Re: [OSM-talk] PBF and perl?

2010-11-22 Thread Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 16:20, Gary68  wrote:

> just browsed the PBF wiki page and svn and didn't find any perl support.
> is there any module out there to read PBF files?

Yes, see Google::ProtocolBuffers on CPAN[1].

1. Found by entering "protocol buffer" into search.cpan.org.

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Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Best license for future tiles?

2010-11-22 Thread Frederik Ramm

Hi,

Kevin Peat wrote:
Are there any concrete examples of share-alike actually benefitting 
OSM?  It seems like a good thing for software projects but for OSM I 
don't really see the benefit.


One of the "benefits" massively touted by some Australian project 
members (but also, less loudly, by others e.g. years ago Chris Schmidt 
with his MassGIS import) is that there's more data we can import if we 
use a license that those who own the data agree with.


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Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Best license for future tiles?

2010-11-22 Thread 80n
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Ed Avis  wrote:

> Richard Fairhurst  writes:
>
> >>It's curious that two of the strongest defences of 'strong share-alike'
> come
> >>from yourself and Richard F. - but both of you prefer public domain.  I,
> >>too, would prefer public domain over the ODbL.  What's going on?
>
> >Basically, OSM has several outspoken people who won't countenance a
> >permissive licence (e.g. Etienne and Steve). If you'd like to try and
> >convince them of the error of their ways you're a braver man than I am.
>
> 80n is also an outspoken person who won't countenance ODbL or the proposed
> contributor terms - so I don't think he weighs on the side favouring ODbL
> rather than PD.  When I spoke with him I think his main concern was
> attribution:
> 80n, is that correct?  So a CC-BY licence might be acceptable.  Would you
> as
> a 'public domain' proponent accept attribution-only as good enough?
>
> My view is that both the BY and SA elements of the current license are good
for the project.

The attribution element is good because it ensures that the contributors get
some credit.  It's the only thing they get out of it and since the whole
success of OSM depends on the kindness of contributors I think it's the
least that we can do for them.

The share-alike element is also a force for good because it enables
downstream contributions to be added back into OSM.  It ensures that
downstream users play fair with the content and prevents many inequitable
uses.

I see that OSM has thrived with the current license.  I see that
contributors and consumers understand what is expected and on the whole
comply with the spirit of the license.  Major transgressions are usually
corrected quickly and apologies made.

So that's what's good about the current license.  Agreed, there are a few
use cases where it would be nice if the license worked better (I think
Richard, in particular, suffers from one of these) but no license is ever
going to be a perfect fit.  We've seen that all too clearly from the attempt
to craft ODbL+CT specifically to our needs.

As for what's wrong with ODbL, there are many problems.  ODbL is a complex
license that is hard for the layman to understand and hard for people to
comply with.  It relies on different types of law (copyright, database right
and contract law), all of which are complex fields with very different
characteristics and nuances.  And these very greatly between jurisdictions.
There are novel elements in ODbL (in particular the belief that the database
right extends to reverse engineered content in produced works) that will
only be watertight once they have been tested in the courts.

The relationship between ODbL and DbCL is not very clear and I'm not
convinced that lawyers really understand the distinction between a database
and it's content.  I'm certain that it isn't understood by most ordinary
people.  The implications of DbCL are murky at best.

The belief that the data is the resource that needs to be protected and that
it is not currently protected by copyright law is a misunderstanding of how
existing copyright law applies to cartography.  Copyright can exist in a
work in *whatever* form it takes and a digital representation is just one of
those forms.  Cartography is fundamentally different from the data in
telephone directories and copyright in maps is a well understood and proven
principle.

Moving on to the Contributor Terms.  Well, they are just a big mistake.
OSM's content is enormously valuable.  Vesting the control of it to an
organisation which has such a poor record of good governance is likely to
make it a very attractive and easy target for some unscrupulous body.  I
fear the outcome of that.

As for the change process itself.  It is using very dubious methods to
achieve consensus and that will taint the project long after the license
change is completed.  The process itself is uncontrolled with no mentor and
no kill switch.  Everyone involved in the LWG is I believe acting in good
faith, I believe they are all doing their best to get a satisfactory
outcome, unfortunately there is nobody and nothing in the process that is
able to call time and bring it to a halt.  So it will keep trundling along
for another year or two until there really isn't anyone left to care.

In summary, my biggest concern is that ODbL will kill the project.  The
change process itself is causing chronic damage and continues to weaken
everyone's resolve and believe.

