Re: [Talk-us] Using MapRoulette for imports
On 12/18/12 9:51 PM, Brian DeRocher wrote: Food for thought... Imagine we performed a large data import into a side table, then used MapRoulette to overlay that data on OSM, allow users to review additions, and import features one at a time. Would that be better? this could work for some imports. there might be timeliness and QC issues for others, though. richard ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] Using MapRoulette for imports
Food for thought... Imagine we performed a large data import into a side table, then used MapRoulette to overlay that data on OSM, allow users to review additions, and import features one at a time. Would that be better? -- Brian DeRocher http://brian.derocher.org http://mappingdc.org http://about.me/brian.derocher ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
> http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/ > http://incubator.apache.org/openmeetings/ I am not interested in installing proprietary software. Especially not Flash, with such a horrifyingly insecure/buggy history. I assume there are a decent amount of OSM folks are also free software people, so I don't think I'm alone in this stand. -- JasonWoof ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
IRC On Tue, 2012-12-18 at 09:16 -0500, Kathleen Danielson wrote: > Hi Greg, > > That's an interesting point. What alternatives would you suggest for > virtual meetings? > > KD > > On Dec 18, 2012 8:56 AM, "Greg Troxel" wrote: > > Or if you'd like to join, and Google+ is a problem, please > drop me a line. > > I object to the use of google anything. That requires people > to agree > to their privacy policies in order to participate in OSM, and > I think > OSM should have a policy against such requirement or > encouragement. > (That said, I'm unlikely able to show up synchronously to > things anyway.) > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Mass Edits in the US
Hi, On 18.12.2012 18:21, Jeff Meyer wrote: To me, "imports" are any bulk transfer of data from an existing data source into OSM. They can be big (10's of 1000's of nodes) or small (10-40 nodes); they can be mechanized, curated (reviewed by eye and hand), or otherwise. I'm not sure a different name will help other than to create a faux taxonomy. If it looks like a duck See, that's wheat I meant. I would like the working group to consider OTHER uses of third party data than the "bulk transfer of data..." that you mentioned above. What you mention above clearly deserves the name "import". But it is by far not the only way in which 3rd party data can be used in OSM. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Kathleen starting with community outreach for OSM-US
Kathleen, Are you aware of http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User_group ? I think the most interesting part is the User Groups wiki template, which if used on a wiki page (example: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah ) makes your local UG appear on this here map: http://usergroups.openstreetmap.de/?zoom=5&lat=39.23225&lon=-94.76806&layers=B0TTT Also, a lot of US local groups are on meetup: http://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=openstreetmap&radius=Infinity but I'm sure you're aware of that because GeoDC is on there as well ;) Good luck and let us know what you need! Martijn On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Kathleen Danielson wrote: > Hey Everyone-- > > I'm really excited to work more with the local OSM groups in the coming > weeks and months. My first plan is to do research on what communities are > already out there and figure out how OSM-US can be supporting each of you. > I'm also really interested in how the different local groups might connect > with each other as well back to the US Chapter itself. I'm really excited to > highlight the great work that all of you are doing, and share best > practices/lessons learned with other communities around the country. > > Like Alex said, those of you who are running a local community should expect > to hear from me soon, but don't hesitate to reach out to me sooner if you > want to and get the conversation started! > > KD > > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Alex Barth wrote: >> >> >> If you're running a local OSM community you'll probably hear soon from >> Kathleen (copied). >> >> Kathleen's going to start with community outreach for the OpenStreetMap US >> chapter. Her first goals will be to find out who's active where [1] and find >> good ways of featuring that on our calendar [2] and blog [3]. Showing what's >> going on in OSM in the US will be a great start for building more momentum >> here and inspire others to get out mapping. I'm sure there will be more good >> stuff we can do to grow and connect our communities better that we will find >> out in the course of her work. >> >> Kathleen's doing awesome work here in DC co-organizing the @Geo_DC meetups >> so I'm stoked that she is volunteering her skills for OSM-US work. Get in >> touch with her if you're interested in OSM community work and in general, >> never be shy to ask around if you'd like to start working on something