Re: [talk-au] Global warming?
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010, John Smith wrote: The opposite is happening near Brisbane, seems land has been reclaimed from the sea: http://osm.org/go/ueGzkZIk- Then the continent must be tipping ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Global warming?
On 28 January 2010 18:49, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote: Then the continent must be tipping Maybe the moon got hit by a chunk of brown dwarf :) ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] Fwd: [Aust-NZ] Brisbane OSGeo meeting
-- Forwarded message -- From: Shaun Kolomeitz shaun.kolome...@derm.qld.gov.au Date: 28 January 2010 14:23 Subject: [Aust-NZ] Brisbane OSGeo meeting To: aust...@lists.osgeo.org Hello all, We will be holding our first Brisbane Open Source Geospatial Users Meeting on Tuesday week, 9 February 2009. I hope you can come along. The aim is to network with others who are also working with, or interested in Geospatial Open Source Software. I've managed to get Cameron Shorter, the FOSS4G 2009 chair to attend, to summarise the FOSS4G conference, and Geospatial Open Source internationally and here in Australia. Location: Great Barrier Reef Room, Level 3, 400 George St (corner of Turbot) Agenda: 4:30pm Arrive and informal networking 5:00pm Cameron Shorter to talk about the state of GeoSpatial Open Source, and answer any questions 5:30pm Introductions from all in the room 6:15ish Head off to Cicada (275 George St) or somewhere else close-by If you are interested in attending can you please RSVP by Tuesday 2nd Feb for catering purposes. Regards, Shaun Kolomeitz Principal Project Officer Business and Asset Services Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Department of Environment and Resource Management Ph (07) 3330 5179 E-mail - shaun.kolome...@derm.qld.gov.au As of 26 March 2009 the Department of Natural Resources and Water/Environmental Protection Agency integrated to form the Department of Environment and Resource Management ++ Think B4U Print 1 ream of paper = 6% of a tree and 5.4kg CO2 in the atmosphere 3 sheets of A4 paper = 1 litre of water ++ ___ Aust-NZ mailing list aust...@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/aust-nz ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] Tram stops and routes for Melbourne
Hi there freedom lovers, I've dabbled with a few little tram projects over the last couple of years, so I'm interested in the state of the tram information for Melbourne. I've noticed that the stops in OSM are a little inconsistent and incomplete, so I'd like to get them fixed. Anyone on this list from Melbourne and catching trams, have probably heard of 'Tram Tracker'. It's a web-services based system for predicting the arrival of a tram at a particular stop. I've managed write some little python scripts to compile a little database of all the stops, with info like lat, lng, stop number, routes stopping at each stop, and a few other little bits. So, my questions here are: 1. What sort of agreement do I need from Yarra Trams before this information can be uploaded into OSM? What have others done in the past? What can you do if they agree one day, then change their mind? 2. Is there a particular format/method for uploading this information? I guess I would need to manually remove the existing stops first before pushing the new data in. cheers, Andy ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Tram stops and routes for Melbourne
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Andy Botting a...@andybotting.com wrote: Hi there freedom lovers, I've dabbled with a few little tram projects over the last couple of years, so I'm interested in the state of the tram information for Melbourne. I've noticed that the stops in OSM are a little inconsistent and incomplete, so I'd like to get them fixed. Anyone on this list from Melbourne and catching trams, have probably heard of 'Tram Tracker'. It's a web-services based system for predicting the arrival of a tram at a particular stop. I've managed write some little python scripts to compile a little database of all the stops, with info like lat, lng, stop number, routes stopping at each stop, and a few other little bits. So, my questions here are: 1. What sort of agreement do I need from Yarra Trams before this information can be uploaded into OSM? What have others done in the past? What can you do if they agree one day, then change their mind? Generally you should get some form, either by a published copyright that is compatible with the OSM license, or a specific statement allowing OSM to import the data under it's license, if the general copyright is not compatible. 2. Is there a particular format/method for uploading this information? I guess I would need to manually remove the existing stops first before pushing the new data in. For the couple imports I have done I have user perl (I would assume python equivalent exist) modules to convert from shp/gpx/whatever to the '.osm' xml format and then pushed it in with josm or an osm batch upload script. The long bits tend to be getting copyright agreement (which may be a 'not happening' scenario) and then working out what attributes to put on the data - which i have done iteratively on the list. (ps - Hi Andy - 'Intersect Franc') cheers cheers, Andy ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au -- Franc ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] Nokia to add radar to phones?
