Re: [OSM-talk] Is it technically and legally possible to add the Open Location Code to the OSM search?

2018-08-10 Per discussione Vao Matua
erhaps with a >> JOSM plugin and support in OSMand for off line use and Nominatim for on >> line use. >> >> Cheerio John >> >> On Fri, 10 Aug 2018, 8:50 am Michael Reichert, >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Am 2018-08-09 um 22:48 schrie

Re: [OSM-talk] Is it technically and legally possible to add the Open Location Code to the OSM search?

2018-08-09 Per discussione Vao Matua
ings are we going to see? > > Currently locally addr: has number, postcode and street name so its > difficult to logically say its one rule for one country and another for a > different one. > > Cheerio John > > On 9 August 2018 at 17:40, Vao Matua wrote: > >> It is

Re: [OSM-talk] Is it technically and legally possible to add the Open Location Code to the OSM search?

2018-08-09 Per discussione Vao Matua
. On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 2:27 PM, Frederik Ramm wrote: > Hi, > > On 08/09/2018 10:48 PM, Vao Matua wrote: > > The Tanzania Development trust has calculated the Plus Code addresses > > for 17 million building points in Tanzania and have added a sample > > vill

Re: [OSM-talk] Is it technically and legally possible to add the Open Location Code to the OSM search?

2018-08-09 Per discussione Vao Matua
The Tanzania Development trust has calculated the Plus Code addresses for 17 million building points in Tanzania and have added a sample village (1800 points) as a test. https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/59213224 The Python code on Github works great to calculate Plus Codes. We did used

Re: [OSM-talk] [HOT] Why the HOT obsession with low quality buildings in Africa ?

2018-07-02 Per discussione Vao Matua
When you say "low quality" buildings, do you mean the quality of the polygon data or are you judging someone's home to be of low value? On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 1:24 AM, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote: > Active in Senegal and Mali, I have noticed that changesets tagged with > tasking-manager HOT

Re: [OSM-talk] How to map alleys in African cities?

2017-11-14 Per discussione Vao Matua
I agree with Pierre's description of highway=residential and highway=path. I also believe it is a good idea to tag driveways and roads to compounds as *highway=service*. A problem I commonly see in residential areas in Africa is highway=track. It seems to be a little condescending for remote