Re: [talk-au] power=edge_server

2022-11-02 Thread Michael James
This dataset is not any sort of computing system, they have copied the ACMA mobile network tower information and called it research. This is of course going to be a licensing issue. https://www.acma.gov.au/radiocomms-licence-data Michael From: Nev Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2022 12:38 AM

Re: [talk-au] Tagging "boundary" roads with addr:*

2022-01-07 Thread Michael James
There is some conceptual misunderstandings with how the spatial data is stored by Government and how it is different to the way we store it in OSM Government data does not define a road as a line like we do rather it is the space between property allotments, that space is not always even and

Re: [talk-au] Fwd: Use of Council data in OpenStreetMap

2021-12-09 Thread Michael James
As a local I can provide some more info Toowoomba RC does not own all the data used in the online mapping system this is shown in the disclaimer when you open the maps. Most of the data belongs to the State of Queensland (DERM) and as such the Council can’t provide the permission required.

Re: [talk-au] Trouble with routing through an intersection

2021-09-03 Thread Michael James
-Original Message- From: Simon Slater Sent: Friday, 3 September 2021 10:00 AM To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [talk-au] Trouble with routing through an intersection On Thursday, 2 September 2021 4:03:16 PM AEST Michael James wrote: > It's possible your change just has

Re: [talk-au] Trouble with routing through an intersection

2021-09-02 Thread Michael James
It's possible your change just hasn't made it's way to the routing engines yet. The only issue with the intersection is I would not have that single segment between the highway and the 2 slip lanes, just connect the slip lanes directly to the highway. This shouldn't stop a routing engine

Re: [talk-au] Are Health Centres, hospitals

2020-09-03 Thread Michael James
That list is for Queensland Health operated facilities not just hospitals so yes your right in that particular site would not be a hospital per se. Not sure where you find a list of accredited hospitals but it is a thing as I live in a street with 2 facilities that are accredited as hospitals

Re: [talk-au] Duplicate of the same airport

2020-03-25 Thread Michael James
It is a military base that allows civilian air traffic to use its runway. As far as air traffic goes it's called Williamtown, only the civilian terminal area is called Newcastle airport. (28 hectares of land) https://www.newcastleairport.com.au/corporate/about/board-governance Hope that helps,

Re: [talk-au] Gravel pits?

2020-02-16 Thread Michael James
As someone who drives a lot of country highways they are both temporary and permanent. From: Sebastian S. Sent: Monday, 17 February 2020 11:11 AM To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org; Graeme Fitzpatrick ; OSM-Au Subject: Re: [talk-au] Gravel pits? Is this a temporary thing? Or is this similar to

Re: [talk-au] A22 route Sydney

2020-02-07 Thread Michael James
A search for rms route numbers leads here https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/using-roads/alpha-numeric/index.html Sydney local map is here https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/using-roads/alpha-numeric/regions.html#Sydney Map shows A36 and A22 end on each other and do not continue past each other.

Re: [talk-au] local traffic only

2019-11-11 Thread Michael James
Department of Transport and Main Roads website specifically lists “Local Traffic Only” as an official state level sign. https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/signs/instruction (see section “Local traffic restriction signs”) From: Michael James mailto:mich...@techdrive.com.au>> Sent: Mond

Re: [talk-au] local traffic only

2019-11-10 Thread Michael James
They existed prior to 1997 and were removed when the national rules were introduced that year. It’s likely that local councils are unaware that they no longer have any legal purpose. From: Sebastian S. Sent: Sunday, 10 November 2019 9:50 PM To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org; Andrew Harvey ;

Re: [talk-au] Proposed deletion of part of the Gwydir River

2019-06-24 Thread Michael James
There are lots of rivers in Australia that do not always have water in them The correct tag is intermittent=yes https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:intermittent Thanks Michael > -Original Message- > From: Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, 24 June 2019 8:58 PM > To:

Re: [talk-au] new OpenStreetCam competition

2019-03-18 Thread Michael James
Hi Martin I've only just started trying with the app, is there any word on when the bug with ODB2 & BT getting fixed Namely this open bug :- https://github.com/openstreetcam/android/issues/125 My testing shows that you really need the ODB adapter when doing urban streets as the GPS

Re: [talk-au] Taking OSM to the Garmin

2013-07-12 Thread Michael James
On 12/07/13 12:42, Brett Russell wrote: Hi All Trouble I been Windows based means even simple things like reading the type file is made hard until you wake up that Windows default Notepad is useless as it does not understand line feeds. You want to get yourself Notepad++ then, it will do

Re: [talk-au] Newcastle Inner Bypass - Motorway or not ?

2013-06-01 Thread Michael James
On 01/06/13 14:32, Ian Sergeant wrote: On 1 June 2013 09:29, Michael James m.ja...@internode.on.net wrote: There is a legal difference between a divided highway and a freeway in Australia, so if it is not actually called a freeway/motorway via signage then it really isn't one. Firstly

Re: [talk-au] Newcastle Inner Bypass - Motorway or not ?

2013-05-31 Thread Michael James
On 29/05/13 22:51, Ian Sergeant wrote: I'd like to indicate freeway class sections as motorways, however, I can see the argument to just objectively use the RMS classifications. Will save edit wars down the track to just have one easy rule. There is a legal difference between a divided

Re: [talk-au] Newcastle Inner Bypass - Motorway or not ?

2013-05-29 Thread Michael James
On 29/05/13 10:40, Ben Johnson wrote: Any thoughts on whether the completed sections of the Newcastle Inner City Bypass (now being referred to by the RMS as A37 - Newcastle Outer Ring Road) should be classified as type Motorway …? If they're calling it A37 then they're not calling it a

Re: [talk-au] Export a route?

2013-02-22 Thread Michael James
On 22/02/13 18:53, David Clark wrote: Is there a way I can export a route as osm or gpx or kml from Openstreetmap. ie Mawson trail: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=153983 I just want the lines that are part of this relation and nothing else. You can do this in josm very easily 1

Re: [talk-au] cities changed to towns

2012-12-10 Thread Michael James
On 11/12/12 13:26, John Henderson wrote: On 11/12/12 09:17, Chris Barham wrote: I really do think Gympie, Maryborough, Warwick and Charters Towers are cities, and should have remained tagged as such. Are there others, in other states, within this changeset that should have stayed as is?

Re: [talk-au] Aligning steets

2012-09-19 Thread Michael James
On 09/19/2012 04:35 PM, Ross Scanlon wrote: They are not mini-roundabouts if you can not drive over them. Look here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dmini_roundabout Also read the Australian Tagging Guidelines here:

Re: [talk-au] maxspeed - best practice?

2012-08-14 Thread Michael James
On 08/14/2012 03:30 PM, Ben Johnson wrote: In regards to residential areas - I remember last year there was some talk about the bot that added 50 with the (incorrect) maxspeed:source key = default residential speed limit in Australia and I think there was consensus in the local community that

Re: [talk-au] Brisbane bus stop density

2012-07-29 Thread Michael James
On 07/30/2012 10:59 AM, Stephen Hope wrote: Yeah, I'm pretty sure there would only be one bus stop there, or possibly one each side of the road, at best. I'll see if I can swing by that way next time I'm over that side of town, if somebody doesn't beat me to it. Pulling the data into josm and

[talk-au] User hardsoft's remapping attempts

2012-04-07 Thread Michael James
I would have introduced myself normally but It would seem that use http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/hardsoft is on a campaign to remap everything, this would be ok except that most of his/her remapping attempts will require repair as the new ways rarely connect to other ways. Some examples