Re: [OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

Hi, On 11/28/2011 07:57 PM, Martijn van Exel wrote: * Show a random non-improved GNIS point in your neighborhood - name + map [...] Ideally it would be adaptable to any point data imports that need similar cleanup. I hope we all agree that ideally, such a "cleanup" should happen as part o

Re: [OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

This is a great idea, especially the non-improved GNIS points in your neighborhood. Where do OSBugs go, though? I'm under the impression it's a bit of a graveyard, and your description sounds like something that should allow people to push fixes right to the map themselves. Make them understand

Re: [OSM-talk] Vector maps for Android

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Toby Murray wrote: > I'm not sure how you propose that "OSM" write an application. First of > all, would it be a map display/use app or a map data editing app? It should be just a map display with basic features(not all in one) which should only use the data of o

Re: [OSM-talk] Vector maps for Android

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:02 AM, Parveen Arora wrote: > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:04 AM, Russ Nelson wrote: >> I understand your desire to have an "official" application. If you'll >> notice, though, there is no "official" OSM editor. Instead, there's >> Potlatch for in-browser editing > Ohh, Yes

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM based project - PrishtinaBuses.info

Hi there, @Mike yes the average is 17 :) im 16 though... BTW the link I gave is the latest code (not yours) Please take a look at it, every help/contribution is more than welcomed :) Bests, Altin On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 9:55 PM, Besfort Guri wrote: > And I was thinking if those files can help

Re: [OSM-talk] Tile layer in JOSM

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Frederik Ramm wrote: > Hi, > > On 11/28/2011 07:10 PM, Martijn van Exel wrote: >> >> * Publish the shapefile as a WMS through GeoServer[3]. > > Why not leave it at that and access the WMS directly from JOSM? Potlatch > requires tiles but since you only seem to want

Re: [OSM-talk] Tile layer in JOSM

Hi, On 11/28/2011 07:10 PM, Martijn van Exel wrote: * Publish the shapefile as a WMS through GeoServer[3]. Why not leave it at that and access the WMS directly from JOSM? Potlatch requires tiles but since you only seem to want to use JOSM, you can have JOSM talk to your WMS directly, without

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM based project - PrishtinaBuses.info

And I was thinking if those files can help and uploading in openbusmap.org. I think this can help too ? On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Graham Jones wrote: > Hi, > It looks very good, well done! I'll have a look at your code to see how > it works. > > Graham. > > -- > Graham Jones > Hartlepool,

Re: [OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Graham Jones wrote: > > On 28 November 2011 19:10, Greg Troxel wrote: >> >> That makes sense, but how do you deal with logging the modifier of the >> data - is this a webapp, and do people log in with OAuth? >> > If you decide to develop this as a web application,

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM based project - PrishtinaBuses.info

Hi, It looks very good, well done! I'll have a look at your code to see how it works. Graham. -- Graham Jones Hartlepool, UK. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

On 28 November 2011 19:10, Greg Troxel wrote: > > That makes sense, but how do you deal with logging the modifier of the > data - is this a webapp, and do people log in with OAuth? > > If you decide to develop this as a web application, it might be worth looking at the outcome of one of last year

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM based project - PrishtinaBuses.info

Thats great Altin, you guys are doing a good job. What is the average age on this project ? 17? Anyway, keep up the good work. btw, the code is here https://github.com/prishtinabuses/prishtinabuses mike On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Altin Ukshini wrote: > Hello there, > > I'm Altin a contrib

Re: [OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Adam Schreiber wrote: > I know that I've made changes to GNIS nodes in areas that I map in. > Will nodes that have been modified since import be excluded from the > microtasker? > They would be. -- martijn van exel geospatial omnivore 1109 1st ave #2 salt lake

Re: [OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

I am interested in this concept/project. On Nov 28, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Martijn van Exel wrote: > On that matter -- I've been working on an idea for a GNIS microtasking > platform. What it would do is: > > * Show a random non-improved GNIS point in your neighborhood - name + map > * Allow you

Re: [OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

I know that I've made changes to GNIS nodes in areas that I map in. Will nodes that have been modified since import be excluded from the microtasker? Cheers, Adam On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Josh Doe wrote: > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Greg Troxel wrote: >> >>  On that matter -- I'v

Re: [OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Greg Troxel wrote: > >  On that matter -- I've been working on an idea for a GNIS microtasking >  platform. What it would do is: > >  * Show a random non-improved GNIS point in your neighborhood - name + >    map > >  * Allow you to 1) drag the point to the correct

Re: [OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

On that matter -- I've been working on an idea for a GNIS microtasking platform. What it would do is: * Show a random non-improved GNIS point in your neighborhood - name + map * Allow you to 1) drag the point to the correct location, 2) flag it as no longer existing or 3) flag it

