Re: [OSM-talk] When two bots go to war

2023-09-14 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
t set. This way, bots could be used to keep things up to date automatically, but would not automatically override any manually applied changes by other mappers between runs. (A sensible bot owner would have the bot send them a report of any tags that couldn't be updated for manual review.) Rober

[OSM-talk] ODbl concerns

2023-07-02 Thread Robert C Potter (DTP) via talk
mprove OSM. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards, Robert Potter Helping people use the power of location to make better decisions Manager, Spatial Data Strategy Department of Transport and Planning 1 Spring Street MELBOURNE 3000 M 0402 484 739 F 03

Re: [OSM-talk] I’m running for OSMF board and I’ve set up office hours for questions

2020-12-03 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
s with, or is otherwise exposed to the Produced Work aware that Content was obtained from" OpenStreetMap? I think this is a crucial point that the OSM community needs an answer to, given your candidacy for the OSMF Board. Many thanks, Robert. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] I’m running for OSMF board and I’ve set up office hours for questions

2020-12-02 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
p. I don't see how you can claim that your current attribution does that. Robert. -- Robert Whittaker ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's talk Attribution

2020-05-04 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
people viewing them are made away that that underlying data is re-usable and how to get hold of it. The copyright notices, attribution etc. then must be delivered if/when they try to access the raw data.) Robert. -- Robert Whittaker ___

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's talk Attribution

2020-04-29 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
hat disappears so quickly people won't get a chance to read it does not comply with the ODbL in my opinion. I think we need to accept that this is what our licence says, and take better steps to ensure licensees understand this. Robert. -- Robert Whittaker

Re: [OSM-talk] talk Digest, Vol 188, Issue 6

2020-04-10 Thread Robert Bell via talk
stand a word she said. Gave up after 2 minutes. > > A brief intro about who you are & the purpose of the podcast as well as > properly introducing your guest would be useful. > > DaveF > > . > > On 09/04/2020 13:34, Robert Bell via talk wrote: > >> Hello everyo

[OSM-talk] New OSM themed podcast

2020-04-09 Thread Robert Bell via talk
Hello everyone I'm starting a OSM themed podcast called Nodes and Ways. I've got episode one out and episodes two and three are in the works now. It's on YouTube and LBRY and you can get it at nodesandways.com . It will be in more podcasty places like Apple podcast and Spotify in the future. Il

Re: [OSM-talk] Why the HOT obsession with low quality buildings in Africa ?

2018-07-02 Thread Robert Banick
Many humanitarian groups use buildings as a rough proxy for population (density), or to ensure every household is covered during a vaccination campaign, or simply to navigate. Likely they use them for a combination of the three. As Phil says, it’s best to read the specific task. As a side note, it

Re: [OSM-talk] Misrepresentation of OSM by HOT?

2017-10-23 Thread Robert Banick
HOT will probably never find a formulation of our mission and tools that satisfies the entire OSM community. However, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. My two cents: How about a simple blurb describing and linking to OSM on the About page? And perhaps the title banner could be rephrased to “Coll

Re: [OSM-talk] The real face of MAPS.ME edits and notes - a short analysis

2017-07-10 Thread Robert Banick
Thanks for the update Ilya, it’s very interesting. Despite the occasional hiccups I think MAPS.ME is great and I’m excited to hear you all are working hard to make it even better. Best of luck and do keep sharing here. On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 8:42 PM Ilya Zverev wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Thanks

Re: [OSM-talk] "NRCS basic OSM training" - low quality changesets in Nepal

2017-06-22 Thread Robert Banick
recognized definition of place and is a genuinely useful tag. These are historic neighborhood units that have been eclipsed by modern political boundaries but still have important religious and cultural functions. Cheers, Robert On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 12:43 PM Frederik Ramm wrote: > Hi, >

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM for government

2017-02-06 Thread Robert Banick
Thanks for setting that up joost! Robert On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 1:51 PM joost schouppe wrote: As suggested by Mikel, I created a wiki catalog page about the subject: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenStreetMapforGovernment It's just an outline, I'll try to add some stu

Re: [OSM-talk] This is an auto-generated note from MAPS.ME application:

2016-12-09 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
ting the object immediately. So when the object stays on the map, he assumes his action has failed for technical reasons, and so tries again. Robert. -- Robert Whittaker ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Need to revert a bunch of changesets