OSM is a wonderful thing.  It has succeeded fantastically and achieved what
many thought was impossible.  The current license may not be perfect but it
works damn well and we should be very careful about trying to fix something
that isn't very much broken.

80n

PS if I had to choose, with a gun to my head, between ODbL and PD for OSM
then I would opt for PD.  I just don't think ODbL is workable, at least PD
would work even if I don't agree with it.



> You're right, though, that there are others within the project w

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Best license for future tiles?

2010-11-22 Thread Kevin Peat
On 22 November 2010 18:32, Ed Avis  wrote:

> it was simply assumed right from the outset that share-alike is
> the 'consensus'...
>

Are there any concrete examples of share-alike actually benefitting OSM?  It
seems like a good thing for software projects but for OSM I don't really see
the benefit.

Kevin
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Re: [OSM-talk] South Pole?

2010-11-22 Thread Jon Burgess
On Mon, 2010-11-22 at 17:59 +0100, Rob wrote:
> even more "polution"
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=0.445&lon=-1.674&zoom=10&layers=M

That has a different cause. Someone did upload data putting buildings
here which have since been removed:

http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/75383193

What you are seeing is a few tiles which have escaped the re-rendering
process after the data was removed.

   Jon



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Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Best license for future tiles?

2010-11-22 Thread Ed Avis
Richard Fairhurst  writes:

>>It's curious that two of the strongest defences of 'strong share-alike' come 
>>from yourself and Richard F. - but both of you prefer public domain.  I, 
>>too, would prefer public domain over the ODbL.  What's going on?  

>Basically, OSM has several outspoken people who won't countenance a
>permissive licence (e.g. Etienne and Steve). If you'd like to try and
>convince them of the error of their ways you're a braver man than I am.

80n is also an outspoken person who won't countenance ODbL or the proposed
contributor terms - so I don't think he weighs on the side favouring ODbL
rather than PD.  When I spoke with him I think his main concern was attribution:
80n, is that correct?  So a CC-BY licence might be acceptable.  Would you as
a 'public domain' proponent accept attribution-only as good enough?

You're right, though, that there are others within the project who don't think
a permissive licence is the right choice.  But it seems to have never been given
a fair shake - it was simply assumed right from the outset that share-alike is
the 'consensus', and then that was used to bring in a whole lot of legalese to
close off possible loopholes, giving ODbL as the unchallengeable end result 
which
must now be pushed through at all costs.

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[OSM-talk] Localisation and better search in Taginfo

2010-11-22 Thread Jochen Topf
I just put the new version of Taginfo (http://taginfo.openstreetmap.de/)
online.

Taginfo now supports multiple languages. Currently only English and German,
but other languages can be added easily. Not all texts are translated yet.
By default Taginfo uses the language selected in your browser. Using the
drop-down-box on the top right you can override this. The language choice
will then be stored in a cookie.

If you want to help translating: The translations are in the git repository
at https://github.com/joto/taginfo/tree/master/web/i18n/ . The format should
be obvious from the existing files. In the medium term this should probably
be done through translatewiki or so, maybe somebody wants to take this on.

In addition I have redone the whole search. Keys and values are now searched
using a prefix search, so "max" will find "maxspeed" but not "betamax". Parts
of a key or value separated by colons, whitespace, or similar are searched
separately. If you search for something like "=residential" (without the
quotes but with the equals sign) all values with "residential" in them are
found regardless of the key. Something like "highway=residential" also works.

The search has an autocompletion function which finds frequently appearing
tags.

The Taginfo pages contain an OpenSearch description, you can easily add the
Taginfo search to your browser. In Firefox for instance you can click on the
icon to the left of the search field and choose "Add Taginfo".

The search isn't perfect. There are many difficulties, for instance it should
be fast and not need too many server resources. Thats why there is no
substring search. And the search should be as intuitive and easy to use as
possible. Making the equals sign "magic", interpreting it in a special way
is an experiment. It makes some searches very easy, but sometimes it doesn't
do what you want. We'll see how that works out in practice.

If you are interested in technical details: Taginfo uses a fullext index
created by the FTS3 module included in Sqlite. For the autocompletion a
special table containing common keys and key/value combinations is used.
Its (re-)created on every data import.

Have fun experimenting!

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Re: [OSM-talk] South Pole?

