Re: [talk-au] NSW Alphanumeric at last..
Yay Best. News. Ever. Just saw it on Channel 9 news. I can't believe the state Labor opposition labels this a "waste of money"... given they endorsed it years ago and spent the last 10 years erecting road signs all over NSW with the MAB routes already on them, and covered them all with temporary cover-plates. Idiots. The 9 News report says we'll see the new names starting to appear in January, and will be complete by the end of 2013. BJ On 27/09/2012, at 3:17 PM, Ian Sergeant wrote: At last.. http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/ms-and-bs-to-make-driving-simple-as-abc-minister-20120927-26n4w.html We should be completely ready to go by March 2013, I think. Not clear how long the transition will be. Ian. ___ 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] NSW Alphanumeric at last..
It depends how it's implemented. It can be a major pain in the backside if there is a conflict between a) the name you know b) the name the sign says and/or c) the name a service such as Google Maps says. (Or d) electronic signs warning of roadworks on some random route number on such and such a date.) If they consistently give, say, the old name and the route number in brackets, that would be fine. That's not my experience of it in Vic, though. Names are more memorable than numbers Cheers # 9827. On 27/09/12 18:24, Ben Johnson wrote: Yay Best. News. Ever. Just saw it on Channel 9 news. I can't believe the state Labor opposition labels this a "waste of money"... given they endorsed it years ago and spent the last 10 years erecting road signs all over NSW with the MAB routes already on them, and covered them all with temporary cover-plates. Idiots. The 9 News report says we'll see the new names starting to appear in January, and will be complete by the end of 2013. BJ On 27/09/2012, at 3:17 PM, Ian Sergeant wrote: At last.. http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/ms-and-bs-to-make-driving-simple-as-abc-minister-20120927-26n4w.html We should be completely ready to go by March 2013, I think. Not clear how long the transition will be. Ian. ___ 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] NSW Alphanumeric at last..
It's a "waste of money" when the government cries about how poor it is and cuts funding to public transport, education and hospitals, and fails to repair neglected roads, but can then magically pluck $20 million from thin air. I agree the alphanumeric system makes sense, but it's hypocritical of the government given everything they've said for the past 18 months. BTW - Why is the Hume Highway being labelled A22. Isn't it Highway 31? Darren Osborne Mobile: +61 4 7952 dar...@darrenosborne.com www.darrenosborne.com ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] NSW Alphanumeric at last..
The A22 reference may be an error from News Ltd - http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/major-nsw-roads-to-get-name-changes/story-fndo317g-1226482603872 (In case you thought I'd gone bonkers). Wikipedia is already suggesting it will be A31, which makes sense. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hume_Highway Darren Osborne > ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] NSW Alphanumeric at last..
Sounds like you'll need an up-to-date and accurate map reflecting what is on the sign, as well as showing the old_name when searched for. Ian, On 27/09/12 21:04, Russell Edwards wrote: It depends how it's implemented. It can be a major pain in the backside if there is a conflict between a) the name you know b) the name the sign says and/or c) the name a service such as Google Maps says. (Or d) electronic signs warning of roadworks on some random route number on such and such a date.) If they consistently give, say, the old name and the route number in brackets, that would be fine. That's not my experience of it in Vic, though. Names are more memorable than numbers Cheers # 9827. On 27/09/12 18:24, Ben Johnson wrote: Yay Best. News. Ever. Just saw it on Channel 9 news. I can't believe the state Labor opposition labels this a "waste of money"... given they endorsed it years ago and spent the last 10 years erecting road signs all over NSW with the MAB routes already on them, and covered them all with temporary cover-plates. Idiots. The 9 News report says we'll see the new names starting to appear in January, and will be complete by the end of 2013. BJ On 27/09/2012, at 3:17 PM, Ian Sergeant wrote: At last.. http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/ms-and-bs-to-make-driving-simple-as-abc-minister-20120927-26n4w.html We should be completely ready to go by March 2013, I think. Not clear how long the transition will be. Ian. ___ 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] brisbane mapping party
Hi, I'm back in Brisbane after 11 months in Cambodia on a GIS placement funded by Engineers Without Borders. I want to keep participating in OSM, in Cambodia we ran 3 mapping parties. Let me know if there is anything going on I can join or if anyone wants to start a mapping party we can get together and organise one. Slides of my lightning talk at SOTM2012 about the 3 mapping parties: http://www.slideshare.net/wiladelphiascramjet/20120906-wil-watersosmsotm12lightningtalkvsfinal Wil ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
