Re: [Talk-us] NYC neighborhood data
On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Simon Poole si...@poole.ch wrote: Kushal welcome to OSM. Please feel free to improve our data, while adding the neighbourhoods as a first project is going to result in a fairly steep learning curve for you, it is certainly doable. Hi Kushal, I'd suggest that you come to the upcoming OSM NYC meeting before changing any of the neighborhood data in NYC. Neighborhood data, especially in NY, is a pretty tricky thing. Some neighborhoods are well established and understood, while others are not, and are fluid. I'd love to see improvements of those which are well established, but some others are not so clear cut. It's always important to try to work with the local community on some massive changes, and you're lucky enough to live in a city with an active OSM community, and we have monthly meetings and a mailing list. http://www.meetup.com/osm-nyc - Serge ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] NYC neighborhood data
Hi, I really love your site, but wanted to help with some updates. Some of the neighborhood data for NYC is inaccurate. For example, http://nominatim. openstreetmap.org/reverse? osm_type=Nosm_id=2184804432 is not in the Diamond District nor Chelsea - it's in Midtown East. Also http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse? osm_type=Nosm_id=2184803604 is not in Chatham Towers nor Greenwich Village - it's in Soho. If you want a benchmark source for creating admin boundaries, I feel this wikipedia link is very accurate with determining borders of neighborhood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ Manhattan_neighborhoods (the image displayed in 'Full resolution' is useful), but the wiki provides excessive sub-neighborhood detail impractical to the way most New Yorkers think. I feel this site has a good concept of practical neighborhood breakdowns: http://www. nyctourist.com/map1.htm, maybe this with the borders defined on wikipedia can serve as a reference guide. I know neighborhood distinctions can be a very subjective issue, but the current info on openstreetmaps is materially inaccurate. I love the concept of your site and want to contribute. Please let me know if I can assist any further. Regards, Kushal ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] NYC neighborhood data
2013/4/5 Kushal Khan kus...@foodinhood.com I know neighborhood distinctions can be a very subjective issue, but the current info on openstreetmaps is materially inaccurate. I love the concept of your site and want to contribute. get yourself an account and correct the data, its a wiki map ;-) cheers, Martin ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] NYC neighborhood data
Hi Kushal, There's a group of us in NYC that will be participating in the OSM editathonhttp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/US_Spring_Editathon_2013April 20-21st. This could be something to address then. There should be an announcement on the OSM NYC / meetup board or you can contact me directly for details (that we're still working out). Best, Alyssa. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.comwrote: 2013/4/5 Kushal Khan kus...@foodinhood.com I know neighborhood distinctions can be a very subjective issue, but the current info on openstreetmaps is materially inaccurate. I love the concept of your site and want to contribute. get yourself an account and correct the data, its a wiki map ;-) cheers, Martin ___ 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] NYC neighborhood data
Kushal welcome to OSM. Please feel free to improve our data, while adding the neighbourhoods as a first project is going to result in a fairly steep learning curve for you, it is certainly doable. Unluckily the map used in Wikipedia is unlikely to be usable directly in OSM for licence reasons, however you could either refer to the PD maps that were used in creating it or simply ask the original author for permission to include the information in OSM. Simon Am 05.04.2013 21:36, schrieb Kushal Khan: Hi, I really love your site, but wanted to help with some updates. Some of the neighborhood data for NYC is inaccurate. For example, http://nominatim. openstreetmap.org/reverse http://openstreetmap.org/reverse? osm_type=Nosm_id=2184804432 is not in the Diamond District nor Chelsea - it's in Midtown East. Also http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse? osm_type=Nosm_id=2184803604 is not in Chatham Towers nor Greenwich Village - it's in Soho. If you want a benchmark source for creating admin boundaries, I feel this wikipedia link is very accurate with determining borders of neighborhood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ Manhattan_neighborhoods (the image displayed in 'Full resolution' is useful), but the wiki provides excessive sub-neighborhood detail impractical to the way most New Yorkers think. I feel this site has a good concept of practical neighborhood breakdowns: http://www. nyctourist.com/map1.htm http://nyctourist.com/map1.htm, maybe this with the borders defined on wikipedia can serve as a reference guide. I know neighborhood distinctions can be a very subjective issue, but the current info on openstreetmaps is materially inaccurate. I love the concept of your site and want to contribute. Please let me know if I can assist any further. Regards, Kushal ___ 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
