[OSM-talk] iPhone APP for GPX files?
Hi, I switched from my good old N900 to the iPhone but missed one important point. Looks like that there are some really good OSM apps out there (for input and output). But so far I couldn't find a really important type of apps that just work. So just any of you iPhone users here in the list have an APP that can create proper GPX files? I like to take the bus and to create GPX files (I mean as a track not as single POIs) of the bus routes. And there are a lot of bus routes missing in this part of the world :-/ bye AssetBurned smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Sister Projects / possible data source
hi just an idea. would it be possible to include the WiFi or Celltower information that are collected by crowdflow.net into open street map? maybe someone could ask them if they are willing to provide there data ;-) bye AssetBurned On 05.07.2011, at 18:48, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: > 2011/7/5 Frederik Ramm : >> Maybe we should simply have a link "Related Projects" pointing to >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Related_Project in this location? > > > Maybe we can also open a discussion about this "related projects" > list. IMHO googlemapmaker - although having a similar approach - is > not "related to OSM". I'd delete all of the projects there that have a > "no" in the license column, i.e. all copyrighted. IMHO OSM is not > related to projects that collect proprietary data. > > cheers, > Martin > > ___ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
[OSM-talk] old Army Map Service Topographic Maps as WMS ?
Hi, in the german mailing list, one of our fellow mapper posted a link to the University of Texas Libraries collection of Army Maps. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/ He asked if it would be a source, he could use to name places in OSM. So I forward this question and add my own. Can we use it and would it be possible for someone to convert the maps into a WMS format? Even if some of the maps are from the 1940s, it would help to name places in areas where we doesn't have local mapper or limited ressources. cu AssetBurned smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
[OSM-talk] Tag conflict? e.g. man_made=tower and man_made=surveillance
hi, I'm not sure what to do now, but I would like to suggest a scripted change of _all the tags_ man_made=surveillance to surveillance=indoor The first one is an approved proposal http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Surveillance and it only shows if a surveillance is present at the specific location. so a simple swap of these two tags wouldn't mean that information get lost. But it has some advantages as well! first of all you don't need an extra node on the same location again, if you for example have a camera mounted on a tower. and secondary the surveillance=* is more precise. you can specify if a surveillance is done indoor or outdoor and even some specific types. see http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Key:Surveillance for more. cu AssetBurned smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Using OSM Maps on a Nokia Phone without online updates?
Hi, thanks for the tip! The program works with my Nokia, but it looks like you have to compile the whole program every time if you want to update the map data. o_O Sorry but that makes it totally unusable in this case. I need to have a setup that is also usable by my dad. I can explain him to download a file and use it to replace an old one on a storage card... but if I try to explain him that he has to compile something no way. Maybe that is a cool tool if you want to start a business (as some people did in the Apple-App-Store) to sell OpenStreetMap maps for a phone, or if you have to install the same map data on several phones. But not usable in my case :-/ even if i like the idea to have a search function for POIs, addresses and everything else stored in OSM. cu AssetBurned On 24.03.2010, at 18:45, Graham Jones wrote: > Gpsmid is quite a good solution for phones with java (J2ME). > >> On Mar 24, 2010 5:31 PM, "AssetBurned" wrote: >> >> I tried to figure out the best way to use OSM abroad, with my equipment. >> >> I need a way to use downloaded data. So I thought I could use my Symbian >> S60v3 phone for it. It is a Nokia N82, a good tool for tracking, but to >> locate yourself?! >> I found the WhereAmI+ app, but I'm not sure if it's still in developing and >> I also have problems to get maps on it (the export function doesn't work). >> >> I'm not looking for an app that allows me full TomTom like navigation, just >> the usual "here I am" and "ok there is a street", in combination with a way >> to track my position in background. >> I guess that this app is the right one, but if I can't install the maps for >> another country before I travel it would be totally useless. >> >> Does someone have a good idea for an alternative? >> I was also thinking about buying a Garmin, but the N82 does basically have >> the same functionality already. Maybe a tool to use Garmin maps on the N82 >> could be a solution, but I haven't seen such an app. smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Automatically adding open wireless access points
hi On 25.03.2010, at 21:34, Jukka Rahkonen wrote: > Claudius gmx.de> writes: > >> I think WiFi are too temporary a feature to be added to the main OSM >> database. Why not keep it in a seperate project database? >> >> Besides: Nice idea. But will it be needed in times of 3G access? > > Why not? It can be dirty expensive to use 3G when you are abroad. i think it was less then 2 month ago (not sure about that) since someone had the great idea to map the strange of some signals (don't know it it was DVB-T, WLAN or even mobile networks). Anyway the discussion was nearly the same it doesn't make a lot of sense because these information are to temporary. let's see it from another point of view... a similar problem. If you add the opening times of restaurants to the OSM database it would be nice for everyone, not only for people who come from somewhere else and want to visit a good restaurant. But who takes care of the entries? Who checks that these opening times are still correct? I have a bounce of shops and restaurants here within walking distance. But I'm clearly not willing to do that in my area. It is hard enough to keep track of the name and the type of restaurants and shops sometimes. There are a lot of programs available managed by larger ISPs or hot spot companies and even some third party products. and from what I can see there... even companies who should know where they offer free WiFi (or the paid version) are not able to keep track of them. hey they have a database with places where they installed such equipment and they are not able to link it to there apps! sorry as much as I can think of good reasons to add free WiFi to OSM, I clearly wouldn't rely on such an entry. In my local Starbucks they offer WiFi. Served by BT Openzone and T-Mobil is still listing this location for there customers. But I haven't seen a function to login as T-Mobil user. cu AssetBurned ps. I never said that it isn't allowed to add this info to OSM, but if you do so... pleas ensure that the data is always up to date! smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
[OSM-talk] Using OSM Maps on a Nokia Phone without online updates?
