[Talk-us] Territorial municipalities, Guam's villages

2017-07-17 Thread OSM Volunteer stevea 
Does anybody know if the map of Guam's villages at 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villages_of_Guam#/media/File:Map_of_Guam_villages.svg
 is accurate and up-to-date?  It's rough, but usable, and appears compatible 
with OSM's ODbL.  Are there better data which OSM has permission to use?  
Guam's villages are "territorial municipalities," much like counties 
(admin_level=6) in the 50 US states (says the Census Bureau and an OSM 
consensus that so tags other such things).

Those now entered into OSM are much smaller than the villages in that map.  It 
may be that the OSM-entered villages are administrative subdivisions even 
smaller than the officially-designated "villages."  For example, OSM has a 
village named Ordot which "fits into" the municipality of Chalan Pago-Ordot.  
But I don't want to guess or speculate, I'd like these ambiguities resolved so 
we can correctly tag Guam's municipalities.

Are there any Guam-savvy readers on talk-us?  Håfa ådai!

Puedi ha' todu maolek,

Nå'ån-hu si SteveA
Taotao California yo'
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[Talk-us] Fwd: MEDIA REQUEST/DEADLINE TOMORROW MORNING

2017-07-17 Thread Charlotte Wolter 

Hello, all,

I promised that I would answer this request and find out
how they are using OSM.
It seems the organization is involved in food policy, specifically
providing expertise and technical tools to those involved in food policy
in cities.
They said they used OSM in a report "because we were discussing
new technology and how it is being used to improve the food system. We
discuss how these types of maps can be used to monitor a variety of
situations, from air pollution to even rates of depression. This helps
individuals become more aware of the environment which they live.
They also provided their mission statement:
"The New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College develops
intersectoral, innovative and evidence-based solutions to preventing diet-
related diseases and promoting food security in New York and other cities.
The Center works with policy makers, community organizations, advocates
and the public to create healthier, more sustainable food environments and
to use food to promote community and economic development. Through
interdisciplinary research, policy analysis, evaluation and education, we
leverage the expertise and passion of the students, faculty and staff of
Hunter College. The Center aims to make New York a model for smart, fair
food policy."
Web site: http://www.nycfoodpolicy.org
I directed them to Learn OSM, because they wanted screen shots,
and Learn OSM has many on its web site.

Charlotte




Hi Charlotte,

Sorry about that! We used Open Street Map in our 
report because we were discussing new technology 
and how it is being used to improve the food 
system. We discuss how these types of maps can 
be used to monitor a variety of situations, from 
air pollution to even rates of depression. This 
helps individuals become more aware of the 
environment which they live. Does that make more sense?


Best wishes,

Cameron

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Cameron St. Germain
Research Associate, NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College
401-533-2674
came...@nycfoodpolicy.org



On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 5:33 PM, Charlotte 
Wolter <techl...@techlady.com> wrote:

Cameron,

        I got that from your web site, but how did you use
the OSM photos? Is OpenStreetMap something that your
organization uses regularly? How do you use us?

Charlotte


At 07:33 AM 7/12/2017, you wrote:

Hi Charlotte,

Here is our mission statement and the link to 
our website. I hope that provides all 
information needed. Should you need anything 
further, feel free to reach out with questions.


Mission Statement: The New York City Food 
Policy Center at Hunter College develops 
intersectoral, innovative and evidence-based 
solutions to preventing diet-related diseases 
and promoting food security in New York and 
other cities.  The Center works with policy 
makers, community organizations, advocates and 
the public to create healthier, more 
sustainable food environments and to use food 
to promote community and economic development. 
Through interdisciplinary research, policy 
analysis, evaluation and education, we leverage 
the expertise and passion of the students, 
faculty and staff of Hunter College. The Center 
aims to make New York a model for smart, fair food policy.


Website: http://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/

Thank you!

Best,

Cameron St. Germain
Research Associate, NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College
401-533-2674
came...@nycfoodpolicy.org



On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Charlotte 
Wolter <techl...@techlady.com> wrote:

Cameron,
        I got your email because 
I'm on the press list for OpenStreetMap (and I'm a retired journalist).
        I think your best bet 
for high-quality images is our training web 
site, Learn OSM ( 
http://www.learnosm.org). 
All the work there is public domain and free to use.
        Could you tell me more 
about the Food Policy Center? OpenStreetMap's 
New York City group is very involved in local 
projects. They might be able to help with any 
mapping questions you have or provide support in 
geographical analysis of food issues. Often, 
OpenStreetMap organizes what we call mapathons, 
group mapping sessions, usually around a particular issue.

