Re: [OSM-talk] The movie Eye in the Sky credits OpenStreetMap

2016-07-22 Per discussione Richard Weait
An episode of K9 used an OpenStreetMap screen in a chase sequence. They fumbled the credit during production, but added an IMDB credit after LWG contacted them. :-) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504317/companycredits?ref_=ttspec_sa_5 ___ talk mailing

Re: [Talk-us] license changes

2016-02-18 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 7:24 PM, Steve Coast wrote: > Any license change process, or anything remotely close to it, should be open > and transparent. It should involve the community from the start and any > company that wants to participate too. I'm aligned with that.

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-us] license changes

2016-02-18 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 7:24 PM, Steve Coast wrote: > Any license change process, or anything remotely close to it, should be open > and transparent. It should involve the community from the start and any > company that wants to participate too. I'm aligned with that.

[Talk-ca] OpenStreetMap 11th birthday

2015-08-06 Per discussione Richard Weait
Sunday, 09 August is the official OpenStreetMap birthday this year. And the project is turning 11. What an exciting age! Organize and host a celebration for mappers in your area and post the details on the wiki. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap_11th_Anniversary_Birthday_party In

[Talk-ca] Toronto OpenStreetMap events May 2015

2015-05-11 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hello all, Mappy Hour (Tonight!) Monday 11 May 2015 http://www.meetup.com/OpenStreetMap-Toronto/events/52392/ - Meet and discuss OpenStreetMap topics over refreshments. Newcomers welcome. Questions welcome. OpenStreetMap presentation by Stewart Russell Tuesday 12 May 2015

Re: [Talk-ca] Imported data by 'Feldo'

2015-05-11 Per discussione Richard Weait
Martijn is referring to import errors near the Québec / Labrador border. On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 4:54 AM, Martijn van Exel m...@rtijn.org wrote: Hi all, I'm looking at some potentially misguided import attempt. Some duplicate ways like these ones look suspicious to me:

Re: [Talk-ca] Toronto OpenStreetMap events May 2015

2015-05-11 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Colin McGregor colin.mc...@gmail.com wrote: Some words of warning regarding GTALug. Hi Colin, This is the second time that you have mentioned your unpleasant experience with GTALug on this list, in the context of the OpenStreetMap presentation that they have

Re: [Talk-us] Help with OSM Presentation

2015-04-20 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Clifford Snow cliff...@snowandsnow.us wrote: I'm doing a presentation at Linuxfest Northwest in Bellingham, WA in hopes to gain new mappers. To help me with the presentation, I'd like to hear from you. Below are some questions - answer all or just a few. What

[OSM-talk] Last day for State of the Map 2016 Call for Venues

2015-04-14 Per discussione Richard Weait
Get your bid team together and host State of the Map 2016! http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Call_for_venues ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[Talk-ca] Mappy Hour Toronto tonight

2015-04-13 Per discussione Richard Weait
Mappy Hour events are for discussion of all things OpenStreetMap. Join us for refreshments and conversation. Beginners always welcome. Feel free to pass this along to your friends in the area who haven't quite gotten into OpenStreetMap yet.

[talk-au] Last few days: State of the Map 2016 Call for Venues

2015-04-08 Per discussione Richard Weait
Dear All, The Call for Venues to host State of the Map 2016 is open for a few more days. Do you wish that your town / region could host State of the Map? It isn't too late. Get a team of locals together and assemble a bid. Have a look at the example bids, and the bids submitted so far.

[Talk-de] Last few days: State of the Map 2016 - Call for Venues

2015-04-08 Per discussione Richard Weait
Dear All, The Call for Venues to host State of the Map 2016 is open for a few more days. Do you wish that your town / region could host State of the Map? It isn't too late. Get a team of locals together and assemble a bid. Have a look at the example bids, and the bids submitted so far.

[OSM-talk] Last few days: State of the Map 2016: Call for Venues

2015-04-08 Per discussione Richard Weait
Dear All, The Call for Venues to host State of the Map 2016 is open for a few more days. Do you wish that your town / region could host State of the Map? It isn't too late. Get a team of locals together and assemble a bid. Have a look at the example bids, and the bids submitted so far.

