Re: [talk-au] Maproullette challenge for feedback - Australian Brands without Wikidata

2019-06-10 Thread Frederik Ramm
k at it, the tags will have to be "downgraded" again because whatever iD thought to be a good idea, is not actually a good idea in Australia. Do not blindly assume that what the iD editor suggests as an "upgrade" is actually an improvement. We are not saying that what you are doing i

Re: [talk-au] Paths in Illawarra Conservation Lands

2019-09-11 Thread Frederik Ramm
o use or not... should *all* the trails drawn in the area be marked access=no? Should we ask the adminstration for a list? Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-au mailing list Ta

Re: [talk-au] Paths in Illawarra Conservation Lands

2019-09-11 Thread Frederik Ramm
with the concept of "default rules" - for example, if "everyone knows that horse riding is only permitted on explicitly signed trails" in Conservation Lands then do we apply a blanket horse=no to everything else, or not... Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote

Re: [talk-au] Paths in Illawarra Conservation Lands

2019-09-12 Thread Frederik Ramm
surance given by the mapper to others that "it is ok and legal to walk here", based perhaps not on signage but on local rules and customs. I would not use foot=yes for "well there is a path here and I've walked along it but I'm not sure what would have happened had I met a ranger&qu

Re: [talk-au] Paths in Illawarra Conservation Lands

2019-09-12 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, On 12.09.19 09:29, Frederik Ramm wrote: > "Come for a serious bushwalk or a casual jog, visit a lookout in the > winter for whale watching off the coast, or break out the binoculars for > birdwatching. There are cycling opportunities on fire trails and plenty > of ch

[talk-au] Paths in Illawarra Conservation Lands

2019-09-11 Thread Frederik Ramm
why DWG got involved in the first place. Bye Frederik DWG Ticket Ticket#201909011071 -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] topic A: the platform itself

2019-09-20 Thread Frederik Ramm
he blocker, and if it is, then maybe the issue is not so important. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Discussion H: public transport – the end game

2019-10-02 Thread Frederik Ramm
t "get" us at their first attempt. They can turn out to be valuable members of the community, bringing different views to the table and broadening our horizon. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" _

Re: [talk-au] What are the Facts?

2019-09-23 Thread Frederik Ramm
se you have used text formatting to distinguish - e.g. bold, or color - it has not surived! Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Discussion I: Quality is the coherence of four things

2019-10-06 Thread Frederik Ramm
are more of a "best practices" document. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Restricted postcodes due to Covid-19

2020-07-03 Thread Frederik Ramm
could build a version of that that would always draw on the latest list of blocked areas without having to mirror day-to-day policy changes in OSM. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" _

Re: [talk-au] Mapping surf breaks

2022-08-24 Thread Frederik Ramm
). As a non-surfer I would assume that "the wind and waves are just right" is something that could make a perfect surf spot nearly everywhere, and surfers would not be helped by a map showing lots of spots that might be great if "the wind and waves are just right" ;) Bye F

[talk-au] farm airstrips

2024-04-29 Thread Frederik Ramm
therefore be tempted to delete the airstrip from OSM. Opinions about that? Here's the area: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/-38.3681/145.3901 Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" __

Re: [talk-au] farm airstrips

2024-04-29 Thread Frederik Ramm
Thanks all - I'll drop that airstrip then. On 29/04/2024 10:04, Frederik Ramm wrote: Hi, the DWG was contacted by the owner of some farmland about an aerodrome=airport that was mapped on their property and which they would like to have removed since it was not a published airstrip and while

Re: [talk-au] Low quality road classification contributions in SA via Microsoft Open Maps Team - contact point?

2021-06-22 Thread Frederik Ramm
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Re: [talk-au] Can anyone make sense of this?

2021-07-30 Thread Frederik Ramm
it harder for us to achieve what we want - a map editable by anyone. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Russian Town Names?

2021-10-08 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, we had a case in Europe where tons of more or less invented (auto-generated) Russian names were added by a Russian who was playing a computer game that was using OSM maps and they wanted a nicer map display ;) Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09

Re: [talk-au] US Trails Working Group

2022-01-04 Thread Frederik Ramm
"Outback NSW" and whether that was on purpose or so...). Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] "Removing closed or illegal trails." (in Nerang National Park)

2021-10-29 Thread Frederik Ramm
but the law says we can use the forest for recreation and your reasoning is bogus". This has led to situations where the local manager would not dare put up signs that say "path closed" because they know it would be challenged, but they subtly try to achieve the same by deleting

Re: [talk-au] "Removing closed or illegal trails." (in Nerang National Park)

2021-10-29 Thread Frederik Ramm
ed trails in routing or route suggestions, and by clearly marking these restrictions on maps. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Vic ptv.vic.gov.au data now being used

2021-07-26 Thread Frederik Ramm
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Re: [talk-au] Why set coast line to nation park or administrative boundaries?

2023-03-28 Thread Frederik Ramm
u mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede.

Re: [talk-au] Deletion of informal paths by NSW NPWS

2024-02-27 Thread Frederik Ramm
I haven't followed this thread and I don't know if this is relevant to the discussion but I have just reverted the deletion of a bunch of paths in Tweed Shire, NSW here https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/147956474 - the deleter claims to have ties to NPS. -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail

Re: [talk-au] Mass Edit Proposal - South Australia's Arterial Traffic Network

2024-03-03 Thread Frederik Ramm
a separate registration - your OSM account is sufficient. It's no good for us mailing list users to grumble over here while people on the community forum might get the impression that the proposal is a great idea. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09"

Re: [talk-au] Deletion of informal paths by NSW NPWS

2024-02-29 Thread Frederik Ramm
e Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Deletion of informal paths by NSW NPWS

2024-02-29 Thread Frederik Ramm
damage OSM, then we'll kick you out. No matter if you're Joe Random, or the Emperor of China. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lis

Re: [talk-au] Deletion of informal paths by NSW NPWS

2024-04-23 Thread Frederik Ramm
kflow" vandalism ;) I'm all for reaching a solution that works for both parties but it is worth noting that NPWS agents deleting valid data are in violation of OSM's terms. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09&q