2016-06-26 Thread Robert Helvie
giorno 26 giu 2016, alle ore 06:10, Robert Helvie > ha scritto: > > So I have sent two messages to this user with no response. > > > > DWG can put a block on him to be sure he gets the message. He should > explain where he got his information from and if it is not an legitima

[OSM-talk] Need to revert a bunch of changesets

2016-06-25 Thread Robert Helvie
heir copying of possibly unlicensed data without attribution puts Openstreetmap in jeopardy. Thanks for listening. Robert *"We should give meaning to life, not wait for life to give us meaning. "* ~ unknown --- ___ talk mailing list tal

Re: [OSM-talk] Georeferencing lots of photos using JOSM

2016-02-14 Thread Robert Norris
> > One open source cross platform program (including Windows) that can > georeference photographs against existing waypoints, tracks or for any place > you choose is Viking. > A link might be useful too: https://sourceforge.net/projects/viking/

Re: [OSM-talk] Georeferencing lots of photos using JOSM

2016-02-14 Thread Robert Norris
> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 10:28:31 +0100 > From: vosc...@gmail.com > To: talk@openstreetmap.org > Subject: [OSM-talk] Georeferencing lots of photos using JOSM > > Hi Russ > > > Solution: I remember where I took every photo (but if I see you > walking on the street I won't remember your n

Re: [OSM-talk] Not sure what to think

2016-01-08 Thread Robert Norris
> > On Fri, 2016-01-08 at 17:33 +0100, Simon Poole wrote: >> Ahemm that was the whole point: is it about completing information >> (the >> website URL) in OSM by systematically (as in going through "all >> schools" >> in the UK) querying google and not about retrieving information from >> the >> w

[OSM-talk] Potlatch down?

2015-12-16 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
can't see anything on the mailing lists about any problems, and there's also nothing at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Platform_Status Thanks, Robert. -- Robert Whittaker ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] A message to our friends at HOT, Peace Corps etc. about Changeset Comments

2015-11-19 Thread Robert Banick
HOT eases people into OSM and gives them an easily understood purpose to begin mapping. Some HOTties go on to be power OSMers outside of HOT; some never step away from HOT. Both reflect individual preferences, not any isolating tendency by HOT. HOT tries to build communities and encourages inter

Re: [OSM-talk] A message to our friends at HOT, Peace Corps etc. about Changeset Comments

2015-11-18 Thread Robert Banick
manager. If mapathon holders don’t instruct mappers to add their own comments then I would think that calls for the same patient back channel communications we give to mappers who tag features wrong or other well-meaning mistakes. Robert — Sent from Mailbox On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 9:44

[OSM-talk] Fw: new message

2015-11-06 Thread Robert Barr
Hello! New message, please read <http://2longlu.wjgck.com/entirely.php?e2d> Robert Barr ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Strava Heatmap + TSBP

2015-09-17 Thread Robert Norris
> I know that TSBP is no longer actively maintained and the idea is 1.5 > years old, but I was wondering if somebody is working on a feature that > would allow Strava's Heatmap to uncover unmapped territory without > having to look over every square mile manualy. > Although not necessary

Re: [OSM-talk] Help with JOSM and OS X Yosemite

2015-07-30 Thread Robert Banick
Hi Susan, In a Mac OS X you can search for "Console" under Spotlight (the spyglass on the top right of your computer, reachable by CMD-Space). Open the program that shows up and you'll have the log for all your system messages. Great for looking into mysterious errors. Best, Robe

Re: [OSM-talk] Some thoughts against remote mapping

2015-06-14 Thread Robert Banick
replies. - Robert [1] Doctors Without Borders / Medicines Sans Frontieres works significantly differently and I won’t pretend to speak for them. [2] Among others: http://www.ifrc.org/vca — Sent from Mailbox On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 7:34 PM, moltonel 3x Combo wrote: > On 13 June 2

Re: [OSM-talk] Neat use of OpenStreetMap

2015-05-28 Thread Robert Kaiser
Michał Brzozowski schrieb: On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 9:54 PM, Robert Kaiser wrote: Also, I really, really hope my access point will not get into any really open-to-everyone database because I don't want people to follow me around by database request when I'm moving somewhere and don

Re: [OSM-talk] Can wikidata links help fight name inflation?

