Re: [talk-au] A way with no tags

2015-09-01 Thread mick
run out of columns and still have about 1,500 entries left over with nothing to say what they are. It not all bad though, some road sections have anything up to 8 entries. I'd try to sort some of it out but I keep getting confused and don't want

Re: [talk-au] Brisbane river

2015-07-20 Thread mick
* I find editing in mapinfo far simpler than the alternatives. mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

[talk-au] possible duplication of streets by new mapper

2015-06-21 Thread mick
On saturday night I made my first edit, adding a couple of streets that appeared to be missing and naming an unnamed street in Glen Innes NSW. I used Mercaartor (SP) included in ubuntu 14.04.2. When I got JOSM working yesterday I looked at two of the streets and there appeared to be two

Re: [talk-au] Bruxner Motorway

2015-01-24 Thread mick
of construction and maintainence) it has been for years and there is no sign of any motorway construction anywhere. mick in Glen Innes ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Murchison - Square Kilometer Telescope not showing on Garmin maps

2013-12-30 Thread mick
On Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:17:30 +1100 Warin 61sundow...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I've noted that some (if not all) of the Australian Square Kilometer Telescope north east of Murchison WA is entered (and has been for some time) in OSM but it does not show up on my Garmin maps. 26.7S 116.7E

Re: [talk-au] Adding residential properties?

2013-12-10 Thread mick
in backyards (access=private?) * similarly for swimming pools My tuppence worth: It would (possibly) be useful to map significant private homes otherwise just tag the blocks as residential area. mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [talk-au] Geoscience NATMAP 250K Topo Maps

2013-11-19 Thread mick
times with my two GPS units recording and find an acceptable level of coincidence before I add anything to OSM. Mick aka 'sparrowhawk' ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Suburbs in Australia

2012-12-20 Thread mick
indicators and turn off major highways on to tracks leading nowhere. The Australian bush is unforgiving and will soon take the life of the unprepared. mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Historical rail lines

2012-11-25 Thread mick
be rendered on the map. BUT, by default, OSM has become a source for mappers doing more than mere street maps and the loss of historical data would be a serious setback. mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org

Re: [talk-au] Historical rail lines

2012-11-25 Thread mick
be rendered on the map. BUT, by default, OSM has become a source for mappers doing more than mere street maps and the loss of historical data would be a serious setback. mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org

Re: [talk-au] Historical rail lines

2012-11-25 Thread mick
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:06:27 +1030 Alex Sims a...@softgrow.com wrote: On 26/11/2012 10:38 AM, mick wrote: I'm in two minds about removing 'historical' data. Yes, objects no longer visible on the ground shouldn't be rendered on the map. I've been following this discussion with interest

Re: [talk-au] Historical rail lines

2012-11-25 Thread mick
get my head around it. mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Aboriginal sacred sites

2012-08-27 Thread mick
to government contractors with bulldozers and high explosives blasting sites out of existence. mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Introducing myself and I have a question too

2012-08-08 Thread mick
realestate.com.au mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] How to fix the coastlines?

2012-04-11 Thread mick
anyone have the skills and tools to import them? Due to a death in the family I don't have the time to devote to the project at this time. mick the sparrowhawk ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [talk-au] sydney edit natural=bay

2012-02-11 Thread mick
, if you need redundant tags use man_made mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Residential Roads

2011-12-10 Thread mick
highway=rural_road or similar because unclassified seems too much like incompletely entered, then again I think highway= is a bad choice but its so deeply embedded now. mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [talk-au] Residential Roads

2011-12-10 Thread mick
. mick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Residential Roads

2011-12-10 Thread mick
On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:46:50 +1000 Stephen Hope slh...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 December 2011 11:54, mick bare...@tpg.com.au wrote: In northern Brisbane I have yet to see anything that shows you are moving into a 50kph default zone. In Queensland the 50kph limit applies to all built