Re: [Talk-us] User randomly adding speed limits across the US

2014-12-01 Thread Richard Welty
are shared; the question you have to ask yourself is whether processing these would be a reasonable thing to expect of data consumers (routing engines being an example where the consumer might reasonably want to know the maxspeed values). richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking

Re: [OSM-talk] Landuse vs Vegetation vs Landcover proposed cleanup at wiki

2014-11-30 Thread Richard Z.
and other areas.. Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] some secondary services reduced this weekend

2014-11-30 Thread Richard Weait
I missed this announcement on Friday. https://twitter.com/OSM_Tech/status/538394075448479744 Short notice: Few secondary OSM services offline this weekend due to power upgrades. Dev, OSMF blog, gpx tiles. Nominatim may be disrupted. Followup indicates that nominatim is fine. Big thank you

Re: [Talk-us] admin level for US states

2014-11-25 Thread Richard Welty
reservations are hard. they do not fit naturally into the admin_level hierarchy. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search ___ Talk-us mailing

Re: [Talk-us] admin level for US states

2014-11-24 Thread Richard Weait
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder why US States are tagged as admin_level=4, wouldn't it be more consistent with the rest of the map to have them tagged as level 3? Based on which uses of admin_level=3? A quick scan of the wiki shows

Re: [Talk-us] admin level for US states

2014-11-24 Thread Richard Welty
On 11/24/14 9:44 AM, Richard Weait wrote: On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder why US States are tagged as admin_level=4, wouldn't it be more consistent with the rest of the map to have them tagged as level 3? Based on which uses

Re: [Talk-us] Rand McNally is using OSM

2014-11-23 Thread Richard Welty
(they're ignoring node based access restrictions, e.g. barrier=gate/access=no type restrictions). i've easily generated one route in Menands NY that cannot actually be traversed due to a gate richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL

Re: [Talk-us] Rand McNally is using OSM

2014-11-22 Thread Richard Welty
is on the Rand McNally site. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [Talk-us] Rand McNally is using OSM

2014-11-22 Thread Richard Welty
. I had to manually type that url into my browser to view it. I'm CCing h...@mapbox.com mailto:h...@mapbox.com so they know about the broken link. i can't get to those links with clicks either (using Safari on OS X Yosemite). richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS

Re: [Talk-GB] Suburbs in London/Brum - big edits

2014-11-20 Thread Richard Mann
I guess the problem is that quarter/suburb just isn't a natural-english hierarchy, whereas we do know what town/suburb mean. What is certainly clear is that distinct town centres in the London suburbs are not the same as other suburbs, and deserve a separate place type. place=town has served that

Re: [Talk-GB] Suburbs in London/Brum - big edits

2014-11-19 Thread Richard Mann
I'd revert the changes. The rule I worked to a couple of years ago, when I tried to iron out some of the inconsistencies in London was to use place=town for places with a sizeable retail centre (typically lots of clothes shops as well as food). Richard On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Tom

[OSM-talk] Unelected OSMF advisers

2014-11-17 Thread Richard Fairhurst
a job, you give them the time and space to do it. Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Unelected OSMF advisers

2014-11-17 Thread Richard Fairhurst
written with the experience and from the perspective of us old farts. Newcomers to the board should have fresh perspectives, fresh ideas. Let the new board form their first thoughts free of external pressure. Richard ___ talk mailing list talk

[OSM-talk] Project #OSMselfie

2014-11-17 Thread Richard Weait
Let's put a human face on our data contributions. If you are surveying, and or mapping. Document it with an #OSMselfie. I tried one. http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Be%20A%20Mapper/diary/26355 Can you help me make a better presentation slide deck? Best regards and happy mapping, Richard

Re: [OSM-talk] amenity=bicycle_repair_station :::: only 18 so far

2014-11-17 Thread Richard Weait
Here's one more for ya, Bryce. :-) http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Be%20A%20Mapper/diary/26357 These are cool. Thanks! ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[Talk-us] Palmer Motorsports Park...

2014-11-16 Thread Richard Welty
days ago) with a house warming present in the form of a 4 pack of toilet paper. so there's another race track that is in OSM and pretty much nowhere else (i did the new Thompson Road CT course this past summer, and our version is way, way better than what's in Google Maps.) richard -- rwe

Re: [Talk-us] Can we get this user band?

2014-11-14 Thread Richard Welty
to blog spam from. but maybe we can get some rate limiting built into the diary system as i can think of no valid reason to post 50 diary entries an hour. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications

[Talk-us] for my next race track mapping project...

