Re: [OSM-talk] Belgium/Netherlands Boundary Change

On 5-1-2016 12:54, Steve Doerr wrote: Just read this article about a territory-swap between The Netherlands and Belgium: http://actualite24.info/post/316916 I wonder if this has taken effect yet? It's not reflected in OSM currently. I think I'll leave it for the local communities to action.

Re: [OSM-talk] What3words

Citeren Colin Smale : Correct, but the accuracy issue is a weakness in lat/lon based coordinates as well. If you use your consumer GPS or phone to find your lat/lon, you might indeed be a long way adrift and you might get different values on different occasions. Imagine that you were relying on

[OSM-talk] SOTM-EU 2014 visitors by car from outside of Germany: environment stickers

Hi, For those who are coming by car to SOTM-EU 2014 in Karlsruhe, and especially for those who do not come from Germany, please be aware that in many cities you need an environmental sticker. See [1] for more information, and see [2] for a basic map. It also includes the conference area.

Re: [OSM-talk] Revival: Multilingual Country-List

On 20-2-2013 10:47, Peter Körner wrote: Hi I revived the Multilingual Country-List tool. Now with Overpass-API as source, it's a useful tool again. If you find the time, head over to and look for your favorite language. If you find

Re: [OSM-talk] [OSM-talk-fr] Continued aggression against French contributors (cadastre integration)

On 18-10-2012 20:52, Christian Quest wrote: So far, the only explanation about the usesulness of the dedicated account is linked to tracking imported data or I missed something on the wiki. If this is the goal, why small changesets of imported data may not require a dedicated account ? This data

Re: [OSM-talk] Zoom 14 gray vs green?

On 12-6-2012 19:43, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote: Ok, I've got zero editing experience, but have been using and exploring OSM for some time now. Can someone lead me by the nose as to what might be causing zoom level 14 and only 14 to be gray instead of green for the National Park? http://w

Re: [OSM-talk] Import of buildings in Chicago

On 27-5-2012 20:58, Ian Dees wrote: On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Alan > wrote: I object. An ID tag is highly useful for future reconciliation and/or synchronization later. And the "chicago:" namespace is, in my opinion, definitely the correct

Re: [OSM-talk] [SPAM]Re: OSM cycle map - ?excessive focus on long-distance routes

As a local I can confirm that those routes are signed, or at least partially. IIRC they are nothing more than small white signs with black letters with the direction you're heading. I strongly doubt if these signs are put along the entire route. I don't recall them at all places, just at a few

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

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 nothing wrong (other than a few small mappin

Re: [OSM-talk] Bing Maps to get Nokia branding on all devices - including rivals'

On 20-1-2012 17:49, Frank Steggink wrote: According to this article [1] (via [2]) at Pocket-lint: "Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, has told Pocket-lint that we shall soon be seeing the Nokia brand name within other devices and not just the company's own phones." "Part of

[OSM-talk] Bing Maps to get Nokia branding on all devices - including rivals'

According to this article [1] (via [2]) at Pocket-lint: "Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, has told Pocket-lint that we shall soon be seeing the Nokia brand name within other devices and not just the company's own phones." "Part of the relationship we established with Microsoft is that we are clearly pl

Re: [OSM-talk] Argh, Canvec imports

On 17-11-2011 16:54, Michal Migurski wrote: On Nov 17, 2011, at 6:46 AM, Frank Steggink wrote: Quoting Michal Migurski: A cry of frustration: I do bimonthly runs of the worldwide coastlines (http://metro.teczno.com/#coastline), and Canada seems to be a recurring source of problems. What

Re: [OSM-talk] Argh, Canvec imports

On 17-11-2011 18:13, David Groom wrote: - Original Message - From: "Michal Migurski" To: "Talk Openstreetmap" Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:40 AM Subject: [OSM-talk] Argh, Canvec imports A cry of frustration: I do bimonthly runs of the worldwide coastlines (http://metro.teczno

Re: [OSM-talk] Argh, Canvec imports

Quoting Michal Migurski : A cry of frustration: I do bimonthly runs of the worldwide coastlines (http://metro.teczno.com/#coastline), and Canada seems to be a recurring source of problems. What the heck is going on up there? I consistently see new imports of what seems to be Canvec dat

Re: [OSM-talk] Bandwidth limit/IP blocking - Error 303 on the OSM API?

On 11-06-01 10:11 PM, Peter Mooney wrote: Hi all, Quick question regarding the OSM API. I have a server setup for my OSM research - it has a very fast Internet link. My personal, home, broadband is much slower and limited to 5Gb per month. Anyway during April I downloaded the history files

Re: [OSM-talk] Zero tolerance on imports

On 11-02-20 11:54 AM, SomeoneElse wrote: Frank Steggink wrote: I believe the average community opinion is more like: imports _are_ welcome, but _only_ if there are no better alternatives, and _only_ if a strict set of guidelines is followed (for example _not_ deleting better quality user

Re: [OSM-talk] Zero tolerance on imports

On 11-02-20 10:44 AM, Daniel Sabo wrote: Really it should be the importer making those fixes if at all possible, so personally I would be much faster to revert things. If we could email back someone their changesets as an OSM file and say "it was nice of you to try importing this but could you

Re: [OSM-talk] Zero tolerance on imports

Richard, On 11-02-20 01:03 AM, Richard Fairhurst wrote: This is getting crazy. Exhibit 1: http://twitter.com/#!/maproomblog/status/39053538692698112 "Whoever imported CanVec in Aylmer, Quebec obliterated hours of work and introduced hundreds of errors. #osm #openstreetmap #whybother" Of cours

Re: [OSM-talk] Bing Tracing

On 10-11-26 05:14 PM, Emilie Laffray wrote: On 26 November 2010 13:05, Mike N. > wrote: When the lawyers at MS give the OK to a formal statement. AFAIK everyone at bing is OK with it, but the statement-slash-agreeement-slash-whatever has