Re: [OSM-talk] What3words

2015-11-22 Thread Dave F.
On 22/11/2015 14:32, Colin Smale wrote: I just said "w3w exists, what could/should we do?" The consensus appears to be "Nothing" Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www

Re: [Talk-GB] traffic calming

2015-11-22 Thread Dave F.
use IRC have got ulterior motives which they want to keep hidden. Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org h

Re: [OSM-talk] New OSM Carto: White Roads & Road Widths

2015-11-17 Thread Dave F.
On 04/11/2015 17:36, Lester Caine wrote: The simple answer is secondary, tertiary and unclassified roads in many areas of the world have the same importance, so rendering them drastically differently is a mistake! If, as you state, there are no differences in some areas, they shouldn't be

[OSM-talk] New OSM Carto: White Roads & Road Widths

2015-11-03 Thread Dave F.
re's a problem with the new increased widths. At interchanges individually mapped lanes are overlapping turning it into a blob of colour. Wouldn't it be beneficial if the width was reduced when the one-way tag is present? Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antiv

Re: [OSM-talk] New OSM Carto: White Roads & Road Widths

2015-11-03 Thread Dave F.
en't test the other *_links) Cheers Dave F. On 03/11/2015 17:40, Daniel Koć wrote: W dniu 03.11.2015 13:17, Dave F. napisał(a): 2. Road widths https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CS4l8ZKWUAA-566.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CS4tfRDWUAA6AkN.png As can be seen, there's a problem with the new incre

[OSM-talk] Rendering idiosyncrasies

2015-11-02 Thread Dave F.
Hi http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/51.36615/-2.34169 Is anybody able to explain why the wood on the left renders above the school, yet the one to the right, under? Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Re: [OSM-talk] Rendering idiosyncrasies

2015-11-02 Thread Dave F.
reas? Unfortunately it doesn't apply when over certain ways: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/51.38652/-2.34895 Thanks for your help Dave F. On 02/11/2015 17:49, Ed Loach wrote: Dave commented: I genuinely can't work out if that's said as a joke. Take for example landcover-low-zoom layer h

Re: [OSM-talk] Rendering idiosyncrasies

2015-11-02 Thread Dave F.
I genuinely can't work out if that's said as a joke. On 02/11/2015 17:20, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: sent from a phone Am 02.11.2015 um 17:21 schrieb Dave F. <dave...@madasafish.com>: Is anybody able to explain why the wood on the left renders above the school, yet the one to the

Re: [Talk-GB] Restoring a usable map service!

2015-11-01 Thread Dave F.
) all volunteers, all contributing to OSM to improve it's quality; be that typing in zeros & ones or, as I did yesterday, get wet feet trudging do a survey through a particularly boggy wood. All contributors have equal rights to be proud OSM & equal rights to criticise. Dave F. --- Th

Re: [OSM-talk] Is this good enough attribution for OSM?

2015-10-26 Thread Dave F.
I had a tweet from the site's creator & he agrees. He said he will add one. Dave F. On 24/10/2015 18:14, Mike Thompson wrote: Dave, I think the "Maps © OpenStreetMap <http://openstreetmap.org/copyright> contributors" on the Leaflet page just refers the maps on that page.

[OSM-talk] Is this good enough attribution for OSM?

2015-10-24 Thread Dave F.
license? If you click on the Leaflet attribute, right at the bottom of the page it states: Maps © OpenStreetMap <http://openstreetmap.org/copyright> contributors. To me, that's not good enough. Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.

Re: [OSM-talk] Notes: View them based on age?

2015-10-24 Thread Dave F.
Thanks, That's a fair, half way solution. Cheers Dave F> On 21/10/2015 03:08, Mike N wrote: On 10/20/2015 7:06 PM, Dave F. wrote: Is there a way to view OSM Notes (right hand side of map) based on the date created? It's a bit of a pain to remember which of the notes I've already clic

Re: [Talk-GB] User dataone: "splitting into 2 way to tag restriction "

2015-10-22 Thread Dave F.
's no open database with this info, aren't I? To me, with the maxhieght & maxweight tags being added over a large area, it suggests someone with interests in developing a routing application. Cheers Dave F. On 05/10/2015 10:19, David Fisher wrote: Hi all, Just had the same thing happen ne

Re: [Talk-GB] User dataone: "splitting into 2 way to tag restriction "

2015-10-22 Thread Dave F.
Adding accurate data is, of course, improving OSM, but only if it's from an allowable source. The lack of communication implies there's something to hide. Dave F. On 22/10/2015 21:34, Colin Smale wrote: If their edits are factually correct, they are improving OSM which is a good thing

[OSM-talk] Notes: View them based on age?

2015-10-20 Thread Dave F.
with age? In steps of week, month, 6 months, year etc maybe? Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [OSM-talk] User WJtW - railway track counts

2015-10-16 Thread Dave F.
e counted with no regard to the train services running on it." & it's a "workaround" for tracks. Cheers Dave F. On 07/10/2015 09:24, Richard Mann wrote: Putting tracks=1 on multiple parallel tracks is also potentially misleading. It's a method of tagging that's been supe

Re: [OSM-talk] User WJtW - railway track counts

2015-10-16 Thread Dave F.
It would be great if you'd invite the transit guys to join in this discussion here. Dave F. On 16/10/2015 23:24, Richard Mann wrote: If someone wants to continue this discussion on the public transport list, feel free to start a discussion there. It's not appropriate for this list

[Talk-GB] name=Driveway & more "splitting into 2 way to tag restriction"

2015-10-06 Thread Dave F.
on website set up to find this specific 'problem'? These all appear to be GB based. Has anyone come across similar worldwide? Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB ma

Re: [Talk-GB] User dataone: "splitting into 2 way to tag restriction "

2015-10-05 Thread Dave F.
talk forum? Dave F. On 05/10/2015 11:21, Tom Hukins wrote: On Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 10:19:47AM +0100, David Fisher wrote: Just had the same thing happen near me (Croydon) but by a different user (Zain Ahmad Hashmi, e.g. https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/34443141). I've left a com

[OSM-talk] Geo URL not working

2015-10-05 Thread Dave F.
Hi Map main page. Under the Share button there's a 'Geo URI' Unsure what it's meant to achieve but it returns a 'The address wasn't understood' error. Is this simple to fix? Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Re: [Talk-GB] User dataone: "splitting into 2 way to tag restriction "

2015-10-05 Thread Dave F.
. From the wiki: "only the approximate section of the way which is under the bridge should be tagged with maxheight" Dave F. On 05/10/2015 16:21, Andy Townsend wrote: (let's try that again with an actual message) I did have a bit of a conversation on some of the earliest of their

[Talk-GB] User dataone: "splitting into 2 way to tag restriction "

2015-10-02 Thread Dave F.
asking for clarification. Cheers Dave F. --- 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] Environment Agency LIDAR datasets OGL licensed now available

2015-09-24 Thread Dave F.
import) Dave F. --- 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] Deleted railway tracks after revert

2015-09-22 Thread Dave F.
Maybe Frederick can shed some light on the problem? Dave F. On 21/09/2015 13:43, Matthias Jessen wrote: Hi, i noticed some railway tracks which has been deleted in this revert/changeset: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2015-September/017739.html One Example near Glasgow

[Talk-GB] Anybody a member of CAMRA?

2015-09-16 Thread Dave F.
actual CAMRA members here could also chip in it might persuade them to swap over. ca...@camra.org.uk. <mailto:ca...@camra.org.uk> It might even be possible to share databases to improve the quality of both. Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus so

Re: [Talk-GB] Anybody a member of CAMRA?

2015-09-16 Thread Dave F.
google's geocoder. From there website Is there as way to check? Dave F> On 16/09/2015 15:10, Andrew Black wrote: My concern is the quality of their location data - they suffer from the well known myth that a postcode defines the location. I have helped in a few specific cases but the local bra

Re: [OSM-talk] Strava Heatmap + TSBP

2015-09-16 Thread Dave F.
Hi Before looking at using external sources I believe there's a bit of this anomaly already in OSM's uploaded traces. I'm repeatedly surprised how many multiple traces of a way are uploaded but never actually mapped. Even if they are, they're often quite a few metres out of alignment. One

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-15 Thread Dave F.
s well), why not railway enthusiasts? If a cycleway is destroyed in the real world, then it would get deleted in OSM. Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ talk

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-15 Thread Dave F.
-Hill-of-Slane-church-ruins-2-1.jpg Is this not acceptable?: historic=castle ruins=yes Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-12 Thread Dave F.
On 12/09/2015 03:18, Russ Nelson wrote: Dave F. writes: > > Because when I see a spike, or a lump of coal, or a "road" > > which is level where no road needed to be but a railroad did, I map it > > as an abandoned railroad. > > Please give a list o

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-12 Thread Dave F.
. On 2015-09-12 00:11, Dave F. wrote: On 11/09/2015 03:07, Bryce Nesbitt wrote: But the primary key is definitely highway=track, perhaps with some secondary keys that hit at it's former use. +1 As I've said elsewhere there should only be one primary tag, any historical info should be secondary

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-12 Thread Dave F.
On 12/09/2015 13:44, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: sent from a phone Am 12.09.2015 um 13:55 schrieb Dave F. <dave...@madasafish.com>: You're misunderstanding the purpose of tagging which is to allow renderers to differentiate entities & display them accurately & differently f

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-12 Thread Dave F.
On 12/09/2015 15:13, Marc Gemis wrote: On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 3:56 PM, Dave F. <dave...@madasafish.com <mailto:dave...@madasafish.com>> wrote: highway=track, railway=abandoned, that cause problems & is what I'm trying to solve A hiking or cycling map could only

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-12 Thread Dave F.
to add extra adjective attributes. Example (made up one): barrier=gate (primary) Sub tags: access=yes type=5 bar material=wood colour=blue Delete the sub tags & they'll probably still render. delete the primary & it won't. Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruse

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-11 Thread Dave F.
On 10/09/2015 10:04, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: more or less we're doing this. And adding what has been added in the meantime. E.g. people have added the names of the ruins of temples as the name of the temple (which is in some cases there as ruins in others hardly visible if not by reading

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-11 Thread Dave F.
On 10/09/2015 04:15, Russ Nelson wrote: Look at these two photos and tell me what you can see, what you can "verify": https://goo.gl/photos/G41ehgPJyfEWcvwH7 https://goo.gl/photos/FfgSS5bDMQ3XW7MX8 What's this? Is it a trail or is it an abandoned railroad? See the spike? Where did it come from

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-11 Thread Dave F.
On 11/09/2015 03:07, Bryce Nesbitt wrote: But the primary key is definitely highway=track, perhaps with some secondary keys that hit at it's former use. +1 As I've said elsewhere there should only be one primary tag, any historical info should be secondary. highway=track

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-09-10 Thread Dave F.
On 10/09/2015 05:12, Russ Nelson wrote: I don't get to see them in my own rendering. IMO *This* is the operative point in his argument. He wants to tag for the renderer (himself). Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com

[OSM-talk] Mapnik - school names

2015-09-09 Thread Dave F.
Hi Probably a figment of my imagination by I thought Mapnik used to render the names of schools. It doesn't appear to be doing so now. I'm wondering if there's a reason for that? They're usually quite large areas so plenty of room to fit the wording in. Cheers Dave F. --- This email has

Re: [Talk-GB] BBC4 tonight 9 pm - A Very British Map: the Ordnance Survey Story

2015-09-09 Thread Dave F.
I wonder if it will mention how the OS is ripping off the people of Britain. Dave F. On 09/09/2015 18:59, Philip Barnes wrote: Spotted this on the Rambler-Net list. In case you hadn't already spotted this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06b36q3 See also: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-08 Thread Dave F.
On 08/09/2015 10:00, Fabian Schmidt wrote: On 09/08/2015 12:16 AM, Dave F. wrote: I fail to understand why railways are singled out as a special case. If roads, buildings or woods get demolished, they get deleted. please have a look at the tag definition in the wiki: "where the rails

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-08 Thread Dave F.
should be rendered: man_made=bridge bridge=* historical=railway Cheers Dave F.. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-08 Thread Dave F.
On 08/09/2015 07:01, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: On Tue, 08 Sep 2015 00:49:48 +0100 "Dave F." <dave...@madasafish.com> wrote: I don't believe anyone's advocating the removal of existing entities. In your viaduct case above, keep the viaduct entity, remove the railway=ab

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-08 Thread Dave F.
and agree on their meaning. People continue to write about railway=abandoned as if it described former railways with no traces whatsoever left, while to others it means traces are left. I think it been clearly stated many times Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antiviru

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-08 Thread Dave F.
rt of the life story of that feature. A 'life story' is historical. Historical doesn't mean 'gone'. Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ talk mailing list talk@ope

Re: [OSM-talk] Railways yet again (was "THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject")

2015-09-08 Thread Dave F.
I'm loving the irony of Andy's criticism of people repeating themselves by repeating himself not once, or twice, but three times. In the same message. (& no, I don't believe it was done intentionally for comic effect). Dave F. (bored of people in OSM thinking they're somehow supe

Re: [Talk-GB] Rail maxspeeds being converted

2015-09-08 Thread Dave F.
Could you do the same for this user: http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/30979060 From a discussion with him he appears to have misinterpreted ORM's wiki page: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenRailwayMap/Tagging#Switches (search page for maxspeed) This page needs clarifying. Dave

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-08 Thread Dave F.
On 08/09/2015 13:56, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: On Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:37:47 +0100 "Dave F." <dave...@madasafish.com> wrote: This is one reason I believe linear ways tagged as man_made=bridge should be rendered: man_made=bridge bridge=* historical=railway Please, see defini

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-08 Thread Dave F.
On 08/09/2015 14:39, Lauri Kytömaa wrote: Dave F. wrote: A 'life story' is historical. Historical doesn't mean 'gone'. Then that data shouldn't be 'gone' but just with a different key/tag, especially as long as the not-gone object exists. Yes. Please see my previous replies. Dave F

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-07 Thread Dave F.
ic comment made - it it's deleted in the real world it gets deleted in OSM. Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.op

Re: [OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

2015-09-07 Thread Dave F.
On 08/09/2015 00:07, Lester Caine wrote: On 07/09/15 23:16, Dave F. wrote: I'm not sure there's been a discussion as you've mostly ignored the basic comment made - it it's deleted in the real world it gets deleted in OSM. If there is still a trace of anything related to something being deleted

Re: [Talk-GB] Rail maxspeeds being converted

2015-09-05 Thread Dave F.
2015, at 09:18, Dave F. <dave...@madasafish.com> wrote: Hi A user has been converting the maxspeed tag of railway line from mph to kph: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/278060675/history#map=17/51.42363/-2.72120 It appears to be a straight conversion ie 100mph = 161. Which seems a bit

Re: [Talk-GB] Rail maxspeeds being converted

2015-09-05 Thread Dave F.
On 05/09/2015 11:47, Andy Townsend wrote: FWIW I did ask a previous mph -> km/h changer the same question: http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/30977485 I've also asked that user for the reasons. No response yet. "better interpretable format" Hmm... Is it just me, or does that seem like

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-09-02 Thread Dave F.
ve verifiable proof they exist. For old railway line map the entities that remain, such embankments, bridges etc, but not the actual track if it's been removed or there's a housing estate built over it. To repeat myself: OSM is a database of *current* entities. Dave F. --- This email has been

Re: [OSM-talk] What's the point of the Wiki 'k=v' icon?

2015-09-01 Thread Dave F.
he detail I'm looking at has a assortment of icons within the page." "the only way of viewing data tagged by k=v is to search on the raw data rather than expecting an icon to appear on the map." Sorry, but I don't really understand what you've said there. Dave F. On 30/08/20

Re: [OSM-talk] What's the point of the Wiki 'k=v' icon?

2015-08-30 Thread Dave F.
On 27/08/2015 11:13, Maarten Deen wrote: On 2015-08-27 11:21, Dave F. wrote: On 26/08/2015 21:54, Andrew Hain wrote: Dave F. davefox at madasafish.com writes: Hi Bearing in mind the wiki is used more often by new OSM contributors therefore should be a clear concise as possible, I'm

Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Carto v2.34.0 release

2015-08-30 Thread Dave F.
Thanks Is man_made=bridge meant to be used on ways that represent disused bridges such as railways where all the track has been removed? Dave F, On 29/08/2015 13:48, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: This email is also in user diary form at http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Mateusz%20Konieczny/diary

Re: [OSM-talk] What's the point of the Wiki 'k=v' icon?

2015-08-30 Thread Dave F.
I'd love to, but know I'd make a pigs ear of it. Unlike many people I'm aware of my limitations. Those limitations, however, are not valid reasons for keeping this icon. As it doesn't help anyone learn the basics of OSM, it has no purpose on a wiki be removed. Dave F. On 30/08/2015 11:50

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-08-29 Thread Dave F.
On 29/08/2015 08:50, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: And in case of elements no longer present correct tagging is a complete lack of tagging, therefore deleting is perfectly OK. +1 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-08-29 Thread Dave F.
On 29/08/2015 05:03, Russ Nelson wrote: Dave F. writes: On 23/08/2015 01:27, Balaco Baco wrote: What we need is a database that already has all the data and simply identify when some small elements of it cease to be current. In OSM we do that by deleting the small elements

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-08-29 Thread Dave F.
On 29/08/2015 05:03, Russ Nelson wrote: Also why is there a rail route relation attached to this entity when you clearly can't go by train along it? https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/366610457#map=16/42.9193/-75.8514 Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus

Re: [OSM-talk] What's the point of the Wiki 'k=v' icon?

2015-08-27 Thread Dave F.
On 26/08/2015 21:54, Andrew Hain wrote: Dave F. davefox at madasafish.com writes: Hi Bearing in mind the wiki is used more often by new OSM contributors therefore should be a clear concise as possible, I'm curious why this icon is so prevalent: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/images

[OSM-talk] What's the point of the Wiki 'k=v' icon?

2015-08-26 Thread Dave F.
no substantial reason for it's inclusion, I suggest they be removed. In a similar vein I notice a few wiki pages concerning tagging have XML OSM database code. Completely unnecessary again, might put off users who believe you have to have programming experience to contribute. Dave F. --- This email

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-08-24 Thread Dave F.
On 24/08/2015 04:23, Balaco Baco wrote: Are you saying if a building gets demolished replaced with a new one, you wouldn't remove the original outline from OSM? I'm saying that simply deleting the original outline, leaving nothing in its place is different than putting the *same quality

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-08-23 Thread Dave F.
On 23/08/2015 01:27, Balaco Baco wrote: What we need is a database that already has all the data and simply identify when some small elements of it cease to be current. In OSM we do that by deleting the small elements ;) I'm sorry. But this is just a stupid thing to do. Are you saying if a

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-08-23 Thread Dave F.
On 23/08/2015 16:49, Frederik Ramm wrote: Hi, On 08/23/2015 02:27 AM, Balaco Baco wrote: I'm sorry. But this is just a stupid thing to do. To have no data and to have the most recently obtained data are two very different things. Certainly you're not suggesting we map all these negatives. I

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-08-23 Thread Dave F.
On 23/08/2015 19:11, Mike N wrote: On 8/23/2015 2:03 PM, Dave F. wrote: Are you saying if a building gets demolished replaced with a new one, you wouldn't remove the original outline from OSM? In my case, I've begun to do just that, adding a note to alert the 'Bing tracers' that something

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-08-23 Thread Dave F.
the community rather than deleting it and doing the opposite. Dave F, OSM is doing just fine. It is full of contradictions, redundancies, disagreements, and broken rules (see the tagging list). So what? Already having crap in the database is not a valid reason to accept it, do nothing about it or add

Re: [OSM-talk] Abandoned Rails

2015-08-21 Thread Dave F.
to the alternatives. Dave F. On 21/08/2015 19:51, Gregory Arenius wrote: The OSM community is what OSM is even more than it is a map. People that are passionate about railways are a part of that community and they do contribute a lot, especially in the US where we don't have as many mappers

Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Carto v2.33.0 release

2015-08-15 Thread Dave F.
if is millions of entities. Cheers Dave F. On 15/08/2015 12:50, Christoph Hormann wrote: The question is how much is actually gained from this when landuse=forest and natural=wood are practically identical anyway and mean the same, namely 'this area is densely covered by trees'. Rendering

Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Carto v2.33.0 release

2015-08-15 Thread Dave F.
Hi Does the combined wood/forest update include landcover=trees? If not it needs to be included all three should render the same (IMO). Cheers Dave F. On 15/08/2015 03:27, Paul Norman wrote: This email is also in user diary form at osm.org/user/pnorman/diary/35589 where issue numbers

Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Carto v2.33.0 release

2015-08-15 Thread Dave F.
I'm on the fence about this. Does the 'general purpose' mapnik rendering need such distinctions? Would the vast majority of end users really care. Could it even make it more confusing for them? Cheers Dave F. On 15/08/2015 12:45, tony wroblewski wrote: The woodland change looks much better

Re: [OSM-talk] landcover=trees

2015-08-15 Thread Dave F.
or landuse or whatever, I'm not that concerned about but it really should only be one option. Cheers Dave F. On 15/08/2015 16:13, Daniel Koć wrote: W dniu 15.08.2015 15:16, Martin Koppenhoefer napisał(a): IMHO it would rather encourage mappers to make more sense out of these than it is now. I'm

[OSM-talk] Changeset comments

2015-08-13 Thread Dave F.
. Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset comments

2015-08-13 Thread Dave F.
On 13/08/2015 11:30, Tom Hughes wrote: On 13/08/15 11:17, Dave F. wrote: Should I receive notifications to my OSM website inbox for replies to any changeset comments I write? I vaguely remember getting one for the first one I wrote, but I've had no satisfactions since. No, you should get

Re: [Talk-GB] UK/GB OpenStreetMap survey results

2015-08-07 Thread Dave F.
approach this with caution, for two reasons The first is that developing a new render style is one of the items more disagreed with. Wouldn't it be a case of just keeping the old. Europe/RoW would be the ones changing to orange motorways. Dave F, --- This email has been checked for viruses

Re: [OSM-talk] Help us make a logo! (and win tickets to State of the Map 2016!)

2015-08-06 Thread Dave F.
Or you could go outside survey to improve OpenStreetMap's database. The weather looks like it will be good in GB this weekend. On 06/08/2015 22:55, Rob Nickerson wrote: Hi all, Don't miss out on your chance to win tickets to State of the Map 2016! All you need to do is have a go at

Re: [Talk-GB] Open Access Land

2015-08-02 Thread Dave F.
Hi Survey it? But I guess you're referring to armchair mapping. So try Natural England? http://www.openaccess.naturalengland.org.uk/wps/portal/oasys/maps/MapSearch/ On 02/08/2015 18:10, Dudley Ibbett wrote: Hi Am I correct in assuming that there is still no source of data that can be

Re: [Talk-GB] Ramblers app

2015-07-15 Thread Dave F.
description (photos really help) an explanation of how it inconveniences the walker/rider, then there fairly speedy in getting things rectified. Currently I'm getting a couple of kissing gates replaced that you have to be a size zero to get through. Dave F. On 15/07/2015 10:06, p...@trigpoint.me.uk

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A UK/GB OpenStreetMap group?

2015-07-13 Thread Dave F.
You say there's no neutrality, but there's no option to disagree with the whole proposal. On 11/07/2015 21:19, Rob Nickerson wrote: Dear UK/GB OpenStreetMappers, From time to time we talk about the potential of setting up a UK/GB OpenStreetMap group (name yet to be decided) but we never

Re: [Talk-GB] Thrapston viaduct

2015-07-13 Thread Dave F.
=abandoned to see if it has sub-tags of bridge=* or embankment= etc. Cheers Dave F. On 13/07/2015 08:53, Andy Mabbett wrote: The significant (and massive) disused railway viaduct near Thrapston: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/264894970 does not render on our default map: http

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A UK/GB OpenStreetMap group?

2015-07-13 Thread Dave F.
Find out first if people want it, rather than ask how they think it should be implemented. On 13/07/2015 14:03, Andy Mabbett wrote: On 13 July 2015 at 12:39, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com mailto:dave...@madasafish.com wrote: there's no option to disagree with the whole proposal What

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A UK/GB OpenStreetMap group?

2015-07-13 Thread Dave F.
That doesn't get recorded. On 13/07/2015 17:18, Andy Robinson wrote: It’s easy to disagree with a proposal. You simply ignore it. J *From:*Dave F. [mailto:dave...@madasafish.com] *Sent:* 13 July 2015 12:40 *To:* talk-gb@openstreetmap.org *Subject:* Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A UK/GB OpenStreetMap

Re: [OSM-talk] Routing Applications

2015-06-17 Thread Dave F.
In theory competition drives functionality improvements, although in this case it's not clear if this happened. Any map based website that doesn't include a permalink option isn't worth using, Unless it's been recently added is very well hidden OSMR hasn't this option. On 17/06/2015 04:33,

Re: [OSM-talk] Routing Applications

2015-06-17 Thread Dave F.
to the route. Dave F. On 17/06/2015 15:08, Patrick Kilian wrote: Hi, In theory competition drives functionality improvements, although in this case it's not clear if this happened. Any map based website that doesn't include a permalink option isn't worth using, Unless it's been recently added is very

[Talk-GB] Coastline bleed (yet again)

2015-06-14 Thread Dave F.
long. I don't understand why the rendering of the leak occurs virtually instantly but any repair rendering takes days or even weeks. Could someone please explain? Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Re: [Talk-GB] Snowdonia National Park Boundary

2015-05-28 Thread Dave F.
You're correct, it is a bit screwed up http://ra.osmsurround.org/analyzeMap?relationId=287245 http://ra.osmsurround.org/analyzeRelation?relationId=287245_noCache=on History should be listed here: http://osm.virtuelle-loipe.de/history/ Dave F. On 28/05/2015 20:12, Colin Smale wrote: Hi

Re: [Talk-GB] Snowdonia National Park Boundary

2015-05-28 Thread Dave F.
Hi Colin FYI There appears to be a minor overlap on the Eastern marker: http://ra.osmsurround.org/analyzeMap?relationId=287245 On 29/05/2015 00:46, Colin Smale wrote: Thanks to the people who pointed me at helpful tools. I have fixed it up as best as I can for the moment - obviously

Re: [Talk-GB] too many universities in Cambridge

2015-05-23 Thread Dave F.
On 23/05/2015 12:49, David Earl wrote: I'm sure there are many ways of doing this, but that is what I did. This thread seems determined to undermine the University of Cambridge map by wanting to change everything it relies on. Those who add/amend data to OSM do so to make it the most

