Re: [OSM-talk] New editors
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:21 PM, Mike N wrote: ... > But one newbie deleted about 300 streets, seemingly for a wedding-related > event map :-( ... I couldn't help laughing, that's actually pretty funny. Did you contact the user? Greetings, Floris Looijesteijn ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] New editors
On 4/19/2012 3:50 AM, Floris Looijesteijn wrote: On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:21 PM, Mike N wrote: ... But one newbie deleted about 300 streets, seemingly for a wedding-related event map :-( ... I couldn't help laughing, that's actually pretty funny. Did you contact the user? Yes, I sent a message, but got no reply. Perhaps they were too embarrassed, so the revert will be initiated. It would be funny to get the printed wedding invitation, containing just the remaining major streets! ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] New editors
On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Mike N wrote: > On 4/19/2012 3:50 AM, Floris Looijesteijn wrote: >> >> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:21 PM, Mike N wrote: >> ... >>> >>> But one newbie deleted about 300 streets, seemingly for a >>> wedding-related >>> event map :-( >> >> ... >> >> I couldn't help laughing, that's actually pretty funny. >> >> Did you contact the user? > > > Yes, I sent a message, but got no reply. Perhaps they were too > embarrassed, so the revert will be initiated. It would be funny to get the > printed wedding invitation, containing just the remaining major streets! This kind of wedding map edit actually happened to my country in 2010. :-) http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2010-June/002314.html ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
[OSM-talk] handheld gps unit
hi, what are recommendations for a handheld reasonably priced gps unit? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] handheld gps unit
I'm very pleased with my Garmin eTrex Vista HCx.
Bob
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Re: [OSM-talk] handheld gps unit
On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:20:10 kenneth gonsalves wrote: > hi, > > what are recommendations for a handheld reasonably priced gps unit? Bit old these days, although maybe that makes it cheaper, but I love my Garmin Geko 201. Waterproof, takes two AAA cells. Reasonably accurate. Robust. Well-implemented features. I'd like to know what's current, but I am always extremely happy when I use my Geko. Best wishes, Andrew ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] handheld gps unit
Hi, Am 19.04.2012 14:20, schrieb kenneth gonsalves: > what are recommendations for a handheld reasonably priced gps unit? I am also very happy with my Garmin eTrex Vista HCx, allthough it doesn't feature a recent GPS chipset. On the german list there is a discussion at the moment about current GPS-loggers (+ Bluetooth-connection to use them as GPS dongle for other devices) and their chipsets. Very interesting (and new) devices that have been mentioned there: http://www.kowoma.de/gps/geraetetests/wintec_wbt202/wbt202_p1.html (using u-blox 5) http://www.kowoma.de/gps/geraetetests/iblue%20747A+/iblue747A+.html (MTKII-chipset) The pages are in german but you can find other reviews of these devices via Google. Depends on what exactly you are looking for. A device with a "big" screen for map display and navigation or just a GPS-logger with pushbutton to create waypoints ... Best regards, Jannis ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] New editors
> >>> But one newbie deleted about 300 streets, seemingly for a > >>> wedding-related > >>> event map :-( > >> > >> ... > >> > >> I couldn't help laughing, that's actually pretty funny. > >> > >> Did you contact the user? > > > > > > Yes, I sent a message, but got no reply. Perhaps they were too > > embarrassed, so the revert will be initiated. It would be funny to get the > > printed wedding invitation, containing just the remaining major streets! > > This kind of wedding map edit actually happened to my country in 2010. :-) > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2010-June/002314.html I wonder what the intent of the user was? It appears to me that they were attempting to create a certain type of map by altering the data. Here on the list we would argue that the issue the user is tackling is a rendering issue, not a data issue. Is this a clue to a different way of rendering? In the same way that streetmap and cyclemap have the same data but produce different looking maps? Perhaps a renderer could make a weddingmap :-D It could work by having the user center the map on their one point of interest, and then the rendering process would have high detail around that center point, but have the detail drop off successively the greater the distance from the center point. So minor streets around the wedding venue would be rendered because that is useful for navigation and parking. But minor streets further away from the venue would not be rendered, because the intent is to highlight only the chosen point of interest and major transportation routes to that point. nick *** WARNING: This email (including any attachments) may contain legally privileged, confidential or private information and may be protected by copyright. You may only use it if you are the person(s) it was intended to be sent to and if you use it in an authorised way. No one is allowed to use, review, alter, transmit, disclose, distribute, print