Re: [Talk-GB] Canal River Trust maps

2015-04-02 Thread Dave F.
Ah, might as well forget it... Just read Richard F's blog on the CRT website. V. disappointing. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/blog/odette-myall/new-maps-for-a-new-website Dave F. On 01/04/2015 18:46, Dave F. wrote: Hi All The Canal River Trust are conducting a survey

Re: [Talk-GB] Canal River Trust maps

2015-04-02 Thread Dave F.
On 02/04/2015 12:41, Lester Caine wrote: On 02/04/15 12:28, Dave F. wrote: Ah, might as well forget it... Just read Richard F's blog on the CRT website. V. disappointing. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/blog/odette-myall/new-maps-for-a-new-website It is much better to look

[Talk-GB] Canal River Trust maps

2015-04-01 Thread Dave F.
could persuade them to change their minds? (Richard F.?) Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Road works

2015-04-01 Thread Dave F.
by himself. If you have children, do you spoon feed them all the time, or steer them to try discover things for themselves? Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Talk-GB

Re: [Talk-GB] Road works

2015-04-01 Thread Dave F.
On 01/04/2015 20:51, pmailkeey . wrote: Can we please discuss and wikify ? What makes you think it hasn't already? Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk] New features in iD - looking for feedback and beta testers..

2015-03-27 Thread Dave F.
is beyond me. Leaving out basic functionality doesn't make iD easier to use. Dave F. On 27/03/2015 18:39, Bryan Housel wrote: Hi Everyone… It’s been a busy few months for the iD team, and we have a handful of new features that will be launching soon. We’d love to get some mappers to beta test

Re: [Talk-GB] Fiction

2015-03-22 Thread Dave F.
Look in the wiki under key:name. On 22/03/2015 23:31, Pmailkeey . wrote: On 22 March 2015 at 21:44, Tom Hughes t...@compton.nu mailto:t...@compton.nu wrote: On 22/03/15 21:30, Pmailkeey . wrote: Could really do with ahighway

Re: [OSM-talk] Routing across parks

2015-03-18 Thread Dave F.
On 10/03/2015 16:56, Volker Schmidt wrote: Subject: [OSM-talk] Routing across parks For example let's use parks. Both of the foot routers won't cross the park unless there's a specific path way. However, as users can wander about anywhere they like there are no marked paths,

Re: [OSM-talk] Routing across parks

2015-03-18 Thread Dave F.
that area. The vast majority of parks are public access should be assumed as such. Access restrictions should be tagged. Similar to roads/path etc. Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Re: [OSM-talk] Routing across parks

2015-03-18 Thread Dave F.
On 18/03/2015 10:31, Janko Mihelić wrote: 2015-03-18 11:25 GMT+01:00 Maarten Deen md...@xs4all.nl mailto:md...@xs4all.nl: Are there routers that do shortest-path routing across areas? I do not have an example of an area without additional roads ready. I'm not aware of any routers

[OSM-talk] Routing across parks

2015-03-10 Thread Dave F.
? Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Routing across parks

2015-03-10 Thread Dave F.
Ah, thanks. With the X I assumed that was closing the side panel, not just clearing the data. On 10/03/2015 12:57, Richard Fairhurst wrote: Dave F. wrote: On Richard F. cycle.travel routing. How do reset start again? There's a Close route button at the top of the turn-by-turn directions

Re: [OSM-talk] Mechanically Cleaning Up FIXME Tags

2015-02-25 Thread Dave F.
?) of nodes. Dave F. On 25/02/2015 02:37, Hans De Kryger wrote: Sounds like a great idea. My favorites to work on is dual␣carriageway http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/FIXME=dual%20carriageway not␣dual␣carriageway http://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/FIXME=not%20dual%20carriageway. *Regards

Re: [OSM-talk] Mechanically Cleaning Up FIXME Tags

2015-02-25 Thread Dave F.
Unsure how that will resolve any of the problems. On 25/02/2015 05:02, Bryce Nesbitt wrote: It's also possible to turn some of those like could_be_dunes_or_beach into notes, rather than FIXME. ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] OS OpenData now OGL

2015-02-18 Thread Dave F.
we can use? or use existing one in new ways? Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

[OSM-talk] guide to vandalism” in OSM?

2015-02-12 Thread Dave F.
Hi http://www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/2388 Under 'Community' there a bullet point titled guide to vandalism” in OSM? As my French is very poor, could someone translate expand on the process. Why is false POI being added to notes? It seems similar to entrapment from what is written. Dave F

Re: [OSM-talk] guide to vandalism” in OSM?