2015-05-28 Thread Robert Banick
+1 to Dave. OSM is universal, full stop. On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Dave Corley wrote: > I am honestly stunned this thread has gone on for as long as it has. > > In regards to > > >> >> On 05/28/2015 09:19 PM, Frederik Ramm wrote: >> > What I would not support in OSM, and like to outsource

Re: [OSM-talk] Neat use of OpenStreetMap

2015-05-28 Thread Robert Kaiser
Paul Johnson schrieb: OpenBMap It's similar to Google's location services or Mozilla's location service, but free. What's not "free" in Mozilla's service? Also, I really, really hope my access point will not get into any really open-to-everyone database because I don

Re: [OSM-talk] BBC License Violation?

2015-05-01 Thread Robert Banick
Agreed with all the above. No sense coming across very small in a disaster, but it is an opportunity to tell our "story". Whether the BBC bites or not is really out of our control.  — Sent from Mailbox On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 11:14 PM, Pierre Béland wrote: > Harry could you assure that they

Re: [OSM-talk] BBC License Violation?

2015-05-01 Thread Robert Banick
7h44 > Objet : Re: [OSM-talk] BBC License Violation? > > Robert, the link doesn't seem to work (not just for me) > Simon > ___ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org >

Re: [OSM-talk] BBC License Violation?

2015-05-01 Thread Robert Banick
Hi all, Sorry my internet cut out midway through writing the email and I got turned around finding the link. Im on my phone now and it's a bit clumsy to get the link, but Ii's the front page article on Nepal on the BBC World website.  Robert — Sent from Mailbox On Fri, M

[OSM-talk] BBC License Violation?

2015-05-01 Thread Robert Banick
. Best, Robert — Sent from Mailbox___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Sidewalks

2015-04-27 Thread Robert Kaiser
pmailkeey . schrieb: I've always considered OSM to be two maps - a geographic and a routing. And actually, when you look deeper, both is wrong. It's first and foremost a database of geographic information, out of which both a map (of various styles) and a routing graph can be constructed - an

Re: [OSM-talk] Sidewalks

2015-04-27 Thread Robert Kaiser
Roland Olbricht schrieb: our current pedestrian routers often don't give street names, but instead only instructions like "look for the line on the map". To improve that I would like to encourage mappers to give separately mapped footways their proper name instead of leaving them without name.

Re: [OSM-talk] Major Update to OpenRouteService 2.0

2015-03-21 Thread Robert Kaiser
Alexander Zipf (HD) schrieb: - OpenRouteService is now available for all of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania/Australia ! Why not for the Americas? Don't you like them? KaiRo ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.

Re: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM by municipalities

2015-02-12 Thread Robert Banick
I know that some municipalities in the Philippines are using OSM data as a foundational dataset. You should check with Jay-Ar (osm: jay-ar) for more info, he was telling me about it. — Sent from Mailbox On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 8:54 AM, Severin Menard wrote: > Hi, > Is there somewhere a colle

Re: [OSM-talk] "How We Map"

2015-02-11 Thread Robert Banick
Agreed with all of the above, this is a great, concise, and friendly piece. I would love for this to be accessible not just for new signees but available for old timers looking for a nice refresher — Sent from Mailbox On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 5:58 PM, Ed Loach wrote: > On 11 Feb 2015 17:53, "

Re: [OSM-talk] NY Times & OSM Credits

2014-09-15 Thread Robert Banick
Hi all, I'm forwarding this to contacts at the NYT graphics desk. I know the NYT team are big fans of OSM and even attended this year's SOTM-US, so it's probably an honest mistake. I'll ask them to respond directly. Cheers, Robert On Sep 15, 2014 10:49 PM, "Cristian Con

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

2014-08-30 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
data is slightly different, since (as I understand it) the location data is being used more as a filter than as a primary matching tool. But I think we may need to be a bit more careful. Perhaps LWG should be asked for their opinion... Robert. -- Robert Whittaker ___

Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Isn't All That Open, Let's Change That and Drop Share-Alike

2014-03-14 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
g". Since corporate and government acceptance of opendata is currently still in its infancy, I think it would be premature to switch to a more liberal licence at this stage. We should wait to see how things develop, as the OpenData movement gains further traction, and the qua

