You can add images to Mapillary and they are then available in OSM editors to aid in updating the maps.
Cheers - Phil, On the road with his iPad > On 10 Apr 2018, at 7:15 am, David Findlay <davidjwfind...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Does OSM have a way to show that photo is available at a particular node? I'd > rather contribute photos and photospheres to OSM than Google > Earth/Streetview, but if they're not easily found and viewed by users there's > not a lot of value. Thanks, > > David > >> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:45 AM <fors...@ozonline.com.au> wrote: >> Hi Keith >> >> Thanks for your map contributions and for joining this discussion. >> This discussion was about establishing general principles for the use >> of the viewpoint and image tags rather than any criticism of your >> specific edits. >> No disrespect was intended to you or your website. >> >> You say "Regarding the accuracy of the photos trust me you will have >> to drive to that point and have a look yourself" >> There is no dispute about the accuracy or value of the photos, rather >> questions of whether to link to them in OSM and what object the link >> should be attached to. >> >> Take two examples: >> Node: River crossing (5536892190) >> The photo contains valuable information on track conditions but it is >> not taken from a viewpoint "A place where tourists, visitors, hikers >> might like to visit and take photographs. A place, often high, with a >> good view of surrounding countryside or notable buildings. Sometimes >> called a vista point or scenic area/point, lookout or overlook" >> The photo would have been better linked from the ford Node: 5536892207 >> rather than creating a viewpoint. >> >> Node: SE (5536892237) >> Again this photo conveys valuable information about track conditions >> on the descent to the beach but is not taken from what can be >> described as a viewpoint. If anything, I think the photo should be >> linked to that section of track. >> >> Tony >> >> > I am the author of bushtrax.com and added those links to OSM. I also have >> > added quite a few 4wd tracks from the gpx files on the same site. As I have >> > found out another person has added one of those files under their name. I >> > just filled in all the relevant info. >> > >> > <rant> >> > Regarding the accuracy of the photos trust me you will have to drive to >> > that point and have a look yourself, I have been photographing the coast >> > using moving map software and a gps for nearly 17 years. >> > >> > The viewpoint aspect is just that, I am standing on the Barron Lookout and >> > this is the view. I don't see the point of putting the viewpoint icon on >> > the road out the front of the Bremer Bay Caravan Park. >> > >> > The tracks over time are realigned due to shifting dunes storms washing >> > them away or the managers of the land have deemed the track unsuitable and >> > altered the route. It also maps the rehabilitation that is carried out by >> > volunteers and the land managers staff. Some of the earliest efforts go >> > back as far as 1991, They are still there and in use today. >> > </rant> >> > >> > I have found plenty of these photos on other forums etc over the years but >> > they just used to link to the photo and left the photo on the server. No >> > problems from me. As in the case of of a Fairfax journalist who pinched one >> > early this year, he made himself look like fool. >> > >> > Keith >> > >> > Keith >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-au mailing list >> Talk-au@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > -- > Thanks, > > David Findlay > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
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