[Talk-GB] Looking for volunteers for spell check of SotM 2019 booklet

[Michael Reichert]

Hi,

those who visited SotM 2018 in Milan might remember the printed booklet
all visitors get. This year, the booklet will be thicker because it
contains short descriptions of all sessions. With more content, more
work needs to be done. I am currently typesetting the booklet and
looking for help w.r.t. spell checking. It is an opportunity for those
who want to contribute to the organisation of the conference but cannot
commit themselves for a longer period.

The descriptions are provided by the speakers of the talks coming from
all over the world. Unfortunately – that's no surprise – the spelling
used in the the descriptions follows different rules.

I think that good printed material stands out by consistency, i.e. not
mixing too many fonts, too many colours etc. I am not a native English
speaker. That's why I would like to ask for support by people who
think of themselves being good in spelling and punctuation. If you could
go through the descriptions and all the other texts in the booklet and
unify them to one spelling and punctuation style, I would appreciate
that. Because OSM's tag are usually in British English, I prefer the
booklet to follow British English spelling.

I don't expect you to change the style of the descriptions. If someone
uses simple sentences, let them be simple. If someone prefers US
corporate speak, let it be. The style used by the author brings a
message what the visitors can expect from the talk.

If you want to help, either
- create pull requests on GitHub
  (https://github.com/osmfoundation/sotm2019-booklet) or
- download the raw LuaLaTeX files from GitHub, change what needs to be
  changed and email them to me if you don't know how to use Git.

You can find nightly builds of the current state of the booklet at
https://michreichert.de/sotm/booklet19/master.pdf

Best regards

Michael



PS If you haven't bought a ticket yet but plan to visit the conference,
please sign up soon. We might be booked out this year.



signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] OSNI Open Data

[Colin Smale]

That sounds like great news, Owen. Thanks for your help!

Colin 

On 2019-08-21 15:10, Owen Boswarva wrote:

> OSNI have said in a Twitter discussion today that they will remove the link 
> to the LPS licence, to make it clear that normal OGL terms apply to this 
> data: 
> 
> https://twitter.com/owenboswarva/status/1164159795622043648 
> 
> If you source the NI administrative boundaries from the Open Data NI site 
> (instead of the OSNI site) it already says the plain OGL applies, e.g. 
> https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/osni-open-data-largescale-boundaries-county-boundaries1
>  
> 
> Owen 
> 
> On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 at 21:16, SK53  wrote: 
> 
> This query would actually be better directed at talk-ie as the Irish OSM 
> local chapter have been having discussions with OSNI (and OSI). 
> 
> However, I think it's safe to say that the relevant licence is not (yet) 
> compatible with OSM: I did briefly discuss this point with one of the Open 
> Data NI people who organised OpenData Camp #5 in Belfast, and she was 
> certainly of the view that OSNI data (or any LPS data) was not very open. 
> Many of these datasets would be very useful, for instance there is a point 
> data set of streetnames (e.g., when the name of this bit [1] of street was 
> being questioned, or just to do streetnames which are perhaps 10% completed). 
> 
> It is for this reason why there are no local authority boundaries in NI. 
> However, at some point I used FHRS data to produce concave hulls which would 
> be a first approximation (and no worse than things like the Limerick boundary 
> 3-4 years ago). Also KDDA has some open data for the old Fermanagh district  
> (on umap here [2]) which may assist in working out the boundaries (as will 
> townland and other boundaries). But do check with talk-ie before leaping in. 
> 
> At one point maps.openstreetmap.ie [3] had a number of overlay layers sourced 
> from the OSI/OSNI data, but I think these never got restored after the server 
> move. I used OSNI townland boundaries to compare with OSM ones back in 2015. 
> 
> Jerry 
> 
> On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 at 18:42, Colin Smale  wrote: 
> 
> Has anyone investigated if the data covering Northern Ireland which OSNI make 
> available under OGL V3, is licence-compatible with OSM in the same way as the 
> OSGB open data? I am particularly interested in admin boundaries, e.g. 
> http://osni-spatial-ni.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/a55726475f1b460c927d1816ffde6c72_2
>  
> 
> The website says: "Open Government Data Licence applies.Land & Property 
> Services (LPS) has made a number of Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland(R) 
> (OSNI(R)) branded datasets available free of charge under the terms of the 
> current Open Government Licence (OGL). These datasets - which include raster 
> and vector mapping, boundary, gazetteer, height, street and townland products 
> - are available for download.  Each dataset is clearly marked with the OGL 
> symbol. The OGL allows you to: copy, distribute and transmit the data; adapt 
> the data; and exploit the data commercially, whether by sub-licensing it, 
> combining it with other data, or including it in your own product or 
> application. You are therefore able to use the LPS datasets in any way and 
> for any purpose. We simply ask that you acknowledge the copyright and the 
> source of the data by including the following attribution statement: Contains 
> LPS Intellectual Property (c) Crown copyright and database right (year)  This 
> information is
licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence 
(http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3). You 
must also: include the same acknowledgement requirement in any sub-licences of 
the data that you grant, and a requirement that any further sub-licences do the 
same; ensure that you do not use the data in a way that suggests LPS endorses 
you or your use of the data; and make sure you do not misrepresent the data or 
its source. N.B. Any dataset that does not expressly state that it has been 
released under OGL will require a licence from LPS and the appropriate licence 
fee will be applied." 
> 
> ___
> Talk-GB mailing list
> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb 
> ___
> Talk-GB mailing list
> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
 