Re: [OSM-talk] Key:layer update

2014-03-11 Thread Robert Kaiser
tuitive formulations:(( https://www.google.co.uk/#q=node%20definition "a point in a network or diagram at which lines or pathways intersect or branch" changed to "precise location" instead of point.. is that better? +1 for "location", that's really hard to misin

Re: [OSM-talk] proprietary and unrelated images on the about page

2013-12-03 Thread Robert Scott
e of the week. Those of you on IRC will know that every week Harry dutifully runs around asking people for suggestions and submissions for a new image of the week, and things that aren't repeats are getting fairly thin on the ground now after n hundred IotWs. I am sure Harry would be only too h

Re: [OSM-talk] Upcoming changes to OpenStreetMap.org website

2013-11-13 Thread Robert Kaiser
re swiftly available? It could even be behind a "Hamburger button" like the search etc. is on mobile (just not requiring another page load). Thanks for all the work! Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lis

Re: [OSM-talk] Geotag OsmAnd picture notes

2013-11-01 Thread Robert Norris
> > The thing is I need a way to use the geolocation that OsmAnd has > recorded in the gpx file (in the waypoints corresponding to the > pictures). > > I wasn't doing any tracking when I noticed that things had changed > quite a lot at a certain location. Normally I would have my gps logger > and a

Re: [OSM-talk] iD crashing repeatedly.

2013-08-23 Thread Robert Kaiser
(intricate) details of which are listed below. Before logging a report does anyone if there is a simple solution? Could you point me to the actual crash ID for a submitted crash (see about:crashes in Firefox)? Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list tal

Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap font

2013-07-09 Thread Robert Scott
th enough design credibility* to quieten the bikeshedders) to sit down and do one. I've also always wanted a blessed colour scheme. Historically, people used Bitstream Vera or Helvetica quite a lot, but I've recently been using Cabin (SIL License). robert. * Here, imagine me coughi

Re: [OSM-talk] Appeal for a JOSM fieldpapers plugin

2013-05-29 Thread Robert Banick
Indeed, I can't stress enough how useful this would be On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Douglas Musaazi wrote: > +1 > > A week ago, the same issue was raised on a mapping event where the field > papers were used, so i totally agree with the appeal for a JOSM > fieldpapers plugin > > http://josm.

Re: [OSM-talk] iD Editor live on OpenStreetMap

2013-05-14 Thread Robert Scott
already be doing for IE. For what it's worth it's not quite such a clear case as only one browser being up to the job. In the svg-based webapp I'm working on at the moment, I find it to be chrome having the performance problems and FF coping ok. robert. ___

Re: [OSM-talk] iD Editor live on OpenStreetMap

2013-05-14 Thread Robert Scott
ttle reason to improve the situation. There's a limit to how long we can sit back and ooh and aah at new browser developments without ever actually daring to use them. robert. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] iD Editor live on OpenStreetMap

2013-05-13 Thread Robert Kaiser
two of the most distinguished Mozilla developers have weighed in there, I hope that it will get some attention soon). Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] RFC updated: OSM Attribution Mark (was: contributor mark)

2013-04-26 Thread Robert Banick
Sorry to jump in only so briefly, but a small point struck me reading this discussion: "I don't accept that an image is a beneficial replacement for the text. When I say beneficial, I mean beneficial to OpenStreetMap. " As a cartographic project, isn't the whole point of OSM visual? It seems a

Re: [OSM-talk] Out of Service Roads

2013-03-29 Thread Robert Kaiser
aerial imagery where it's (still) visible. Doing the note makes it less likely they do something like that. Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] additional layers on osm.org

2013-02-21 Thread Robert Scott
know if that will be "good enough" for most people (outside the US). robert. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] additional layers on osm.org

2013-02-21 Thread Robert Scott
hink you're forgetting we don't "have" things like bing imagery. We are granted the right to use it for a very specific (rather obscure in commercial terms) purpose. robert. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] How to create very large jpeg from OSM file

2013-02-05 Thread Robert Norris
Pixel' pixel factor value, but that's probably only valid at the equator. I hope that makes sense! > > Thanks robert. I am an active VIKING user. But the usability of this > big map download seems to be limited. If I zoom out a zoom level 9 but > want to download level 14

Re: [OSM-talk] How to create very large jpeg from OSM file

2013-02-01 Thread Robert Norris
> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] How to create very large jpeg from OSM file > > If any of the available tile set styles are suitable, simply download > the tiles, at the desired zoom level, for your area of interest, stitch > together with a tool such as gdalmerge

Re: [OSM-talk] Wow, Google Maps now has detailed maps for North Korea!

