Re: [talk-au] Home upgrades of an eeePC
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, John Smith wrote: > > An external GPS antenna like this one for the neo > > would be much better > > > > 270431036982 on ebay.com.au > > The GPS he gutted on that wiki page shows an antenna something like that, > except he mounted it inside the eeePC case, but the connectors look > similar/same. his principle was fitting it inside the case mine would have been for function - working gps -- BOFH excuse #313: your process is not ISO 9000 compliant ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Home upgrades of an eeePC
--- On Sun, 26/7/09, Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > his principle was fitting it inside the case > mine would have been for function - working gps I wasn't disagreeing, especially if you read the bit where it looks like he stuffed something up and it only saw 2 satellites :) ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Home upgrades of an eeePC
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, John Smith wrote: > http://beta.ivancover.com/wiki/index.php/Eee_PC_Internal_Upgrades > > Came across that link looking for something completely different, but > anyway apparently the eeePC has free USB conectors on the motherboard which > you can hack some flash ram or other small usb devices into to increase the > capacity or functionality of the eeePC without having things hang out the > side. > > He also has a link for double or more capacity batteries. An external GPS antenna like this one for the neo would be much better 270431036982 on ebay.com.au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, John Smith wrote: > Well tagwatch has this: > > wood=mixed(54)|coniferous(25)|deciduous(15)|Pine(1)|Eucalytus Globulos (Tas > Bluegum)(1) is that from the Au dataset? -- You will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize... posthumously. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
--- On Sun, 26/7/09, Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > wood=mixed(54)|coniferous(25)|deciduous(15)|Pine(1)|Eucalytus > Globulos (Tas > > Bluegum)(1) > is that from the Au dataset? AU/NZ+some pacific islands bbox=110,-50,180,-10 ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] Causeways/Fords
> There are a lot of highway=ford out there that would > probably be better described as mostly=dry :) Someone tagged a lake as: water = intermittent Would it be a good idea to tag causeways/fords that rarely have water running through them this way? ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] Home upgrades of an eeePC
http://beta.ivancover.com/wiki/index.php/Eee_PC_Internal_Upgrades Came across that link looking for something completely different, but anyway apparently the eeePC has free USB conectors on the motherboard which you can hack some flash ram or other small usb devices into to increase the capacity or functionality of the eeePC without having things hang out the side. He also has a link for double or more capacity batteries. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
--- On Sat, 25/7/09, Liz wrote: > and until he visits us and sees what forests we have > - Mallee may well be > temperature broadleaf but the canopy doesn't reach 30% - > he will just be talking through his hat. There seems to be some things that only fit here, like 4wd_only, and platypus' that will propably not have much use beyond Australia. If you can show a lot of use for a particular tag it will be more likely to be added as a formal option, or existing tags modified to take into account some unique aspect. There are a lot of highway=ford out there that would probably be better described as mostly=dry :) Just add a note to the AU recommendations and deal with it in future. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, John Smith wrote: > --- On Sat, 25/7/09, Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > > I was really thinking of the trees / forest business > > like how dare you have forest which doesn't fit neatly > > into these international classifications? > > Most commons I know had the trees cleared so stock could graze... If the > trees grew back it's probably not the same thing any more... > > > > > this is what I was recalling, not to do with commons The UNEP-WCMC spec specifically says "Temperate broadleaf and mixed" covers "the sclerophyllous forests of Australia." I would call both the ecucalypts and eucalyptus broadleaf, the acacia is pretty much a broadlead, and the mixed allows for most of the other stuff to be As both Martin and Tom said, add what's needed to the wiki and the renderers will eventually catch up. I would say starting with the UNEP-WCMC would work nicely, (though it looks like all Australian forests would be broadly classified as the same thing--excluding the "sparse trees and parkland" and "forest plantations") then drilling down to continent/subcontinent specific forest classifications would work. and until he visits us and sees what forests we have - Mallee may well be temperature broadleaf but the canopy doesn't reach 30% - he will just be talking through his hat. http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/fp_background.htm# 4 Broadleaf evergreen forest Natural forests with > 30% canopy cover, the canopy being > 75% evergreen and broadleaf. and he doesn't know a eucalypt from an acacia either ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
--- On Sat, 25/7/09, Elizabeth Dodd wrote: > I was really thinking of the trees / forest business > like how dare you have forest which doesn't fit neatly > into these international classifications? Most commons I know had the trees cleared so stock could graze... If the trees grew back it's probably not the same thing any more... ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, John Smith wrote: > > Those Eurocentric guys remind me of the tales of the 18th > > Century scientists > > learning about the playtpus - didn't fit anything they > > knew, so had to be a > > fake. > > I'm pretty sure the idea of a "town common" comes from the brits, but I > have no idea if it extended any further in europe although the yanks ended > up with some version of it but if I remember correctly it was more > market/early sale yard type stuff, eg Boston Commons I was really thinking of the trees / forest business like how dare you have forest which doesn't fit neatly into these international classifications? -- Someone is speaking well of you. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