[Talk-us] Last few days. State of the Map: Call for Venues 2016

2015-04-08 Per discussione Richard Weait
Dear All, The Call for Venues to host State of the Map 2016 is open for a few more days. Do you wish that your town / region could host State of the Map? It isn't too late. Get a team of locals together and assemble a bid. Have a look at the example bids, and the bids submitted so far.

[Talk-ca] Last few days: State of the Map 2016: Call for Venues

2015-04-08 Per discussione Richard Weait
Dear All, The Call for Venues to host State of the Map 2016 is open for a few more days. Do you wish that your town / region could host State of the Map? It isn't too late. Get a team of locals together and assemble a bid. Have a look at the example bids, and the bids submitted so far.

Re: [Talk-us] North Carolina Outer Banks

2015-04-05 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 4:49 PM, Jeff Klein jeff.klein...@gmail.com wrote: If I am correct, probably confused, the map sets only go as far east as -76 West, which excludes the Outer Banks of North Carolina. How do I get maps that go further east? Dear Jeff, Are you asking about the garmin

Re: [Talk-ca] Business incubator

2015-03-26 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hi Yves! On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Yves Moisan ymoi...@videotron.ca wrote: Folks, Our old police station was turned into a business incubator : [ ... ] 2) I added the addr:* info to the point symbol, not the building outline (canvec import). I'm thinking the addr.* info really

Re: [Talk-ca] Business incubator

2015-03-26 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Yves Moisan ymoi...@videotron.ca wrote: Hi Richard ! Thanx for your answer. OK to tag addr.* to the building outline and remove them from the building symbol. Still, I'd like to see an obvious point mark for the incubator on the map. For now, I resort to

Re: [OSM-talk] About Open Street Map

2015-03-23 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Carlos Arturo Fyu spark_...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi everyone I´m new in this project; i´m actually working with open data sets of my city and I wish to map the information about births, deaths and many others; how can I Translate it to OSM? Thanks for your help!

Re: [Talk-ca] Jeux d'eau

2015-03-22 Per discussione Richard Weait
2015-03-22 18:09 GMT-04:00 Bruno Remy bremy.qc...@gmail.com: Bonjour à tous, D'après vous, quel serait le tag idéal pour les fontaines-jeux d'eau installées dans les parcs municipaux pour enfants? Exemple: http://soucyaquatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/neuville-81-600x380.jpg

Re: [OSM-talk] weeklyOSM 243 now in English

2015-03-21 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Manfred A. Reiter ma.rei...@gmail.com wrote: The weekly round-up of OSM news, issue # 243, is now available online in English, giving as always a summary of all things happening in the openstreetmap world: http://www.weeklyosm.eu Thank you for assembling

Re: [Talk-us] On advocacy. (Rant-ish) Was: Retagging hamlets in the US

2015-03-18 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:01 AM, Greg Morgan dr.kludge...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: 3) New mapper fixes the BadHamlet and starts mapping their favourite restaurants, bowling alleys and coffee shops. This is a great idea but I

Re: [Talk-us] Retagging hamlets in the US

2015-03-17 Per discussione Richard Weait
My initial reaction to any automated edit is to break out in a rash. Can we use that image to promote mapping best practices? :-) Goal: A new local mapper in each BadHamlet Method: 1) Create an overlay that displays the hamlets as ugly, rash-like spots. It could even be a rash that allows

Re: [Talk-ca] Manitoba Snowmobile trails

2015-03-11 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 12:58 AM, Sam Dyck samueld...@gmail.com wrote: [ ... ] Additionally, thoughts on how to reach out to IndyGord would be appreciated. Same as for any other mapper, when you have thoughts to share about their mapping. These are in the order I type them, not of

[OSM-talk] Over 9000 :-)

2015-03-10 Per discussione Richard Weait
Congratulations, there are now more than two million registered OpenStreetMap editing api accounts. Let's all survey pur neighbourhoods today and see how much we can improve. Happy mapping. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-us] Mappy hour tomorrow!

