Re: [talk-au] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 8:33 PM, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote: It shouldn't be too hard to hack up a quick db that can do a layer over the top, I think people were suggesting to put this info directly into OSM but that may over kill a simpler DB can do the same thing in the same way as the crime db does. FWIW, this via lifehacker: http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/magpie-attack-hotspots-map-helps-you-avoid-those-evil-birds/ ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
I got whacked on the back of the head while mapping at the weekend. I was just writing down the name of a park in Glenroy when it hit me. At first I thought it was one of the locals so it was a bit of a relief to see the magpie fly off. Unfortunately i wasn't on my bike so no helmet, lots of blood. I think they are intelligent birds which is why some are real nasty and some never attack. The ones that do seem to do it for sport and its the same ones year after year. The following website is a much cooler way of representing assaults, avian or otherwise http://sanfrancisco.crimespotting.org/#lon=-122.438hours=0-23zoom=13dtend=2009-08-25T13:34:36-07:00lat=37.760dtstart=2009-08-14T12:59:49-07:00types=AA,Mu,Ro,SA,DP,Na,Al,Pr,Th,VT,Va,Bu,Ar You can see attacks by time of day, time of year. regards Neil __ Get more done like never before with Yahoo!7 Mail. Learn more: http://au.overview.mail.yahoo.com/___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
2009/9/14 Neil Penman ianaf4...@yahoo.com I got whacked on the back of the head while mapping at the weekend. I was just writing down the name of a park in Glenroy when it hit me. At first I thought it was one of the locals so it was a bit of a relief to see the magpie fly off. Unfortunately i wasn't on my bike so no helmet, lots of blood. Ow... I think they are intelligent birds which is why some are real nasty and some never attack. The ones that do seem to do it for sport and its the same ones year after year. And you link to a crime site :) The following website is a much cooler way of representing assaults, avian or otherwise http://sanfrancisco.crimespotting.org/#lon=-122.438hours=0-23zoom=13dtend=2009-08-25T13:34:36-07:00lat=37.760dtstart=2009-08-14T12:59:49-07:00types=AA,Mu,Ro,SA,DP,Na,Al,Pr,Th,VT,Va,Bu,Ar You can see attacks by time of day, time of year. It shouldn't be too hard to hack up a quick db that can do a layer over the top, I think people were suggesting to put this info directly into OSM but that may over kill a simpler DB can do the same thing in the same way as the crime db does. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
On Fri, 11 Sep 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Ashley Kyd a...@kyd.com.au wrote: (Also, I'm not going to stick around and work out where the attack perimeter is. You can do that. They're nasty creatures. ;) Don't forget it should be verifiable, too :) ___ magpies are very intelligent creatures they can tell the time (they know when the postie is coming) and they can tell a young male human from less aggressive female humans so the local magpies ignore some people and fearlessly attack others ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
Maybe because they are not nesting at the moment. 2009/9/11 John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com 2009/9/11 Liz ed...@billiau.net: magpies are very intelligent creatures they can tell the time (they know when the postie is coming) and they can tell a young male human from less aggressive female humans so the local magpies ignore some people and fearlessly attack others The magpies close to here don't swoop anyone, that has me stumped... ___ 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] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:44:55 +1000 Ashley Kyd a...@kyd.com.au wrote: As far as I know, it's a problem in different locations from year to year though. That would mean it needs cleaning up each year after the magpie season's over. Assuming they nest reasonably consistently in the same place year after year (maybe not), there would be no harm in keeping it there as a hazard=magpie_nesting_area or such. (I just made that up.) It'd be good if we could set some kind of node expiry tag to flag nodes and ways for deletion in 3 months time (or however long the problem is likely to last,) but otherwise it sounds like a bit too much hassle. I'd like that, too. It's also been discussed regarding temporary features like events and road closures and seasonal features. T-shirt. Anyway, it might be one of those things like bus timetables that are best kept separate to OSM. (Also, I'm not going to stick around and work out where the attack perimeter is. You can do that. They're nasty creatures. ;) Let's see who the dedicated mappers are. :D Cheers ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
2009/9/11 Andrew Laughton laughton.and...@gmail.com: Maybe because they are not nesting at the moment. No, they're nesting and even when the young chicks are just out of the nest they don't either. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
2009/9/11 Hugh Barnes list@hughbris.com: Let's see who the dedicated mappers are. :D Are we really out of things to map? :) ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Hugh Barnes list@hughbris.com wrote: I'd like that, too. It's also been discussed regarding temporary features like events and road closures and seasonal features. T-shirt. I'm guessing you've seen the following proposal (early stages)? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/4th_Dimension ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
[talk-au] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
Just read in my local rag about a magpie hotspot map: http://city-south-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/magpie-hotspots/ This occurred to me just recently after being on the receiving end of an air raid. Should probably be areas rather than nodes. It would be a useful feature on the cycle map and any walking maps created from OSM data. Food for thought? Cheers ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Magpie nesting and swooping areas
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Ashley Kyd a...@kyd.com.au wrote: (Also, I'm not going to stick around and work out where the attack perimeter is. You can do that. They're nasty creatures. ;) Don't forget it should be verifiable, too :) ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
