Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread Simon Wood
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:51:22 +0200 Frederik Ramm wrote: > I happen to have a Perl script that does something like this With some pretty simple mods (which even I could handle) your code can output a CSV list of lat/long/distance; however I struggled produce a decent contour from this. Previou

[OSM-talk] [tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - (natural=reef)]

2009-07-14 Thread Dave Stanley
Hi everyone I have created a proposal for natural=reef. So far there are no other tags that are appropriate. There are many important reefs that are unmapped (Great Barrier Reef for example). See the proposal page for more on this. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/reef Reg

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread Stephen Hope
Good luck changing their minds. We have a similar rule near here - no bad winters or wild animals, but some kids were supposed to walk across a major multi-lane highway that had no crossing at all for vehicles for several km each way, but they were within a 1km circle of the school, so no transpor

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Yann Coupin
What would also be convenient would be a way to display older version in the browse history page. Take this way for instance: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/23820548/history The map on the top right overlays the current version on top of the tiles. But what if I want to see how it l

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, si...@mungewell.org wrote: I suppose the way to do it would be to break the OSM highways down in unique ways which link junctions, so that each could be given a length (following node to node) and then use the dijkstra to calculate distance to each 'end' node. I happen to have a Perl scrip

Re: [OSM-talk] Upload of mass data

2009-07-14 Thread Tyler
It's on that page under "imports" see: http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Andre Schoonbee wrote: > Hi Jonas > > I seems not to be able to find the mailing list > > Have looked at http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo > > Andre > > -Original Mes

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread Yann Coupin
I think the way to go is mapnik + postgis/postgresql in combination with pgRounting and its driving distance calculation feature. http://pgrouting.postlbs.org/ Yann Le 14 juil. 09 à 21:36, si...@mungewell.org a écrit : >> only needs an dijkstra algorithm and some more lines of code. > > sound

Re: [OSM-talk] Upload of mass data

2009-07-14 Thread Andre Schoonbee
Hi Jonas I seems not to be able to find the mailing list Have looked at http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo Andre -Original Message- From: Jonas Krückel [mailto:o...@jonas-krueckel.de] Sent: 12 July 2009 08:31 PM To: Andre Schoonbee Cc: Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Upload of mass dat

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread simon
> only needs an dijkstra algorithm and some more lines of code. sounds so simple... ;-) I had a look at the wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijkstra%27s_algorithm) and that would look to make sense. I suppose the way to do it would be to break the OSM highways down in unique ways wh

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread Gary68
another thought: it would also be possible to create additional nodes (where i.e. type=dist, dist=xyz) in xml format that could be fed into an existing osm file. the resulting file could be rendered by KOSMOS. all this would need is an additional rule for the new distance nodes. then you would hav

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread Gary68
hi simon, i will seriously think about it. there's my program osmrender.pl which only needs an dijkstra algorithm and some more lines of code. then it would do. please look at the wiki for the map it produces. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osmrender.pl of course this can be finetuned. ps:

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread MP
I think the worst case to revert is mass deletion - only Potlatch have some facilities to find deleted lines given a BBOX, and only lines, not POIs or relations. Such deletion is quite hard to spot. As for reverting changesets - there is list of nodes/ways/relations that was either added, changed

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 14/7/09, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: > I now have this image of a thematic map in my head which > features a > frightened child walking through a freezing forest having > to dodge > cougars, wolves and pedobears. Sounds like a blockbuster when compared to the usual garbage in gar

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Tyler wrote: > This is generally the sort of thing done with a full blown GIS. Which is how > I would approach it. Use OSM as a data file, stripping out all of the > un-needed information, create a buffer around the schools of interest, maybe > map registered sex of

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread David Earl
If you're prepared to take the route it gives you, cyclestreets.net gives you distances along the route (as opposed to how the crow flies), as would any good routing system I'd expect. David ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.op

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread Tyler
This is generally the sort of thing done with a full blown GIS. Which is how I would approach it. Use OSM as a data file, stripping out all of the un-needed information, create a buffer around the schools of interest, maybe map registered sex offenders within the buffer (if you have the equivalent

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 14 Jul 2009, at 18:13, John Smith wrote: --- On Tue, 14/7/09, Chris Hunter wrote: Take a look at the history for this stretch of I-75 near the TN/GA border, since I was unaware of the undo process, I ended up spending 6+ hours redrawing I-75 (admittedly the work needed to be done to fix

Re: [OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread simon
> (bear in > mind this is a rural community with -40'C winters, wildlife such as > bears/cougars and an ungated CPR train route through it). Of course everyone like as a map link: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.6363&mlon=-114.5065&zoom=14&layers=00B0FTF _

[OSM-talk] 'Distance to feature' maps?