2015-03-10 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Mar 8, 2015 10:43 PM, Martijn van Exel m...@rtijn.org wrote: Hey all, It's time for Mappy Hour tomorrow! I changed the time slot to 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern, Thanks for organizing these, Martijn. They're fun. :-) ___ Talk-us mailing list

[OSM-talk] Call for Venues Open: State of the Map 2016

2015-03-10 Per discussione Richard Weait
The Call for Venues for State of the Map 2016 is now open. This time we mean it! - State of the Map Working Group. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Call_for_venues ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-ca] Call for Venues Open: State of the Map 2016

2015-03-10 Per discussione Richard Weait
The Call for Venues for State of the Map 2016 is now open. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Call_for_venues Build a team for your city and bid to host the OpenStreetMap conference. ___ Talk-ca mailing list

[Talk-us] Call for Venues Open; State of the Map 2016

2015-03-10 Per discussione Richard Weait
The Call for Venues for State of the Map 2016 is now open. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Call_for_venues Build a team for your city and bid to host the OpenStreetMap conference. ___ Talk-us mailing list

[talk-au] Call for Venues Open: State of the Map 2016

2015-03-10 Per discussione Richard Weait
The Call for Venues for State of the Map 2016 is now open. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Call_for_venues Build a team for your city and bid to host the OpenStreetMap conference. ___ Talk-au mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk] [OSM-dev] Partial Website + API outage

2015-03-09 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Grant Slater openstreet...@firefishy.com wrote: All servers are now back to normal. Thank you, Admin Super Heroes. :-) ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] New statistics on volume of note creation and closing

2015-03-03 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 4:58 AM, Bryce Nesbitt bry...@obviously.com wrote: Updated statistics on the note ecosystem, a bit redesigned: http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-notes Are notes more-likely to be resolved when a dialogue is possible (non-anonymous)? If the data suggests, for example,

[OSM-talk] spammy survey questions.

2015-03-02 Per discussione Richard Weait
I'm no fan researchers sending messages to OpenStreetMap users via the messaging system. I consider them an intrusion. And I've complained about them here, before. There is another one making the rounds. Seems like there are more of these every time I turn around. I'd like to recommend that

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] new use case

2015-03-02 Per discussione Richard Weait
I'm pretty sure that Martijn means does NOT allow, rather than now. :-) So, whatever you are planning, Jennifer, hitting the editing API is probably going to get you some unwanted attention. There are other ways to access the OpenStreetMap data, and you'll want to make sure that you are using

Re: [Talk-us] Your opinion about SOTM US

2015-03-02 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Martijn van Exel m...@rtijn.org wrote: Hey all, [ ... ] The main thing I would like to know more about is the types of talks you would be interested in, or even specifically which people or organizations you would want to see a talk from. Easy! Same as I

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-us] Your opinion about SOTM US

2015-03-02 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Martijn van Exel m...@rtijn.org wrote: Hey all, [ ... ] The main thing I would like to know more about is the types of talks you would be interested in, or even specifically which people or organizations you would want to see a talk from. Easy! Same as I

Re: [Talk-ca] ON prefix on Ontario highways

2015-02-28 Per discussione Richard Weait
Don't use prefixes or adulterate the ref with extra characters. Use the network tag for that information. http://taginfo.osm.org/search?q=network%3Dca_on_county ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-ca] Speaker wanted: Toronto

2015-02-24 Per discussione Richard Weait
There is a Toronto GNU/Linux group seeking a speaker on OpenStreetMap for their event in either April or May. Let me know if you are interested. ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-us] OSM on Science Friday

2015-02-24 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Mike Thompson miketh...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a place in the Wiki where media pieces like this have been cataloged? Here? http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap_in_the_media ___ Talk-us mailing list

[Talk-ca] Bid: State of the Map - Toronto 2015

2015-02-09 Per discussione Richard Weait
Dear All, The Toronto bid for State of the Map 2015 was not accepted, so we won't be hosting State of the Map 2015 in Toronto. I want to thank the hard-working members of the Toronto bid team; you enabled us to assemble a wonderful bid on a preposterously short deadline. Well done, and thank

Re: [Talk-ca] Help Importing York Region Data to OpenStreetMap

2015-01-28 Per discussione Richard Weait
You should not proceed with this import. The plan description on the wiki has several show-stopper problems. From a quick scan of the wiki: - multiple users on one account. Don't do that. :-) Each of your employees who try to edit OpenStreetMap must have their own accounts. Pro Tip: Have them

[Talk-us] Hartford CT mappers?