--- On Sat, 25/7/09, Liz wrote: > Those Eurocentric guys remind me of the tales of the 18th > Century scientists > learning about the playtpus - didn't fit anything they > knew, so had to be a > fake. I'm pretty sure the idea of a "town common" comes from the brits, but I have no idea if it extended any further in europe although the yanks ended up with some version of it but if I remember correctly it was more market/early sale yard type stuff, eg Boston Commons ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] "Heavy Goods Vehicle"
HGV which only goes as far a semi in size, is the max size truck marked on OSM wiki. Naturally we have bigger trucks and they have route restrictions I've found maps relating to SA here http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/freight/road/vehicle_configuration/road_train.asp and to NSW here http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/heavyvehicles/downloads/rav_maps/rav_nsw/rav_nsw_index.pdf but don't copy anything off the NSW map - i've already found simple mistakes like the wrong end of the road marked for B-double on our road and streets with wrong names . However if anyone wants to map this properly we need new tags that cover the legal vehicle sizes and their routes and the references above would mean we know what was the range to be covered. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, John Smith wrote: > > Should I be using a different tag for landuse? (I > > used leisure=nature_reserve - 'park' doesn't > > sound right - what about 'common'?) > > Town commons, at least in most parts of northern/north-western NSW, were > primarily shared areas people could put their livestock when they lived in > town. Not really a nature reserve at all, although what was the town common > near Inverell was donated to NPWS and turned into a nature reserve. > > The town of Tinhga, NSW itself is in the middle of town common, and you > cross cattle grids going in/out of town, and cows walk round the streets. so 'NR' is unimaginative rendering Bilbul, NSW has a village common - but i'm not sure just which bit of land it is so it isn't mapped. nature_reserve is probably a fine tag from the available choices. Those Eurocentric guys remind me of the tales of the 18th Century scientists learning about the playtpus - didn't fit anything they knew, so had to be a fake. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
--- On Sat, 25/7/09, Mark Pulley wrote: > Should I be using a different tag for landuse? (I > used leisure=nature_reserve - 'park' doesn't > sound right - what about 'common'?) Town commons, at least in most parts of northern/north-western NSW, were primarily shared areas people could put their livestock when they lived in town. Not really a nature reserve at all, although what was the town common near Inverell was donated to NPWS and turned into a nature reserve. The town of Tinhga, NSW itself is in the middle of town common, and you cross cattle grids going in/out of town, and cows walk round the streets. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
On 25/07/2009, at 8:33 PM, Liz wrote: On Sat, 25 Jul 2009, Mark Pulley wrote: You might also note an error in the rendering of the name where the track goes over the top of the dam wall - I have a couple more tweaks to do so I'll fix it then. The NR in the render of the landuse looks odd too Should I be using a different tag for landuse? (I used leisure=nature_reserve - 'park' doesn't sound right - what about 'common'?) Mark P. --- "They offered to transport me back to any point in history that I would care to go, and so I had them send me back to last Thursday night, so I could pay my phone bill on time." (Weird Al Yankovic, "Everything You Know Is Wrong") ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
On Sat, 25 Jul 2009, Mark Pulley wrote: > You might also note an error in the rendering of the name > where the track goes over the top of the dam wall - I have a couple > more tweaks to do so I'll fix it then. The NR in the render of the landuse looks odd too ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Questions: faint and one-way walking tracks
On 22/07/2009, at 10:05 PM, Mark Pulley wrote: 1) For one walk, as the arrows are only placed on one side of the trees, it is only possible to follow the arrows in one direction. Should I use oneway=yes for this walk? (The track is non-existent for this walk.) For those interested, here's the location of the walk. It looks weird with oneway footways, but there you go. I've added a note to the ways about the yellow markers (rather than adding it to the name of the walk). You might also note an error in the rendering of the name where the track goes over the top of the dam wall - I have a couple more tweaks to do so I'll fix it then. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-33.13303&lon=149.68839&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF Mark P. --- "They offered to transport me back to any point in history that I would care to go, and so I had them send me back to last Thursday night, so I could pay my phone bill on time." (Weird Al Yankovic, "Everything You Know Is Wrong") ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Single road, 2 speed limits...
I forgot to mention the outcome of this on the main talk list. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Scope_for_access_tags This seems to be approved by vote, but nothing was added to the maxspeed key, the recommendation was maxspeed:forward=* maxspeed:backward=* ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Best linux mapping/routing setup
--- On Tue, 21/7/09, Ross Scanlon wrote: > > > What happens when you run out of osm coverage? > > > When you run out of OSM data you start making your own > :) > > Definitely, but the end user gets annoyed when there is no > map. When looking for something else I found this: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GroundTruth Which replaced srtm2osm apparently, but can be used to convert DEM information to OSM format, and then you can feed both the OSM data + it into navit format. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