in >> OSM but aren't quite sure where to start :) Aside from your local meetup >> [1], the virtual mappy hours [2] are a good place to meet more people or >> just drop me an email. >> >> [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_States >> [2] http://www.openstreetmap.us/calendar/ >> [3] http://openstreetmap.us/ >> >> Kathleen on OSM: http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/KathleenLD >> Kathleen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KathleenLD >> >> Alex Barth >> (OpenStreetMap US Secretary) >> http://twitter.com/lxbarth >> tel (+1) 202 250 3633 >> >> >> >> > > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > -- Martijn van Exel http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ http://openstreetmap.us/ ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
Looks promising. How many people can participate in a video call using this? Does it require (proprietary) plug-ins? If it meets basic functional and technical requirements (up to 10 people in a video call, no proprietary plugins required, no weird or excessive server requirements, some form of recording /logging) and someone is willing to put in the work to get it set up we should give it a try. On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Brian DeRocher wrote: > blink blink > > http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/ > http://incubator.apache.org/openmeetings/ > > I hope this works as well as Apache Wave, which i was impressed with. > > Brian > > -- > http://brian.derocher.org > http://mappingdc.org > http://about.me/brian.derocher > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us -- Martijn van Exel http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ http://openstreetmap.us/ ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
blink blink http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/ http://incubator.apache.org/openmeetings/ I hope this works as well as Apache Wave, which i was impressed with. Brian -- http://brian.derocher.org http://mappingdc.org http://about.me/brian.derocher ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Kathleen starting with community outreach for OSM-US
Hey Everyone-- I'm really excited to work more with the local OSM groups in the coming weeks and months. My first plan is to do research on what communities are already out there and figure out how OSM-US can be supporting each of you. I'm also really interested in how the different local groups might connect with each other as well back to the US Chapter itself. I'm really excited to highlight the great work that all of you are doing, and share best practices/lessons learned with other communities around the country. Like Alex said, those of you who are running a local community should expect to hear from me soon, but don't hesitate to reach out to me sooner if you want to and get the conversation started! KD On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Alex Barth wrote: > > If you're running a local OSM community you'll probably hear soon from > Kathleen (copied). > > Kathleen's going to start with community outreach for the OpenStreetMap US > chapter. Her first goals will be to find out who's active where [1] and > find good ways of featuring that on our calendar [2] and blog [3]. Showing > what's going on in OSM in the US will be a great start for building more > momentum here and inspire others to get out mapping. I'm sure there will be > more good stuff we can do to grow and connect our communities better that > we will find out in the course of her work. > > Kathleen's doing awesome work here in DC co-organizing the @Geo_DC meetups > so I'm stoked that she is volunteering her skills for OSM-US work. Get in > touch with her if you're interested in OSM community work and in general, > never be shy to ask around if you'd like to start working on something in > OSM but aren't quite sure where to start :) Aside from your local meetup > [1], the virtual mappy hours [2] are a good place to meet more people or > just drop me an email. > > [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_States > [2] http://www.openstreetmap.us/calendar/ > [3] http://openstreetmap.us/ > > Kathleen on OSM: http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/KathleenLD > Kathleen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KathleenLD > > Alex Barth > (OpenStreetMap US Secretary) > http://twitter.com/lxbarth > tel (+1) 202 250 3633 > > > > > ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
Greg, I agree with you regarding google privacy. One alternative is XMPP (jabber) + Jingle [1][2]. This is after all what Google Talk and Hangouts is based on [3]. [1] http://wiki.xmpp.org:12480/web/Tech_pages/Jingle [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_%28protocol%29 [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmpp#Extensions I run an XMPP server (ejabberd) and I'd be willing to work on a video experiment. Anyone who is interested can email me directly. Brian -- http://brian.derocher.org http://mappingdc.org http://about.me/brian.derocher ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