2015-01-18 Per discussione Richard Weait
Yo! Who's there? Doing anything next weekend? ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-ca] Adding Buildings + Leisure + Corrections To Ottawa Map Over Holiday Season

2014-12-31 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Adam Martin s.adam.mar...@gmail.com wrote: [ ... ] I don't believe that the postal data in Geocoder is particularly accurate. You can help, by improving geocoder.ca with the address information that you know. That improvement will help OpenStreetMap via

[OSM-talk] Wanted: You! to participate in Working Groups

2014-12-14 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hi all, At least two Working Groups are actively recruiting for members to participate. I'm[1] calling for you to join in. You can make a difference, and improve OpenStreetMap for everybody. One way that you are doing that now, is by mapping your neighbourhood and improving OpenStreetMap data.

Re: [OSM-talk] maintenance?

2014-12-13 Per discussione Richard Weait
Admins are working on it. No details yet, as they are busy fixing rather than explaining. :-) Sorry about the inconvenience. :( ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Fwd: new WG: membership services

2014-12-09 Per discussione Richard Weait
Interested in contributing to the organization of the OpenStreetMap Foundation? -- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:06 AM Subject: new WG: membership services To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org I've

[OSM-talk] Fwd: Reinvigorating working groups. Join in!

2014-12-08 Per discussione Richard Weait
-- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 4:07 PM Subject: Reinvigorating working groups. Join in! To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org There have been recent discussions about reinvigorating various

Re: [Talk-us] Tagging addresses on area's

2014-12-08 Per discussione Richard Weait
That would depend on the navigation app in question, wouldn't it? If we mappers include more data, well structured, complete and up to date, app developers will be more inclined / motivated to make their apps work with it, I would think. I think, based on your email, that you and I are mapping

Re: [OSM-talk] [Osmf-talk] Balance of power (was: Re: How to vote to match your view)

2014-12-06 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote: [Apologies to talk@ readers for this follow-up to a post on osmf-talk@. I'm not an OSMF member and therefore can't post to osmf-talk@, but as I'm being spoken about over there, I'd appreciate the opportunity to

Re: [Talk-ca] Region of York Data Imports

2014-12-05 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hi Stephanie, Thank you for your interest in the OpenStreetMap project. Glad to hear that York Region is publishing Open Data. Since York Region has published the data, and since you've told us about it, you've probably done everything that you need to do, now, as far as making the data

[OSM-talk] some secondary services reduced this weekend

2014-11-30 Per discussione Richard Weait
I missed this announcement on Friday. https://twitter.com/OSM_Tech/status/538394075448479744 Short notice: Few secondary OSM services offline this weekend due to power upgrades. Dev, OSMF blog, gpx tiles. Nominatim may be disrupted. Followup indicates that nominatim is fine. Big thank you

Re: [Talk-us] admin level for US states

2014-11-24 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder why US States are tagged as admin_level=4, wouldn't it be more consistent with the rest of the map to have them tagged as level 3? Based on which uses of admin_level=3? A quick scan of the wiki shows

[OSM-talk] Project #OSMselfie

2014-11-17 Per discussione Richard Weait
Let's put a human face on our data contributions. If you are surveying, and or mapping. Document it with an #OSMselfie. I tried one. http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Be%20A%20Mapper/diary/26355 Can you help me make a better presentation slide deck? Best regards and happy mapping, Richard

Re: [OSM-talk] amenity=bicycle_repair_station :::: only 18 so far

2014-11-17 Per discussione Richard Weait
Here's one more for ya, Bryce. :-) http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Be%20A%20Mapper/diary/26357 These are cool. Thanks! ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[Talk-us] OpenStreetMap Geo Week

2014-11-14 Per discussione Richard Weait
From US Local Chapter Blog. Nov 13 2014 by Eleanor Tutt http://openstreetmap.us/2014/11/osm-geo-week/ Beginning this weekend, teachers, students, community groups and map lovers, in the US and around the world, will join together to celebrate geography and make maps with OpenStreetMap, the free

Re: [OSM-talk] Location SOTM 2015?