2015-02-12 Thread Dave F.
Thanks to both for the clarification. The way it was written it implied bona fide editors were deliberately adding false POIs to catch vandals. Now that I understand, I'm not sure they should be considered vandals. There appears to be no malice, just incompetence laziness. Dave F. On 12

Re: [OSM-talk] guide to vandalism” in OSM?

2015-02-12 Thread Dave F.
evidence of this happening deliberately? Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-GB] Disclaimer

2015-01-30 Thread Dave F.
OSM has no such legal responsibility. On 28/01/2015 14:32, Pmailkeey . wrote: Precisely ! On 28 January 2015 at 14:30, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com mailto:dave...@madasafish.com wrote: On 28/01/2015 14:24, Pmailkeey . wrote: A 10 year old who buys cigarettes might conceivably

Re: [Talk-GB] Disclaimer

2015-01-28 Thread Dave F.
On 28/01/2015 14:24, Pmailkeey . wrote: A 10 year old who buys cigarettes might conceivably accidentally smoke them. Err.. But it's illegal to sell to under age people. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Re: [Talk-GB] Disclaimer

2015-01-28 Thread Dave F.
of people falling in the Avon in Bath, no matter how much information you give, you'll always have stupid people who ignore it. Dave F. On 28/01/2015 01:13, Neil Matthews wrote: Do we need an OSM disclaimer -- I've just had a mail from a gentleman enquiring why an underground powerline http

[OSM-talk] Error when Exporting from Share icon

2015-01-26 Thread Dave F.
the error's cut in point be relaxed? Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset messaging Notes feature question

2015-01-09 Thread Dave F.
On 01/01/2015 00:39, Tom Hughes wrote: On 01/01/15 00:36, Dave F. wrote: I'm struggling to comprehend how a button to turn off the notes layer, that's separate ( hidden!) from the only obvious button to turn the layer on can be described as 'logical' to an experienced user let alone a newbie

Re: [OSM-talk] New building colour

2015-01-04 Thread Dave F.
I stand corrected. Thanks On 04/01/2015 12:49, Tom Hughes wrote: On 04/01/15 12:04, Dave F. wrote: IMO (why do people use 'H' to say there opinion is honest? Surely all opinion is that?), the new appearance is better. As can be seen from Andreas image the building's numbers are much clearer

Re: [OSM-talk] New building colour

2015-01-04 Thread Dave F.
is more worthwhile than viewing the exact, intricate outline of each residency. The vast majority of these recent carto upgrades have been an improvement to OSM. Use GitHub to suggest some others: https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues. Cheers Dave F. On 04/01/2015 11:05

Re: [OSM-talk] New building colour

2015-01-04 Thread Dave F.
F. On 04/01/2015 12:45, Jóhannes Birgir Jensson wrote: Your reply doesn't seem to be related to my post. Care to elaborate on my point? Þann 4.1.2015 12:04, skrifaði Dave F.: Hi As has been pointed out, there was a discussion which all were invited to join in. IMO (why do people use 'H

Re: [OSM-talk] New building colour

2015-01-04 Thread Dave F.
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Re: [OSM-talk] New building colour

2015-01-04 Thread Dave F.
I'd hardly describe it as lost. On 04/01/2015 14:08, Lester Caine wrote: On 04/01/15 13:57, Dave F. wrote: landuse=residential building=yes are not mutually exclusive. Landuse=Residential is useful to show the extent of towns etc without the overhead of detailing all the buildings

Re: [Talk-GB] View roadsigns in JOSM

2015-01-01 Thread Dave F.
On 01/01/2015 10:12, Dave F. wrote: October, last year? I'm unsure I'd describe 3 months ago as out of date - road signs don't change /that/ often. Even though I don't generally use OSM, this plugin looks useful. Rob, Is all the data gleaned from their camera cars? The video showed the one

Re: [Talk-GB] View roadsigns in JOSM

2015-01-01 Thread Dave F.
an iphone. Can general mappers add their own photos/data to the plugins database? Cheers Dave F. On 30/12/2014 17:49, James Dempsey wrote: The signs don't seem to be very up-to-date. The newest ones I can see are from October. Is this the same for everyone? --- This email has been checked

[OSM-talk] Changeset messaging Notes feature question

2014-12-31 Thread Dave F.
. It's kind of annoying. Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset messaging Notes feature question