Greg, It's hard to strike a balance between being as inclusive, as productive, and as budget conscious as possible. For example, the US Chapter board uses Google Hangouts extensively because we believe that this service represents a sweet spot in that balance right now. That said, we are always aware of the concerns people may have with regard to Google's terms and privacy policy, and we will always keep an open mind to alternatives. IRC does not cut it for me personally, the limitations compared to a video conference stand in the way of productivity. Martijn On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: > > Kathleen Danielson writes: > >> Hi Greg, >> >> That's an interesting point. What alternatives would you suggest for >> virtual meetings? >> >> KD > > I do not know of alternatives. In open source groups I participate in, > it's email and IRC. At work, we pay for phone bridges (audio only), but > I realize that has cost implications. > > From my view, Faustian bargains should be rejected, and then the best > choices picked from what remains. (The existence of a useful service > with bad privacy properties doesn't change how I look at the rest of the > options.) I realize I'm probably an outlier, but I wanted to speak up. > > Greg > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > -- Martijn van Exel http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ http://openstreetmap.us/ ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Mass Edits in the US
To me, "imports" are any bulk transfer of data from an existing data source into OSM. They can be big (10's of 1000's of nodes) or small (10-40 nodes); they can be mechanized, curated (reviewed by eye and hand), or otherwise. I'm not sure a different name will help other than to create a faux taxonomy. If it looks like a duck * How will this import improve the community mapping effort? > This first question might best be asked last, as much of the answer to this questions should be contained in answers to questions about the targeted import data and planned import process. Plus, asking this first is fairly aggressive. Someone has taken the time to get involved in OSM, to identify a data set, and to come forward to ask permission. Clearly, they have some idea that this would be beneficial. Listen first. Hear them out. Presume innocence. Last, this is a qualitative, subjective question with widely varying opinions and interpretations across the OSM community. Why derail the review on first question? * Would it perhaps be better to "mix and match" this data at the rendering > stage, rather than adding it to OSM, since this data is unlikely to be > edited by anyone anyway? (An extreme example for this is height contours - > nobody would dream of uploading them into OSM, yet many a novice will > mistakenly think "it has to go into OSM to be on the map, right?") > > * Would it perhaps be better to stick this data into a WMS/WFS/Snapshot > server/... and offer it to the mapper community as an additional data > source instead of importing it outright? > This is a great question. OSM could help inform potential importers prepare for this question by describing what types of data OSM *is* good at - e.g. roads, buildings, addresses, POIs, land *areas*, whatever I think that, when confronted with new third-party data sources, many > people have a knee-jerk "let's import that" reaction which experienced > OSMers should counterbalance by asking questions like the above. To improve efficiency and reduce frustration, we should document those questions so that the people planning an import have a chance to prepare answers to the questions before submitting ideas to the committee. I'll be adding many of the questions from this recent thread to the wiki (not that that's the perfect answer... just to record the data outside of email archives...) On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 8:21 AM, Serge Wroclawski wrote: > Frederik, > > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Frederik Ramm > wrote: > > > I'm keen on the "import process" including a number of "exit lanes" - it > > should ask questions like: > > questions like: > > We talked about this a bit last night; I agree. Many times an import > isn't useful for one or another reason. It could be license related, > or data quality, or the data doesn't belong in OSM, etc. > > > I would be happy if your working group would embrace this idea and find a > > name that doesn't explicitly say "imports" - what we need is people who > help > > with the responsible use of third party data for the benefit of OSM - > which > > might occasionally mean an import, but many other things as well. > > Name ideas welcome. > > I was hoping that large automated imports (like the tiger expansion) > would be included, but maybe you're saying they're separate problems? > > - Serge > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > -- Jeff Meyer Global World History Atlas www.gwhat.org j...