[Talk-ca] Fire Hydrant Data for Toronto
Hello, I'm currently working with the Open Toronto group (www.toronto.ca/open) to get fire hydrant data for the City of Toronto. Would anyone have any objection to me importing this data? Blake ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Fire Hydrant Data for Toronto
Check the license on this data very carefully their idea of Open currently doesn't align with OpenStreetMap. They have a working group looking into the matter currently. Also have a look at the road system where you are thinking of importing. If its a mish-mash of GPS, Satellite traced then the road network may not align with your data. It might be worth waiting for the license issue to get sorted out and Commonmap. Cheerio John On 17 December 2010 10:35, Blake Crosby m...@blakecrosby.com wrote: Hello, I'm currently working with the Open Toronto group (www.toronto.ca/open) to get fire hydrant data for the City of Toronto. Would anyone have any objection to me importing this data? Blake ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Fire Hydrant Data for Toronto
Hi John, Thanks for the info. I will keep that under advisement. Blake On 17/12/2010 10:56 AM, john whelan wrote: Check the license on this data very carefully their idea of Open currently doesn't align with OpenStreetMap. They have a working group looking into the matter currently. Also have a look at the road system where you are thinking of importing. If its a mish-mash of GPS, Satellite traced then the road network may not align with your data. It might be worth waiting for the license issue to get sorted out and Commonmap. Cheerio John ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Fire Hydrant Data for Toronto
On 17/12/2010 10:42 AM, G. Michael Carter wrote: Got my vote, I like lots of data... although why would anyone other than the fire department need to know where the fire hydrant's are? One reason I can think of has to do with house insurance. Insurance rates are based on how close you are to a fire hall and fire hydrant. Another reason I can think of has to do with parking. Since you are not allowed to park in front of a hydrant. I think having these on a map may help. Blake ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Fire Hydrant Data for Toronto
The data will be visable on koordinates.com in the next few weeks, once the other datasets are all loaded to this central repository, we will be able to easily see the various data and qualities available. cheers, sam On 12/17/10, Blake Crosby m...@blakecrosby.com wrote: On 17/12/2010 10:42 AM, G. Michael Carter wrote: Got my vote, I like lots of data... although why would anyone other than the fire department need to know where the fire hydrant's are? One reason I can think of has to do with house insurance. Insurance rates are based on how close you are to a fire hall and fire hydrant. Another reason I can think of has to do with parking. Since you are not allowed to park in front of a hydrant. I think having these on a map may help. Blake ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca -- Twitter: @Acrosscanada Blogs: http://acrosscanadatrails.posterous.com/ http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans Skype: samvekemans IRC: irc://irc.oftc.net #osm-ca Canadian OSM channel (an open chat room) @Acrosscanadatrails ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