2010-11-22 Thread Rob
even more "polution"
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=0.445&lon=-1.674&zoom=10&layers=M

2010/11/15 Toby Murray :
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Nakor  wrote:
>> My next question is then: what is the correct place to
>> report it?
>
> Trac. But it has already been reported there:
>
> http://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/1327
>
> Toby
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[OSM-talk] PBF and perl?

2010-11-22 Thread Gary68
hi,

just browsed the PBF wiki page and svn and didn't find any perl support.
is there any module out there to read PBF files?

thanks

gerhard
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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Jukka Rahkonen
Steve Bennett  gmail.com> writes:

> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/767553/OSM/waypoints/waypoints.zip


Try WP1.gpx - WP12.gpx
http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/JRA/traces

I added the same fake two node track to each file somewhere from the area of the
first WP file.

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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread martyn


My GPS unit produces separate POI / waypoint files in addition to 
trackpoint files. Combining the two produces a file that can be 
visualised and traced in Potlatch:


Waypoint files may not be timestamped, so using a text editor, add 
timestamps to each waypoint in the format


2010-10-06T11:15:27Z

Then cut the block of waypoints and paste at the end the list of 
trkpoints.  You might want to edit the trkpoints to just a few in the 
vicinity of the waypoints.  The resulting file:





 version="1.1" creator="" 
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; 
xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0"; 
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0 
http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0/gpx.xsd";>



lon="-1.6299166">02010-10-06T11:15:20Z0.0 
kmh
lon="-1.6299165">02010-10-06T11:15:21Z0.0 
kmh
lon="-1.6299163">02010-10-06T11:15:22Z0.0 
kmh
lon="-1.6299162">02010-10-06T11:15:23Z0.0 
kmh



>2010-10-06T11:15:27Z0POI 1
lon="-1.62686897">2009-01-05T12:55:17Z0POI 
2
>2009-01-05T12:55:18Z0POI 3
>2009-01-05T12:55:19Z0POI 4



--

Upload the file with visibility as "Private", edit with save, and the 
wpts show up as orange spots.  The name is revealed on mouse over.

Delete file when finished.



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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Richard Welty
On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:30:15 -0400 , Donald Campbell II 
 wrote:


I'd just add that depending on your GPS the waypoints may not be in the GPX
files.  For example with Garmin GPS devices the Waypoints are stored in the
internal memory and must be extracted using GPSBabel or similar.  The GPX
files copied off when in USB Disk mode will only be tracks.

this is not true of all Garmins. my 255WT includes any waypoints in the
GPX files i offload.

richard


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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Ed Loach
> One rule: no JOSM. I have a preference for online tools if
possible.

Thanks to RichardF's help on irc I can confirm that I've managed to
display one of the waypoint files from my GT31 as a background
vector layer in Potlatch 2. 

I uploaded the .gpx file to my own website and added crossdomain.xml
as per wiki instructions (and RichardF's reminder). I then renamed
the .gpx as .xml as my web host was blocking the file as an unknown
file extension and it was easier to rename than define .gpx (though
I did try).

If you want to test then use this link for an instance of Potlatch
2:
http://random.dev.openstreetmap.org/potlatch2/potlatch2.html?lat=52.
323538300&lon=-1.939108300
and select 
http://www.loach.me.uk/test.xml 
as the background layer file (GPX format). It contains only one
waypoint (M000).

I'll remove the test files in a day or two, for those reading this
belatedly (or from the archives)...

Ed


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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Tom Hughes
On 22/11/10 12:40, Jukka Rahkonen wrote:

> The reason for not accepting GPX with just waypoints is obviously that
> timestamps are wanted as an evidence to prove that OSM mappers have been on
> place instead of copying waypoint lists from the web.

Wrong. Apart from anything else waypoints in GPX files do have
timestamps, or at least the ones my GPS produces do.

The reason can be found here:


http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FAQ#Why_didn.27t_my_GPX_file_upload_properly.3F

Which will tell you this:

  "The reason for this is that if you reset many GPS units or download
   map data to them, then you often get copyrighted data put in the
   GPX. The most famous example is that if you reset a Garmin GPS unit
   then it will put the locations of the Garmin offices around the
   world as waypoints on the unit.

I happen to think that's a pretty bonkers reason, but it is the reason
it wasn't done as far I understand it.

Tom

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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Steve Bennett
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 12:18 AM, Steve Bennett  wrote:
> Next option - is there someone here who could do this for me? I have
> about 10 or so waypoint files. Maybe some brilliant JOSM user can show
> me how it's done.