2013-01-30 Thread Robert
On 13-01-29 13:11:34 CET, Kevin Peat wrote: > On 29 January 2013 10:58, Matt Williams wrote: > >> comment. > > > > I tried that too and gave up. However, it's also covered by CNN > > Also covered by the BBC (seems like no comments) and Map Maker also It also made it to Spiegel Online magazine (G

Re: [OSM-talk] Is osm.org broken on mobile phones for you?

2013-01-23 Thread Robert Kaiser
aid, what I really find annoying is that there's no way to get to a search box in the mobile version of the website. Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Rendering of Farmland not 'Light' enough? Updated Proposals

2013-01-06 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
looks fine. I don't really like any of the other new ones though -- I think they're all too green (and we already use greens for lots of other things). Robert. -- Robert Whittaker ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Rendering of Farmland not 'Light' enough?

2013-01-06 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
ee the difference between the farmland and the non-tagged areas. It's a bit easier in the second proposal. It could maybe be made a bit lighter, but not by that much. What's the lightness of the current landuse=residential grey? What does it look like if you match the farmland colour to th

Re: [OSM-talk] [HOT] Problem with an Etrex 20

2012-12-04 Thread Banick, Robert
Hi Sebastian, It certainly sounds like your USB Controller is dead, but here's a thought: Garmins can be finicky about the cables they're used with. Are you using the USB cable that came with the Etrex 20? If not then it might not recognize the device when plugged in. Cheers, Robe

Re: [OSM-talk] Licence change

2012-09-13 Thread Robert Kaiser
instead make this project even strong in both the data set and the community! Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Shoud OSM Help move to Stackexchange community?

2012-09-10 Thread Robert Scott
perately trying to make money out of a service that people don't want to pay for. There is _definitely_ no way this could go wrong. We would _definitely_ not regret this. robert. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap

Re: [OSM-talk] horrible job in gjilan,kosovo

2012-08-22 Thread Robert Scott
t Done (rather than just announced). Of which Richard is a shining example. robert. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] License Change plans?

2012-08-16 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM)
Working Group. Perhaps something similar could be continued now. Or maybe we could have another official post on http://blog.osmfoundation.org/ to provide an update as to where things currently stand... Robert. -- Robert Whittaker ___ talk mailing lis

Re: [OSM-talk] License Change plans?

2012-08-16 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM)
o release the database under ODbL, then services that have been holding off on importing fresh data, might re-consider and do an intermediate update in the mean time. (In particular, I'd be interested to known when taginfo [1] will be able to re-import an ODbL database and resume

Re: [OSM-talk] Neocartography

2012-08-13 Thread Robert Scott
On Monday 13 August 2012, Robert Scott wrote: > On Monday 13 August 2012, Steve Chilton wrote: > > Full (and fascinating) programme for ICA Neocartography session at UCL 5 > > Sept now available: > > http://neocartography.icaci.org/ > > It would be good to see some mor

Re: [OSM-talk] Neocartography

2012-08-13 Thread Robert Scott
lso the Society of Cartographers conf which is linked from that page and > may well have sessions of interest (eg Tilemill workshop). Tempting, tempting... robert. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Potlatch2 preset "designation"

2012-08-08 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM)
+1 BTW: there's already a trac ticket from a few months again that raises essentially the same issue: https://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/4231 > [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:designation > [2] http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/?key=designation -- Robert Wh

[OSM-talk] Royal Mail Incorrect OSM Usage

2012-08-02 Thread Robert Norris
I think it's nice that the Royal Mail have chosen to use OSM for the backdrop to their site for Great Britain Golden Postbox listings to celebrate Team GB successes in the current Olympics: http://www.goldpostboxes.com/ 1. I think a certain Attribution clause is missing[1] 2. I think they are

Re: [OSM-talk] Update on redaction bot and minutely diffs

2012-07-16 Thread Robert Kaiser
ogress_map Actually, one of those two squares is strange, it shows two processes started at the same time, one failed, one successful, but as for some reason the failed one shows as the latest and therefore it shows up red instead of green. Rob

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM : It's a shame !!!