@gwhat.org 206-676-2347 ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: > I do not know of alternatives. In open source groups I participate in, > it's email and IRC. At work, we pay for phone bridges (audio only), but > I realize that has cost implications. It's both costly (monitarily) but also, I've found video conferences work a lot better. You get a lot of information about someone from their face, and non-verbal cues help drive the conversation. > From my view, Faustian bargains should be rejected, and then the best > choices picked from what remains. (The existence of a useful service > with bad privacy properties doesn't change how I look at the rest of the > options.) I realize I'm probably an outlier, but I wanted to speak up. I think that the option to allow outsiders to participate using the phone is a reasonable alternative, as they can be spared the use of the proprietary technology. As you said you aren't going to be able to make it next time, I don't think this will be a problem. If someone attending has an issue with Google+ and or the telephone, then we'll have to figure out what to do, but I'd like to stay focused on keeping things moving forward. - Serge > > Greg > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] Kathleen starting with community outreach for OSM-US
If you're running a local OSM community you'll probably hear soon from Kathleen (copied). Kathleen's going to start with community outreach for the OpenStreetMap US chapter. Her first goals will be to find out who's active where [1] and find good ways of featuring that on our calendar [2] and blog [3]. Showing what's going on in OSM in the US will be a great start for building more momentum here and inspire others to get out mapping. I'm sure there will be more good stuff we can do to grow and connect our communities better that we will find out in the course of her work. Kathleen's doing awesome work here in DC co-organizing the @Geo_DC meetups so I'm stoked that she is volunteering her skills for OSM-US work. Get in touch with her if you're interested in OSM community work and in general, never be shy to ask around if you'd like to start working on something in OSM but aren't quite sure where to start :) Aside from your local meetup [1], the virtual mappy hours [2] are a good place to meet more people or just drop me an email. [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_States [2] http://www.openstreetmap.us/calendar/ [3] http://openstreetmap.us/ Kathleen on OSM: http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/KathleenLD Kathleen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KathleenLD Alex Barth (OpenStreetMap US Secretary) http://twitter.com/lxbarth tel (+1) 202 250 3633 ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
Kathleen Danielson writes: > Hi Greg, > > That's an interesting point. What alternatives would you suggest for > virtual meetings? > > KD I do not know of alternatives. In open source groups I participate in, it's email and IRC. At work, we pay for phone bridges (audio only), but I realize that has cost implications. From my view, Faustian bargains should be rejected, and then the best choices picked from what remains. (The existence of a useful service with bad privacy properties doesn't change how I look at the rest of the options.) I realize I'm probably an outlier, but I wanted to speak up. Greg pgp1ZRnWOdafU.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Mass Edits in the US
Frederik, On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Frederik Ramm wrote: > I'm keen on the "import process" including a number of "exit lanes" - it > should ask questions like: > questions like: We talked about this a bit last night; I agree. Many times an import isn't useful for one or another reason. It could be license related, or data quality, or the data doesn't belong in OSM, etc. > I would be happy if your working group would embrace this idea and find a > name that doesn't explicitly say "imports" - what we need is people who help > with the responsible use of third party data for the benefit of OSM - which > might occasionally mean an import, but many other things as well. Name ideas welcome. I was hoping that large automated imports (like the tiger expansion) would be included, but maybe you're saying they're separate problems? - Serge ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Mass Edits in the US
Hi, On 17.12.2012 18:47, Serge Wroclawski wrote: I'm suggesting a different approach, one where you have a proposed importer saying "I have this data", they then take it to a committee/working group who has been blessed by the community to help with this process. I'm keen on the "import process" including a number of "exit lanes" - it should ask questions like: questions like: * How will this import improve the community mapping effort? * Would it perhaps be better to "mix and match" this data at the rendering stage, rather than adding it to OSM, since this data is unlikely to be edited by anyone anyway? (An extreme example for this is height contours - nobody would dream of uploading them into OSM, yet many a novice will mistakenly think "it has to go into OSM to be on the map, right?") * Would it perhaps be better to stick this data into a WMS/WFS/Snapshot server/... and offer it to the mapper community as an additional data source instead of importing it outright? I think that, when confronted with new third-party data sources, many people have a knee-jerk "let's import that" reaction which experienced OSMers should counterbalance by asking questions like the above. I would be happy if your working group would embrace this idea and find a name that doesn't explicitly say "imports" - what we need is people who help with the responsible use of third party data for the benefit of OSM - which might occasionally mean an import, but many other things as well. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