2014-11-12 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Michael Kugelmann michaelk_...@gmx.de wrote: Hello, as I didn't read anything about it: was there an announcement about the location for the 2015 SOTM at the 2014 SOTM Buenos Aires? IIRC there was a statement about the intention to announce the 2015 locataion

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMGeoWeek coming up

2014-11-11 Per discussione Richard Weait
Here's one more for you: Learning QGIS and OpenStreetMap - Three short talks and plenty of QA Wednesday, 19 November 2014 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EST) Learning Labs 481 Queen St W Classroom B Toronto, ON M5V 2A9 Canada ___ talk mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk] Status of Field Papers

2014-11-10 Per discussione Richard Weait
You know, in all this time, I didn't realize that field papers was free software.  Code is here. https://github.com/stamen/fieldpapers ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-ca] Municipal data source attribution

2014-11-09 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Steve Singer st...@ssinger.info wrote: What is the current procedure for meeting the attribution requirement of a municipal data-source released under the 'Open Government Licence ? I've taken the cautious approach, in past, and asked for explicit permission

[Talk-us] OSMF AGM election results

2014-11-09 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hi all, Thank you to all of the candidates. Offering to spend your time and energy acting on behalf of the group is an act of generosity. The OpenStreetMap Foundation held the 2014 AGM yesterday including votes on several matters including the election to the board. The results are summarized

[OSM-talk] Fwd: [Osmf-talk] Preliminary Voting Results

2014-11-08 Per discussione Richard Weait
Preliminary results from OpenStreetMap Foundation 2014 AGM voting matters. -- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [Osmf-talk] Preliminary Voting Results To: Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org Cc: osmf-t

Re: [OSM-talk] Streams / Videos from SOTM 2014

2014-11-07 Per discussione Richard Weait
There is a stream currently running here. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/state-of-the-map-2014 ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-us] Tagging a seasonally closed roads with uncertain spring opening

2014-11-03 Per discussione Richard Weait
seems access=seasonal isn't in wide use but would be correct. At first glance, I'd prefer a tag that works to get the message out correctly all the time. So, access=seasonal or similar. That would work for a consumer who received the data when the road was open, but tried to navigate when the

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Updated geocoding community guideline proposal

2014-11-02 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 6:17 PM, Alex Barth a...@mapbox.com wrote: On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: Updated: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Open_Data_License%2FGeocoding_-_Guidelinediff=1102233oldid=1076215 Hey Martin -

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset comment function

2014-11-02 Per discussione Richard Weait
Wonderful.  Thank you and well done, ukasiu, emacsen, woodpeck and TomH.  Great to have this long anticipated option. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset comment function

2014-11-02 Per discussione Richard Weait
to be the commit. I'm looking for the api stuff. :-) https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/commit/2f228437324d80cb8a408d27912cc716a36aa3b0 Thanks again everybody! Le 2 nov. 2014 12:20, "Richard Weait" rich...@weait.com a crit : Wonderful. Thank you and well done, ukasi

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset dicsussion function (was: Changeset comment function)

2014-11-02 Per discussione Richard Weait
Good call on discussion vs. Comment. Also, I resisted the temptation to add first as a discussion for changeset/1. On Nov 2, 2014 6:38 AM, SomeoneElse li...@mail.atownsend.org.uk wrote: On 02/11/2014 10:36, Simon Poole wrote: I would like to personally thank ukasiu, emacsen, woodpeck and

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset comment function

2014-11-02 Per discussione Richard Weait
I hope to use changeset discussions to publicly thanks new mappers in my area as a way to encourage them. We have many communication tools at our disposal, lists, fora, PM, social media, local meetings. Such diversity of channels allows subtleties of application. :-) The potential risks are

[OSM-talk] discussion: inclusion and alcohol

2014-11-01 Per discussione Richard Weait
I read this article recently and It got me thinking. Do we devalue community members, or potential community members who don't drink? A quote from the article, When alcohol is currency, non-alcoholic drinks are considered valueless, and the interests and needs of people who don’t drink alcohol

[Talk-ca] State of the Map 2014 2015

2014-11-01 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hi All, I hope that you have your flight booked for State of the Map next weekend in Buenos Aires. It should be great fun. Start thinking now about how you are going to get to State of the Map next year. We don't know where State of the Map 2015 will be, yet. That should be announced in BA on

Re: [OSM-talk] [HOT] Skybox release aerial imagery

2014-10-29 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 7:32 AM, Mikel Maron mikel.ma...@gmail.com wrote: Hello I've been talking with the Google Crisis Response team, and they have confirmed: * Imagery released under Skybox for Good can be digitized into OSM under OSM's license. That sounds good. They want to know the