2012-05-29 Thread Robert Scott
On Tuesday 29 May 2012, ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen wrote: > I did not give you permission to share > a private conversation on the list. > > That is also about copyrights, Davie. Public interest defence trumps this. Ne

Re: [OSM-talk] Edit review: "building"="levels=N"

2012-05-20 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM)
this out.) However, if I'm interpreting your summary/overview page correctly, the number of objects that would have their addr:housenumber=? tag removed, is very small. So why don't you just evaluate and edit these manually before proceeding with any

Re: [OSM-talk] Worst of OSM

2012-05-19 Thread Robert Kaiser
think the name is demotivating, but having something like that showing where work is needed is very good, and when you're able to view it with humor, it works out well. Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] A rendering issue with the maps on OSM homepage?

2012-04-12 Thread Robert Tromp
Op 10-4-2012 17:39, Frank Steggink schreef: On 10-4-2012 15:23, Robert Tromp wrote: Have a look at this area on the west coast of Hokkaido, Japan: http://osm.org/go/7U~IT~Jz Notice the greyed-out ocean and the mis-aligned areas, coastline Looking at the OSM-data itself using JOSM, there seems

Re: [OSM-talk] License change/redaction affecting objects geometry

2012-04-12 Thread Robert Norris
My 2p: Leave it to [2]. A. since it is no effort B. any problems created by the redaction should be noticeable by [2] whether it was caused by the bot or *any other normal edit* Apart from deletions, but then the gives mappers (including new mappers!) something to (re)map via local knowledge

[OSM-talk] A rendering issue with the maps on OSM homepage?

2012-04-10 Thread Robert Tromp
example, creates perfectly good maps (including edits I made to OSM after I first noticed the rendering issue). In the past weeks, neither regular nor forced re-renderings of the map tiles have solved the problem. Robert

Re: [OSM-talk] Associated Press article: "Crowds create Wikipedia-style maps of the world"

2012-03-22 Thread Robert Scott
On Thursday 22 March 2012, Spod OSM wrote: > http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/crowds-create-wikipedia-style-maps-of-the-world?utm_campaign=jt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=jt_newsletter_2012-03-22_AM Wow - Waze - there's a blast from th

Re: [OSM-talk] Group relation proposal

2012-03-22 Thread Robert Scott
e same group to multiple route > relations). > The proposal is here: > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Proposed/Group_Relation IMO this would make life significantly more painful for data consumers. robert. __

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] [OSM-talk] Critical Mass for license change-over

2012-02-02 Thread Robert Kaiser
If there wouldn't be a grant of any rights, no license would be needed at all, as copyright law in various countries covers not being able to use other people's work pretty well. All we are about is being able to use other people's work, though. Robert Kaiser

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM @ FOSDEM?

2012-02-02 Thread Robert Kaiser
Michael Kugelmann schrieb: BTW: ist there somebody from the OSM community at the friday beer event? http://www.fosdem.org/2012/beerevent I'll be there, but probably more with the Mozilla folks in the end. Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk] 23 ideas for osm and its forks

2012-01-13 Thread Robert Scott
; > mike > > > I applaud your efforts, OSM is good and has the potential to be truly great > if more people thought about what could be done instead of shouting down any > ideas that vary from their own blinkered vision. False. What OSM is short of is pe

Re: [OSM-talk] Mails to undecided mappers (was: Editing of content that will be deleted on April 1st)

2011-12-15 Thread Robert Norris
> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:49:13 +0100 > From: o...@tobias-knerr.de > To: talk@openstreetmap.org > Subject: [OSM-talk] Mails to undecided mappers (was: Editing of content that > will be deleted on April 1st) > > David Earl wrote: > > I'll certainly be contacting people now Frederick has provide

Re: [OSM-talk] What's wrong with this picture?

2011-12-09 Thread Robert Kaiser
22.763&zoom=10&layers=C Is the square between Savannah and Augusta in Mapnik the same problem? http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=32.87&lon=-81.31&zoom=8&layers=M Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Friends

2011-12-02 Thread Robert Scott
; or "just > started with openstreetmap near you, why don't you help him". > > And you can select if you want the system to suggest you or not. Similar ideas were discussed at the London hack weekend recently. But we need, you know, people to code it. robert. ___

Re: [OSM-talk] Fixed: Major problem with the map

2011-11-25 Thread Robert Scott
reload for up to date resources to be loaded. robert. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Will OSM tiles be CC-0 soon?

