I will "go here," too.
Years and years before this talk (I participated in the OSM-US sponsored Mappy
Hour where this talk of "fragile trails" in the USA's southwestern deserts
where "even a human footstep crunches to death slowly crystallizing soil" was
presented) my local area had similar
On Sun, 9 Jan 2022 at 13:39, Tom Brennan wrote:
> This is certainly a problem, and having walked in Utah, there are
> certainly some specific problems with walking off track there. However,
> it seems that land managers are looking at the threat without seeing the
> opportunity.
>
> Yes,
think lots of their issues will require close cooperation with the
map renderers to be in any way effective.
Cheers - Phil
From: Graeme Fitzpatrick
Sent: Monday, 3 January 2022 12:45 PM
To: OSM-Au
Subject: [talk-au] US Trails Working Group
Happy New Year!
Just noticed mention of this in
3 January 2022 12:45 PM
To: OSM-Au
Subject: [talk-au] US Trails Working Group
Happy New Year!
Just noticed mention of this in the weekly Newsletter:
https://www.openstreetmap.us/2021/12/osmus-trails-working-group
Looks like something that we should be following wit
Hi,
On 04.01.22 12:29, Warin wrote:
> I have not as yet looked at hospitals, nor post offices... and I think both
> of them are more useful to the map than Rural Fire Brigades.
Within the envelope of stuff that is admissible to OSM, usefulness is a
very subjective concept. If you are in the
On 3/1/22 10:59 pm, stevea wrote:
Mmm, mostly, I’d say, Warin. But let’s be careful not to encourage “only what my
use cases are” too much. When you say “if it cannot be seen from a public, customer
or permissive place then I don't really care to map it,” I ask for caution with this
sort
Mmm, mostly, I’d say, Warin. But let’s be careful not to encourage “only what
my use cases are” too much. When you say “if it cannot be seen from a public,
customer or permissive place then I don't really care to map it,” I ask for
caution with this sort of attitude. This is too parochial
*Subject:* [talk-au] US Trails Working Group
Happy New Year!
Just noticed mention of this in the weekly Newsletter:
https://www.openstreetmap.us/2021/12/osmus-trails-working-group
<https://www.openstreetmap.us/2021/12/osmus-trails-working-group>
Looks like something that we should be fol
On 3 Jan 2022, at 5:06 pm, Phil Wyatt wrote:
>
> I think lots of their issues will require close cooperation with the map
> renderers to be in any way effective.
That’s an interesting initiative, and potentially with some ramifications for
Aus. Two of the 3 apps they target as key hiking apps
This is an identification of something I have noticed has been going on for
some time (as Phil mentions, since the early '90s, before OSM's time): other
mappers (governments, especially) "use" OSM as a reference, and OSM's data
influence other GISs. In my case, I've been watching as certain
For those with an interest there is also a good youtube video highlighting some
of the issues for managers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXXGkBVJK-o
From: Graeme Fitzpatrick
Sent: Monday, 3 January 2022 12:45 PM
To: OSM-Au
Subject: [talk-au] US Trails Working Group
Happy New Year
close cooperation with the map
renderers to be in any way effective.
Cheers - Phil
From: Graeme Fitzpatrick
Sent: Monday, 3 January 2022 12:45 PM
To: OSM-Au
Subject: [talk-au] US Trails Working Group
Happy New Year!
Just noticed mention of this in the weekly Newsletter:
https
Happy New Year!
Just noticed mention of this in the weekly Newsletter:
https://www.openstreetmap.us/2021/12/osmus-trails-working-group
Looks like something that we should be following with interest?
Thanks
Graeme
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