[talk-au] Pretty maps generated using OSM data

2010-05-03 Thread John Smith
http://opengeodata.org/beautiful-railway-maps-of-india This is a good example of why having accessible data, not just map tiles, can be much more useful. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Abuse

2010-05-03 Thread Liz
On Fri, 30 Apr 2010, Ross Scanlon wrote: Done and Done, Response from osm I've put a block on him with a message he will need to read before he can edit again. I suggest we wait to see if that prompts him to get in touch before we embark on a revert. Cheers Ross any further news??

Re: [talk-au] Nearmap Coverage

2010-05-03 Thread Luke Woolley
I am pretty sure they have not flown Ballarat yet. I haven't seen any forum posts or twitter updates about Ballarat, but it would be nice since the Bacchus Marsh area imagery (which unfortunately is quite cloudy in places) misses Ballarat by about 10km. I've been keeping track and updating the

Re: [talk-au] Nearmap Coverage

2010-05-03 Thread John Smith
On 3 May 2010 22:46, Luke Woolley lswool...@gmail.com wrote: I am pretty sure they have not flown Ballarat yet. I haven't seen any forum I could have sworn I saw them announce Ballarat on their forum, but I can't find it so I'll remove it... posts or twitter updates about Ballarat, but it

Re: [talk-au] Abuse

2010-05-03 Thread Liz
On Tue, 4 May 2010, Ross Scanlon wrote: Nothing yet, according to the wiki it will be five days before anything further so I'll chase it up on thursday (won't be here wednesday). Thanks for that update Ross ___ Talk-au mailing list

[talk-au] Coomera Mapping Party is next weekend (Sat 15th May @ 09:00)

2010-05-03 Thread David Dean
Hi everyone, This is just a quick email to let everyone know that the next Brisbane OSM Meetup is at Coomera on Saturday the 15th of May. I would like to encourage as many people as possible to come, especially new mappers. We will meet up at the Coomera BP around 9:00 - 9:30 to plan our

Re: [talk-au] Pretty maps generated using OSM data

2010-05-03 Thread Steve Bennett
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:06 PM, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote: http://opengeodata.org/beautiful-railway-maps-of-india This is a good example of why having accessible data, not just map tiles, can be much more useful. Can't wait until the French train lines are complete. The

Re: [talk-au] Pretty maps generated using OSM data

2010-05-03 Thread John Smith
On 4 May 2010 13:57, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote: A second thought: it would be nice to have a standard collection of the major map styles, to instantly generate this kind of map for wherever. Obvious candidates: You mean like mapnik.org publishes?

Re: [talk-au] Pretty maps generated using OSM data

2010-05-03 Thread Steve Bennett
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:01 PM, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote: You mean like mapnik.org publishes? https://trac.mapnik.org/wiki/StyleShare Yep. Plus the infrastructure to request tiles in a given style, without having to download software. Steve