2014-11-14 Thread Richard Welty
racing lap, woo hoo!) just doing my part to make sure that OSM has the most accurate representation of race tracks in the northeast US... richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search

Re: [Talk-us] for my next race track mapping project...

2014-11-14 Thread Richard Welty
On 11/14/14 12:18 PM, Clifford Snow wrote: On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net mailto:rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: back in July, i mapped the new/old road course at Thompson Speedway in Connecticut. this weekend, i should have the opportunity

[Talk-us] OpenStreetMap Geo Week

2014-11-14 Thread Richard Weait
From US Local Chapter Blog. Nov 13 2014 by Eleanor Tutt http://openstreetmap.us/2014/11/osm-geo-week/ Beginning this weekend, teachers, students, community groups and map lovers, in the US and around the world, will join together to celebrate geography and make maps with OpenStreetMap, the free

Re: [OSM-talk] Location SOTM 2015?

2014-11-12 Thread Richard Weait
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Michael Kugelmann michaelk_...@gmx.de wrote: Hello, as I didn't read anything about it: was there an announcement about the location for the 2015 SOTM at the 2014 SOTM Buenos Aires? IIRC there was a statement about the intention to announce the 2015 locataion

Re: [Talk-GB] Railway edits in the UK that could perhaps benefit from a bit of checking.

2014-11-12 Thread Richard Symonds
Interestingly, the source given is the German phrase for surveyed in the field... Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor

Re: [Talk-us] Anyone from New York State around?

2014-11-12 Thread Richard Welty
i'm taking a look at them now. On 11/12/14 1:01 PM, SomeoneElse wrote: I happened to notice https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/24646348 while looking at something else. It looks a bit odd - doesn't seem to match the underlying imagery. The previous changeset by this user

Re: [Talk-us] Anyone from New York State around?

2014-11-12 Thread Richard Welty
On 11/12/14 2:36 PM, Richard Welty wrote: i'm taking a look at them now. i see tags deleted, and then restored by pnorman_mechanical. so there was a problem, but it seems that it's long since fixed (thanks paul) richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting

Re: [Talk-us] Anyone from New York State around?

2014-11-12 Thread Richard Welty
On 11/12/14 2:55 PM, SomeoneElse wrote: On 12/11/2014 19:43, Richard Welty wrote: On 11/12/14 2:36 PM, Richard Welty wrote: i'm taking a look at them now. i see tags deleted, and then restored by pnorman_mechanical. so there was a problem, but it seems that it's long since fixed (thanks paul

Re: [Talk-us] New I.D Feature

2014-11-12 Thread Richard Welty
is two steps removed from the source data makes ZCTAs problematic. i did say i had no intention of importing ZCTA data and am also opposed to that idea. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications

Re: [OSM-talk] OSMGeoWeek coming up

2014-11-11 Thread Richard Weait
Here's one more for you: Learning QGIS and OpenStreetMap - Three short talks and plenty of QA Wednesday, 19 November 2014 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EST) Learning Labs 481 Queen St W Classroom B Toronto, ON M5V 2A9 Canada ___ talk mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-us] Fix a Forest - experimental tiles from US Forest Service data

2014-11-11 Thread Richard Fairhurst
On 11/11/2014 20:57, Clifford Snow wrote: Suggestion - set the tile background to transparent so we can see underlying image in JOSM. I can certainly have a look at doing that. Do you/anyone know whether transparent tiles would still be usable in iD? cheers Richard

Re: [Talk-at] Objekte mit start_date/end_date

2014-11-11 Thread Richard Z.
/Comparison_of_life_cycle_concepts gesehen? Mir gefällt eigentlich das tag:year-year Tagging ganz gut wobei ich year etwas allgemeiner mit Datum ersetzen würde. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Comparison_of_life_cycle_concepts#Related_concepts Richard ___ Talk-at mailing list

[Talk-us] Fix a Forest - experimental tiles from US Forest Service data

2014-11-11 Thread Richard Fairhurst
these are helpful, and let me know of any further suggestions. cheers Richard ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] Fix a Forest - experimental tiles from US Forest Service data

2014-11-11 Thread Richard Fairhurst
On 11/11/2014 20:57, Clifford Snow wrote: Suggestion - set the tile background to transparent so we can see underlying image in JOSM. I can certainly have a look at doing that. Do you/anyone know whether transparent tiles would still be usable in iD? cheers Richard

