On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Marc Provencher <[email protected]>wrote:
> I finally understand what you mean by using Toporama as a WMS layer in > JOSM. > > Can Potlatch make use of these WMS servers as well? > > Marc. I cc'd the talk-ca list, as it's a FAQ No, not yet. RichardF (who works on development of Potlatch, says that for version 3 it will be available). But for now JOSM works well for it. There is also the option to right-click on the layer and choose 'change resolution' as this will produce a different map scale render of Toporama. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NXtuZSu3dD_7XThjCcAa8g?feat=directlink BTW, the background is the GeoBase Aboriginal Lands. ... (i'll announce it later) BTWW, Empress, Alberta is also proving to become the best mapped place http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=50.95553&lon=-110.00899&zoom=17&layers=B000FTF cheers, Sam > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Sam Vekemans < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Tyler, >> Welcome. >> >> Yup, thats alot of houses. Great work! >> >> A couple things. >> >> 1 - You can use Toporama from Natural Resources Canada, and set it up as a >> WMS layer in JOSM >> >> >> http://wms.ess-ws.nrcan.gc.ca/wms/toporama_en?LAYERS=limits,vegetation,builtup_areas,designated_areas,hydrography,hypsography,water_saturated_soils,landforms,constructions,water_features,road_network,railway,populated_places,structures,power_network,feature_names&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=&EXCEPTIONS=application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage&FORMAT=image/png&; >> >> You can trace all you want & as much detail as you like. Toporama is >> derived from the exact same source as CanVec & GeoBase, and it's the same >> level of detail. (you might have seen that on the Canada wiki page) >> >> There is a TONNE of information, so i'd recommend just mapping what you >> like. Others will join in once they see your area so well detailed & let >> the competition begin! (Quality in a small area, beats quantity over a big >> area IMO) >> >> 2 - The Town of Duncan, BC On Vancouver Island is perhaps the best mapped >> place in Canada. >> Although we did get some help from (Local Mappers / Landsat / Yahoo >> imagery / CanVec/Toporama/GeoBaseNRN/ GeoBaseNHN/Cowichan Valley Regional >> District / Atlas of Canada / NRCan geogratis ). Great work Kevin Smith! >> (who is the top contributor) This is a wonderful example of a combination >> of efforts from multiple sources. >> >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=48.77478&lon=-123.69681&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF >> >> 3 - >> >> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 6:28 PM, john whelan <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> A purely personal point of view. I like the footpaths, Google doesn't >>> have these. I'm not so sure about the houses as a block. I'd be more >>> inclined to drop in street numbers in post code blocks using >>> addr:interpolation<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:addr:interpolation> >>> . >> >> >>> for example >>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=45.47761&lon=-75.484175&zoom=18&layers=B000FTF >>> >>> The reason for this is to cram in as much useful information as possible >>> whilst minimising the number of points in the GIS database. Each house has >>> a min of four points as a block, using interpolation two points can >>> represent a block of ten houses. Be aware though that I worked as an >>> assembler language programmer forty years ago when computer resources were >>> much more expensive than they are today but I still like to consider them so >>> I'm bias. >>> >> >> Yup, and how you already have houses drawn in. It will make the map look >> even better. >> >> Cheers, >> Sam >> >> >>> >>> Postcode searches don't exactly work as they should in Canada at the >>> moment but being able to look up an address helps routing software etc. >>> >>> Any buses run in the area? Bus stops can be useful to people trying to >>> find their way by public transport. >>> >>> Any businesses or stores around? Supermarkets perhaps that are open 24 >>> hours? Tag them with their web site, phone number, type of business etc. >>> Especially decent coffee shops, you never know I might want to visit >>> sometime. >>> >>> OSM is electronic so add tags in JOSM perhaps to POIs. Once the data is >>> in the database different rendering solutions can pull or present different >>> images based on what the user would like to see. >>> >>> Cheerio John >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 13 April 2010 20:25, Tyler Gunn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I discovered OSM a few weeks ago and have been hooked since. I've been >>>> refining the existing map data for my subdivision, adding new roads, >>>> cleaning up existing ones, and adding POIs. >>>> >>>> I've also traced all the houses in my subdivision and am planning to >>>> head out with a stack of WalkingPapers and gather POIs and address >>>> mappings: >>>> >>>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=49.78226&lon=-97.16557&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF >>>> >>>> Can anyone out there recommend good examples of well mapped areas in >>>> Canada? I'm just looking to get a feel for what people are mapping, and >>>> how >>>> they're handling interesting road junctions, etc. I realize the Wiki has >>>> guidelines for lots of this but its always nice to get some tips and tricks >>>> from other sources as well. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> Tyler >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Talk-ca mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-ca mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-ca mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >> >> > > > -- > Marc Provencher > [email protected] >
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