[OSM-talk] GNIS quality improvement, was: USGS Topo maps

On that matter -- I've been working on an idea for a GNIS microtasking platform. What it would do is: * Show a random non-improved GNIS point in your neighborhood - name + map * Allow you to 1) drag the point to the correct location, 2) flag it as no longer existing or 3) flag it as incorrect name

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] ODbL and publishing source data

> I think the word "independent" also applies to "data" and "other materials". I don't think so. Claiming that a collection of data would not be a database if the Data is Not independent does not make much sense IMHO ___ legal-talk mailing list legal

[OSM-talk] Tile layer in JOSM

I am not a tiled map service wizard but I sure thought I could get this done. What I have: a Shapefile with roads in Utah[1]. What I want: to get a background layer for JOSM / Potlatch that highlights the named highways (federal, state and local numbered routes). Why I want this: to (allow people t

[OSM-talk] Vista eTrex 10,20,30 series

In the toy gadget category, there's the new Garmin eTrex 10,20, and 30 GPS Navigator / logger. I recently had a chance to get hands on one of these to see if I could measure the effect of additional GLONASS satellites on measurement. While a full analysis would be very complex, I wanted to a

Re: [OSM-talk] USGS Topo maps

The 24K topos may have better locational accuracy, but GNIS likely has better temporal accuracy. Some of the topos have not been updated in ~50 years. David. On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: > > Richard Weait writes: > >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Ian wrote: >>> FYI

Re: [OSM-talk] USGS Topo maps

On 11/28/2011 11:54 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: the POIs such as churches, cemeteries, schools I'm continually amazed by the turnover of schools due to modernization, expansion, etc.My pre-survey of a new area is to find the schools so that I can see what the building is now being used for,

Re: [OSM-talk] Vector maps for Android

On 28. 11. 11 09:18, Nick Whitelegg wrote: It worked well. It planned a route to the bus terminal in Seoul, which generally matched the route the bus actually took (naturally, I had no influence over the route the driver took). The moving map is quite mesmerising and all drawn from OSM vecto

Re: [OSM-talk] USGS Topo maps

Richard Weait writes: > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Ian wrote: >> FYI: Most of the information present on USGS Topo Maps should already be >> present on the map due to an import of the GNIS dataset a couple years ago. > > And fixing that import so that the GNIS points are better aligned by

Re: [OSM-talk] USGS Topo maps

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Ian wrote: > FYI: Most of the information present on USGS Topo Maps should already be > present on the map due to an import of the GNIS dataset a couple years ago. And fixing that import so that the GNIS points are better aligned by your local knowledge is very we

Re: [OSM-talk] USGS Topo maps

On Sunday, November 27, 2011 11:56:44 PM UTC-6, Taru Ani wrote: > > I am sure this has already been discussed, but I couldn't find definitive > reference to it on the forums: USGS topo maps are in the public domain ( > http://www.usgs.gov/laws/info_policies.html), but must give credit to the > US

Re: [OSM-talk] USGS Topo maps

Taru Ani wrote: USGS topo maps are in the public domain ( http://www.usgs.gov/laws/info_policies.html), but must give credit to the USGS. Not, you don't have to acknowledge them; they can be used without restriction. (If you did, they wouldn't be "public domain".) However, they do encourage

[OSM-talk] OSM based project - PrishtinaBuses.info

Hello there, I'm Altin a contributor from Kosovo . I would just like to let you know about a project based on Open Street Map that we are about to finish by the end of this mon

Re: [OSM-talk] Vector maps for Android

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Andrew Errington wrote: > Navit is available for Android, and it's probably very easy for you to try > it out.  It's still 'under development', so not as slick as you might > expect, but it does work. Yes I have installed Navit, but unfortunately it didn't even s

Re: [OSM-talk] Vector maps for Android

I tried Navit a few weeks ago, and I keep using it. Offline vector maps, no internet access needed, the search engine isn't bad, ...Thanks to the xml file navit.xml, we can customize the app (ui, vehicle with no toll, stylesheets for maps, ...). It's free and opensource. However, the ui is not very

Re: [OSM-talk] Vector maps for Android

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:04 AM, Russ Nelson wrote: > I understand your desire to have an "official" application. If you'll > notice, though, there is no "official" OSM editor. Instead, there's > Potlatch for in-browser editing Ohh, Yes there are different tools combined together to make OSM work.

Re: [OSM-talk] Vector maps for Android

>It worked well.  It planned a route to the bus terminal in Seoul, which >generally matched the route the bus actually took (naturally, I had no >influence over the route the driver took).  The moving map is quite >mesmerising and all drawn from OSM vector data in real time. Incidentally do any