), so
that's a +1 from me :)
Any objections (from anyone) to adding these to
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:57:29 +1000
Hugh Barnes list@hughbris.com wrote:
I need to research a little more to see where it's at. It
builds on this:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/unified_stoparea
but I think there is a tidier page somewhere.
Bah, I can't
Just read in my local rag about a magpie hotspot map:
http://city-south-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/magpie-hotspots/
This occurred to me just recently after being on the receiving end of
an air raid. Should probably be areas rather than nodes. It would be a
useful feature on the cycle map
On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:19:22 +1000
Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 2:15 PM, John Smith
deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote:
Unless waste_basket=yes is an approved tag the likelihood of it
being searched by anyone not using the tag is almost nil
So the
On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:44:55 +1000
Ashley Kyd a...@kyd.com.au wrote:
As far as I know, it's a problem in different locations from year to
year though. That would mean it needs cleaning up each year after the
magpie season's over.
Assuming they nest reasonably consistently in the same place
Passing on something that came up in the ABC feed today:
A Gold Coast surveying team says it has confirmed suspicions that
Queensland has claimed Northern Territory land.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/16/2687218.htm
Cheers
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Talk-au
On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 18:24:26 +1000
John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote:
2009/10/6 Liz ed...@billiau.net:
On Tue, 6 Oct 2009, Jeff Price wrote:
G'day all,
Any chance folks could take some conversations offline, or batch
up their 15 emails into a single email? I presume I'm not
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