Re: [Talk-us] MassGIS building conversion

2012-12-09 Thread Jason Remillard
Hi Serge, I don't see a license related to this data, only a copyright notice on the page. Is there a separate license somewhere that says this data is usable? Like the federal goverment, maps are considered part of the public record in Mass, and therefor are in the public domain (no

[Talk-us] MapRoulette Update

2012-12-09 Thread the Old Topo Depot
Hi All, I've been migrating the error calculation that feeds the current MapRoulette challenge to new hardware, and that migration is now complete. I have increased the error recalculation frequency to 4 hours, so the MR data will be much fresher. The error calculation also now includes Canada

Re: [Talk-us] MassGIS building conversion

2012-12-09 Thread the Old Topo Depot
Hi Jason, If the MassGIS building/address objects have MassGIS IDs are you planning to preserve them in the OSM DB ? Best, On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Jason Remillard remillard.ja...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Serge, I don't see a license related to this data, only a copyright notice on the

Re: [Talk-us] MassGIS building conversion

2012-12-09 Thread Jeff Meyer
Hi Jason - Great to hear about the import. Sounds like some interesting data! Have you taken a look through the import checklist at: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines? I've recently made some updates would love to have you walk through those steps to QA them. Also - it looks

Re: [Talk-us] Fwd: Re: Role of the Wiki

2012-12-09 Thread Jeff Meyer
Hi Charlotte - Welcome thanks for speaking up - I believe many new members share your concerns those concerns should be addressed. I'm glad to see you've signed up for the Welcome Working Group. I'm not sure if the community is ready to implement your suggestions, as they are big big big : ),

Re: [Talk-us] MassGIS building conversion

2012-12-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
Jason Remillard remillard.ja...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Serge, I don't see a license related to this data, only a copyright notice on the page. Is there a separate license somewhere that says this data is usable? Like the federal goverment, maps are considered part of the public record

[Talk-us] MapQuest Open Maps now has proper state shields

2012-12-09 Thread James Mast
I was just looking at their tiles tonight and they've updated them to include state shields!! Saw shields for PA, SC, MD, VA, WV, CA, and NY for starters. Maybe now we should all agree to use the proper state abbreviation for the ref tags on the ways instead of not having them at all

Re: [Talk-us] MapQuest Open Maps now has proper state shields

2012-12-09 Thread Michal Migurski
On Dec 9, 2012, at 7:37 PM, James Mast wrote: I was just looking at their tiles tonight and they've updated them to include state shields!! Saw shields for PA, SC, MD, VA, WV, CA, and NY for starters. Maybe now we should all agree to use the proper state abbreviation for the ref tags on

Re: [Talk-us] MapQuest Open Maps now has proper state shields

2012-12-09 Thread Michal Migurski
On Dec 9, 2012, at 8:12 PM, Michal Migurski wrote: I was just looking at their tiles tonight and they've updated them to include state shields!! Saw shields for PA, SC, MD, VA, WV, CA, and NY for starters. Maybe now we should all agree to use the proper state abbreviation for the ref

Re: [Talk-us] MapQuest Open Maps now has proper state shields

2012-12-09 Thread Toby Murray
On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 9:37 PM, James Mast rickmastfa...@hotmail.com wrote: I was just looking at their tiles tonight and they've updated them to include state shields!! Saw shields for PA, SC, MD, VA, WV, CA, and NY for starters. Maybe now we should all agree to use the proper state

Re: [Talk-us] MapQuest Open Maps now has proper state shields

2012-12-09 Thread Michal Migurski
On Dec 9, 2012, at 9:21 PM, Toby Murray wrote: On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 9:37 PM, James Mast rickmastfa...@hotmail.com wrote: I was just looking at their tiles tonight and they've updated them to include state shields!! Saw shields for PA, SC, MD, VA, WV, CA, and NY for starters. Maybe now we

Re: [Talk-us] MassGIS building conversion

2012-12-09 Thread Jason Remillard
Hi John, I am not signing up for the import! I might have time next summer, but not right now. But, in general, I don't think the MassGIS ID's should be included since they are just the center of mass of the buildings, and there is no indication that they will be preserving them as they update

[Talk-us] Wrangell, AK streets

2012-12-09 Thread David E. Nelson
I've run into a bit of a wrinkle plotting the routes of the Alaska Marine Highway System.  The street data for Wrangell, AK seems to have been horribly mangled.   - David E. Nelson___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-us] Wrangell, AK streets

2012-12-09 Thread Toby Murray
On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 8:59 PM, David E. Nelson denelso...@yahoo.ca wrote: I've run into a bit of a wrinkle plotting the routes of the Alaska Marine Highway System. The street data for Wrangell, AK seems to have been horribly mangled. When pointing out a place on the mailing lists, it is

Re: [Talk-us] Proposed Welcome Working Group meeting (was: Role of the Wiki)

2012-12-09 Thread Martijn van Exel
Hi all, Let me bump this topic - the Welcome Working Group as originally proposed and kicked off by Richard Weait (proposal here[1], initial meeting IRC log here[2]) will meet again this coming week. Welcome Working Group? Yes. In very broad strokes, this WG will look at how we can do a better