Links:
--
[1] https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/392283077
[2]
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fermanagh-road-signs_290510#9/54.3614/-7.5142
[3] http://maps.openstreetmap.ie___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] OSNI Open Data

[Owen Boswarva]

OSNI have said in a Twitter discussion today that they will remove the link
to the LPS licence, to make it clear that normal OGL terms apply to this
data:

https://twitter.com/owenboswarva/status/1164159795622043648

If you source the NI administrative boundaries from the Open Data NI site
(instead of the OSNI site) it already says the plain OGL applies, e.g.
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/osni-open-data-largescale-boundaries-county-boundaries1

Owen

On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 at 21:16, SK53  wrote:

This query would actually be better directed at talk-ie as the Irish OSM
> local chapter have been having discussions with OSNI (and OSI).
>
> However, I think it's safe to say that the relevant licence is not (yet)
> compatible with OSM: I did briefly discuss this point with one of the Open
> Data NI people who organised OpenData Camp #5 in Belfast, and she was
> certainly of the view that OSNI data (or any LPS data) was not very open.
> Many of these datasets would be very useful, for instance there is a point
> data set of streetnames (e.g., when the name of this bit
>  of street was being
> questioned, or just to do streetnames which are perhaps 10% completed).
>
> It is for this reason why there are no local authority boundaries in NI.
> However, at some point I used FHRS data to produce concave hulls which
> would be a first approximation (and no worse than things like the Limerick
> boundary 3-4 years ago). Also KDDA has some open data for the old Fermanagh
> district  (on umap here
> )
> which may assist in working out the boundaries (as will townland and other
> boundaries). But do check with talk-ie before leaping in.
>
> At one point maps.openstreetmap.ie had a number of overlay layers sourced
> from the OSI/OSNI data, but I think these never got restored after the
> server move. I used OSNI townland boundaries to compare with OSM ones back
> in 2015.
>
> Jerry
>
> On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 at 18:42, Colin Smale  wrote:
>
>> Has anyone investigated if the data covering Northern Ireland which OSNI
>> make available under OGL V3, is licence-compatible with OSM in the same way
>> as the OSGB open data? I am particularly interested in admin boundaries,
>> e.g.
>> http://osni-spatial-ni.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/a55726475f1b460c927d1816ffde6c72_2
>>
>> The website says: "Open Government Data Licence applies.Land &
>> Property Services (LPS) has made a number of Ordnance Survey of Northern
>> Ireland® (OSNI®) branded datasets available free of charge under the terms
>> of the current Open Government Licence (OGL). These datasets – which
>> include raster and vector mapping, boundary, gazetteer, height, street and
>> townland products – are available for download.  Each dataset is clearly
>> marked with the OGL symbol. The OGL allows you to: copy, distribute and
>> transmit the data; adapt the data; and exploit the data commercially,
>> whether by sub-licensing it, combining it with other data, or including it
>> in your own product or application. You are therefore able to use the LPS
>> datasets in any way and for any purpose. We simply ask that you acknowledge
>> the copyright and the source of the data by including the following
>> attribution statement: Contains LPS Intellectual Property © Crown copyright
>> and database right (year)  This information is licensed under the terms of
>> the Open Government Licence (
>> http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3).
>> You must also: include the same acknowledgement requirement in any
>> sub-licences of the data that you grant, and a requirement that any further
>> sub-licences do the same; ensure that you do not use the data in a way that
>> suggests LPS endorses you or your use of the data; and make sure you do not
>> misrepresent the data or its source. N.B. Any dataset that does not
>> expressly state that it has been released under OGL will require a licence
>> from LPS and the appropriate licence fee will be applied."
>>
>>
>>
>> ___
>> Talk-GB mailing list
>> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
>>
> ___
> Talk-GB mailing list
> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
>
___
Talk-GB mailing list
Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb