Re: [talk-au] Question about using NSW Speed Zone Data in OSM

2024-02-19 Thread Bob Cameron
Hi Mark Although not anywhere conclusive I made a Mapillary capture outbound on Woore Street Wilcannia 5/2022 that shows what are likely to be the dual 50/100 transition signs (smudges) well before the changeset. Might be useful.. Bob On 19/2/24 20:19, Mark Pulley wrote: I haven’t done any

Re: [talk-au] Nowra bridge help

2023-12-15 Thread Bob Cameron
Correct! On 15/12/23 12:49, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: Bob So the western bridge is now northbound & the "middle" bridge is south? Thanks Graeme On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 at 08:06, Bob Cameron wrote: Wonder if someone might fix this one. Don't want to stuff it

[talk-au] Nowra bridge help

2023-12-14 Thread Bob Cameron
se one way each way 3 lanes each. My (not overly useful) 11/12/23 southbound Mapillary imagery hasn't merged yet. Typically that may take another week. No overhead imagery is current. I can dig up all the 1FPS 4K photos I have if anyone wants them.

Re: [talk-au] Maranda or Maranoa Road

2023-12-10 Thread Bob Cameron
Hi Nev The Mapillary imagery at the eastern end at Carnarvon Hwy; https://www.mapillary.com/app/user/bob3bob3?lat=-27.124729889167=149.06543468617=17%5B%5D=bob3bob3=2018-12-01=894202007803486=photo=0.7498372203522408=0.5576487643887181=2.5378590078328984

Re: [talk-au] Overpass question

2023-11-04 Thread Bob Cameron
that are data complete. Cheers On 17/10/23 18:04, Andrew Davidson wrote: On 17/10/23 04:58, Bob Cameron wrote:> Ways only? Because the output data/list format is different. Nodes are arranged by objects per co-ordinate, whereas ways are by an ID that includes a nodes list, with a separate

Re: [talk-au] Overpass question

2023-10-16 Thread Bob Cameron
On 16/10/23 20:55, Warin wrote: No expert ... Question: why only get the node when you can have the whole thing? I think that just adds complexity? Ways only? Because the output data/list format is different. Nodes are arranged by objects per co-ordinate, whereas ways are by an ID that

[talk-au] Overpass question

2023-10-11 Thread Bob Cameron
A question for an overpass expert. I am cleaning up a lot of the parking tags I have created so they follow the same rules etc. I have successfully generated a text list of nodes where I can cut/paste the co-ords into the ID editor to research/fix as needed. This was done with a gpsbabel

Re: [talk-au] Filling in blank space (Was Re: Tagging towns by relative importance, not just population size)

2023-10-01 Thread Bob Cameron
A lady served me a burger and coffee at Windorah Roadhouse. I think I remember the supermarket also had some limited fast food. I had a sit down feed at the pub in a prior visit. Was eaten alive by mozzies at Stonehenge (Qld) pub. The visitors centre there (also a RTC and small supermarket)

Re: [talk-au] Filling in blank space (Was Re: Tagging towns by relative importance, not just population size)

2023-10-01 Thread Bob Cameron
suits most? (This having been mentioned in prior posts) Bob On 1/10/23 17:02, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: Good to hear from you, Bob. As somebody who spends a lot of time out in remote places, what's your thoughts on the concept? Thanks Graeme On Sun, 1 Oct 2023 at 15:45, Bob Cameron wrote:

Re: [talk-au] Filling in blank space (Was Re: Tagging towns by relative importance, not just population size)

2023-09-30 Thread Bob Cameron
I managed (to buy) a coffee in Windorah two years ago..  That has to count for something.. They have spent a lot on the campsite too. Newish amenities and hot showers for $5/n in 5/21. Cheers Bob On 1/10/23 10:31, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: Oh look - Windorah is there, so it must

Re: [talk-au] New MapRoulette Challenges - Add Highways & Isolated

2023-03-16 Thread Bob Cameron
Just a thought Salim You might like to add street imagery and GPS tracks based on that as an extra data source. This has a date stamp that much of the overhead imagery does not. Cheers Bob On 17/3/23 02:55, Salim Baidoun wrote: Hello Australia community, We are releasing a challenge

Re: [talk-au] Tagging Trucks (hgv) "Use low gears"

2023-01-21 Thread Bob Cameron
Some Mapillary "data rich" slow vehicle locations. (ie for checking/testing sign recognition) - Dorrigo mountain - Waterfall Way. (Just west/north of Thora) NSW - Bendemeer to Moonbi - New England Hwy NSW - Black Mountain south - New England Hwy NSW On 22/1/23 15:01, Andrew Harvey wrote:

[talk-au] Links in Australian_Data_Sources - Western Australia

2022-11-21 Thread Bob Cameron
Dian? https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Data_Sources Just noticed that some of the Main Roads links for WA are coming up 404. eg Speed Limits, Speed Zones, Control of Access & Road Stopping Places. Some still work. I did not check them all. I get the impression that searching

[talk-au] Dogleg Drive Warialda NSW - Restricted vehicle Road Route.

2022-11-07 Thread Bob Cameron
I wonder if someone with better knowledge on primary etc routes/relations/sources might tackle this. Was in Warialda NSW recently and noted that the HGV bypass barrier (east of town) near the washdown facility has been removed, but didn't think to check the formal route from there north. I

Re: [talk-au] Tagging fire stations

2022-10-10 Thread Bob Cameron
in the old. Cheers, Bob On 10/10/22 16:49, Phil Wyatt wrote: Hi Folks, Well I am not too sure that the correct tagging of buildings is applied at all in Australia as I can only see about 200 uses of building:use=* in all of Oz! Seems most folks use the building tag to denote current use r

[talk-au] OSM Attribution Q

2022-08-14 Thread Bob Cameron
are named St, Rd. etc Thoughts? Worth contacting them? Cheers Bob ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Adding river crossings to Guidelines "road quality / 4wd-only"?

2022-08-10 Thread Bob Cameron
nal tunnel. And not just accept the ID editor suggestion of a node ford Bob On 10/8/22 12:25, Dian Ågesson wrote: Hey Graeme, The 4WD_only tags and track types are already documented on the roads subpage of the Tagging Guidelines. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidel

Re: [talk-au] Adding river crossings to Guidelines "road quality / 4wd-only"?

2022-08-10 Thread Bob Cameron
The Gregory River Doomadgee Road crossing near Tirranna Springs Qld has a "not on foot" warning sign as the water over the causeway runs very fast. Hard to know if it's a legal direction though. On 10/8/22 20:58, Adam Steer wrote: A little note to the discussion - the foot/ animal traffic

Re: [talk-au] Well I bought an L1/L5 Mouse GPS

2022-06-23 Thread Bob Cameron
One of the cross checks I do is to use a bidirectional Mapillary track layer. I'd suggest fairly good for road centering in open places (ie no phase delay GPS reflections). No good for non covered cross street positioning of course. Bob On 23/6/22 11:45, Alex Sims wrote: Hi, I’ve now got

Re: [talk-au] Tagging suggestions please - parking formal vs informal

2022-04-29 Thread Bob Cameron
lso adding capacity:hgv based on a drive in/out 20x4m block. I also add the presence (or not) of a rubbish bin! What makes a park formal being signage or obvious ground/area works. The distinction is sometimes a bit grey. Will be a one by one fix of my past efforts! Cheers On 20/4/22 18:32,

Re: [talk-au] Country homesteads?

2022-04-27 Thread Bob Cameron
Hi Phil Well they are all scattered plus/minus the road I travelled/captured on in the last week or two. Tnx On 27/4/22 17:44, Phil Wyatt wrote: Hi Bob, I have changed all the South Australian locations for you. I checked a few random locations and they all looked to be placed within

Re: [talk-au] Country homesteads?

2022-04-25 Thread Bob Cameron
So I'll ask some assistance from a mass edit guru here... I'd like to change all my own landuse:farm nodes to place:farm, leaving all child keys as they are. Since I only use ID is there anyone can help do this? Does it require any kind of formal control? Oh and I have found that DCS base

Re: [talk-au] Country homesteads?

2022-04-21 Thread Bob Cameron
it is an unusual group like a religious order or non profit retreat, but they already have other tags. Cheers Bob On 22/4/22 14:55, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: Also bringing discussion out here from Discord. An anonymous user is hitting Notes with quite a few entries yesterday to say that remote homesteads

[talk-au] Tagging suggestions please - parking formal vs informal

2022-04-20 Thread Bob Cameron
Only about regional areas, not urban There are well used informal parks everywhere. Many used by trucks as rest areas. Some are tiny, some are huge, some are gravel pits, some are the NHVR green dot things.. Some councils even setup bins in them. I'd like a way to tag any informal area. No

Re: [talk-au] Wiki Clean Up Progress Update

2022-04-18 Thread Bob Cameron
areas as unpaved than no tag, if the surface is unknown. I use surface:fine_gravel in places. Problem is that the gravel eventually wears off and it becomes.. unpaved! Unpaved is also what one would use if sourcing only from overhead imagery. This all for another discussion though. Cheers Bob

[talk-au] Tagging guidelines points - rest/parking/camping/hgv

2022-04-15 Thread Bob Cameron
Sorry I cant see where to add these points to the wiki, nor see the edit evolution. No doubt I'll see some disagreements, but anyway! - Regarding "No Camping" signs within the rest area category. (Although it could apply to any location) It seems a bit long winded and not really useful for

[talk-au] Precedence of alt naming

2022-04-06 Thread Bob Cameron
This might have been covered before.. What is the consensus on precedence of alt_names, more for roads and waterways. Example, I sometimes come across (NSW) creek name formal signs that are quite different from what is shown on the DCS overlays. Is the primary name the "on the ground" one

Re: [talk-au] Recommended CB radio channel for road

2022-03-22 Thread Bob Cameron
(kerchunking them), rather than trying short range simplex. The closest is not necessarily the right one to use. Bob On 22/3/22 16:45, Stephen Backway wrote: I wonder if this could be expanded to also capture the relevant emergency use channel for the area

Re: [talk-au] Recommended CB radio channel for road

2022-03-21 Thread Bob Cameron
Keep in mind to also not run afoul with legislation. That might seem to be about emergency use (UHF 5/35) or telemetry (UHF 22-23), but using simplex on the input frequencies of UHF repeaters (31-38 & 71-78) that one is within the operational range of is not allowed. Many contract roadwork

Re: [talk-au] 2377 occurrences of fixme="unknown type of water crossing"

2022-02-23 Thread Bob Cameron
Would you mind elaborating? With the stream under a road (way) as tunnel and the default culvert; The road over the top has either a node or way ford Or is the road/way flood_prone yes Or is the stream culvert section additionally ford yes Tnx On 23/2/22 19:08, Warin wrote: Where these are

Re: [talk-au] Information source question - sorry kind of lengthy.

2022-02-13 Thread Bob Cameron
Finally got around to doing these changes. 10 ways were affected The signs at Willow Tree and just out of Merriwa only say that there is no access to the other town. I doesn't say where the actual closure is, so I relied on my pre closure drive Mapillary imagery. I vaguely remember that

Re: [talk-au] Information source question - sorry kind of lengthy.

2022-02-02 Thread Bob Cameron
Thanks for the feedback everyone. - There are indeed numerous sources that say the road is closed, for more than one year. - To avoid routing yes I could pick a likely spot and make in Access:No - Livetraffic also have a text view that is end points specific, so any Google Maps issue are

[talk-au] Information source question - sorry kind of lengthy.

2022-02-02 Thread Bob Cameron
MR358 or Coulsons Creek Road between Willow Tree and Merriwa NSW is closed for repair of major slippage as it crosses the Liverpool Ranges. "Livetraffic" (Traffic for NSW govt site) says not reopening until late 2023. A reference on that to a local govt site is devoid of any current

[talk-au] NSW Spatial Services offline

2021-12-13 Thread Bob Cameron
Note msg on their website https://www.spatial.nsw.gov.au/ Basically anything DCS in the OSM ID map overlays died late Mon afternoon. Also mentions holiday closure 27/12 to 10/1. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org

Re: [talk-au] Gas mining area - road access tags

2021-11-16 Thread Bob Cameron
Farm tracks too could be access=private. While the well head can be a small area, the actual mining lease can be large.   The large area could be mapped with layer=-1,-2,-3,-4 or -5. But what source are you going to use for the area? My general workflow is more about driven road features

[talk-au] Gas mining area - road access tags

2021-11-16 Thread Bob Cameron
Would it be a fair statement to say that gas mining areas are all private access? eg. around Condamine Qld there are a lot of them that often co-exist with farmland. Are the mining area leases "well area" only or cover a wider area? The concern is that with many service roads crossing

Re: [talk-au] Way errors in Quilpie Qld

2021-10-03 Thread Bob Cameron
imagery for the whole route as well. (Which I will use to fix site/name buildings and businesses) Shout if you need any of these. Cheers Bob On 3/10/21 12:58 pm, Andrew Davidson wrote: On Sat, Oct 2, 2021 at 10:46 PM Thorsten Engler via Talk-au wrote: I would assume that the lot boundaries

Re: [talk-au] Way errors in Quilpie Qld

2021-10-02 Thread Bob Cameron
Wow, what a changeset! Bing was 2010-2012. The Maxar Premium seems the most recent. Whatever the case with the buildings, the roads tend to be used as anchors for many features. I guess the opinion I am looking for is that if a formal source can't be found/used, will my GPS run tomorrow (plus

[talk-au] Way errors in Quilpie Qld

2021-10-02 Thread Bob Cameron
I am currently near this nice quiet place and am leaving shortly. https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/-26.6176/144.2666 I note that there is a fairly large discrepancy between some of the roads and the public GPS traces. The main E-W highway is also split, but not in OSM. Imagery and GPS

Re: [talk-au] Audible fences

2021-08-01 Thread Bob Cameron
there is the quite loud high frequency sound and no road shoulder at the barrier. Since they are becoming more and more common I'd like to see the consensus placed in the Aus taglines wiki Cheers On 1/8/21 5:32 pm, Warin wrote: On 31/7/21 8:59 am, Bob Cameron wrote: Info only barrier=fence sensory

[talk-au] Audible fences

2021-07-30 Thread Bob Cameron
Info only barrier=fence sensory=audible ie the squeaking screeching fences that supposedly replace cattle grids. I asked for input some months ago on how to map. With the recent ID editor update there is now a warning that a fence has to be a line, even though it is placed on the road.

Re: [talk-au] Roads in Industrial Estates: Residential, Unclassified or Service?

2021-07-28 Thread Bob Cameron
Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del and select) will show process/ram hogs. sort by cpu usage then memory, grab the process name and search on it... 4GB may be a little light too.. If your hard drive flogs (swaps) a lot that may be worth a look. G'luck! On 28/7/21 3:22 pm, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:

Re: [talk-au] Victorian Vicmap Address Import Proposal

2021-05-24 Thread Bob Cameron
initiative. If they have a (changing) data base of these locations It might be handy if they were also imported. Tnx Bob On 18/5/21 10:23 pm, Andrew Harvey via Talk-au wrote: I'm working with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) on a proposal to import Vicmap addresses for Victori

Re: [talk-au] Snapping Major regional roads to GPS traces

2021-05-15 Thread Bob Cameron
Thanks all for your comments; - Yes I am aware of multipath phase errors, HDOP and VDOP problems etc. My imagery camera also has excessive averaging and interpolation, so I not only upload its trace but also that from a separate roof mounted GPS sender unit. - Re old traces. I can "cheat" a

[talk-au] Snapping Major regional roads to GPS traces

2021-05-14 Thread Bob Cameron
Just checking if this is an okay thing to do. ie moving a major road so it is centred on GPS traces - assuming there enough data for accuracy (eg bidirectional, multi trace etc) The traces are probably more accurate than overhead imagery. Other features placed relative to roads will also need

Re: [talk-au] Camp_sites discussion WOOPS

2021-04-23 Thread Bob Cameron
Woops Sent the last rather than just saving the draft Pls ignore ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Fwd: Camp_sites discussion

2021-04-22 Thread Bob Cameron
Hi Graeme Admitting ashamedly that I like nothing better than my OSM mkgmap Garmin GPS device come up with any overnight viable stopping place nearby.. This of course makes me biased, so I apologise for that... On 22/4/21 11:05 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: On Wed, 21 Apr 2021 at 18:46, Bob

[talk-au] Camp_sites discussion

2021-04-21 Thread Bob Cameron
I wanted to ask for ideas and discussion related to tourism:camp_site. Noting that there is also a wiki on this; https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:tourism%3Dcamp_site Some general things. (Much from my own experience) - Do we need to be extensive in our data detail given that there are

Re: [talk-au] Audible stock control fences - mapping

2021-04-20 Thread Bob Cameron
it was horribly expensive, but one station owner had recouped his expense (sheep not attacked) after about 18 months. The audible/screamers sections on roads were very low cost in comparison. Cheers On 19/4/21 4:05 pm, Bob Cameron wrote: Opinions/ideas please On a substantial number of roads I

Re: [talk-au] Aus tagging guidelines on highway surface tags

2021-01-30 Thread Bob Cameron
for a paved highway might be removed, so I welcome the change. Bob On 31/1/21 3:13 pm, Little Maps wrote: Hi folks, wondering if I can promote some discussion about the section of the Aus tagging guidelines on adding surface tags on roads. The text currently reads, “For most types of highway

Re: [talk-au] How to map around blocked roads

2020-12-04 Thread Bob Cameron
should cut the minor road short of the highway, then add in a short section with a allowed access tag for something? Advice please. Cheers Bob ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.or

[talk-au] How to map around blocked roads

2020-12-03 Thread Bob Cameron
; roads. I am guessing that I should cut the minor road short of the highway, then add in a short section with a allowed access tag for something? Advice please. Cheers Bob ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstr

Re: [talk-au] Re-tag rural residential roads to unclassified?

2020-10-01 Thread Bob Cameron
For interest Ian. I am in that council area right now doing Mapillary stuff as I travel. Heading roughly from Daysdale to Jerilderie via Oakland on Monday if you'd like me to check anything! The current imagery wont be uploaded for a month or so. Bob On 2/10/20 2:43 pm, Little Maps wrote

Re: [Talk-us] Talk-us Digest, Vol 153, Issue 6

2020-08-07 Thread Bob Gambrel
Cycleway crossing At the risk of opening this discussion too far, here is the way I handle exactly this situation. https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?editor=id#map=21/45.14100/-93.38143 Ignore any slight mis-alignment between aerial photos and the location of the nodes and ways. I used Mapbox

Re: [Talk-us] Talk-us Digest, Vol 153, Issue 3

2020-08-05 Thread Bob Gambrel
It seems to me that having a relationship is absolutely appropriate and that it should have the name of entire trail/route, just as you have done. It also seems to me that having a name on individual segments (the local name) is also appropriate. I don't think this is inconsistent and in fact,

Re: [Talk-us] Talk-us Digest, Vol 152, Issue 6

2020-07-08 Thread Bob Gambrel
> > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 17:19:57 -0700 > From: stevea > To: Tod Fitch > Cc: talk-us , Bob Gambrel > > Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Streaming JOSM -- suggestions? > Message-ID: > Con

Re: [Talk-us] Streaming JOSM -- suggestions?

2020-07-07 Thread Bob Gambrel
now just concentration on roads that I have been on and taken notes about and have created and uploaded traces for. On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 5:43 PM stevea wrote: > Bob, thank you for asking. > > Good entry points for the history and what to do with TIGER data are > https://wiki.osm

Re: [Talk-us] Talk-us Digest, Vol 152, Issue 3

2020-07-07 Thread Bob Gambrel
Streaming JOSM -- TIGER I would like very much to know some guidelines about what to do with TIGER data. I run across it all the time and think maybe I should leave some indication that the data has been verified or changed or something. I just don't know what I should do so leave the TIGER data

Re: [Talk-us] USFS Roads - name and ref

2020-06-06 Thread Bob Gambrel
Paul's in depth answer of my question was very helpful. Luckily I am not concentrating on road/highway routes. I like the concept of: We should be moving forward towards all routes being tagged in a route relation so we can phase out route attributes on ways, freeing those up for *the way's

Re: [Talk-us] USFS Roads - name and ref

2020-06-06 Thread Bob Gambrel
Paul Johnson says Ultimately consider adding a route relation with network=US:NSFR:Forest Name:FH/FR as well so we can finally kill off route tagging on things that are not routes. I am not doing any mapping for forest roads, but the above caught my eye. I am doing a lot of bike path/trail

Re: [Talk-us] How to map snowmobile trails in US?

2020-05-07 Thread Bob Gambrel
ld likely be passable >>> with permission and the right vehicle. >>> >>> As for sections that cross [frozen] marshes, or other areas that aren't >>> passable when the ground is thawed, I don't know. Maybe there is a use case >>> for "highway=frozen&

[Talk-us] How to map snowmobile trails in US?

2020-05-07 Thread Bob Gambrel
Am newby to talk-us. This may have been discussed in the past but not handy with searching archives yet. In Minnesota I have seen snowmobile trails mapped in OSM as follows: highway=track snowmobile=designated surface=unpaved In both aerial photos and observation on the ground, there is almost

[talk-au] OSM automation projects? (Road surface)

2020-01-29 Thread Bob Cameron
This is just a being inquisitive question. Today I marked paved (was unpaved) route from Laggan to Taralga NSW after I drove it. I note that the underlying map (LPI?) actually showed the sections paved. Am I correct in assuming that there as a first pass project that marked paved roads from

Re: [talk-au] Question re tagging unpaved vs paved roads

2019-12-29 Thread Bob Cameron
discover these map errors. (Garmin doesn't display paved vs not) Bob On 30/12/19 11:14 am, cleary wrote: If you just delete the tag, someone might interpret it as an accidental deletion. A changed tag is clearly a deliberate decision based on new information. On Sun, 29 Dec 2019, at 8

[talk-au] Question re tagging unpaved vs paved roads

2019-12-29 Thread Bob Cameron
Hi The tagging guidelines don't quite seem to over this. I'd like to do it correctly. When a road is unpaved we use the surface=unpaved tag, the default (no tag) being paved. When an unpaved road is (roadwork) paved, should the tag be deleted or changed to paved? Thanks

Re: [talk-au] New imageries in AU

2019-11-08 Thread Bob Cameron
is small enough I usually try to cover most of it. (eg Mendooran NSW - already available) Some major-ish dirt roads also covered (like the west end of Gibb River Rd and Norseman-Hyden Rd WA. The latter already available) Cheers Bob On 8/11/19 1:55 am, Nemanja Bracko (E-Search) via Talk-au wrote: Hi

Re: [talk-au] What data is useful - request for ideas

2019-05-07 Thread Bob Cameron
Hi Phil My old 1280x720 was setup for a rear quarter view for traffic sign capture. I was advised that the angle and shutter raster delay (slant) made detection problematic so I don't upload. I will however give it a try at 90 degrees. It's a USB webcam On 8/5/19 9:44 am, Phil Wyatt wrote:

Re: [talk-au] What data is useful - request for ideas

2019-05-07 Thread Bob Cameron
Thanks Andrew I capture at 2fps with a BlackVue (via 30fps mp4). That was unfortunately a hard choice to do with the cost of the Internet connection. 5fps would have been nicer. Road name signs are then problematic not only from the framerate perspective, but that compression artefacts glug

Re: [OSM-talk] Serious JOSM performance degradation

2017-11-13 Thread Bob Hawkins
I posted a topic on this matter in OpenStreetMap Forum>Editors on the very same day as this thread was started, by coincidence, and directed to this mailing list by SomeoneElse. I received helpful replies and believe I have succeeded in overcoming the slow responses we were experiencing as a

[Talk-GB] The OSM UK map

2017-10-31 Thread Bob Hawkins
I wish to add my own pennies’ worth from a walker’s and mapper’s perspective on three matters: 1. The portrayal of barriers: we know kissing gates are not rendered in OSM but are rendered in Andy Townsend’s map. In neither case, though, do barriers stand out strongly enough, in my opinion. I

[Talk-GB] British National Grid coordinates in JOSM

2017-10-30 Thread Bob Hawkins
Stuart Choosing “East/North” tab from Tools>Add node and against “Projected coordinates:” inputting full coordinates from the BNG origin, such as “474795 178597” (Eastings metres before Northings) works, so far as I see. Anyone having 100-Kilometre two-letter grid references would need to use

[Talk-GB] British National Grid coordinates in JOSM

2017-10-22 Thread Bob Hawkins
I have got round to resetting the map projection in JOSM to EPSG:27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid), finally. I am surprised to find northings before eastings in the bottom left-hand corner of JOSM, when we reference BNG positions eastings before northings. I wonder if this has

Re: [Talk-GB] Barriers and PRoWs

2017-10-13 Thread Bob Hawkins
I thank Roland so much for taking the time to read my message and provide examples; I am indebted to him. Might I request just one enhancement: could the barrier locations be shown on the ways to which they relate in the case of > 1. to identify PRoWs having stiles? I fully accept I did not

Re: [Talk-GB] Barriers and PRoWs

2017-10-10 Thread Bob Hawkins
Andy I thank you for your prompt reply; that is useful to know and I shall bookmark your link. It is pleasing to see my PRoW references being put to good use alongside the ways, too. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

[Talk-GB] Rendering kissing gates in OSM

2017-10-10 Thread Bob Hawkins
I wonder why kissing gates are not rendered in OpenStreetMap – certainly in the Standard version? Their installation in place of stiles in my part of South Oxfordshire is increasing apace thanks to the work of the Chiltern Society. Are they a particularly GB or UK phenomenon and, as such, not

[Talk-GB] Barriers and PRoWs

2017-10-10 Thread Bob Hawkins
I record all barriers - gate, kissing gate and stile - as I walk every PRoW (Public Right of Way) in the Oxfordshire Chilterns parish by parish. I add them and prow_ref values in the form of "Checkendonh FP 12", for example, to OSM. I discovered three cases on my walk in Ipsden last week

[Talk-GB] Barriers and PRoWs

2017-10-10 Thread Bob Hawkins
I record all barriers - gate, kissing gate and stile - as I walk every PRoW (Public Right of Way) in the Oxfordshire Chilterns parish by parish. I add them and prow_ref values in the form of "Checkendonh FP 12", for example, to OSM. I discovered three cases on my walk in Ipsden last week

Re: [Talk-GB] Select and correct a discovered key duplication of sorts in JOSM

2017-10-08 Thread Bob Hawkins
I return to this thread because there is something I do not understand. I wish not to make an error undertaking the change I plan. I queried ‘ref:chiltern_society=* within South Oxfordshire in Overpass Turbo and exported the result to JOSM. Selecting all, and viewing the results I see in

Re: [Talk-GB] Portraying and labelling Countryside Access Map alignments and paths actually walked

2017-09-29 Thread Bob Hawkins
I apologise to everyone for making a mess of this thread’s title and replying twice with the same content. I shall give myself one hundred lines (for those who remember the punishment)! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Re: [Talk-GB] Portraying and labelling Countryside Access Map

2017-09-29 Thread Bob Hawkins
both official and unofficial ways to be shown in appropriate circumstances (I appreciate not all will be appropriate). Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [Talk-GB] Portraying and labelling Countryside Access Map

2017-09-29 Thread Bob Hawkins
both official and unofficial ways to be shown in appropriate circumstances (I appreciate not all will be appropriate). Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [Talk-GB] Access and other tags for a particular Restricted Byway

2017-09-29 Thread Bob Hawkins
Byways, as in this case, where I judge that tag to be inappropriate, to say the least. Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [Talk-GB] Access and other tags for a particular Restricted Byway

2017-09-29 Thread Bob Hawkins
David I should have made it clearer: the two signs of which I wrote are one above the other at the start of the one Restricted Byway – that, perhaps, is the complication. Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

[Talk-GB] Portraying and labelling Countryside Access Map alignments and paths actually walked

2017-09-29 Thread Bob Hawkins
with the same attitude as for footpath 37. With regards Bob Hawkins --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org

[Talk-GB] Access and other tags for a particular Restricted Byway

2017-09-29 Thread Bob Hawkins
, often. The Way is 25506222. With regards Bob Hawkins --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

Re: [Talk-GB] Select and correct a discovered key duplication of sorts in JOSM

2017-08-19 Thread Bob Hawkins
My failing brain disturbs me at times: Edit>Preferences>Remote Control>Enable remote control! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Select and correct a discovered key duplication of sorts in JOSM

2017-08-19 Thread Bob Hawkins
Dan I am most grateful for your immediate and constructive reply. I am used to Overpass Turbo and think it is a brilliant resource but lack the knowledge to construct any but the simplest queries. I understand what you write about bulk uploading. I am confident that few, if any, entries will

[Talk-GB] Select and correct a discovered key duplication of sorts in JOSM

2017-08-19 Thread Bob Hawkins
I discovered to my dismay yesterday while I was adding/updating Public Rights of Way in JOSM that I have been using a mix of initial upper case and lower case alone for a key I created: ref:Chiltern_Society and ref:chiltern_society. I have tried searches that will select Chiltern_Society, say,

Re: [Talk-GB] Shared Public Rights of Way

2017-07-04 Thread Bob Hawkins
by a semi-colon? Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Shared Public Rights of Way

2017-07-04 Thread Bob Hawkins
Ed I must not have made clear the situation: the bridleway is coincident with the borders of two parishes, carrying a route code for each parish, not a way crossing parish boundaries. Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Re: [Talk-GB] Shared Public Rights of Way

2017-07-04 Thread Bob Hawkins
David I thank you for your reply. I should be interested in further comments on prow_ref=Checkendon BR 28;Stoke Row BR 15. Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing

[Talk-GB] Shared Public Rights of Way

2017-07-04 Thread Bob Hawkins
I have discovered a situation in South Oxfordshire where a single bridleway has two route codes: 160/28/* and 368/15/*. The Definitive Statement Remarks read, “Also numbered BR 15 in Stoke Row” for Checkendon parish and “Also numbered BR 28 in Checkendon” for Stoke Row parish, which is borne

[Talk-GB] What to use to obtain OSM tag information in the field?

2017-06-22 Thread Bob Hawkins
I use Locus Map with offline OSM data loaded on my Android ‘phone when walking. The one feature lacking for checking PRoWs in the field, for example, is the capacity to view OSM tags. I am aware of Vespucci that will allow the immediate area to be downloaded and referenced, with which I have

[Talk-GB] Registered users over 3 million

2016-10-13 Thread Bob
Though it doesn't necessarily mean much osm is now over 3 million registered users and has 40,000 contributers last month http://osmstats.neis-one.org/___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] bbc article

2016-06-08 Thread Bob
Openstreetmap on top http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2GtqdnR8RsttBv2jqR8kPzY/7-ways-to-volunteer-from-your-desk cheers Bob ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Radio 1 million hours volunteering

2016-06-07 Thread Bob
I saw this http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2GtqdnR8RsttBv2jqR8kPzY/7-ways-to-volunteer-from-your-desk cheers bob ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Administrative boundaries: polygons or polylines?

2016-01-17 Thread Bob Hawkins
software might be adversely affected by its absence. I thank you for your constructive input. With regards Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB

Re: [Talk-GB] The Chilterns AONB boundary

2015-12-16 Thread Bob Hawkins
lists!). The boundaries seem to be just what I was looking for. I should make clear: my use of The Chilterns AONB boundary is for my purpose only to assist the delineation of my area of interest. Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com

[Talk-GB] The Chilterns AONB boundary

2015-12-16 Thread Bob Hawkins
have searched the internet and cannot find such a file to download. I communicated with Lucy Murfett, Planning Officer at Chilterns Conservation Board and received this reply: Dear Bob, Thanks for your message and great that you are able to give your time to improving this map resource. I am

[Talk-GB] meetup edinburgh SOTMS 2015

2015-09-14 Thread Bob
Anyone interested in State of the map Scotland 2015 please meet at the guildford arms from 7pm https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Social_Events all the best bob ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https

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