Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread John Smith
On 6 February 2010 17:59, Elizabeth Dodd ed...@billiau.net wrote: So that's another scheme again - the one our way works just like Woolies and Coles but is tied in with United. I don't think you can express this information easily to both humans and computers with just one tag, will need a

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread Richard Colless
Not so, John. We regularly shop at Woolworths, and when our grocery bill (or LiquorLand purchase) is more than $30, we get a fuel discount voucher printed on the bottom of the docket. We don't use loyalty cards/ Richard John Henderson wrote: John Smith wrote:

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread Richard Colless
The easiest is operator =Shell, name = Coles Express Campbelltown (discount voucher) or operator - Shell , name = Shell Luddenham (no vouchers). This is in accord with the actual trading names. I think there is a similar situation for Woolworths/Caltex servos. Richard. John Smith wrote:

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread John Smith
I've just made a bulk upload of Coles Express locations from their website: http://www.colesexpress.com.au/store-locator/gps-poi.aspx http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/3803645 Most likely there will be duplicates just as there were when the BP locations were imported, unfortunately

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread Liz
On Sat, 6 Feb 2010, John Smith wrote: I've just made a bulk upload of Coles Express locations from their website: http://www.colesexpress.com.au/store-locator/gps-poi.aspx http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/3803645 Most likely there will be duplicates just as there were when

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread Liz
On Sat, 6 Feb 2010, John Smith wrote: Most likely there will be duplicates just as there were when the BP locations were imported, unfortunately Coles Express only gives a name + location, and not the rest of the information like BP does. In the set I just checked none were more than 500m

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread John Smith
On 6 February 2010 20:56, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote: In the set I just checked none were more than 500m from where I last saw the servo so it could be a better set than BP overall Most of the ones I've seen are about the same, so their geocoding service is much better, at a guess due to

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread John Smith
I've been sent a couple of PDFs for locations of independent servos, but no lat/lon information, does anyone know of a suitable geocoding service that can be used? ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread John Henderson
Richard Colless wrote: Not so, John. We regularly shop at Woolworths, and when our grocery bill (or LiquorLand purchase) is more than $30, we get a fuel discount voucher printed on the bottom of the docket. We don't use loyalty cards/ As do I if I forget to have my card scanned, of course.

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread Steve Bennett
Point is, you don't care which of several schemes a servo belongs to. What you care about is will they accept my docket? Suggestion: fuel:woolworths_discount=yes fuel:coles_discount=yes ... Steve ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread David Murn
On Sat, 2010-02-06 at 21:27 +1100, Liz wrote: On Sat, 6 Feb 2010, John Smith wrote: I've just made a bulk upload of Coles Express locations from their website: http://www.colesexpress.com.au/store-locator/gps-poi.aspx http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/3803645 Most

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread John Smith
On 7 February 2010 08:21, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote: Point is, you don't care which of several schemes a servo belongs to. What you care about is will they accept my docket? Suggestion: fuel:woolworths_discount=yes fuel:coles_discount=yes Except none of them allow you to use

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread David Murn
On Sun, 2010-02-07 at 11:29 +1000, John Smith wrote: On 7 February 2010 08:21, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote: Suggestion: fuel:woolworths_discount=yes fuel:coles_discount=yes Except none of them allow you to use multiple offers... Well, some of them allow for say 4c if you

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread David Murn
On Sun, 2010-02-07 at 12:40 +1000, John Smith wrote: On 7 February 2010 12:31, David Murn da...@incanberra.com.au wrote: Well, some of them allow for say 4c if you have a docket and another 4c if you purchase items instore, so maybe fuel:instore_discount=yes Which most of the time due to

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread John Smith
On 7 February 2010 15:33, David Murn da...@incanberra.com.au wrote: They have 4c coles voucher plus 4c instore, however last time I travelled past they didnt pass on the ethanol rebate. You can spot those who pass on the ethanol rebate, as the ethanol fuel is cheaper than regular unleaded.

Re: [talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

2010-02-06 Thread Liz
On Sun, 7 Feb 2010, David Murn wrote: The Shell at Marulan on the Hume Highway is one good example of both these cases. Its remote so theres not much other option to buy elsewhere, so the mark-up is for convenience of being 50km from the nearest supermarket. that's not remote! however i