The Hangout moderator can dial folks in on a regular phone (cell / landline). You don't need to have any Google footprint to use this function as far as I know. You just need to provide your number to Serge and he can add you at the beginning of the call. I am glad that Google offers this, because while Hangouts work great, I appreciate folks not wanting to create a footprint with Google, and this offers a way for them to participate. Martijn On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:16 AM, Kathleen Danielson wrote: > Hi Greg, > > That's an interesting point. What alternatives would you suggest for virtual > meetings? > > KD > > On Dec 18, 2012 8:56 AM, "Greg Troxel" wrote: >> >> >> Or if you'd like to join, and Google+ is a problem, please drop me a >> line. >> >> I object to the use of google anything. That requires people to agree >> to their privacy policies in order to participate in OSM, and I think >> OSM should have a policy against such requirement or encouragement. >> (That said, I'm unlikely able to show up synchronously to things anyway.) >> >> ___ >> Talk-us mailing list >> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > -- Martijn van Exel http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ http://openstreetmap.us/ ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
Hi Greg, That's an interesting point. What alternatives would you suggest for virtual meetings? KD On Dec 18, 2012 8:56 AM, "Greg Troxel" wrote: > > Or if you'd like to join, and Google+ is a problem, please drop me a > line. > > I object to the use of google anything. That requires people to agree > to their privacy policies in order to participate in OSM, and I think > OSM should have a policy against such requirement or encouragement. > (That said, I'm unlikely able to show up synchronously to things anyway.) > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Imports and Large Edit Committee Meeting 12/20
Or if you'd like to join, and Google+ is a problem, please drop me a line. I object to the use of google anything. That requires people to agree to their privacy policies in order to participate in OSM, and I think OSM should have a policy against such requirement or encouragement. (That said, I'm unlikely able to show up synchronously to things anyway.) pgpaeDN8zhCzx.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] MassGIS Building Import - new member
Hi all, I'm new to this list, and wanted to say "hi" and chime in about the MassGIS buliding import project. BTW... sorry to add another "Jason" to the mix... Please call me JasonWoof (my osm username) to avoid confusion. I just found out about the MassGIS building import project when whodidit told me about changes in the next town over from where I live. (That would be the buildings in Westhampton magically appearing.) I loved having the building outlines everywhere when I lived in Cambridge, MA, then missed them when I moved to Northampton, MA. While listening to audio-books, I traced every building within the Northampton city limits (about 12,000). Also, I've been programming quite a bit since about 1994, but haven't put those skills to use on OSM yet, so this seems like a great opportunity for me to get more involved. This seems like it would be much, much easier than importing things that have routing/connectivity concerns. Hopefully when it comes time to import addresses I'll be more experienced and able to help with that too. I've spoken with Jason Remillard about helping out, read the threads on the archives for this list that looked relevant, and read some procedure/policy stuff on the wiki about how to go about imports. I'll try to read everything I can find on the wiki bout how to do imports properly before I start fiddling with data. I understand that imports can go wrong in many ways, and I'll be very cautious and ask for more experienced folks to check my work early and often. Oh, and here's something that resonated with me from the archive: Greg Troxel wrote: > The community in Mass is actually growing, and I haven't heard > from anyone local who is opposed to what's happening. This > process is causing us to know each other better. Yes! I've mostly mapped on my own, and I'm excited about working with vaguely local folks on this project. - JasonWoof ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] Whole-US Garmin Map update - 2012-12-17
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/2012-12-17 Map to visualize what each file contains: http://daveh.dev.openstreetmap.org/garmin/Lambertus/2012-12-17/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/2012-12-17 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 ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