Re: [OSM-talk] Status of Field Papers

2014-11-10 Thread Richard Weait
You know, in all this time, I didn't realize that field papers was free software.  Code is here. https://github.com/stamen/fieldpapers ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-ca] Municipal data source attribution

2014-11-09 Thread Richard Weait
requirement to clear future rights for future license changes makes explicit informed permission really valuable. best regards, Richard ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

[Talk-us] OSMF AGM election results

2014-11-09 Thread Richard Weait
and publishing some awesome code * writing and publishing some awesome documentation * joining a Foundation Working Group to act on behalf of groups of mappers None of these require standing for election or waiting for another election cycle to complete. Best regards and happy mapping, Richard

[Talk-us] zip-city mappings

2014-11-09 Thread Richard Welty
that would need to be worked out. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [Talk-us] zip-city mappings

2014-11-09 Thread Richard Welty
to take care of that detail. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https

[OSM-talk] Fwd: [Osmf-talk] Preliminary Voting Results

2014-11-08 Thread Richard Weait
Preliminary results from OpenStreetMap Foundation 2014 AGM voting matters. -- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [Osmf-talk] Preliminary Voting Results To: Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org Cc: osmf-t

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Regarding community guidelines for map layers

2014-11-07 Thread Richard Fairhurst
or incomplete. Please do not use this page as a reference for what you can or can't do. Richard -- View this message in context: http://gis.19327.n5.nabble.com/OSM-legal-talk-Regarding-community-guidelines-for-map-layers-tp5823067p5823518.html Sent from the Legal Talk mailing list archive

Re: [OSM-talk] Streams / Videos from SOTM 2014

2014-11-07 Thread Richard Weait
There is a stream currently running here. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/state-of-the-map-2014 ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-us] New I.D Feature

2014-11-07 Thread Richard Welty
) that really should not be there. That, and it can be cumbersome. plus zip codes do sometimes cross state boundaries. it's not frequent but it happens. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search

Re: [Talk-at] natural=valley (war: Namen von Objekten ohne Schild)

2014-11-04 Thread Richard Z.
angeschrieben. Richard ___ Talk-at mailing list Talk-at@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-at

Re: [Talk-GB] Voting mechanical edit: UK shop names

2014-11-04 Thread Richard Fairhurst
the latter is more appropriate. Richard -- View this message in context: http://gis.19327.n5.nabble.com/Voting-mechanical-edit-UK-shop-names-tp5822571p5823063.html Sent from the Great Britain mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Talk-GB mailing

Re: [Talk-at] natural=valley (war: Namen von Objekten ohne Schild)

2014-11-03 Thread Richard Z.
eigentlich gemappt? Richard ___ Talk-at mailing list Talk-at@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-at

Re: [Talk-us] Tagging a seasonally closed roads with uncertain spring opening

2014-11-03 Thread Richard Weait
seems access=seasonal isn't in wide use but would be correct. At first glance, I'd prefer a tag that works to get the message out correctly all the time. So, access=seasonal or similar. That would work for a consumer who received the data when the road was open, but tried to navigate when the

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Updated geocoding community guideline proposal

2014-11-02 Thread Richard Weait
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 6:17 PM, Alex Barth a...@mapbox.com wrote: On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: Updated: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Open_Data_License%2FGeocoding_-_Guidelinediff=1102233oldid=1076215 Hey Martin -

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset comment function

2014-11-02 Thread Richard Weait
Wonderful.  Thank you and well done, ukasiu, emacsen, woodpeck and TomH.  Great to have this long anticipated option. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset comment function

2014-11-02 Thread Richard Weait
to be the commit. I'm looking for the api stuff. :-) https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/commit/2f228437324d80cb8a408d27912cc716a36aa3b0 Thanks again everybody! Le 2 nov. 2014 12:20, "Richard Weait" rich...@weait.com a crit : Wonderful. Thank you and well done, ukasi

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset dicsussion function (was: Changeset comment function)

2014-11-02 Thread Richard Weait
Good call on discussion vs. Comment. Also, I resisted the temptation to add first as a discussion for changeset/1. On Nov 2, 2014 6:38 AM, SomeoneElse li...@mail.atownsend.org.uk wrote: On 02/11/2014 10:36, Simon Poole wrote: I would like to personally thank ukasiu, emacsen, woodpeck and

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset comment function

2014-11-02 Thread Richard Weait
I hope to use changeset discussions to publicly thanks new mappers in my area as a way to encourage them. We have many communication tools at our disposal, lists, fora, PM, social media, local meetings. Such diversity of channels allows subtleties of application. :-) The potential risks are