[OSM-talk] Fwd: OSM country interviews

2014-10-25 Per discussione Richard Weait
oops. Must remember to list-reply. :) -- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] OSM country interviews To: Ed Freyfogle e...@lokku.com Hi Ed, Yes, I enjoyed the State of the Country presentations

[talk-au] Fwd: [OSM-talk] OSM country interviews

2014-10-25 Per discussione Richard Weait
Would an Australian mapper like to speak about the State of the (Australian) Map, with Ed? -- Forwarded message -- From: Ed Freyfogle e...@lokku.com Date: Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 6:40 PM Subject: [OSM-talk] OSM country interviews To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-ca] Fwd: [OSM-talk] OSM country interviews

2014-10-25 Per discussione Richard Weait
Ed would like a Canadian mapper for a State of Canada interview. Contact him directly, or ask me to introduce if you like. -- Forwarded message -- From: Ed Freyfogle e...@lokku.com Date: Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 6:40 PM Subject: [OSM-talk] OSM country interviews To:

[Talk-ca] OSM scheduled maintenance this weekend.

2014-10-24 Per discussione Richard Weait
There will be a brief maintenance window Sunday morning, London (England) time, during which all database and editing API reliant services will be unavailable. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/October_2014_server_maintenance We'll probably sleep through it. :-)

[Talk-us] SotM-us 2015

2014-10-24 Per discussione Richard Weait
I see that the call for venues for SotM-us 2015 closed two weeks ago, but I don't see any bids. Are the bids private? Was the call extended? Best regards and happy mapping, Richard ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-us] SotM-us 2015

2014-10-24 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Alex Barth a...@mapbox.com wrote: Richard - The bids were submitted private. As soon as the board will reconstitute after the elections we'll take a decision on the next location for State of the Map US. FWIW, I personally don't see a reason to not share the

[OSM-talk] Fwd: An engaged electorate

2014-10-23 Per discussione Richard Weait
-- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 8:50 AM Subject: An engaged electorate To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org Talk@ and osmf-talk@ posts suggest that we have an engaged electorate. Candidates should

Re: [OSM-talk] [Osmf-talk] Modus operandi of the board

2014-10-21 Per discussione Richard Weait
Oliver is seldom seen on the mailing lists, you might want to cc his board email oli...@osmfoundation.org ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] SotM Buenos Aires Program published!

2014-10-21 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hello all, Have a look at the State of the Map Program for Buenos Aires, Argentina. And then get your tickets and book your flights! http://www.stateofthemap.org/program ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-ca] Fwd: SotM Buenos Aires Program published!

2014-10-21 Per discussione Richard Weait
-- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 5:56 PM Subject: SotM Buenos Aires Program published! To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org t...@openstreetmap.org Hello all, Have a look at the State of the Map Program for Buenos Aires

[Talk-us] Fwd: SotM Buenos Aires Program published!

2014-10-21 Per discussione Richard Weait
-- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 5:56 PM Subject: SotM Buenos Aires Program published! To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org t...@openstreetmap.org Hello all, Have a look at the State of the Map Program for Buenos Aires

Re: [Talk-us] Mappy Hour tonight

2014-10-20 Per discussione Richard Weait
Super. Thanks for doing these Martijn! ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

[OSM-talk] Be A Candidate! OSMF 2014 Election preview

2014-10-15 Per discussione Richard Weait
I've drafted some of the details and wiki pages for the 2014 election to the OpenStreetMap Foundation Board. The details will be confirmed and then transferred to the OSM and OSMF blogs. The election is coming up soon, meaning that window for candidacy is also coming up soon. So think about it.

[OSM-talk] OSMF 2014 election details. Spread the word.

2014-10-15 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hi all, The OpenStreetMap Foundation election (2014) is coming up soon. Some details are still being ironed out and published. Please pass this information along to your local community- and language-lists. Spread the word to your favoured social networks. For starters, please find: Some

[Talk-ca] Fwd: [OSM-talk] Your chance to host State of the Map 2015

2014-10-15 Per discussione Richard Weait
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:46 PM Subject: [OSM-talk] Your chance to host State of the Map 2015 To: OpenStreetMap t...@openstreetmap.org Hi list members, State of the Map conferences are a great way to bring

[Talk-ca] OpenStreetMap community diversity

2014-10-08 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hi all, There have been recent discussions on several OpenStreetMap lists[1] about community diversity, in one form or another. I recommend that you take a scan through those discussions. As a gross over-simplification, The OpenStreetMap community is mainly male. Women and other demographic

Re: [OSM-talk] Retired Challenges + Thanks!

