Re: [talk-au] MS open maps
Repetition can be reduced using JOSM. Set it to 'expert mode' Requires a plugin 'utiltools' or 'More Tools'. Create your addresses along one street without street name, postcode, sub etc - just the house number. Finished? Ok - create a node with the street name, post code etc. Now ^C it to put the information on the clip board. Now select the nodes what you want to replicate the information .. then press the 'shift' key with the 'R' key. Delete the node that only has the street name, post code, etc. Repeat for each street. On 28-Dec-17 04:22 PM, Arthur Geeson wrote: I have been busy doing street names and house numbers for some years: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/-38.09198/144.35883 http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/52.36135/-1.98845 I normally use Potlatch and the address consists of street number and name, post code and suburb name for each house. I question if it is necessary to add the post code and suburb name as these are implicit in the dwelling location. It does get very repetitive. If these are required for searching purposes perhaps they could be done using software on the data base? I presume it is all stored and taking up database space? Arthur On 28/12/17 12:51, Nick Hocking wrote: Address data could also be used to verify street/road names and also add them where they are missing. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] MS open maps
I have been busy doing street names and house numbers for some years: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/-38.09198/144.35883 http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/52.36135/-1.98845 I normally use Potlatch and the address consists of street number and name, post code and suburb name for each house. I question if it is necessary to add the post code and suburb name as these are implicit in the dwelling location. It does get very repetitive. If these are required for searching purposes perhaps they could be done using software on the data base? I presume it is all stored and taking up database space? Arthur On 28/12/17 12:51, Nick Hocking wrote: Address data could also be used to verify street/road names and also add them where they are missing. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] MS open maps
Address data could also be used to verify street/road names and also add them where they are missing. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] MS open maps
On 28-Dec-17 12:30 PM, Nick Hocking wrote: Hi Jubal The missing OSM information in Australia that would be, by a large margin, the most usefull, would be address data (and building footprint, if available). If we had address data then OSM maps would be usefull for the genberal public to use in car navigation etc. Collecting address data manually is tedious and unsafe. I believe that the address data is available for some states and if addedd to OSM, would make OSM the premier mapping source here. The state of NSW address data is available through the LPI Base Map. Most address benefit would be through the retail/commercial centres of cities, towns and villages. Entering this data is tedious as there is a lot of it and visual motivation is lacking as it makes little visual difference to the map. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] MS open maps
Hi Jubal The missing OSM information in Australia that would be, by a large margin, the most usefull, would be address data (and building footprint, if available). If we had address data then OSM maps would be usefull for the genberal public to use in car navigation etc. Collecting address data manually is tedious and unsafe. I believe that the address data is available for some states and if addedd to OSM, would make OSM the premier mapping source here. Cheers Nick ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
