[talk-au] Remapping?

2012-03-10 Thread El Segundo Can't win
I've been doing virtually nothing but for the last three months now. I do do the odd bit of new content just to feel better about all the work. Regards El Segundo (currently trading as http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Here%20is%20the%20repulsant%20snozzcumber!)

[talk-au] Places I've sign OSM used lately

2012-03-10 Thread El Segundo Can't win
When I did a Dial Before You Dig query, the maps from Allgas used an openstreetmap. The legend actually referred to UBD as the basemap, which I assume was an oversight. I sent them an email asking to fix the attribution but never heard back from them. The netbi tool (http://www.netbi.com.au/)

[talk-au] A gradual transition to ODbL over on legal-talk

2011-12-18 Thread El Segundo Can't win
I know mapper FK270673 caused some fuss in Australia back in November, and I can’t say I endorse his recent actions here, but over on the OSM-legal-talk list FK270673 has made what I consider is a very sensible license change proposal.

Re: [talk-au] ABS [ ODbL data.gov.au permission granted]

2011-12-06 Thread El Segundo Can't win
For my two cents, I think the 2011 ABS suburb boundaries would be useful if added, for the search function. It's dead right it would be better to be searching against them, rather than in the database, but I'm not too sure how that would be implemented. However, the ABS boundaries are NOT the

[talk-au] Thoughts on co-ordinating re-mapping

2011-12-01 Thread El Segundo Can't win
It would be my guess that Australia has the highest non-CT compliant data to active mapper ratio in the world, even if we ignore the ABS2006 import. I also reckon it's likely that there's a lot of people in other countries that would be willing to help out.   I would also guess that most