2014-10-03 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Martijn van Exel m...@rtijn.org wrote: Hi all, I just retired the 'Ways Needing Smoothing' and 'Crossing Ways' MapRoulette challenges because the remainder of the tasks were mostly false positives. Nice. Thanks for maproulette.

Re: [Talk-us] Statistics of board candidate edits

2014-10-03 Per discussione Richard Weait
Darrell, Paul did say that it was a rudimentary analysis. It is. It is just one lens through which one might view the candidates. Their candidacy statements are another lens. Your interaction with each candidate on lists, at conferences, and through social media is another (or another three)

Re: [Talk-us] US Chapter board elections - time is running out!

2014-09-30 Per discussione Richard Weait
On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 4:42 PM, Martijn van Exel mart...@openstreetmap.us wrote: Hi all, With just a few days to go, we only have two names on the ballot for the upcoming US Chapter board elections. We have all five positions up for election, so this is clearly not enough! It seems unusual

Re: [Talk-us] US Chapter board elections - time is running out!

2014-09-29 Per discussione Richard Weait
I presume that candidates would add themselves on the wiki, here? http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2014 I further presume that self-nomination is acceptable, as both candidates have done so. :-) DO consider adding yourself to the ballot. If you enjoy

[Talk-ca] Toronto event reminder

2014-09-08 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hi all, As is our custom, monthly Mappy Hour events continue in Toronto. Join us tonight, or one night any month, to meet for conversation and camaraderie around OpenStreetMap. Newcomers, and visitors to Toronto are welcome! We started hosting monthly #maptime events recently, for discussion

[Talk-ca] Fwd: [OSM-talk] SOTM in Buenos Aires: Call for Papers

2014-09-04 Per discussione Richard Weait
Oops. Don't know how this got missed. CfP Buenos Aires closes soon. Get your talk proposals in. -- Forwarded message -- From: Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:15 PM Subject: [OSM-talk] SOTM in Buenos Aires: Call for Papers To: Talk Openstreetmap

[Talk-us] Fwd: [OSM-talk] SOTM in Buenos Aires: Call for Papers

2014-09-04 Per discussione Richard Weait
Oops. Don't know how this got missed. CfP Buenos Aires closes soon. Get your talk proposals in. -- Forwarded message -- From: Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:15 PM Subject: [OSM-talk] SOTM in Buenos Aires: Call for Papers To: Talk Openstreetmap

Re: [OSM-talk] online survey about the OSM community

2014-08-23 Per discussione Richard Weait
clickhole.com has reported that a Local Mapper has responded to misguided surveys by deleting the campus data of the offending institution and replacing it with amenity=kindergarten. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-ca] Coastline or not coastline

2014-07-29 Per discussione Richard Weait
Regarding the remote mappers who are blindly editing local mapper tagging conventions on the St. Lawrence River. In addition to notifying DWG, be sure to also inform the remote mappers. I recognize those two IDs and think they are both a long way from Canada, and thus unlikely to be monitoring

[Talk-us] Lafayette LA mappers? address import?

2014-07-28 Per discussione Richard Weait
Hello Mappers, Do we have active mappers (with an interest) in / near Lafayette, LA?[1] How do you feel about address data for that area? Would you participate in improving that data? Would you like to lead that effort? More details, and all follow-ups please, to imports@ and imports-us@.

[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Foundation Corporate Members

2014-07-20 Per discussione Richard Weait
Since February 2014 your company can support OpenStreetMap Foundation with a corporate membership. The first corporate members were announced today. https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2014/07/20/welcome-corporate-members/ ___ talk mailing list

[Talk-ca] OpenStreetMap Foundation Corporate Members

2014-07-20 Per discussione Richard Weait
Since February 2014 your company can support OpenStreetMap Foundation with a corporate membership. The first corporate members were announced today. https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2014/07/20/welcome-corporate-members/ ___ Talk-ca mailing list

[Talk-us] OpenStreetMap Foundation Corporate Membership

2014-07-20 Per discussione Richard Weait
Since February 2014 your company can support OpenStreetMap Foundation with a corporate membership. The first corporate members were announced today. https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2014/07/20/welcome-corporate-members/ ___ Talk-us mailing list

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