Err, if so:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/767553/OSM/waypoints/waypoints.zip

Thanks in advance,
Steve

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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Steve Bennett
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 11:40 PM, Jukka Rahkonen
 wrote:
> You can upload waypoints with GPX file, but only if the same GPX file has at
> least one formally valid track. Formally valid means that the track has
> timestamps. You can add a fake track into your GPX waypoint file by hand with
> some text editor and then it will be possible to upload it. Once it is on the
> server you can continue with selecting "Edit" from the list of traces and do 
> the
> rest with Potlatch.

Ok, well, I've just had a go at this, and it didn't work for me. The
track came through, but no waypoints. Maybe I got something wrong in
the .gpx.

> The reason for not accepting GPX with just waypoints is obviously that
> timestamps are wanted as an evidence to prove that OSM mappers have been on
> place instead of copying waypoint lists from the web. I do not know how
> effective it is in preventing this.

Was this a real problem? Seems like a case of cutting off your nose to
spite your face. A pretty common use case (get waypoints. upload
waypoint file.) is being deliberately unsupported to prevent one of
many possible forms of vandalism/copyright infringement. Maybe if
there was some kind of "trusted" flag, who knows.

Anyway, that's a real pity.

Next option - is there someone here who could do this for me? I have
about 10 or so waypoint files. Maybe some brilliant JOSM user can show
me how it's done.

Steve

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Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Best license for future tiles?

2010-11-22 Thread Richard Fairhurst

Ed Avis wrote:
> It's curious that two of the strongest defences of 'strong share-alike'
> come 
> from yourself and Richard F. - but both of you prefer public domain.  I, 
> too, would prefer public domain over the ODbL.  What's going on?  
> Shouldn't we stop adding more legalese and just focus on transitioning 
> OSM to PD or attribution-only?

Good luck with that, as the phrase goes. :(

Basically, OSM has several outspoken people who won't countenance a
permissive licence (e.g. Etienne and Steve). If you'd like to try and
convince them of the error of their ways you're a braver man than I am.

cheers
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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread steve brown
Ok, maybe not into the osm gpx layer, but the files saved into the trace
list still include the waypoints, and those waypoints can be used by
potlatch.
Steve
On 22 Nov 2010 12:37, "Tom Hughes"  wrote:
> On 22/11/10 11:41, steve brown wrote:
>
>> The gpx uploader does support them as long as they are in the right
format.
>
> No it doesn't. There's a lot of history here but it was basically
> deliberate that it doesn't import them.
>
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Re: [OSM-legal-talk] openstreetmap in some flash advertising

2010-11-22 Thread Johnny Rose Carlsen
Rob Myers  wrote:

> On 11/21/2010 08:53 PM, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> >
> > Legally they might have to attribute OSM but I'm really thankful
> > they don't, because what they have to sell is some shady software
> > that claims to be able to "locate" people when in reality it's just
> > an x-ray pornocam style rip-off and I would't want to see OSM
> > mentioned in that context.
> 
> BY-SA does allow you to request the removal of attribution from 
> derivative works (BY-SA 2.0 Generic 4.a). This might be useful in
> future to preventing OSM becoming associated with any other outbreaks
> of pornocamvertising.

How does that work? Does is require all contributors to agree on it?,
or is there another way?

 - Johnny

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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Jukka Rahkonen
Steve Bennett  gmail.com> writes:

> 
> Hi all,
>   Can anyone suggest any workflow, tools, whatever to get the
> waypoints that I have captured on my GPS (tourist attractions, hotels
> etc) into OSM? I understand the GPX upload interface doesn't support
> them. Just looking for some way to get an object in the right spot so
> I can edit it in Potlatch.

Hi,

You can upload waypoints with GPX file, but only if the same GPX file has at
least one formally valid track. Formally valid means that the track has
timestamps. You can add a fake track into your GPX waypoint file by hand with
some text editor and then it will be possible to upload it. Once it is on the
server you can continue with selecting "Edit" from the list of traces and do the
rest with Potlatch.

The reason for not accepting GPX with just waypoints is obviously that
timestamps are wanted as an evidence to prove that OSM mappers have been on
place instead of copying waypoint lists from the web. I do not know how
effective it is in preventing this.


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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Tom Hughes
On 22/11/10 11:41, steve brown wrote:

> The gpx uploader does support them as long as they are in the right format.

