Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-ph] Proposed Mapping Party venue for the 2nd quarter: Corregidor!

2010-02-16 Thread maning sambale
Sorry guys, should be for the talk-ph list. On 2/17/10, maning sambale wrote: > Sounds good to me. If anyone can contact the Corregidor Tourism > Office, maybe we can get some discount and access "restricted areas" > for mapping purposes. :) > > As always, Ed was ahead of us covering several way

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-ph] Proposed Mapping Party venue for the 2nd quarter: Corregidor!

2010-02-16 Thread maning sambale
Sounds good to me. If anyone can contact the Corregidor Tourism Office, maybe we can get some discount and access "restricted areas" for mapping purposes. :) As always, Ed was ahead of us covering several waypoints in the Island: http://waypoints.ph/vmap.php?wpt=correg Given enough people, I thi

Re: [OSM-talk] [tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Estate_Agent

2010-02-16 Thread specimail-forums
> But it would be nice to have it listed on > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:shop - and I > suspect this is > what Djam is hoping for. Yes I am ! And though it might be a lot of work, I think tags have to be approved before being referenced in the wiki, even when existing tags obviously

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users wantdriving ANDwalking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread John F. Eldredge
In the case of metal, even a thin film or mesh can block RF signals if any openings are smaller than the wavelength of the signal. Look up "Faraday cage". -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." --

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving ANDwalking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread Jochen Plumeyer
Hello everyone, On Mar 16 Feb 2010, ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen wrote: > No it ain't correct. > Satellite signals are blocked by conductive materials > such as metals, and to a limited extend by materials > containing humidity (= limited conductivity) such as leaves > and possibly

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving ANDwalking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread Liz
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010, Dave F. wrote: > > It has little to do with the material it's made of, it's all about how > > much mass an object has, the more mass the more it will absorb RF. > > Is this correct? > > I assumed the reason I had trouble getting reception on board trains > because of what th

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving ANDwalking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
No it ain't correct. Satellite signals are blocked by conductive materials such as metals, and to a limited extend by materials containing humidity (= limited conductivity) such as leaves and possibly concrete. Due to their high frequency GPS signal tend to behave like light, meaning that when ther

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving ANDwalking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
On 16 Feb 2010, at 9:46 , Dave F. wrote: > John Smith wrote: >> On 17 February 2010 01:40, John F. Eldredge wrote: >> >>> Frequently you can't get a position fix at all, if the building has much >>> metal in its structure. I can't get a position fix from inside my house >>> unless I am near

Re: [OSM-talk] Finishing of the iMMAP street data starting of the Logistics Plus GPS tracing

2010-02-16 Thread jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
If you try and process the data and get a strip of points that looks like this : http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Image:LogisticsPlusPoints_uw.png It is normal. I sorted the point files and split them, so it creates strips of data. Wiki is updated with a picture and I have made a video on how t

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving ANDwalking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread Dave F.
John Smith wrote: > On 17 February 2010 01:40, John F. Eldredge wrote: > >> Frequently you can't get a position fix at all, if the building has much >> metal in its structure. I can't get a position fix from inside my house >> unless I am near a south-facing window, probably due to a metalli

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Number of active contributors

2010-02-16 Thread Mike Collinson
At 11:41 PM 15/02/2010, Hal Bertram wrote: >On 15/02/10 09:25, Jukka Rahkonen wrote >> An "active contributor" is defined as: >> >> a contributor (whether using a single or multiple accounts) who has edited >> the >> Project in any 3 calendar months from the last 6 months (i.e. there is a >> dem

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Number of active contributors

2010-02-16 Thread Hal Bertram
On 16/02/10 11:48, Hal Bertram wrote: > On 15/02/10 22:41, Hal Bertram wrote: > >> On 15/02/10 09:25, Jukka Rahkonen wrote >> >> >>> An "active contributor" is defined as: >>> >>> a contributor (whether using a single or multiple accounts) who has edited >>> the >>> Project in any 3

[OSM-talk] Finishing of the iMMAP street data starting of the Logistics Plus GPS tracing

2010-02-16 Thread jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
Hello, First of all, I would like to thank for all the help in importing the iMMAP street vector data into OSM. Here is a report I made just before we finished : http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/h4ck3rm1k3/diary/9550 Here are the people who were helping the most : THANK YOU bmog malenki M

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving ANDwalking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread John Smith
On 17 February 2010 01:40, John F. Eldredge wrote: > Frequently you can't get a position fix at all, if the building has much > metal in its structure. I can't get a position fix from inside my house > unless I am near a south-facing window, probably due to a metallic-foil vapor > barrier in t

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving ANDwalking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread John F. Eldredge
Frequently you can't get a position fix at all, if the building has much metal in its structure. I can't get a position fix from inside my house unless I am near a south-facing window, probably due to a metallic-foil vapor barrier in the attic. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Rese

Re: [OSM-talk] Africa Coverage

2010-02-16 Thread John McKerrell
Thanks to those who answered off list, think I've got enough names now. John On 15 Feb 2010, at 12:21, John McKerrell wrote: > Hi > > An ex-colleague of mine in London is looking to discuss OSM coverage in > Africa. Is there anyone I can put him in touch with to discuss this, anyone > claim t

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving AND walking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread John Smith
On 16 February 2010 22:49, Dave F. wrote: > I don't think that Navteq's users Jimmy Choo's are ever going to get mud > on them. Maybe they can get some paint on mud like they do for 4wd;s that never leave the city :) ___ talk mailing list talk@openstre

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving AND walking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread Dave F.
Steve Doerr wrote: > How accurate are GPS receivers inside buildings? Not very, but don't be limited to your unit. Use photos, pen & paper (see Walking Papers) http://walking-papers.org/ Cheers Dave F. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http:

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving AND walking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread Dave F.
Roy Wallace wrote: > This is good; we're doing well with highway=path/footway As John suggested, I think there talking out urban areas such as how to get from Marks & Spencers to Tescos Local via a Costa Lot coffee house. I don't think that Navteq's users Jimmy Choo's are ever going to get mud o

Re: [OSM-talk] fwd: Two thirds of mobile users want driving AND walking navigation

2010-02-16 Thread Steve Doerr
Roy Wallace wrote: > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 7:10 PM, James Stewart wrote: >> and micro maps of destinations such as airports and shopping malls > I think this is quite important, and can be one of the strengths of > OSM. e.g. Plenty of POI's waiting to be mapped here: > http://www.openstreetmap

[OSM-talk] downloading all gps tracks with a specific tag

2010-02-16 Thread maning sambale
Hi, How do I download all GPS tracks with a specific tag? Thanks! -- cheers, maning -- "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ --

Re: [OSM-talk] [tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Estate_Agent

2010-02-16 Thread Giacomo Boschi
Roy Wallace ha scritto: > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:27 PM, John Smith wrote: >> Just use it > > But it would be nice to have it listed on > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:shop - and I suspect this is > what Djam is hoping for. +1 When i was an OSM-newbie, I was confused by the la