PS the nation wide emergency facilities database is released at https://www.emsina.org/emergencyfacilitiesdatabase. It is CC BY Geoscience Australia and GA have agreed to the waiver. So licensing wise it's available for use.
On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 07:35, Sebastian S. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Graeme, > I tried to fix some of the skipped ones, however only in one case I could > find a reference website from RFS or RFB. I however was able to add two > fire stations that where missing, the base map is your friend here. > Adding 220 stations via searching the base map is however not a sensible > way of doing it. > > > On 26 January 2020 12:29:29 pm AEDT, Graeme Fitzpatrick < > [email protected]> wrote: >> >> & done! (apart from ~17 that are too hard, mainly because I can't see if >> there actually is a Station in that spot / area) >> >> However, there were "only" 718 listed. Earlier, Warin mentioned 944 >> stations in the database, & I've spotted 3 that I know of that weren't >> listed (or previously mapped). >> >> How do we find the extra 220 odd? >> >> Thanks >> >> Graeme >> >> >> On Thu, 9 Jan 2020 at 11:10, Warin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Agreed as to non fire stations - control center is one, the other >>> headquarters. >>> >>> Headquarters would be an 'office' type function. >>> >>> Control center looks, from imagery, to not only control but supply? >>> >>> There is a fire & rescue station in 'town' that is mapped into OSM. >>> >>> There are a number of rural fire stations around Narrabri .. some of >>> them unmapped. >>> These show up very well on the LPI Base Map even when zoomed out a fair >>> way. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 9/1/20 8:12 am, Andrew Harvey wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 22:40, Sebastian Spiess <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I've done a few. Two raised questions. >>>> >>>> Narrabri - There are two fire ' services' according to LPI map. How to >>>> tag them? >>>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/79336523 >>> >>> >>> Looks like there is a Fire Control Center there, I'd just tag that >>> building as office=government + operator + name, since they have more of an >>> office function. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> and RAYMOND TERRACE Fire Station - This seems to be and old fire >>>> station >>>> as according to https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/news.php?news=608 >>>> a new one was built. I can't tell if the old one was closed down. >>>> >>>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/79336870 >>> >>> >>> If you're not sure and street level imagery doesn't help, just mark it >>> as too hard and skip it. You can create a note so that someone with local >>> knowledge can help. >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Am 2020-01-08 21:24, schrieb Andrew Harvey: >>>> > If someone has carefully surveyed the name as signposted I leave that >>>> > intact. branch is not mandatory but helpful since consumers can choose >>>> > how they want to format the such as "Narooma", "Narooma RFS", "Narooma >>>> > Rural Fire Brigade", etc. especially when combined with operator. The >>>> > whole point was to be neutral on the exact name format and not engage >>>> > in a mass edit to reformat them to be the same, but instead respect >>>> > names will look different based on signage. >>>> > >>>> > On Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 21:05, Warin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> I have used the LPI Base Map for both name and operator, see >>>> >> >>>> >> Way: Narooma Fire Station (761122699) [operator fire & rescue] >>>> >> >>>> >> and >>>> >> >>>> >> Way: Narooma Rural Fire Service (761122698) >>>> >> >>>> >> I do not bother with the 'branch' as that is usually the leading >>>> >> value in the name and probably the same as the areas administration >>>> >> name too. >>>> >> >>>> >> The LPI Base Map also gives the area so it can be mapped as a way. >>>> >> >>>> >> On 08/01/20 16:13, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> No, just confirming details was all I was thinking about! >>>> >> >>>> >> Thanks >>>> >> >>>> >> Graeme >>>> >> >>>> >> On Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 14:57, Andrew Harvey >>>> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> It's normally considered okay to check a business website as a >>>> >> reference and picking up their contact details, but to err on the >>>> >> side of caution taking a whole database from fire.nsw.gov.au [1] and >>>> >> mass importing is not advised. >>>> >> >>>> >> So I'd suggest not just copying everything from that website. For >>>> >> the RFS operated fire stations normally the name will indicate this, >>>> >> or a quick look at google search results may also indicate, >>>> >> sometimes it's visible on Mapillary based on the signage. >>>> >> >>>> >> On Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 15:39, Graeme Fitzpatrick >>>> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Just a thought? >>>> >> >>>> >> Are we allowed to use https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=467 >>>> >> or not? >>>> >> >>>> >> I've thinking we would still need permission & waiver? >>>> >> >>>> >> Big question, I guess, is - are we commercial or not? >>>> >> >>>> >> Thanks >>>> >> >>>> >> Graeme >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Links: >>>> > ------ >>>> > [1] http://fire.nsw.gov.au >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Talk-au mailing list >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-au mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >>> >> _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >
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