2009-07-14 Thread simon
Has anyone done any work in the area of making maps representing 'distance to feature' as measure along routable roadways/footways? Local school board is trying to drop school bus service school kids (from grade 1 up) within 2.0km of school and get them to walk to school (bear in mind this is a ru

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 14/7/09, Chris Hunter wrote: > Take a look at the history for this stretch of I-75 near > the TN/GA border, since I was unaware of the undo process, I > ended up spending 6+ hours redrawing I-75 (admittedly the > work needed to be done to fix TIGER, but still) because of a > single-k

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Chris Hunter wrote: > Take a look at the history for this stretch of I-75 near the TN/GA > border, since I was unaware of the undo process, I ended up spending > 6+ hours redrawing I-75 (admittedly the work needed to be done > to fix TIGER, but still) because of a single-keystroke mistake > th

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Hunter
For those of us who live in areas that are pretty sparse on mappers, I don't see this being a problem. Speaking from personal experience, just seeing an undo button on your user history would prevent a lot of conflicts from people trying to "fix" their mistakes. Take a look at the history for thi

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Renaud MICHEL
Le mardi 14 juillet 2009 à 13:13, Francois Van Der Biest a écrit : > Therefore, I imagine we should show features which have been > created/updated/deleted in different colors (eg: green/blue/red) on > the changeset page. +1 That would be really cool. I've been missing such a feature since changes

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Ulf Lamping
Shaun McDonald schrieb: > > On 14 Jul 2009, at 09:50, Ulf Lamping wrote: > >> Tom Hughes schrieb: >> >>> because in general terms it won't work - reverting >>> will often need manual intervention to resolve conflicts. >> >> I've heard this argument many times before, but no prove that it is >> ac

Re: [OSM-talk] Select Osmarender from URL?

2009-07-14 Thread Joseph Reeves
Just find the map as you want to send it, select the renderer option and click permalink (or copy the shortlink). Notice the layers option at the end of the URL: Mapnik: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=43.8&lon=87.4&zoom=4&layers=B000FTF Osmarender: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=43.8&lon=

Re: [OSM-talk] Select Osmarender from URL?

2009-07-14 Thread Adam Schreiber
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Mike N. wrote: > I'd like to be able to send a link by email to someone which starts out > rendering with Osmarender by default.   (The reason is the nice rendering of > cycle lanes with the green fringe). > >  Is there a URL argument that can select Osmarender by

[OSM-talk] Select Osmarender from URL?

2009-07-14 Thread Mike N.
I'd like to be able to send a link by email to someone which starts out rendering with Osmarender by default. (The reason is the nice rendering of cycle lanes with the green fringe). Is there a URL argument that can select Osmarender by default? I couldn't find anything listed in the Wiki.

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-ca] name tags for rivers and lakes

2009-07-14 Thread Sam Vekemans
Thanks, done. I'll further explain on the wiki, and on the chart. It'll be available as a 'helper' (extra folder) for when people tag the lines and polygons. Cheers, Sam On 7/14/09, Mepham, Michael wrote: > The names as a node were created for the purpose of placing text on a > visual map. If

Re: [OSM-talk] The future of bugs in OSM

2009-07-14 Thread Florian Lohoff
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 03:15:44PM +0200, Mitja Kleider wrote: > There is kind of an API, it is already used by the JOSM openstreetbugs > plugin. You can use it to create, comment, close or fetch bugs. If other > API features are needed, they can be added. The source code and database > structure

[OSM-talk] The future of bugs in OSM

2009-07-14 Thread Mitja Kleider
(This is a reply to the original mail by SteveC this month.) I created the new OSB because I wanted reliable access to the data. I think that this goal was reached. There is kind of an API, it is already used by the JOSM openstreetbugs plugin. You can use it to create, comment, close or fetch b