2014-12-31 Thread Dave F.
On 31/12/2014 16:16, Tom Hughes wrote: On 31/12/14 15:34, Dave F. wrote: There appears to be no automatic way to record changeset messages. Could they not be added to to everybody's 'My Messages' outbox list? Well of course they're recorded, or we wouldn't be able to show them. I think what

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset messaging Notes feature question

2014-12-31 Thread Dave F.
On 31/12/2014 16:16, Tom Hughes wrote: Is there a way to remove notes from the map once loaded? Re-clicking the icon, Closing the left hand pane or even refreshing (f5) makes no difference. It's kind of annoying. Just turn off the notes layer. Nope; you're going have to give more detail

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset messaging Notes feature question

2014-12-31 Thread Dave F.
On 31/12/2014 21:22, Ian Dees wrote: On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com mailto:dave...@madasafish.com wrote: On 31/12/2014 16:16, Tom Hughes wrote: Is there a way to remove notes from the map once loaded? Re-clicking

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset messaging Notes feature question

2014-12-31 Thread Dave F.
On 31/12/2014 21:35, Tom Hughes wrote: On 31/12/14 21:24, Steve Doerr wrote: On 31/12/2014 21:17, Dave F. wrote: On 31/12/2014 16:16, Tom Hughes wrote: Is there a way to remove notes from the map once loaded? Re-clicking the icon, Closing the left hand pane or even refreshing (f5) makes

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset messaging Notes feature question

2014-12-31 Thread Dave F.
On 31/12/2014 21:50, Tom Hughes wrote: On 31/12/14 21:42, Dave F. wrote: On 31/12/2014 21:35, Tom Hughes wrote: A rather more user friendly approach is to open the layer switcher and uncheck the notes layer. Well that does it, but let's be honest, it's hardly user friendly. A re-click

[OSM-talk] Potlatch 2 - Is it still being developed? Tasks?

2014-12-23 Thread Dave F.
Hi I still use P2, I've tried the others a few times, but keep returning. Is it still being developed? I've noticed a 'tasks' button has been added. Anybody knows what it's for? I was hoping there'd be an explanation in the weekly round-up blog. David F. --- This email has been checked for

Re: [OSM-talk] Wiki - contact: Tag Map Features

2014-12-19 Thread Dave F.
say why it's needed. Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[Talk-GB] OS Streetview up to date?

2014-12-17 Thread Dave F.
Hi The latest date on http://os.openstreetmap.org/ is November '13 yet OS homepage http://tinyurl.com/owo9vom say the latest is October '14. Does it need updating or is there another more current page? Cheers Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software

Re: [Talk-GB] Google Maps: the city of Avon

2014-12-07 Thread Dave F.
On 07/12/2014 13:06, David Woolley wrote: On 07/12/14 12:51, Ian Caldwell wrote: It also appears on Yahoo maps and Apple maps, in both cases as small place only visible at high zooms. At that level of details, all the mappers rely on OS Data. Google do allow some cloud sourced

Re: [Talk-GB] Google Maps: the city of Avon

2014-12-07 Thread Dave F.
addressed as Avon (abolished 1996). Even from my bank who refuse to update their database. I've tried to get it amended but the response is the classic computer says 'no'. Dave F. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Re: [Talk-GB] OSMF Special General Meeting

2014-11-26 Thread Dave F.
club's hierarchy where it turns out the chairman can't swing a club to save his life. Dave F. On 26/11/2014 08:23, David Woolley wrote: On 26/11/14 01:43, Dave F. wrote: I'm pretty sure casting a vote via email isn't proxy. The notice isn't a request to vote. Requests for special meetings

Re: [OSM-talk] Monitoring route relations

2014-11-19 Thread Dave F.
the server seems to be up again. You might want to give it a try if that fits your needs: http://osmarelmon.won2.de/ Looks good but very strange that it won't accept numbers for the name. ie 'NCN Route 4' was rejected! Dave F. Mapper, not committee member --- This email is free from

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

2014-11-19 Thread Dave F.
is not a valid reason to tag them incorrectly as towns. 3. Not checked any of the edits specifically but would the name used by the local authority/council give a reference? 4. Tags not amended 'in ages' makes them ripe for review/update, not set in stone. Dave F. Mapper, not committee member On 19/11

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging Residential Retail zones