2011-10-26 Thread Robert Scott
On Wednesday 26 October 2011, Erik Johansson wrote: > the tiles produced by OSMF servers can have any > license with attribution Hold on, I'm a bit confused here - CC-0 does not require attribution AFAICT. robert. ___ talk mailin

Re: [OSM-talk] Will OSM tiles be CC-0 soon?

2011-10-26 Thread Robert Scott
heir app. (am I right about this?) If they're using our server capacity, the least we can ask is for attribution etc. robert. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] The thread "Roundabouts and routing"

2011-09-09 Thread Robert Scott
On Friday 09 September 2011, Anthony wrote: > Is it just me Yes. > or does the thread "Roundabouts and routing" > (http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2011-September/060082.html) > reflect a dysfunctional community? No. robert. __

Re: [OSM-talk] twitter handling

2011-09-08 Thread Robert Kaiser
person at Mozilla responsible for that feature, he'll surely send a pointer to where the code is. :) Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] How to start to remove non-CT compliant data..

2011-09-03 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM)
the minimum rights that LWG feel they need). But from what I've read I think it could be worded so as to get around the objections that the PD advocates have been raising. -- Robert Whittaker ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Combined bicycle & footway

2011-08-23 Thread Robert Kaiser
have have walkers blocking my way on cycleways all the time (just like bicycles on sidewalks endangering walkers) and the police ignores all that. So, while not strictly allowed, trespassing is ignored. Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list talk

Re: [OSM-talk] License/CT issues: Let's not punish the world's disadvantaged, pls.

2011-06-23 Thread Robert Scott
you were supposedly initiating your fork. But that must have been over a year ago now, and instead you decided to hang around and hijack discussions for another year. A year from now, will we still be having the same discussion do you think? I'm betting so. robert. _

Re: [OSM-talk] License/CT issues: Let's not punish the world's disadvantaged, pls.

2011-06-23 Thread Robert Kaiser
ader - as well as to oppose it), while everybody denies he leads anything. It's a really strange dance, actually, but fun to view. :) Robert Kaiser ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] License/CT issues: Let's not punish the world's disadvantaged, pls.

2011-06-23 Thread Robert Kaiser
John Smith schrieb: On 24 June 2011 04:43, Robert Kaiser wrote: That said, I'm happy about FOSM, if I ever become a resident of the US and that legal opinion on this matter still holds up, I might pull its data and provide it under PD myself. Unlikely, maps were the first thing

Re: [OSM-talk] License/CT issues: Let's not punish the world's disadvantaged, pls.

2011-06-23 Thread Robert Kaiser
x27;t have an agreement with the Linux Foundation, they might not be able to use the "Linux" trademark for it. That said, I'm happy about FOSM, if I ever become a resident of the US and that legal opinion on this matter still holds up, I might pull its data and provide it under

Re: [OSM-talk] License/CT issues: Let's not punish the world's disadvantaged, pls.

2011-06-23 Thread Robert Scott
ork took the assets boooh So because people have decided to start a voluntary project, they have to be answerable to absolutely everybody... everywhere... ever? No matter how unreasonable or logically warped they are (no names mentioned)? Everyone gets a veto on everything. Right? robert

Re: [OSM-talk] License/CT issues: Let's not punish the world's disadvantaged, pls.

2011-06-23 Thread Robert Scott
On Thursday 23 June 2011, John Smith wrote: > On 24 June 2011 01:02, Robert Scott wrote: > > Nearly all of the data was generated by OpenStreetMap contributors under > > the OpenStreetMap flag, so I think the attribution should be mostly to > > OpenStreetMap. > > For

Re: [OSM-talk] License/CT issues: Let's not punish the world's disadvantaged, pls.

2011-06-23 Thread Robert Scott
On Thursday 23 June 2011, John Smith wrote: > On 23 June 2011 21:53, Robert Scott wrote: > > On Thursday 23 June 2011, John Smith wrote: > >> The data is rendered from FOSM data. > > > > Which is 100% sourced from OpenStreetMap data. > > I find this ironic, i

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