Hi, I tried to figure out the best way to use OSM abroad, with my equipment. I need a way to use downloaded data. So I thought I could use my Symbian S60v3 phone for it. It is a Nokia N82, a good tool for tracking, but to locate yourself?! I found the WhereAmI+ app, but I'm not sure if it's still in developing and I also have problems to get maps on it (the export function doesn't work). I'm not looking for an app that allows me full TomTom like navigation, just the usual "here I am" and "ok there is a street", in combination with a way to track my position in background. I guess that this app is the right one, but if I can't install the maps for another country before I travel it would be totally useless. Does someone have a good idea for an alternative? I was also thinking about buying a Garmin, but the N82 does basically have the same functionality already. Maybe a tool to use Garmin maps on the N82 could be a solution, but I haven't seen such an app. cu AssetBurned smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Fwd: Boundaries in Haiti
moin On 16.01.2010, at 17:16, André Riedel wrote: > 2010/1/16 Frédéric Bonifas : >> Hi, >> >> Based on the data here : >> https://www.geoint-online.net/community/haitiearthquake/default.aspx >> of the US Census Bureau, I extracted the city and town borders for >> Haiti. >> The tags I used are : >> >> is_in="name of the district" >> name=* >> boundary=administrative >> admin_level=8 >> source=US Census Bureau >> population=* >> id_commune="ID given in the source file" >> >> The file is here : http://fredericbonifas.free.fr/haiti_boundaries.osm >> >> Does it seem ok to you before uploading ? > I would prefer to upload the complete borders of haiti with > departements, arrondissements, citys and suburbs. Instead of your > method of on way per city, we should use relations. > >> Is there an easy to remove these boundaries if we get better ones later ? > You could easily remove all admin_level=8 ways in certain bbox. > > If we want to use this borders, I will create an import file. from what I can see at the moment that is a huge list of dots! Some are costline, some are streets, some are rivers evn if I like the idea of getting a huge list of points, they should really be checked before importing them. I mean the coastline is already mapped for example. and the points there are very irritating. cu assetburned ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
[OSM-talk] GeoEye pictures of the area e.g. around the airport?
Hi, I was wondering why the satellite images are limited to that area. I mean the city is bigger and I saw some markers for camps outside of the area we got as sat images from GeoEye at the moment. So I was wondering why we are limited to that area? Is there a good reason why we can't use some material which is a bit more east of what we can use at the moment? cu AssetBurned ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] [tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - photo studio
Hi That it is the same problem as with shoe_repair and locksmith. I've never seen a shop that act only as one of it. But I have seen different shops that also act as locksmith and something else, but not as a shoe_repair shop. By the way locksmith is another tag I really would like to see. Here in my home town we have several stores that are specialised in developing films (and they also sell picture frames and very cheap cameras and they taking photos for passports) and we have also shops who are specialised in selling photo equipment (sometimes are also taking passport photos). So what I would do is to create another two tags for them or at least one where these two shops are combined. After thinking of it just one additional tag is better. The reason is simple in a photo studio is a professional photographer, but in these other stores are salesperson who are also focused on taking photos. As criteria to differentiate both types (my proposal and the other shops) you could use: 1) type of people who works in that store (salespersonal or photographer) 2) do they also offer to take photos in house only? both should lead you to the same result which tag would be the right one. cu AssetBurned On 30.11.2009, at 17:35, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > > 2009/11/30 assetburned > Hi, > > I don't know if this is exactly the right way to do it, but I read the > Proposal creation guidelines and I hope it is. > I needed some pictures for a new passport, so I thought why not tagging that > store? > > There are several similar stores I would like to tag in my town. So I thought > I search the wiki for it first, but there was no tag for it. I tried to find > the right tag for a photographer or even better for a photo studio. At least > no tag I could find. > > So I guess it would be a good idea to add this kind of stores with a new shop > tag for which I propose "photo studio". > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Photo_studio > > The idea is to have a single tag for stores where you can either hire a > photographer or make photos (such as passport photos, erotic, family or any > other kind of photos). > > This shouldn't be a tag for stores where you bring your films to let somebody > develop the film and it shouldn't be a tag for shops that are specialised in > selling photo equipment. > By the way does someone know the right tags for that? > > IMHO this causes some problem, as most/many shops that I know of, that are > photo studios also sell photo equipment and develop film. The problem is that > almost no application or editor supports multiple values like > shop=photo_studio;photo_equipment. > If you define photo_studios to explicitly exclude photo_equipment-stores, how > would you propose to tag combinations? > > cheers, > Martin ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
[OSM-talk] [tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - photo studio
Hi, I don't know if this is exactly the right way to do it, but I read the Proposal creation guidelines and I hope it is. I needed some pictures for a new passport, so I thought why not tagging that store? There are several similar stores I would like to tag in my town. So I thought I search the wiki for it first, but there was no tag for it. I tried to find the right tag for a photographer or even better for a photo studio. At least no tag I could find. So I guess it would be a good idea to add this kind of stores with a new shop tag for which I propose "photo studio". http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Photo_studio The idea is to have a single tag for stores where you can either hire a photographer or make photos (such as passport photos, erotic, family or any other kind of photos). This shouldn't be a tag for stores where you bring your films to let somebody develop the film and it shouldn't be a tag for shops that are specialised in selling photo equipment. By the way does someone know the right tags for that? cu assetburned___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
