Re: [talk-au] How to undo saved edits?

2010-02-03 Thread Liz
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010, Arie Paap wrote: However Potlatch exposes deleted ways: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potlatch/Primer#Undoing_mistakes So I use that to undelete the way and then continue editing (or switch back to JOSM) very good point I'm glad you raised this. This area really

Re: [talk-au] How to undo saved edits?

2010-02-03 Thread John Smith
On 3 February 2010 19:29, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote: Often newbies spend a lot of time putting in something and need a quick pick- me-up help so they don't get totally discouraged when all their hard work has been wasted. Maybe there should be a tutorial mode added to potlatch, with some

[talk-au] google maps criticised for unreliable toll road routing

2010-02-03 Thread Roy Wallace
@ http://apcmag.com/google-maps-bug-forces-melburnians-down-toll-roads.htm A bug in Google Maps Australia is forcing people down costly toll roads whether they like it or not. Just a thought - might be a nice reminder to check how we are doing on this front in OSM?

Re: [talk-au] google maps criticised for unreliable toll road routing

2010-02-03 Thread John Smith
On 3 February 2010 19:46, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: Just a thought - might be a nice reminder to check how we are doing on this front in OSM? I've seen some toll booths marked, not sure how any of the routing engines deals with it however. In Brisbane gMaps keeps sending me via

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

2010-02-03 Thread Richard Colless
I spent a couple of days in Canberra recently. Getting around via the OSM maps was great - everything there and accurate. But, when I wanted to find a church on Sunday morning, I could only find one, and sorry, wrong denomination. Maybe a few more churches (all faiths) could be added to the

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

2010-02-03 Thread John Smith
On 3 February 2010 21:24, Richard Colless fire...@ar.com.au wrote: could be added to the POI's. Also had a bit of trouble locating a convenient petrol station - a lot were Unnamed. Not helpful when you have a wallet full of Coles or Woolworths discount vouchers. It might be useful to clarify

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

2010-02-03 Thread Roy Wallace
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 9:37 PM, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote: It might be useful to clarify things when it comes to Coles Express and Woolworths locations as to what the operator/naming should be I use name=Woolworths for Woolworths petrol stations. Have never used the operator=*

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

2010-02-03 Thread John Henderson
Roy Wallace wrote: I use name=Woolworths for Woolworths petrol stations. Have never used the operator=* tag - should I? I haven't seen any difference to the rendering with or without the operator tag. What I do find useful is the inclusion of a place name when looking at the list of outlets

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

2010-02-03 Thread Roy Wallace
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 7:29 AM, John Henderson snow...@gmx.com wrote: I use name=Woolworths for Woolworths petrol stations. Have never used the operator=* tag - should I? I haven't seen any difference to the rendering with or without the operator tag. Thanks for the response, but I'm not

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

2010-02-03 Thread John Smith
On 4 February 2010 07:58, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: Is the name actually Woolworths Renmark, though? If not, it shouldn't be in the name tag...(right?) Should be what ever the registered business name or company name is. ___ Talk-au

[talk-au] re Coastline rendering in Garmins Mapsource

2010-02-03 Thread John Kitchener
Seems Openmtbmap has recently got 'sea polygons' organized. :) Here is a Mapsource Noosa view. It's not 100% for the entire coastline, but it's pretty damn good. http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6421/noosamtb.jpg Regards John k ___ Talk-au

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

2010-02-03 Thread Steve Bennett
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 10:37 AM, John Henderson snow...@gmx.com wrote: Is the name actually Woolworths Renmark, though? If not, it shouldn't be in the name tag...(right?) Strictly correct.  But finding the right name for the particular outlet isn't necessarily easy.  Searching

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

2010-02-03 Thread edodd
Roy Wallace wrote: I use name=Woolworths for Woolworths petrol stations. Have never used the operator=* tag - should I? I haven't seen any difference to the rendering with or without the operator tag. What I do find useful is the inclusion of a place name when looking at the list of

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

2010-02-03 Thread John Smith
On 4 February 2010 13:01, ed...@billiau.net wrote: Can we document on the wiki which is Operator and which is Name (for Australia) because I never found it to make sense I suspect Operator is the franchise name - am I right? I've been setting the Operator to the fuel they supply, eg

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

2010-02-03 Thread Steve Bennett
Can we document on the wiki which is Operator and which is Name (for Australia) because I never found it to make sense I suspect Operator is the franchise name - am I right? IMHO, Operator should act like a controlled vocabulary with a small number of choices. For ATMs, for example, Operator

Re: [talk-au] google maps criticised for unreliable toll road routing

2010-02-03 Thread John Smith
On 4 February 2010 13:44, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote: I've only checked Citylink here, but I notice that neither Mapnik nor Osmarender renders tollroads any differently. How strange. Why is it strange that no one put in a request to have them render differently?

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

2010-02-03 Thread John Smith
On 4 February 2010 16:01, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: +1. e.g. for Woolworths Caltex petrol, is it Woolworths or Caltex? For those with a discount voucher they're probably more interested in looking for Woolworths stations than Caltex stations... I usually set name=Woolworths

Re: [talk-au] re Coastline rendering in Garmins Mapsource

2010-02-03 Thread Sean Williams
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Not only have they created sea polygons but they have turned the land into polygons also. The only way to do it. John Kitchener wrote: Seems Openmtbmap has recently got 'sea polygons' organized. :) Here is a Mapsource Noosa view. It's not 100%