Re: [Talk-ca] City of Waterloo Open Data codefest Saturday
I only found their reference to the code fest in March[1], do they have their license published for review? I know that I keep beating this drum, but I really wish that governments would stop trying to write their own open data licenses (even by modifying relatively benign licenses) and JUST USE A VETTED LICENSE WRITTEN AND MAINTAINED BY PROFESSIONALS[2]. The only thing that governments do, by writing their own licenses, is punish those who care enough about open data licenses to actually read them and attempt to use them responsibly. [1] http://www.waterloo.ca/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=3205 [2] http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/ On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Mike Boos wrote: > The City of Waterloo is planning on releasing some open data under a > UK Open Government-based license, and hosting a code-fest this > Friday/Saturday. Details of the event are here: > http://www.opendatawr.ca/2012/11/city-of-waterloo-codefest/ I've been > part of a preview of the datasets, which include: city facilities, > detailed park information, places of worship, bike lanes, roads, > trails, historical street names, heritage buildings. > > Anyone else interested in attending the event to have a look at the > data and discuss if any of it might be suitable for OSM? > > Mike > > -- > Mike Boos, MASc. > mike.b...@gmail.com > http://real.uwaterloo.ca/~mboos > > ___ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
[Talk-ca] Montreal: Nouveau tronçon de la 30 / Autoroute 30 opening soon
English follow. Comme Harald l'a dit, nous sommes à la recherche de cartographes près de Chateauguay, Valleyfield et Vaudreuil en vue de réviser le tracé de l'autoroute 30. Il va cependant être important de se coordonner sur cette liste de discussion. On continuera pour un certain temps à afficher conjointement l'ancienne et nouvelle numérotation. Par exemple, 30; 540 pour la portion renommée 30. Il faudra aussi identifier la section payante. Le lien ci-dessous décrit les modifications autour de Valleyfield, Saint-Thimotée. http://www.autoroute30.qc.ca/fr/trace-ouest.asp Le lien ci-dessous montre la carte de la nouvelle section de la 30, y compris les nouveaux numéros (Carte du MTQ). http://www.autoroute30.qc.ca/fr/Documents/A30_Tt_A0_sans_cadastre_060705.pdf Je vais préparer un fichier OSM prêt à télécharger vers le serveur OSM. Ce fichier comprendrales nouveaux numéros. Je vais aussi enlever l'attribut route en construction. Et je téléchargerai le jour de l'ouverture. Il y a sûrement des tracés àréviser là où l'autoroute s'intègre avec les routes précédentes. L'imagerie Bing n'est pas assez récente pour donner un portrait de la situation actuelle. -- Has Harald said, we are looking for mappers around Chateauguay, Valleyfield and Vaudreuil to revise the highway 30. It will be important though to coordinate on this discussion list. For a certain period of time we should show both numbers. For exemple 30;540 for the portion that is renamed 30. We will have also to show the portion of the highway where we have to pay a passage. The following link describes modifications around Valleyfield and Saint-Thimotée. http://www.autoroute30.qc.ca/fr/trace-ouest.asp This MTQ link below shows the map of the new A30 section including the new numbers. http://www.autoroute30.qc.ca/fr/Documents/A30_Tt_A0_sans_cadastre_060705.pdf I will prepare a revision file with the new numbers and construction tag removed. There is surely some mapping to revise where the motorway integrates with previous roads. The Bing Imagery is not recent enough to give a portrait of today situation. Pierre > > De : Harald Kliems >À : Talk-CA OpenStreetMap >Envoyé le : Vendredi 30 novembre 2012 13h05 >Objet : [Talk-ca] Montreal: Autoroute 30 opening soon > >From today's Gazette: >http://offislandgazette.com/news/story/2012/11/29/highway-30-will-open-dec-15/ > >We already have the route as highway=construction ( >http://osm.org/go/cIo9hLV-- ) but maybe someone local with a car get a >GPS track soon after the opening and change the tags. I'm not quite >sure which section of the highway is going to open. > >Harald. > >-- >Please use encrypted communication whenever possible! >Key-ID: 0x199DC50F > >___ >Talk-ca mailing list >Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > >___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] Montreal: Autoroute 30 opening soon
Harald The ministry of transport indicate that it is all the west section from Vaudreuil-Dorion to Chateauguay (35km) that will open in december. Exact day is not given. see http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/grands_projets/trouver_grand_projet/parachevement_a30 I propose that first use the actual trace and simply modify the tag the day of opening. When somebody of the area will have a new trace, he should be able to modify if necessary. There will be new exit numbers at the opening for 140 km. I will contact the MTQ for info. The A540 will be part of 30 with new numbers. Pierre > > De : Harald Kliems >À : Talk-CA OpenStreetMap >Envoyé le : Vendredi 30 novembre 2012 13h05 >Objet : [Talk-ca] Montreal: Autoroute 30 opening soon > >From today's Gazette: >http://offislandgazette.com/news/story/2012/11/29/highway-30-will-open-dec-15/ > >We already have the route as highway=construction ( >http://osm.org/go/cIo9hLV-- ) but maybe someone local with a car get a >GPS track soon after the opening and change the tags. I'm not quite >sure which section of the highway is going to open. > >Harald. > >-- >Please use encrypted communication whenever possible! >Key-ID: 0x199DC50F > >___ >Talk-ca mailing list >Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > >___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
[Talk-ca] Montreal: Autoroute 30 opening soon
>From today's Gazette: http://offislandgazette.com/news/story/2012/11/29/highway-30-will-open-dec-15/ We already have the route as highway=construction ( http://osm.org/go/cIo9hLV-- ) but maybe someone local with a car get a GPS track soon after the opening and change the tags. I'm not quite sure which section of the highway is going to open. Harald. -- Please use encrypted communication whenever possible! Key-ID: 0x199DC50F ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