or copy this email without appropriate authority. If this email was not intended for you and was sent to you by mistake, please telephone or email me immediately, destroy any hardcopies of this email and delete it and any copies of it from your computer system. Any right which the sender may have under copyright law, and any legal privilege and confidentiality attached to this email is not waived or destroyed by that mistake. It is your responsibility to ensure that this email does not contain and is not affected by computer viruses, defects or interference by third parties or replication problems (including incompatibility with your computer system). Opinions contained in this email do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Department of Transport and Main Roads, Maritime Safety Queensland or endorsed organisations utilising the same infrastructure. *** ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] New editors
This seems to be a recurring thing. I have personally caught, contacted and reverted 3 people who just wanted a simplified map of an area. I just happened to spot their edits in LiveEditMapViewer. I haven't really been paying as much attention to it lately so I'm sure a number of such edits have slipped through. Somehow the users didn't understand that they were saving their changes to THE database and that it would affect everyone who uses OSM data. I'm not sure how to get the message across any better. Toby On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 5:21 PM, wrote: > >> >>> But one newbie deleted about 300 streets, seemingly for a >> >>> wedding-related >> >>> event map :-( >> >> >> >> ... >> >> >> >> I couldn't help laughing, that's actually pretty funny. >> >> >> >> Did you contact the user? >> > >> > >> > Yes, I sent a message, but got no reply. Perhaps they were too >> > embarrassed, so the revert will be initiated. It would be funny to get >> > the >> > printed wedding invitation, containing just the remaining major streets! >> >> This kind of wedding map edit actually happened to my country in 2010. :-) >> >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2010-June/002314.html > > I wonder what the intent of the user was? It appears to me that they were > attempting to create a certain type of map by altering the data. Here on > the list we would argue that the issue the user is tackling is a rendering > issue, not a data issue. > > Is this a clue to a different way of rendering? In the same way that > streetmap and cyclemap have the same data but produce different looking > maps? > > Perhaps a renderer could make a weddingmap :-D > > It could work by having the user center the map on their one point of > interest, and then the rendering process would have high detail around > that center point, but have the detail drop off successively the greater > the distance from the center point. So minor streets around the wedding > venue would be rendered because that is useful for navigation and > parking. But minor streets further away from the venue would not be > rendered, because the intent is to highlight only the chosen point of > interest and major transportation routes to that point. > > nick > > *** > WARNING: This email (including any attachments) may contain legally > privileged, confidential or private information and may be protected by > copyright. You may only use it if you are the person(s) it was > intended to be sent to and if you use it in an authorised way. No one > is allowed to use, review, alter, transmit, disclose, distribute, print > or copy this email without appropriate authority. > > If this email was not intended for you and was sent to you by mistake, > please telephone or email me immediately, destroy any hardcopies of > this email and delete it and any copies of it from your computer > system. Any right which the sender may have under copyright law, and > any legal privilege and confidentiality attached to this email is not > waived or destroyed by that mistake. > > It is your responsibility to ensure that this email does not contain > and is not affected by computer viruses, defects or interference by > third parties or replication problems (including incompatibility with > your computer system). > > Opinions contained in this email do not necessarily reflect the > opinions of the Department of Transport and Main Roads, > Maritime Safety Queensland or endorsed organisations utilising > the same infrastructure. > *** > > > > > ___ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] handheld gps unit
kenneth gonsalves writes: > hi, > > what are recommendations for a handheld reasonably priced gps unit? I still enjoy my Columbus/Visiontac V-900. It's a GPS data logger which records georeferenced audio notes. It's quite compact, and the battery lasts from morning to night (rechargable). -- --my blog is athttp://blog.russnelson.com Crynwr supports open source software 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315-600-8815 Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | Sheepdog ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] handheld gps unit
What do you want to use it for? What's your budget? What features do you need? Any special requirements? etc Steve On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 10:20 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > hi, > > what are recommendations for a handheld reasonably priced gps unit? > -- > regards > Kenneth Gonsalves > > > ___ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