Nokia have a prototype which they added radar, like the police used to use till they upgraded to lidar, I wonder how useful something like this would be in combination with other sensors and GPS etc to produce more accurate location information... http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/01/28/nokia_mobile_radar/ Towards the end of the clip they show someone walking to/away from the phone and the phone displays the speed and direction of the person also... ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] re Coastline rendering in Garmins Mapsource
Matt wrote: Coastlines (and the inverse islands issues) have been ongoing for ages for the Mkgmap produced Garmin files. There's a --generate-sea switch for Mkgmap that sometimes works fine, other times, not so good. It's hit and miss enough that I've never enabled it for the maps I generate. Problem seems to come from a few different things - non-closed coastline polygons, coastline direction changes, points where rivers join sea/coastline etc. There's a lot of chat on the mkg-map dev list over the last 6 months or so regarding this. Matt --- Thanks Matt. Without 'sea polygons' it'll remain a complete mess for Garmin displays. We need OSM to work in the 'real world' to accelerate uptake. Hopefully the --generate-sea- switch comes good in Mkgmap. Until then . John k PS The OsmAustralia downloads appear stuck at the 26/1 at 22b. Happy Australia Day. :) ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] re Coastline rendering in Garmins Mapsource
This came up on the talk list: http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2010-January/047660.html ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] re Coastline rendering in Garmins Mapsource
John Smith wrote: This came up on the talk list: http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2010-January/047660.html Thanks John. Later today I hope to get a chance to try some of those ideas out. I'll post back any findings. John H ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Tram stops and routes for Melbourne
On 29 January 2010 08:29, Andy Botting a...@andybotting.com wrote: When writing this email, I had the import of the Vic Police stations in mind. I think this might be similar to what was done in that case. The vic police stations were released under a cc-by license so we didn't need to contact anyone to import them. There has been a couple of data sets imported from http://data.australia.gov.au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Tram stops and routes for Melbourne
Hi John, The vic police stations were released under a cc-by license so we didn't need to contact anyone to import them. There has been a couple of data sets imported from http://data.australia.gov.au I was more referring to the technical problem (OSM xml format, importing data) rather than the political one or getting a license for the data. I think it's a fantastic initiative by the government to release it data. Kinda gives me the impression that they're starting to 'get it', and this information should be free. cheers, Andy ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Tram stops and routes for Melbourne
On 29 January 2010 08:36, Andy Botting a...@andybotting.com wrote: I think it's a fantastic initiative by the government to release it data. Kinda gives me the impression that they're starting to 'get it', and this information should be free. I don't know if they are finally getting it, or just keeping up with the Jones'. Both the US and UK govrernments are in the process of releasing data, or already have, in the US this included at least 3 high value data sets and 300 or more data sets in total. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] re Coastline rendering in Garmins Mapsource
I wrote: Later today I hope to get a chance to try some of those ideas out. I'll post back any findings. OK, I'm the first to admit I'm operating outside my knowledge comfort zone here. But I've tried adding: --generate-sea=polygons,no-sea-sectors,close-gaps=2000 to the mkgmap command, and I've added: natural=sea [0x32 resolution 10] natural=land [0x27 resolution 10] as the first two lines of the mkgmap polygons style file. There's no improvement in the rendering of the ocean. As I'm making a Garmin map which includes New Zealand, I had a look there. The same problem exists - the ocean looks like land. John H ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] re Coastline rendering in Garmins Mapsource
On 29 January 2010 14:18, John Henderson snow...@gmx.com wrote: as the first two lines of the mkgmap polygons style file. There's no improvement in the rendering of the ocean. Read the thread I posted before, you have to tweak other things I think. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] OSM in Feb Silicon Chip
OSM is briefly mentioned as a map source in the GPS Car Computer article in the Feb 2010 issue of Silicon Chip. There's even a screen shot! (Yick - lots of mini-roundabouts - should fix them sometime) Thank goodness the sea levels hadn't risen while they were doing their article. ;-) -- Andrew ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] OSM in Feb Silicon Chip
On 29 January 2010 17:41, Andrew Gregory and...@scss.com.au wrote: OSM is briefly mentioned as a map source in the GPS Car Computer article in the Feb 2010 issue of Silicon Chip. There's even a screen shot! (Yick - lots of mini-roundabouts - should fix them sometime) Do you have a URL? Thank goodness the sea levels hadn't risen while they were doing their article. ;-) Or dropped... ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
