[talk-au] mapping Sydney, etc with Tasking Server
The tasking server allows mappers to select an area to map. Others can see which areas have been mapped and which have not. The goal being increased coordination and reduced duplication. There are several mapping tasks currently, including Sydney, kindly hosted by Simon Poole. http://rebuild.poole.ch/job/8 I see that ten users are mapping in Sydney with the tasking server, in addition to the others mapping "freestyle". :-) I find the tasking server helpful in focusing my efforts. I take my "assigned" area, open it in an editor with the links that are provided, then edit. The workflow "burden" of the tasking server is to provide a comment when you complete each area. Give it a try. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] mapping Sydney, etc with Tasking Server
Now there's 11... I love this. Thank you Simon! This concept removes a lot of indecision. My only question is - when is it safe to click the "Done" button? Is it just for the definition and connection of the geometry of streets and major features, etc.. ? I just marked an area as "Done", but there's unnamed streets. BJ On 28/07/2012, at 11:44 PM, Richard Weait wrote: The tasking server allows mappers to select an area to map. Others can see which areas have been mapped and which have not. The goal being increased coordination and reduced duplication. There are several mapping tasks currently, including Sydney, kindly hosted by Simon Poole. http://rebuild.poole.ch/job/8 I see that ten users are mapping in Sydney with the tasking server, in addition to the others mapping "freestyle". :-) I find the tasking server helpful in focusing my efforts. I take my "assigned" area, open it in an editor with the links that are provided, then edit. The workflow "burden" of the tasking server is to provide a comment when you complete each area. Give it a try. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] mapping Sydney, etc with Tasking Server
Well since this is mainly for armchair mappers that don't have an easy way of verifying street names, I would suggest simply tracing as good as possible (no houses for now :-)) so that we get a road network back. Even if we have a majority of roads without names in some places, we can route still to those that have retained them. Setting the tile to "Done" avoids another mapper going over it again just looking for stuff to trace. The system allows for a 2nd pass "verfication" pass which could be used for adding names and other stuff from the locals. In any case in the end I suspect we will all be using either the no-name OSMI layer ir something similar. Simon Am 28.07.2012 22:02, schrieb Ben Johnson: > Now there's 11... I love this. Thank you Simon! This concept removes > a lot of indecision. > > My only question is - when is it safe to click the "Done" button? Is > it just for the definition and connection of the geometry of streets > and major features, etc.. ? I just marked an area as "Done", but > there's unnamed streets. > > BJ > > > > > On 28/07/2012, at 11:44 PM, Richard Weait wrote: > >> The tasking server allows mappers to select an area to map. Others >> can see which areas have been mapped and which have not. The goal >> being increased coordination and reduced duplication. >> >> There are several mapping tasks currently, including Sydney, kindly >> hosted by Simon Poole. >> >> http://rebuild.poole.ch/job/8 >> >> I see that ten users are mapping in Sydney with the tasking server, in >> addition to the others mapping "freestyle". :-) >> >> I find the tasking server helpful in focusing my efforts. I take my >> "assigned" area, open it in an editor with the links that are >> provided, then edit. The workflow "burden" of the tasking server is to >> provide a comment when you complete each area. >> >> Give it a try. >> >> ___ >> Talk-au mailing list >> Talk-au@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > > ___ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] mapping Sydney, etc with Tasking Server
Perfect... I'll keep plugging away in the Sydney-Newcastle coastal region. And good work Simon for your edits in the Umina Beach area a couple of hours ago. I live in Gosford (just up the road)... I'll go back over these regions and tidy up the road hierarchy based on my local knowledge. BJ Sent from my iPhone On 29/07/2012, at 8:46, Simon Poole wrote: > > Well since this is mainly for armchair mappers that don't have an easy > way of verifying street names, I would suggest simply tracing as good as > possible (no houses for now :-)) so that we get a road network back. > Even if we have a majority of roads without names in some places, we can > route still to those that have retained them. Setting the tile to "Done" > avoids another mapper going over it again just looking for stuff to trace. > > The system allows for a 2nd pass "verfication" pass which could be used > for adding names and other stuff from the locals. In any case in the end > I suspect we will all be using either the no-name OSMI layer ir > something similar. > > Simon > > > Am 28.07.2012 22:02, schrieb Ben Johnson: >> Now there's 11... I love this. Thank you Simon! This concept removes >> a lot of indecision. >> >> My only question is - when is it safe to click the "Done" button? Is >> it just for the definition and connection of the geometry of streets >> and major features, etc.. ? I just marked an area as "Done", but >> there's unnamed streets. >> >> BJ >> >> >> >> >> On 28/07/2012, at 11:44 PM, Richard Weait wrote: >> >>> The tasking server allows mappers to select an area to map. Others >>> can see which areas have been mapped and which have not. The goal >>> being increased coordination and reduced duplication. >>> >>> There are several mapping tasks currently, including Sydney, kindly >>> hosted by Simon Poole. >>> >>> http://rebuild.poole.ch/job/8 >>> >>> I see that ten users are mapping in Sydney with the tasking server, in >>> addition to the others mapping "freestyle". :-) >>> >>> I find the tasking server helpful in focusing my efforts. I take my >>> "assigned" area, open it in an editor with the links that are >>> provided, then edit. The workflow "burden" of the tasking server is to >>> provide a comment when you complete each area. >>> >>> Give it a try. >>> >>> ___ >>> Talk-au mailing list >>> Talk-au@openstreetmap.org >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >> >> >> ___ >> Talk-au mailing list >> Talk-au@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > > > ___ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] Introduction
Hello: I'm doing some arm chair mapping of Broome and surrounding area from Canada. I'd appreciate a quick review from someone more familiar with the local area. I might be mistaking dirt tracks for dried creek beds. Any mentoring would be appreciated :-) From way up here, looks like a nice town to live in. Andrew aka PurpleMustang. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Introduction
On 29/07/12 00:58, Andrew Allison wrote: Hello: I'm doing some arm chair mapping of Broome and surrounding area from Canada. I'd appreciate a quick review from someone more familiar with the local area. I might be mistaking dirt tracks for dried creek beds. Any mentoring would be appreciated :-) From way up here, looks like a nice town to live in. Andrew aka PurpleMustang. Not dried creek beds but fencelines with firebreaks down each side, as here: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/173207364 Normal for most armchair mappers to think it's a track. Cheers Ross ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