[OSM-talk] discussion: inclusion and alcohol

2014-11-01 Thread Richard Weait
I read this article recently and It got me thinking. Do we devalue community members, or potential community members who don't drink? A quote from the article, When alcohol is currency, non-alcoholic drinks are considered valueless, and the interests and needs of people who don’t drink alcohol

[Talk-ca] State of the Map 2014 2015

2014-11-01 Thread Richard Weait
Hi All, I hope that you have your flight booked for State of the Map next weekend in Buenos Aires. It should be great fun. Start thinking now about how you are going to get to State of the Map next year. We don't know where State of the Map 2015 will be, yet. That should be announced in BA on

Re: [Talk-GB] Voting mechanical edit: UK shop names

2014-11-01 Thread Richard Fairhurst
subvertible, as has been repeatedly demonstrated. It really doesn't take much imagination to see how, even though Matthijs is proceeding in good faith, this precedent could be misused by others in the future. That is what I am seeking to avoid. Richard -- View this message in context: http://gis

Re: [Talk-de] Bettelampeln / Anforderungsampeln

2014-10-31 Thread Richard Z.
, wie wäre das zur Abwechslung? Richard ___ Talk-de mailing list Talk-de@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-de

Re: [OSM-talk] [HOT] Skybox release aerial imagery

2014-10-29 Thread Richard Weait
their timing. Best regards and happy mapping, Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Fwd: OSM country interviews

2014-10-25 Thread Richard Weait
oops. Must remember to list-reply. :) -- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] OSM country interviews To: Ed Freyfogle e...@lokku.com Hi Ed, Yes, I enjoyed the State of the Country presentations

[talk-au] Fwd: [OSM-talk] OSM country interviews

2014-10-25 Thread Richard Weait
Would an Australian mapper like to speak about the State of the (Australian) Map, with Ed? -- Forwarded message -- From: Ed Freyfogle e...@lokku.com Date: Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 6:40 PM Subject: [OSM-talk] OSM country interviews To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-ca] Fwd: [OSM-talk] OSM country interviews

2014-10-25 Thread Richard Weait
Ed would like a Canadian mapper for a State of Canada interview. Contact him directly, or ask me to introduce if you like. -- Forwarded message -- From: Ed Freyfogle e...@lokku.com Date: Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 6:40 PM Subject: [OSM-talk] OSM country interviews To:

[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap ten years on, and why it's time for a fresh slate

2014-10-24 Thread Richard Fairhurst
. Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Download source of all wikipages?

2014-10-24 Thread Richard Z.
where I could apply all of my unix tools for search would be very convenient. Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Download source of all wikipages?

2014-10-24 Thread Richard Z.
On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 11:54:38AM +0100, Grant Slater wrote: Hi Richard, https://dump.wiki.openstreetmap.org (currently offline) had daily exports of the wiki. I will try bring it back online in the next few days. ok, thanks for trying. Richard

[Talk-ca] OSM scheduled maintenance this weekend.

2014-10-24 Thread Richard Weait
There will be a brief maintenance window Sunday morning, London (England) time, during which all database and editing API reliant services will be unavailable. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/October_2014_server_maintenance We'll probably sleep through it. :-)

[Talk-us] SotM-us 2015

2014-10-24 Thread Richard Weait
I see that the call for venues for SotM-us 2015 closed two weeks ago, but I don't see any bids. Are the bids private? Was the call extended? Best regards and happy mapping, Richard ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [Talk-us] SotM-us 2015

2014-10-24 Thread Richard Weait
On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Alex Barth a...@mapbox.com wrote: Richard - The bids were submitted private. As soon as the board will reconstitute after the elections we'll take a decision on the next location for State of the Map US. FWIW, I personally don't see a reason to not share

[OSM-talk] [Osmf-talk] Modus operandi of the board

2014-10-23 Thread Richard Fairhurst
is stepping down but I hope Dermot, Henk and Oliver will take this chance to engage with the community they represent and serve. Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Fwd: An engaged electorate

2014-10-23 Thread Richard Weait
-- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 8:50 AM Subject: An engaged electorate To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org Talk@ and osmf-talk@ posts suggest that we have an engaged electorate. Candidates should

Re: [OSM-talk] Howto tag a prominent dead tree?