2014-11-19 Thread Dave F.
% accurate, but I see it as more noteworthy - users are more likely to want to know where the local shops are rather than the nearest residential housing that's sat above retail outlets. Dave F. Mapper, not committee member --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM Analysis Updated with latest OS Locator data

2014-11-19 Thread Dave F.
that. There's no roads or building signs, the local authority, emergency services, or newspaper ever describe it that way. A couple of others are where named rows of buildings are assumed to be the street name, but are signed differently on the ground. Dave F. Mapper, not committee member

Re: [OSM-talk] Monitoring route relations

2014-11-16 Thread Dave F.
On 16/11/2014 09:38, Volker Schmidt wrote: I try to find a tool that continuously monitors all members of a relation for changes. Specifically I would like to be informed automatically by email when any of the members of a bicycle route relation is modified. I am aware of the relation

Re: [OSM-talk] Steve's better map

2014-11-02 Thread Dave F.
Ian My comment was actually pointing out good mapping techniques. We are a community of mappers - go out map. Please, add data to improve the quality of the database. Dave F. On 02/11/2014 01:56, Ian Dees wrote: On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com mailto:dave

Re: [OSM-talk] Changeset comment function

2014-11-02 Thread Dave F.
On 02/11/2014 11:48, Andy Street wrote: On Sun, 02 Nov 2014 11:36:38 +0100 Simon Poole si...@poole.ch wrote: A much wanted and needed feature. I'm not attempting to disparage the hard work of those who contributed to this feature but it is not immediately apparent to me how this feature

Re: [OSM-talk] Steve's better map

2014-11-01 Thread Dave F.
On 01/11/2014 22:22, Ian Dees wrote: On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 6:15 PM, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com mailto:dave...@madasafish.com wrote: Like it, but unsure I'd give Round 8 to Steve. Deleting old data is *good* if replaced with more accurate information. Once again

[OSM-talk] The world’s best [Cycling] map

2014-10-24 Thread Dave F.
do that? I've little interest on OSMF, or the board as I rather go outside map. Dave F --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [OSM-talk] The world’s best [Cycling] map

2014-10-24 Thread Dave F.
Hi Oleksiy On 24/10/2014 17:11, Oleksiy Muzalyev wrote: ...In such a case almost everything is cycling infrastructure. My exact point. If everybody adds the bits they find useful or fun then, as I said we end up with: 'a database that contains info for a wide variety of uses.' Cheers Dave

Re: [Talk-GB] Notes vs Fixme (was: RFC Mechanical edit: shop=betting to shop=bookmaker for selected names)

2014-10-24 Thread Dave F.
On 23/10/2014 13:04, SomeoneElse wrote: On 23/10/2014 12:57, Dave F. wrote: I'm not convinced Notes are cleared up any more than Fixmes They certainly are more visible to me - they're available for a simple overlay on the main map and get announced in IRC channels. They maybe more visible

Re: [Talk-GB] Notes vs Fixme

2014-10-24 Thread Dave F.
On 24/10/2014 14:21, SomeoneElse wrote: On 24/10/2014 14:06, Dave F. wrote: On 23/10/2014 13:04, SomeoneElse wrote: They maybe more visible, but that doesn't mean they get updated or offer more relevant data. If Fixmes had a front end overlay they'd, obviously, be just as noticeable

Re: [Talk-GB] Notes vs Fixme

2014-10-24 Thread Dave F.
On 24/10/2014 14:26, SomeoneElse wrote: On 24/10/2014 14:06, Dave F. wrote: Specific Q lots of these notes in my area are 'Incorrect speed limit. Reported speed limit is 40 mph' from 'anonymous'. Where is it 'reported' from. Is it being compared with another database? That was mentioned

[OSM-talk] Overpass turbo Has it been amended?

2014-10-23 Thread Dave F.
=recreation_ground]({{bbox}}); ); // print results out body; ; out skel qt; Also, Where are the saved queries stored? It's failing to load a couple of mine I'd like to manually retrieve them if possible. Cheers Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC Mechanical edit: shop=betting to shop=bookmaker for selected names

2014-10-23 Thread Dave F.
Would it be worth adding a fixme tag to the unnamed shops that explains '= betting' is discouraged to add a proprietor's name if known? Dave F. On 22/10/2014 23:04, Matthijs Melissen wrote: Dear all, For all objects tagged with shop=betting and name Betfred, Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC Mechanical edit: shop=betting to shop=bookmaker for selected names