Re: [Talk-GB] too many universities in Cambridge

2015-05-23 Thread Dave F.
Hi Going minorly off on a tangent - One item I would change is leisure=pitch which current represents whole areas of sports grounds to leisure=recreation_ground, have leisure=pitch to indicate just the pitches (ie the white lines of a football pitch). Currently there are situations with two

Re: [Talk-GB] leisure=pitch

2015-05-23 Thread Dave F.
Hi Paul I think you've missed my point... On 23/05/2015 12:21, Paul Sladen wrote: On Sat, 23 May 2015, Dave F. wrote: leisure=pitch to indicate just the pitches That's how it's used--IIRC there was a presentation at SOTM in Birmingham showing a rendering automatically drawing in all the line

[Talk-GB] Coastline bleeding (again)

2015-05-19 Thread Dave F.
it particularly irritating as makes taking screen grabs very confusing. What's the best way to prevent this happening? Is there a way to get notification (email/text etc) if a specific entity gets modified? Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http

Re: [OSM-talk] Release openstreetmap-carto v2.30.0

2015-05-13 Thread Dave F.
Hi There already is an icon for shop=bicycle. Great to see amenity=bicycle_parking has been added Dave F. On 13/05/2015 17:53, Matthijs Melissen wrote: Dear all, Today, v2.30.0 of the openstreetmap-carto stylesheet has been rolled out to the openstreetmap.org servers. This version includes

Re: [Talk-GB] Ref names on Residential roads

2015-05-12 Thread Dave F.
by a minority, is there a semi-auto way to edit. For instance, can the data be downloaded as XML, amended in a text editor (find/replace) then uploaded to merge with the database? Is that possible in JOSM? Regards Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus

Re: [Talk-GB] What was the outcome of the discussion about C class roads with ref tags?

2015-05-04 Thread Dave F.
the data just reassigning it to a more appropriate tag. A render displaying them can still be created. As I said, if they're just used for authorities internally, then I don't see their relevance on the 'standard' map. Dave F. On 04/05/2015 11:10, Steve Doerr wrote: I once saw some friends

Re: [Talk-GB] What was the outcome of the discussion about C class roads with ref tags?

2015-05-04 Thread Dave F.
that don't meet the above criteria they should be listed in some form of text file for individual editing if appropriate. Dave F. and I had not created a wiki page (have no idea how to do that), just had general agreement here. I have been surveying out the ones in Wrexham, but that takes time. I do

Re: [Talk-GB] Road-name oddity in Bath

2015-05-03 Thread Dave F.
://www.itoworld.com/product/data/osm_analysis/map_browser?bbox=350785,152770,380729,171227referrer=area However there is an Ivo Peters road sign. https://goo.gl/maps/Or3TH I've re edited to what I think is the correct layout, but wiling to be proven wrong. Dave F. On 02/05/2015 18:49, Andy Mabbett wrote

[Talk-GB] What was the outcome of the discussion about C class roads with ref tags?

2015-05-03 Thread Dave F.
off_ref, or some such similar. Was this agreed upon? If there is consensus I personally think this would be a valid use of a mass edit due to the large number http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/98Y Does anyone have experience of doing such a auto edit? Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked

Re: [OSM-talk] Wiki project: Article about the standard layer, with key

2015-04-28 Thread Dave F.
Looking good so far. Is there any plans to add Wiki page links to the areas section? atm it's unclear what key to use in cases such as cemetery, what the exact wording of the value should be. Thanks for the work so far Dave F. On 28/04/2015 12:43, Wuzzy wrote: The wiki page has made good

[Talk-GB] User changing place=suburb to neighbourhood

2015-04-22 Thread Dave F.
Hi User abc26324 has been changing place=suburb to neighbourhood. This edits are widespread so I doubt he has local knowledge. The ones near my vicinity seem erroneous. https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/30417434?node_page=1 He's adding place=farm tags. Is this still current? I thought

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