Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Audio mapping experiences

2015-10-21 Thread Martijn van Exel
That is a really interesting map! Even though it may not fit within OSM it is intriguing to hear sounds from all over the world. > On Oct 21, 2015, at 8:13 AM, Max wrote: > > For a second I thought you meant mapping audio events/soundscapes to ad > them to the

Re: [Talk-us] Highway tagging sort-of-dispute

2015-10-21 Thread Greg Troxel
Bradley White writes: > In urban areas, I would consider secondary to usually mean 4 lanes, 35 > mph(ish), maybe divided maybe not, with not much in the way of access > control. Primaries are faster, more controlled and usually wider - more > important roads in the

Re: [Talk-us] Legislative districts, Land-use zoning, etc.

2015-10-21 Thread Ray Kiddy
On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:19:20 +0200 Frederik Ramm wrote: > Hi, > > On 10/21/2015 04:46 AM, Ray Kiddy wrote: > > To me, OSM is a tool which is ideal for relating various information > > layers across a multi-dimensional substrate. This substrate is a > > two-dimensional

Re: [Talk-us] Highway tagging sort-of-dispute

2015-10-21 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: > > Bradley White writes: > > > In urban areas, I would consider secondary to usually mean 4 lanes, 35 > > mph(ish), maybe divided maybe not, with not much in the way of access > > control. Primaries

Re: [Talk-us] Legislative districts, Land-use zoning, etc.

2015-10-21 Thread stevea
Ray Kiddy writes: > It is very true that, as you say, OSM "excels at holding information that users can see, verify and update." I think it is also true that > OSM excels at relating abstract themes in a multi-dimensional space. I agree. There are hundreds or thousands of clearly themed

[Talk-us] OpenStreetMap US chapter board elections

2015-10-21 Thread Paul Norman
As one of the independent scrutineers for the OSM US Election, I have completed counting votes, and Ian Dees, Alex Barth, Alyssa Wright, Martijn van Exel, and Drishtie Patel have been elected to the OpenStreetMap US board. The full announcement with a table of numbers is at

Re: [Talk-us] OpenStreetMap US chapter board elections

2015-10-21 Thread Richard Welty
On 10/21/15 5:28 PM, Paul Norman wrote: > As one of the independent scrutineers for the OSM US Election, I have > completed counting votes, and Ian Dees, Alex Barth, Alyssa Wright, > Martijn van Exel, and Drishtie Patel have been elected to the > OpenStreetMap US board. congratulations to the new

Re: [Talk-us] OpenStreetMap US chapter board elections

2015-10-21 Thread Steven Johnson
Thank you, Paul & Henk and congratulations to the board. It's going to be a good year. --SEJ Sent from my electronic tether. > On 2015年10月21日, at 17:28, Paul Norman wrote: > > As one of the independent scrutineers for the OSM US Election, I have > completed counting

Re: [Talk-us] OpenStreetMap US chapter board elections

2015-10-21 Thread Elliott Plack
Thanks Paul and Henk for the counting. I appreciated the opportunity to run and will continue to stay involved! See you all at SOTMUS 2016. Elliott Sent by a device more powerful than the computer systems that put a man on the moon On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 7:12 PM Steven Johnson

Re: [Talk-us] Legislative districts, Land-use zoning, etc.

2015-10-21 Thread Mike Thompson
Many borders, particularly international borders, are prominently marked ("monumented") (e.g. [1]), and thus are verifiable on the ground (and sometimes the monumentation is so prominent it is visible from imagery). It is what is physically monumented on the ground that is the legal border, from

Re: [Talk-us] Legislative districts, Land-use zoning, etc.

2015-10-21 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, On 10/21/2015 04:46 AM, Ray Kiddy wrote: > To me, OSM is a tool which is ideal for relating various information > layers across a multi-dimensional substrate. This substrate is a > two-dimensional geography, which is defined geographically. To me, it > seems perfect for things like borders.