2014-10-23 Thread Dave F.
On 23/10/2014 12:06, Matthijs Melissen wrote: On 23 Oct 2014 11:53, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com mailto:dave...@madasafish.com wrote: Would it be worth adding a fixme tag to the unnamed shops that explains '= betting' is discouraged to add a proprietor's name if known? I noticed

Re: [OSM-talk] Detrimental validation software

2014-10-16 Thread Dave F.
incorrect. Have you mapped every single physical object in your area? To make the first edit even worse, a user from Iceland, presumably using the Streetview image, has added grass, other entities! Cheers Dave F. On 16/10/2014 07:28, Marc Gemis wrote: Dave, IMHO the best way to avoid

Re: [OSM-talk] Detrimental validation software

2014-10-16 Thread Dave F.
On 16/10/2014 14:43, SomeoneElse wrote: On 16/10/2014 14:28, Maarten Deen wrote: On 2014-10-16 15:15, Dave F. wrote: I had a footpath between them. So the problem is also that the check is wrong. Apperantly it looks at major roads that are apart, but doesn't see that they are connected

Re: [Talk-GB] Confused over access...

2014-10-16 Thread Dave F.
Following on from what the others say, I think the Bus tag is redundant in this instance, as it's a subset of psv=yes Cheers Dave F. On 14/10/2014 17:02, Stuart Reynolds wrote: Hi Very quickly, if I have a road that is for bus/psv use, and is tagged like this: Access=no Bus=yes Psv=yes

Re: [OSM-talk] Detrimental validation software

2014-10-15 Thread Dave F.
Ian I will make reinforce my point of view vehemently, especially when misuse of Google is implied, definitely when repeated amendments are to the detriment of the database. Regards Dave F. On 14/10/2014 17:22, Ian Dees wrote: On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Dave F. dave

Re: [OSM-talk] Detrimental validation software

2014-10-14 Thread Dave F.
. Cheers Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Detrimental validation software

2014-10-14 Thread Dave F.
On 14/10/2014 16:37, Frederik Ramm wrote: Hi, On 10/14/2014 05:20 PM, Dave F. wrote: It's the misuse by end users that's causing vandalism. The term vandalism should be reserved for situations in which people break things on purpose, or at best by grossly reckless behaviour. If someone

Re: [OSM-talk] Detrimental validation software

2014-10-14 Thread Dave F.
On 13/10/2014 17:18, Aaron Lidman wrote: Hi Dave, Richrico should have responded. The Mapbox data team has a policy to respond to all questions from the community. I'm sorry he didn't, he has now, and we've reminded all members of our data team of this policy. This should no longer be an

[OSM-talk] Detrimental validation software

2014-10-13 Thread Dave F.
: hxxp://198.58.115.35/piwik.js Regards Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Is the standard map down?

2014-10-09 Thread Dave F.
Hi It appears the mapnik tiles server is down. I'm just getting a grey window for the rendering at the moment. Cycle/transport etc are displaying. Are others getting the same? Anybody able to sort the problem? Cheers Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast

Re: [OSM-talk] Is the standard map down?

2014-10-09 Thread Dave F.
On 09/10/2014 13:28, SomeoneElse wrote: On 09/10/2014 12:56, Dave F. wrote: Are others getting the same? Anybody able to sort the problem? It's not your ISP is it? I'm seeing some (unrelated to OSM) routing oddities on Plusnet (madasafish's parent) in the UK currently to some US sites

Re: [Talk-GB] Lloyds TSB

2014-10-03 Thread Dave F.
On 03/10/2014 09:40, David Woolley wrote: The basic problem you have is that there are a lot more people interested in first time mapping of high streets than there are those interested in maintaining them. I agree about the rapid turnover of high streets, but in this case I think it's due

Re: [Talk-GB] Vandalism in London

2014-10-03 Thread Dave F.
I sympathise Antje, I'm frustrated by vandals in my area (who really should know better, given the length of time they've been active). Post the links for your edits so we can have a look. Cheers Dave F. On 04/10/2014 01:22, Antje (OpenStreetMap) wrote: Suddenly I came back to the map just

Re: [OSM-talk] Anonymous edits by user OpenBeerMapContributor

2014-09-21 Thread Dave F.
This post appears to reflect OpenBeerMapContributor's attitude: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/OpenBeerMapContributor/diary/22349#comment26854 Loving the irony in this statement: English people seems to love to be in contradiction with the French ones ! Dave F. On 21/09/2014 11:07, Michael

Re: [OSM-talk] Visually detect missing roads

2014-09-18 Thread Dave F.
On 17/09/2014 23:30, Stephan Knauss wrote: In Google the road is listed as a major highway. Are you interpreting this data from Google's visual render or extracting it from their database? Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection

Re: [OSM-talk] Visually detect missing roads

2014-09-18 Thread Dave F.
non user friendly. 2. To validate any differences, only to find they're repeatedly Google problems is not a great use of my time. 3. I don't think your correlation of road classifications is accurate enough. Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus

Re: [OSM-talk] Wood Park mapnik carto anomaly?