No it doesn't. There's a lot of history here but it was basically
deliberate that it doesn't import them.

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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Claudius

Am 22.11.2010 12:36, Steve Bennett:

Hi all,
   Can anyone suggest any workflow, tools, whatever to get the
waypoints that I have captured on my GPS (tourist attractions, hotels
etc) into OSM? I understand the GPX upload interface doesn't support
them. Just looking for some way to get an object in the right spot so
I can edit it in Potlatch.

One rule: no JOSM. I have a preference for online tools if possible.


Try the Web applet version of JOSM: http://josm.openstreetmap.de/applet

Claudius


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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread SomeoneElse

On 22/11/2010 12:20, Steve Bennett wrote:

So...what's the right format? I have a feeling I've been down this
road before and didn't get very far. It really doesn't seem like a
very obscure thing I'm trying to do here. Workarounds?

Steve

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Have a look at:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/traces/tag/Limestone_Way

That search should get you to a GPX file that contains mostly 
waypoints.  There is one track point in it, so that the upload doesn't barf.



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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Donald Campbell II
I'd just add that depending on your GPS the waypoints may not be in the GPX
files.  For example with Garmin GPS devices the Waypoints are stored in the
internal memory and must be extracted using GPSBabel or similar.  The GPX
files copied off when in USB Disk mode will only be tracks.  So if you're
not seeing the waypoints it may be that you haven't gotten them off the
device yet.  In that case, I hope you haven't already deleted them from the
device.
:-o

-Don.
P.S. This is good info for the newbies list as well.

*Hi all,
 Can anyone suggest any workflow, tools, whatever to get the
waypoints that I have captured on my GPS (tourist attractions, hotels
etc) into OSM? I understand the GPX upload interface doesn't support
them. Just looking for some way to get an object in the right spot so
I can edit it in Potlatch.

One rule: no JOSM. I have a preference for online tools if possible.

Thanks,*
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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Steve Bennett
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 10:41 PM, steve brown  wrote:
> The gpx uploader does support them as long as they are in the right format.
> Potlatch also supports them and shows them like temporary nodes.

So...what's the right format? I have a feeling I've been down this
road before and didn't get very far. It really doesn't seem like a
very obscure thing I'm trying to do here. Workarounds?

Steve

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Re: [OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread steve brown
The gpx uploader does support them as long as they are in the right format.
Potlatch also supports them and shows them like temporary nodes.
Stece
On 22 Nov 2010 11:39, "Steve Bennett"  wrote:
> Hi all,
> Can anyone suggest any workflow, tools, whatever to get the
> waypoints that I have captured on my GPS (tourist attractions, hotels
> etc) into OSM? I understand the GPX upload interface doesn't support
> them. Just looking for some way to get an object in the right spot so
> I can edit it in Potlatch.
>
> One rule: no JOSM. I have a preference for online tools if possible.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
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[OSM-talk] So how *do* you get GPS waypoints into OSM?

2010-11-22 Thread Steve Bennett
Hi all,
  Can anyone suggest any workflow, tools, whatever to get the
waypoints that I have captured on my GPS (tourist attractions, hotels
etc) into OSM? I understand the GPX upload interface doesn't support
them. Just looking for some way to get an object in the right spot so
I can edit it in Potlatch.

One rule: no JOSM. I have a preference for online tools if possible.

Thanks,
Steve

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Re: [OSM-talk] using wiktionary.org on map feature pages

2010-11-22 Thread Sam Vekemans
...
and *we* can also edit wiktionary.org ... but lets not go their eithor ...


I already agreed to the 1st responce, and i'm creating a separate wiki
website for 'international map feature standards' .. which is a
combination of the many different maps that are around the world.

I'll only be adding in the .osm tags when a standard is known, and
already used by mapping agencies ... like Natural Resources Canada
(canvec) and clearly defined like Linz. ... with a link to the osm
wiki.
So it's in the reverse order, as the 'OpenMapFeatures' (if that's what
it will be called)


cheers,
sam

On 11/21/10, Steve Bennett  wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 4:18 AM, Tom Hughes  wrote:
>> Surely it will just reinforce the idea that tag keys and values should be
>> interpreted as their literal dictionary meanings, which for many of our
>> tags
>> is completely wrong.
>
> Seconding this. The definition of power=pylon is whatever *we* decide
> it is, not whatever wiktionary decides it is. Don't even go there.
>
> Steve
>


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