Re: [talk-au] Bulk up load of data from Tasmanian Parks

2012-09-06 Thread tastrax
Hi Folks, I am the Parks employee that Brett is talking about. I am confident I can get the required permissions but I am also keen to do some other bulk updates from privately held data. I am particularly keen to get from someone an example of a shape file that has multiple OSM tags within the

Re: [talk-au] Bulk up load of data from Tasmanian Parks

2012-09-06 Thread Ian Sergeant
On 6 September 2012 19:59, tastrax phil.wy...@parks.tas.gov.au wrote: I am the Parks employee that Brett is talking about. I am confident I can get the required permissions but I am also keen to do some other bulk updates from privately held data. I am particularly keen to get from someone an

Re: [talk-au] Bulk up load of data from Tasmanian Parks

2012-09-06 Thread tastrax
Hi Ian, As I understand it I can load a shape file into JOSM. From there I can copy an item from the shape file and paste into OSM. I also gather that there is a means to have all the tags in the shape file so that when I copy /paste, all the tags will come with the data. Is that correct? I

Re: [talk-au] Bulk up load of data from Tasmanian Parks

2012-08-28 Thread Ian Sergeant
It would be best if they could upload their data with a free license directly to their website http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/ This sounds to me more like a grass roots initiative from someone who just happens to be employed by parks. If we can get a person who walks trails for a living being

Re: [talk-au] Bulk up load of data from Tasmanian Parks

2012-08-27 Thread Ian Sergeant
On Aug 26, 2012 9:30 PM, Brett Russell brussell237@brussell...@live.com.au live.com.au brussell...@live.com.au wrote: Also I am rather active poster on a bushwalking forum with a few, if rather too many strong opinions, with availability of mapping data being one, but this can have good effect.

Re: [talk-au] Bulk up load of data from Tasmanian Parks

2012-08-27 Thread Andrew Harvey
On 26/08/12 21:30, Brett Russell wrote: Hi As some might have noticed I am madly loading up off road data of walking tracks and geographical features of Tasmania along with the roads to get there. For some reason the redaction hit remote roads rather hard but gradually rebuilding stuff

[talk-au] Bulk up load of data from Tasmanian Parks

2012-08-26 Thread Brett Russell
Hi As some might have noticed I am madly loading up off road data of walking tracks and geographical features of Tasmania along with the roads to get there. For some reason the redaction hit remote roads rather hard but gradually rebuilding stuff and noticed the Herculean efforts of others