On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 19:39:05 -0800 Clifford Snow <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > - Useful for cycling advocacy, as it presents a more accurate less > > car-focused set of data, and the open tools around OSM make it > > easier to draw potential options > > > > Can you help me understand this better? Maybe an example. > > (1) I started mapping using OSM because I wanted to create map of bicycle infrastructure in my city. OSM data part is done in large part (including mapping surface of all cycleways), now I am working on tool that given OSM data will produce website describing bicycle infrastructure in a given region - including listing of problems and issues. (2) I am using Github issue tracker to track issues reported to local government (potholes, traffic signal bugs etc) and I am using OSM map links to save locations - it is typically something like "invalid B-2 sign at http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.0818&mlon=19.9160#map=16/50.0818/19.9160";. This allows me to produce map with locations where I may check whatever issue reported some time ago was fixed as it was supposed to happen (I will not make a special trip to check whatever pothole was fixed - but I may remember to check it during drive to church) (OSM used is as basemap - see http://i.imgur.com/YckBQ2e.jpg ). This is probably doable also with other map providers but with OSM it is easier to do* and it is possible to fix problems with used map - for example Polish government has high quality maps but it is either illegal and complicated or highly expensive to use them in this way and in case of Google I failed at step "produce link with marker at wanted location" - before even considering problems caused by using Google service. *at least for me _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