2014-10-22 Thread Richard Z.
) and useful for navigation. Cultural or historical siginficance unknown although it is close to a house ruin of some significance. Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] [Osmf-talk] Modus operandi of the board

2014-10-21 Thread Richard Fairhurst
and in the future, those who have already served two standard-length terms (i.e. six years) should refrain from re-election and further involvement; this is good practice in any organisation (e.g. the US presidency!) but especially so in a fast-moving technology project. Richard

[OSM-talk] Howto tag a prominent dead tree?

2014-10-21 Thread Richard Z.
Hi, this must have come up before... any ideas? Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] [Osmf-talk] Modus operandi of the board

2014-10-21 Thread Richard Weait
Oliver is seldom seen on the mailing lists, you might want to cc his board email oli...@osmfoundation.org ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] SotM Buenos Aires Program published!

2014-10-21 Thread Richard Weait
Hello all, Have a look at the State of the Map Program for Buenos Aires, Argentina. And then get your tickets and book your flights! http://www.stateofthemap.org/program ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-ca] Fwd: SotM Buenos Aires Program published!

2014-10-21 Thread Richard Weait
-- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 5:56 PM Subject: SotM Buenos Aires Program published! To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org t...@openstreetmap.org Hello all, Have a look at the State of the Map Program for Buenos Aires

[Talk-us] Fwd: SotM Buenos Aires Program published!

2014-10-21 Thread Richard Weait
-- Forwarded message -- From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Date: Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 5:56 PM Subject: SotM Buenos Aires Program published! To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org t...@openstreetmap.org Hello all, Have a look at the State of the Map Program for Buenos Aires

Re: [Talk-us] Mappy Hour tonight

2014-10-20 Thread Richard Weait
Super. Thanks for doing these Martijn! ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-de] Unbenutzbare Wanderwege - was tun?

2014-10-18 Thread Richard Z.
://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Mountain_biking#How_to_map_ways_that_are_possible_but_really_no_fun_or_places_where_to_dismount_for_technical_.28not_legal_reasons.29.3F Richard ___ Talk-de mailing list Talk-de@openstreetmap.org https

[OSM-talk] Be A Candidate! OSMF 2014 Election preview

2014-10-15 Thread Richard Weait
I've drafted some of the details and wiki pages for the 2014 election to the OpenStreetMap Foundation Board. The details will be confirmed and then transferred to the OSM and OSMF blogs. The election is coming up soon, meaning that window for candidacy is also coming up soon. So think about it.

[OSM-talk] OSMF 2014 election details. Spread the word.

2014-10-15 Thread Richard Weait
resolutions, and a vote on membership fees. Details to follow. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM14/Proxy_Voting Best Regards and Happy Mapping, Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[Talk-ca] Fwd: [OSM-talk] Your chance to host State of the Map 2015

2014-10-15 Thread Richard Weait
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:46 PM Subject: [OSM-talk] Your chance to host State of the Map 2015 To: OpenStreetMap t...@openstreetmap.org Hi list members, State of the Map conferences are a great way to bring

Re: [Talk-us] Coastal Maine needs love

2014-10-15 Thread Richard Welty
and it should be pretty good. i have some extracts from it in GeoJSON in github if you want to look it over. Maine GIS has data online but their current licensing is extremely incompatible with the ODbL richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting

Re: [Talk-us] Presenting your new OSM-US board

2014-10-15 Thread Richard Welty
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the OSM US board! I look forward to the continuation of the fine work the board has been doing. Richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search

Re: [OSM-talk] Detrimental validation software

2014-10-14 Thread Richard Welty
also contains errors and is nowhere near as reliable as a proper ground survey. so there are two excellent reasons not to use google maps. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search

Re: [Talk-us] Vandalism

2014-10-09 Thread Richard Welty
slow to invoke the DWG, and make an effort as members of the community to work through these things first. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search

[Talk-ca] OpenStreetMap community diversity

2014-10-08 Thread Richard Weait
haven't attended an OpenStreetMap event to meet with other mappers, you should do that! We're fun! And talking about our shared interest in OpenStreetMap is fun and informative. Best regards, Richard [1] see talk@, osmf-talk@ and diversity-talk@ for background. [2] http://www.meetup.com

Re: [Talk-us] Statistics of board candidate edits

2014-10-07 Thread Richard Fairhurst
many more I'm not aware of. Paul's analysis is just one data point but I hope, for anyone who thinks understanding US data quality is an issue, it could at least be a relevant one. Elect a great board - I'm sure you will. cheers Richard -- View this message in context: http://gis.19327.n5

Re: [Talk-GB] Stansted - cartography vs routing, and levels

2014-10-06 Thread Richard Mann
Layers are _relative_, so I'd use layer=0 (ie default) for the layer with the most detail (probably the public area of the terminal building), and if that has to use stairs or escalators to fit in with adjacent layer=0 areas then so be it. Richard On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Stuart Reynolds

Re: [Talk-us] Statistics of board candidate edits

2014-10-06 Thread Richard Welty
. i also plan to start a movement to elect Martijn president for life. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us

Re: [OSM-talk] Retired Challenges + Thanks!

