Re: [OSM-dev] [Imports] Inserting OSM data

2010-03-27 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi, Im just tagging on to this thread for the archives. As it was just sent to the imports@ list, but not dev@ list, It attempts to solve the ideas that jaak noted below. http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2010-March/005544.html (I was going to respond last week on this thread) ...

Re: [OSM-dev] [OSM-talk] OSM front page design concept

2010-02-21 Thread Sam Vekemans
One idea is to leverage IRC power, by having an international channel, where any language is permitted. And people can respond & live translate, and people can get their answer. Having this IRC weblink directly on the feedback box will help a great deal. Many have abandoned this talk@ list becaus

[OSM-dev] Map Features sub:sub:sub types

2009-08-13 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi all, (dev list) Is there a technical reason why on the main map features page only the sub values of each main type, and not the sub sub values, so then each can be found with a hyper-link? ... also we need to add 'surface' as 1.1.6 that would make sence IMO. - 1 Physical

Re: [OSM-dev] Deleting TIGER node tags & OSM 'best practice'

2009-08-06 Thread Sam Vekemans
t person can then see the new data, and work on further adding details (adjusting the piers and showing where park areas trails are etc.) So anyway, having tags that are "supposed" to be used as cross-reference.. doesn't really make sense. Since this is an "open" street map,

Re: [OSM-dev] shp-to-osm Response Code=400 error

2009-06-16 Thread Sam Vekemans
points me to the correct file format to write out in > order to facilitate the upload of OSM data, shp-to-osm will work again. > > It's not clear to me what the ideal format to upload large data sets like > this is. > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Sam Vekemans < >

Re: [OSM-dev] shp-to-osm Response Code=400 error

2009-06-16 Thread Sam Vekemans
o that its able to merge the benifits of osmosis, OpenJUMP, xapi. OSMCut, mkgmap, kosmos, bulkimport.pl ... etc. ... so that all sides of the table will be happy. I think the community has enough brilliant minds here to make it happen :-) We all have pieces of the puzzle :-) Cheers, Sam Vekemans Acr

Re: [OSM-dev] Max size of changeset with josm (in kb)

2009-06-02 Thread Sam Vekemans
? Thanks, Sam On 6/2/09, Karl Newman wrote: > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Chris Jones wrote: > >> >> On 31 May 2009, at 15:40, Sam Vekemans wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > I already got part of the answer - 50,000 (things; nodes, lines, areas >> > -to

[OSM-dev] using osmosis (was Re: Max size of changeset with josm (in kb))

2009-05-31 Thread Sam Vekemans
n Sun, May 31, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Chris Jones wrote: > > On 31 May 2009, at 15:40, Sam Vekemans wrote: > > Hi, >> I already got part of the answer - 50,000 (things; nodes, lines, areas >> -total) so now i want to know, what approx size (in mb, kb) is safe? >> I loaded a

[OSM-dev] Max size of changeset with josm (in kb)

2009-05-31 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi, I already got part of the answer - 50,000 (things; nodes, lines, areas -total) so now i want to know, what approx size (in mb, kb) is safe? I loaded a changeset of 358 kb and it seemed happy. Would 1 meg be too much? I know that there is a max geographical download area built in, (it's say's "

Re: [OSM-dev] Duplicate nodes

2009-04-14 Thread Sam Vekemans
forgot to cc dev list :) On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Sam Vekemans wrote: > Just jumping in here :) > > When i have my ready-to-import.osm file, and hit upload, im prompted > to agree on what to upload, it would be great to be able to select > only the nodes/ways/areas that i

[OSM-dev] Bulk import as a data layer (like gpx currently is)

2009-03-14 Thread Sam Vekemans
ructions file), that wouldn't necessarily mean that i am the "created-works" importer, i just created the "tool" so the creativity was in the 'linking of the data', i made the chain links to fit together, but not the entire spool of chain. ... PLUS, the tool was c