        Good luck on your current project.
Best wishes,
Charlotte Wolter


Dear OpenStreetMap,
I am a research associate and editor for 
NYCFoodpolicy.org and for the syndicated 
health column, Diet Detective. We are working 
on a story on Health Technology and the Food 
System, as well as a second report on feeding 
urban populations (see 
here 
for the first report on hunger and

Re: [Talk-us] Best practice in Singpost Editing

2017-07-17 Thread Minh Nguyen 

On 17/07/2017 02:13, Horea Meleg wrote:

Hello all,

Me and my Telenav colleagues are editing Signposts in Detroit area. We 
were wondering which would be the complete information in this case, 
when a secondary(primary) road and a motorway_link intersect - should a 
motorway_junction tag be added?


42.482377, -83.259498


I assume you're referring to 
. This node should not be 
tagged highway=motorway_junction, because the motorway_link in this case 
is an on-ramp (motorway entrance). highway=motorway_junction is only 
used at the beginning of an off-ramp (exit) -- that is, a link way that 
leads away from the motorway.


However, it is a good idea to add destination and destination:ref tags 
based on any signage you see near the beginning of this ramp. Navigation 
software needs these tags to be used with on-ramps and off-ramps alike.


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Re: [Talk-us] Tiger Zip Data Removal Project (Update)

2017-07-17 Thread Richard Fairhurst 

Marc Gemis wrote:

I wonder whether it is interesting to know the difference between
concrete, asphalt and pervious concrete. All three have different
characteristics whether it be comfort for the cyclist or being
dangerous under icy conditions or durability under heavy loaded
trucks. What do you think ? Is it worth recording those differences
for paved roads ?


Absolutely - it's certainly worth recording if you have the time and 
information. Similarly 'unpaved' is worth breaking down into dirt, 
gravel, fine_gravel etc.


But OSM is iterative - data gets better over time. So if you're trying 
to make a lot of changes fast, paved/unpaved is much better than 
nothing, and someone can come along and make it more detailed later. I 
generally tend to concentrate on the paved/unpaved split but I'm always 
delighted to see when people have done more detailed tagging.


cheers
Richard

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[Talk-us] Best practice in Singpost Editing

2017-07-17 Thread Horea Meleg 
Hello all,
Me and my Telenav colleagues are editing Signposts in Detroit area. We were 
wondering which would be the complete information in this case, when a 
secondary(primary) road and a motorway_link intersect - should a 
motorway_junction tag be added?
42.482377, -83.259498

[cid:image001.jpg@01D2FEF6.088BDF40]

Thank you,
Horea
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Re: [Talk-us] Tiger Zip Data Removal Project (Update)

2017-07-17 Thread Rihards 
On 2017.07.17. 06:16, Marc Gemis wrote:
> I wonder whether it is interesting to know the difference between
> concrete, asphalt and pervious concrete. All three have different
> characteristics whether it be comfort for the cyclist or being
> dangerous under icy conditions or durability under heavy loaded
> trucks. What do you think ? Is it worth recording those differences
> for paved roads ?

concrete/asphalt definitely worth mapping separately. concrete types
might be the next level of detail, but harder to figure out from street
imagery.

> m.
> 
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 10:09 PM, Richard Fairhurst
>  wrote:
>> Kevin Kenny wrote:
>>> Fair enough. I will confess that I'm a little lackadaisical about
>>> tagging the surface on hard-surfaced roads. It appears that
>>> some sort of hard surface is more or less assumed by default.
>>> I do tag 'gravel', 'compacted', 'shale', 'sand', 'ground'
>>> assiduously, and usually add some sort of assessment of
>>> 'smoothness' on those.
>>
>> In that case you are absolutely on the side of the angels.
>>
>> Yes, if you clear the tiger:reviewed tag after reviewing that a residential
>> (or unclassified, or tertiary, or greater) road genuinely does have a paved
>> surface, that's AOK in my book - that's the assumed default for those
>> highway values in developed countries. I generally wouldn't add
>> surface=paved in such cases either.
>>
>> cheers
>> Richard
>>
>>
>>
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>> Sent from the USA mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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