2014-10-03 Thread Richard Weait
On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Martijn van Exel m...@rtijn.org wrote: Hi all, I just retired the 'Ways Needing Smoothing' and 'Crossing Ways' MapRoulette challenges because the remainder of the tasks were mostly false positives. Nice. Thanks for maproulette.

Re: [Talk-us] Statistics of board candidate edits

2014-10-03 Thread Richard Weait
, Richard ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] Questions for board nominees

2014-10-03 Thread Richard Welty
richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] US Chapter board elections - time is running out!

2014-09-30 Thread Richard Weait
On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 4:42 PM, Martijn van Exel mart...@openstreetmap.us wrote: Hi all, With just a few days to go, we only have two names on the ballot for the upcoming US Chapter board elections. We have all five positions up for election, so this is clearly not enough! It seems unusual

Re: [Talk-us] US Chapter board elections - time is running out!

2014-09-30 Thread Richard Welty
On 9/30/14 8:13 AM, Richard Weait wrote: On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 4:42 PM, Martijn van Exel mart...@openstreetmap.us wrote: Hi all, With just a few days to go, we only have two names on the ballot for the upcoming US Chapter board elections. We have all five positions up for election, so

Re: [Talk-us] US Chapter board elections - time is running out!

2014-09-30 Thread Richard Welty
. i think that we're in good shape now. this is an excellent slate and the US board will be in good shape however this election turns out. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search

[Talk-us] moved manifesto

2014-09-30 Thread Richard Welty
my own server is getting beat on pretty hard, apparently by fine upstanding individuals verifying that i've upgraded bash on my server, so i've moved my manifesto over to the OSM wiki: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Nfgusedautoparts/2014-manifesto -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill

Re: [Talk-us] US Chapter board elections - time is running out!

2014-09-29 Thread Richard Weait
I presume that candidates would add themselves on the wiki, here? http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2014 I further presume that self-nomination is acceptable, as both candidates have done so. :-) DO consider adding yourself to the ballot. If you enjoy

Re: [Talk-us] US Chapter board elections - time is running out!

2014-09-29 Thread Richard Welty
On 9/29/14 7:00 PM, Richard Weait wrote: I presume that candidates would add themselves on the wiki, here? http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2014 I further presume that self-nomination is acceptable, as both candidates have done so. :-) DO consider

[OSM-talk] osmf-talk list

2014-09-28 Thread Richard Fairhurst
For those who (like me) are not members of OSMF there are a couple of interesting discussions on the osmf-talk list that you may like to observe. Only OSMF members can post to osmf-talk, but anyone can read. https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2014-September/date.html Richard

[Talk-ca] Ottawa OSM Meeting Notes From September 26th

2014-09-28 Thread Richard Burcher
/1FRwDmrfIGzxpkWx0r_Tq5BIqvPNZEtBwcVYSQ4S3ukM/edit?usp=sharing Cheers, Richard -- Please note: I only check email a few times during business hours. Richard Burcher Twitter: @richardburcher Blog: www.richardburcher.com LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/richardburcher ___ Talk-ca mailing

Re: [Talk-us] TIGER 2014 update

2014-09-16 Thread Richard Welty
increasingly working with local GIS departments, the result being that there has been a lot of improvement in many regards. it's always worthwhile to compare new TIGER with older data; it's kind of impressive how rapidly new developments pop up. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park

Re: [Talk-us] TIGER 2014 update

2014-09-16 Thread Richard Welty
and 2013 layers. i'm not sure those are out, but depending on how much work you're willing to do. there's always a way to use a shapefile in JOSM - the question is how much work are you willing to do to use it. richard -- rwe...@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking - GIS IT Consulting OpenStreetMap

Re: [OSM-talk] regexp search over wiki pages?

2014-09-14 Thread Richard Z.
the Google cheatsheet but it didn't work enough regexp-like for me. Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] regexp search over wiki pages?

2014-09-13 Thread Richard Z.
Hi, I am trying to search something like \w+:description in wikipages, is there some method or search engine to do that? Richard ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

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