[OSM-talk] Python Overpass API wrapper version 0.5.4 is out

2016-08-21 Thread Martijn van Exel
Hi, If you code in Python and you like the Overpass API, you may be interested in the Python Overpass API wrapper. I just released 0.5.4. Find it on PyPi or github, https://github.com/mvexel/overpass-api-python-wrapper Don't hesitate to code up / suggest improvements. Martijn van Exel http://mve

Re: [OSM-talk] Data Quality and Mapping for the renderer.

2016-08-21 Thread john whelan
Whilst the on line tools are useful being able to review the tags in a spreadsheet I found very useful. The online tools aren't quite so good at picking up four different ways that a car rental company's name has been spelt. The other part is to do with local knowledge. Often knowing the area gi

Re: [OSM-talk] Data Quality and Mapping for the renderer.

2016-08-21 Thread Svavar Kjarrval
There are also online QA tools which display certain types of errors, for example Osmose [1] and Keep right [2]. The users who don't have much computer memory installed could use those types of sites instead. [1] http://osmose.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/ [2] http://keepright.at/ - Svavar Kjarrval O

Re: [OSM-talk] MAPS.ME edits - partly sub-standard

2016-08-21 Thread Michał Brzozowski
Recently, multilingual name support was rolled out. Still, seems that the new name: tags get abused, or rather filled with useless data. Eg. http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/41589376 Michał ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://list

Re: [OSM-talk] [OSM-dev] http://overpass-api.de/ seems to be down on Saturday 20.08.2016 at 19:09

2016-08-21 Thread Michał Brzozowski
The areas feature of overpass-api.de doesn't work and Achavi returns 404. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] battlegrid fixed

2016-08-21 Thread Martijn van Exel
Hi all, I fixed the TIGER battlegrid, it now shows nice Stamen tiles in the background. Thanks Stamen for providing a great service. (You can donate to help them provide this service: https://stamen.com/opensource/) For those who don't know what Battlegrid is, it is a tool that shows differences

[OSM-talk] Data Quality and Mapping for the renderer.

2016-08-21 Thread john whelan
Yes I know we shouldn’t but just sometimes it’s nice to think about the people who use the maps. Can we make life a little easier for them? This post is aimed purely at 64 bit Windows users. The tools may work on other operating systems but I haven’t tried them. There are other tools around. T