Re: [Talk-us] Fwd: Maps of State of Wisconsin, USA

2008-04-08 Thread Alan Millar 
 It looks like a lot of useful information can be gleaned from this,
 especially county, township, park, and municipality borders.

 I'm not sure if, or how, the maps could be used directly without some
 sort of PDF overlay method in JOSM, or maybe a highly speciallized PDF
 - OSM converter.

I haven't looked at the Wisconsin data, but I did do a little
experimentation with PDFs.  If the PDF contains a bitmap, you can extract
it with any number of tools, but you're stuck with tracing.

If it contains vector data, you can start to do intersting things.  You
can convert it to SVG using pstoedit.  I experimented a little using
pstoedit to create svg, and then started on a perl script to convert the
SVG to an OSM file for JOSM.  It could be made to work for small areas
where map projection would not be a problem.

But because it is just line drawing data, you lose all original metadata
about the lines.  If some other GIS-type data is available, I'd try to use
that first.

- Alan



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[Talk-us] Fwd: Maps of State of Wisconsin, USA

2008-04-05 Thread Stephen Coast 

Hi

Is anyone in the US able to follow up on this?

Begin forwarded message:

From: LM Loeffel, Red Hen Publishing  
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Date: 2 April 2008 18:55:48 GMT+03:00
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Maps of State of Wisconsin, USA

Hello Steve,

I learned about your mapping project yesterday. I think it is  
fantastic. I was looking at your map as a possible option to include  
in a printed Newcomers Guide I'm developing for my county. However,  
at the same time, I also contacted my Wisconsin Department of  
Transportation (WISDOT) and asked them if I could use their maps in  
my project. I did NOT expect them to say yes, but they did say yes  
and noted that it is public information!


Well, I will be using their maps. But, I wanted to forward this find  
to your group, because I'm sure you can use it to update your maps  
of the state of Wisconsin.


I'm forwarding the information I received from WISDOT. You can  
follow up with them if you'd like to double check this info.


Here is the page where I found their maps online for download - and  
at the bottom, they also list contact info.

http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/county.htm

This page talks about how to get digital data:
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/business/publications/mapdata.htm

I hope this helps with  your project. If I ever get a GPS device I'd  
love to help more!


Best,
-Lynn


 Original Message 
Subject:RE: question about use of WISDOT Map of Washington County
Date:   Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:46:56 -0500
From:   Cowan, Kenneth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'LM Loeffel, Red Hen Publishing' [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Lynn,

The maps are public information which you may use the map as you wish.

Ken Cowan
Surveying/Mapping Section
Bureau of Technical Services
Division of Transportation System Development
Wisconsin Department of Transportation

-Original Message-
From: LM Loeffel, Red Hen Publishing
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Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:26 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: question about use of WISDOT Map of Washington County


Hello,

I was looking at the WISDOT Map of Washington County available on  
your web site. Could I obtain permission to use this map in a  
Newcomer's guide I'm creating for Washington County?


Thank you for any information.

Best,
-Lynn

L.M. Loeffel
Red Hen Publishing





Best

Steve

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