[Talk-us] Is it Tulsa time?

2012-09-18 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sep 18, 2012 10:09 AM, "Richard Weait"  wrote:

> Does anybody have an update on their local OSM meetings?

Just looking at nearby mappers, I would hazard to guess Tulsa probably has
the critical mass to get the local chapter party started.
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Re: [Talk-us] New local groups

2012-09-18 Thread Richard Weait
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Richard Weait  wrote:
> Who has started a new[1] local OSM group?

[ ... ]

> What incentive would it take to push you over the edge to make you
> actually do it?  What would it take to get you to organize and host
> six local OSM meetings in the next six months?  Think about it.  Tell
> the list (or me).
>
> How about this, after your have six successful local meetings, we[2]
> send an OSM celebrity[3] to attend your next event?
>
> Whaddaya think?

Looks like you don't think much of this at all.  :(  Did anybody take
the challenge and host six events in the last six months?

Does anybody have an update on their local OSM meetings?

Looks like NYC is back!  That's great.  They have a couple of
interesting events coming up.

Chicago?  Denver?  DC? LA? SF? anybody?

"Somebody else will do it."  That's what you told yourself last time.
:-)  Your turn.

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[Talk-us] Whole-US Garmin Map update - 2012-09-17

2012-09-18 Thread Dave Hansen
These are based off of Lambertus's work here:

http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl

If you have questions or comments about these maps, please feel
free to ask.  However, please do not send me private mail.  The
odds are, someone else will have the same questions, and by
asking on the talk-us@ list, others can benefit.

Downloads:

http://daveh.dev.openstreetmap.org/garmin/Lambertus/2012-09-17

Map to visualize what each file contains:


http://daveh.dev.openstreetmap.org/garmin/Lambertus/2012-09-17/kml/kml.html


FAQ



Why did you do this?

I wrote scripts to joined them myself to lessen the impact
of doing a large join on Lambertus's server.  I've also
cut them in large longitude swaths that should fit conveniently
on removable media.  

http://daveh.dev.openstreetmap.org/garmin/Lambertus/2012-09-17

Can or should I seed the torrents?

Yes!!  If you use the .torrent files, please seed.  That web
server is in the UK, and it helps to have some peers on this
side of the Atlantic.

Why is my map missing small rectangular areas?

There have been some missing tiles from Lambertus's map (the
red rectangles),  I don't see any at the moment, so you may
want to update if you had issues with the last set.

Why can I not copy the large files to my new SD card?

If you buy a new card (especially SDHC), some are FAT16 from
the factory.  I had to reformat it to let me create a >2GB
file.

Does your map cover Mexico/Canada?

Yes!!  I have, for the purposes of this map, annexed Ontario
in to the USA.  Some areas of North America that are close
to the US also just happen to get pulled in to these maps.
This might not happen forever, and if you would like your
non-US area to get included, let me know. 

-- Dave


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[Talk-us] "Round at both ends and HI in the middle"

2012-09-18 Thread Richard Weait
"Ohio, of course."

Are you local a mapper in Ohio, especially central Ohio?

Did you know that there is a local OSM meetup group in Ohio?  Probably
not, because it hasn't been very active lately.  This group needs a
new advocate / operator/ leader.  Local OSM groups are amazing fun,
and a great way to show and share your mapping with other like-minded
folks.

Do you want Columbus and surrounding mappers to have a fun event every
month?  Contact me and I'll give you the keys to the meetup so you can
run it.

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Re: [Talk-us] Consensus on "SR" for state route versus state abbreviation?

2012-09-18 Thread Minh Nguyen

On 2012-09-12 7:14 PM, Clay Smalley wrote:

It was mainly NE2 that went around changing everything to SR and SH. I'm
pretty sure the consensus has always been the postal abbreviation.


In Ohio, "SR 123" is used on blade signage and other places where the 
state route shield isn't appropriate. I've seen "SH 123" in plenty of 
similar situations in Texas.


Vid the Kid and I did much of the original ref= tagging in Ohio. We 
originally used "US:OH 123" for awhile before mostly switching to "SR 
123", long before NE2 took an interest in the state. In fact, NE2 
started out by changing all the state routes to "123" and county routes 
to "(123)", which didn't last too long.


So far, newer Ohioan mappers seem to have gone along with the "SR 123" 
convention, while out-of-staters periodically attempt to "disambiguate" 
the ref= tags near state lines. So the current inconsistency between 
states is more of a conspiracy than a one-man crusade. :)


--
Minh Nguyen 
Jabber: m...@1ec5.org; Blog: http://notes.1ec5.org/


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