[OSM-talk] name tags for rivers and lakes

2009-07-14 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi all, As im going through the 'named features' types, im wondering if it's OK to be keeping river names as a node, and have that 'AS WELL' as having the river with its name. And having lakes as a node as well as an area. .. or maybe not, but i'm looking for a logical explanation for it. :) (When

Re: [OSM-talk] Proposal 'man_made:tower' and 'communications_transpoder'

2009-07-14 Thread Lennard
John Smith wrote: >> source_ref=http://www.antenneregister.nl/ >> technology=GSM 900 > > I'd split the last line into frequency/technology, 900Mhz or similar for > freq, and technology could be a bunch of things, from > GSM|UTMS|HSDPA|WCDMA|WiMax|LTE etc etc etc... Seems reasonable. The import

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Francois Van Der Biest
I agree with Pieren on this. Monitoring changesets should also be as easy as in Wikipedia. Therefore, I imagine we should show features which have been created/updated/deleted in different colors (eg: green/blue/red) on the changeset page. As this could result in a big vector load for the browser,

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 14 Jul 2009, at 09:50, Ulf Lamping wrote: Tom Hughes schrieb: because in general terms it won't work - reverting will often need manual intervention to resolve conflicts. I've heard this argument many times before, but no prove that it is actually true. Why not do it the osm way, impleme

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Pieren
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Chris Hill wrote: > And when a vandal chooses to undo all the changesets you have added in the > last few months how will you feel then? > > Cheers, Chris > Then I will revert his changeset. And if it happens again, I will call the community for some help. As wiki

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Hill
And when a vandal chooses to undo all the changesets you have added in the last few months how will you feel then? Cheers, Chris Pieren wrote: On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Ulf Lamping wrote: Why not? Wikipedia seems to be living pretty well with that approach (yes, I'm aware

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Pieren
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Ulf Lamping wrote: > Why not? Wikipedia seems to be living pretty well with that approach > (yes, I'm aware that there are differences to osm, as the revert button > of a page only appears on that pages history, not on a "global revert > list" as it would be in our

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 14/7/09, Tom Hughes wrote: > If you're saying that it should mail some mythical team of > ninja mappers > who will spring into action and revert the changeset then > you're going > to need to establish the team of ninja mappers first before > we can add > the button. Why not star

Re: [OSM-talk] Proposal 'man_made:tower' and 'communications_transpoder'

2009-07-14 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 14/7/09, Lennard wrote: > At the moment, they have been imported in a way that will > not render: > height=46 > source=Antennebureau > source_ref=http://www.antenneregister.nl/ > technology=GSM 900 I'd split the last line into frequency/technology, 900Mhz or similar for freq, and t

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Ulf Lamping
Tom Hughes schrieb: > On 14/07/09 08:30, Bernhard zwischenbrugger wrote: > >> Now we have the changesets like >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/1815935 >> >> It's relative easy to identify bad edits. >> >> Is it possible to add an "undo request button" or "spam button" to this >> pa

Re: [OSM-talk] Proposal 'man_made:tower' and 'communications_transpoder'

2009-07-14 Thread Lennard
John Smith wrote: > Jokes aside that isn't actually far fetched since the ACMA (Australian > Communications and Media Authority) has a big database of this information > available, although I'm not sure of the license on the data and I don't > really want to be the one responsible for importing

Re: [OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Tom Hughes
On 14/07/09 08:30, Bernhard zwischenbrugger wrote: > Now we have the changesets like > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/1815935 > > It's relative easy to identify bad edits. > > Is it possible to add an "undo request button" or "spam button" to this > page? What are you expecting thi

Re: [OSM-talk] Vanishing buildings

2009-07-14 Thread Shaun McDonald
The data has gone. It looks like it was this changeset http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/1790341 Shaun On 14 Jul 2009, at 07:49, Markus Lindholm wrote: > Hi > > I just noticed that some buildings in central Stockholm has > disappeared, among then the main railway station. Here's a l

[OSM-talk] Undo request button for changesets

2009-07-14 Thread Bernhard zwischenbrugger
Hi all Now we have the changesets like http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/1815935 It's relative easy to identify bad edits. Is it possible to add an "undo request button" or "spam button" to this page? Bernhard ___ talk mailing list talk