2014-09-18 Thread Dave F.
On 18/09/2014 19:51, colliar wrote: Am 18.09.2014 00:18, schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer: Il giorno 17/set/2014, alle ore 22:32, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com ha scritto: As an example: If it has a name you'd have two objects of that name, when in fact there's only one. If someone wanted

Re: [OSM-talk] Wood Park mapnik carto anomaly?

2014-09-17 Thread Dave F.
On 16/09/2014 14:59, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: 2014-09-16 15:32 GMT+02:00 Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com mailto:dave...@madasafish.com: I find it surprising something as arbitrary as size is used as the defining factor. Comparing actual tags would surely make more sense. well

Re: [OSM-talk] Wood Park mapnik carto anomaly?

2014-09-17 Thread Dave F.
On 16/09/2014 19:55, Paul Norman wrote: On Sep 16, 2014, at 06:33 AM, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com wrote: On 16/09/2014 13:41, Matthijs Melissen wrote: In general, we render smaller landuse on top of larger landuse. I find it surprising something as arbitrary as size is used

Re: [OSM-talk] Wood Park mapnik carto anomaly?

2014-09-17 Thread Dave F.
On 17/09/2014 13:04, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: 2014-09-17 10:43 GMT+02:00 Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com mailto:dave...@madasafish.com: On 16/09/2014 14:59, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: 2014-09-16 15:32 GMT+02:00 Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com mailto:dave...@madasafish.com

[OSM-talk] Wood Park mapnik carto anomaly?

2014-09-16 Thread Dave F.
rendered it with a different shade of green. Other than split it into a separate area, which I don't really want to do, is there a solution? Does it need to be flagged as a render error? Cheers Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active

Re: [OSM-talk] Wood Park mapnik carto anomaly?

2014-09-16 Thread Dave F.
no colours. Dave F. The old rendering of this place is a good example: you wouldn't really guess that the middle green colour denotes an overlap of wood and park. So I don't think this is something we can really fix on the rendering side. -- Matthijs

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM on Traveline website

2014-09-16 Thread Dave F.
Meads, Stop tb instead of FILELOAD1 etc? Cheers Dave F --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [OSM-talk] Visually detect missing roads

2014-09-14 Thread Dave F.
Stephan Apart from being confusing to understand use, you're making the false assumption that it's the Google data which is correct. In my area the only red lines are either where Google maps are inaccurate or there's an error in your algorithm as there's no difference between OSM Google.

Re: [OSM-talk] Visually detect missing roads

2014-09-14 Thread Dave F.
you believe is inaccurate with this way: http://tinyurl.com/jwylzkb I genuinely believe we shouldn't be comparing OSM with Google. In so many ways the OSM database is far ahead of Google. Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-24 Thread Dave F.
an example? Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-22 Thread Dave F.
On 21/08/2014 22:36, Janko Mihelić wrote: P.S. I think this is for the tagging mailing list. I'm asking about the validity of a relation, not asking whether I should use tag A or tag B, so this forum is the correct place. Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because

Re: [OSM-talk] Detrimental to the OSM database (was: Ways needing smoothing back on track)

2014-08-22 Thread Dave F.
in the UK. How can I possibly know if there's genuinely a sharp angle in Arizona or there's something less than 2 metres away from another object that should be connected in Cambodia? IMO these websites are detrimental to the OSM database should be rescinded. Dave F. On 22/08/2014 22:25

Re: [OSM-talk] Detrimental to the OSM database

2014-08-22 Thread Dave F.
-8170-147-soccer/osmose-8170-147-soccer-None-d19295cc3e005283ae80b66bde86f474 Supposed missing soccer pitch in France. I mean, really? I believe these sites add more inaccuracy than accuracy. Dave F. On 23/08/2014 01:30, Martijn van Exel wrote: Dave, MapRoulette challenges have been designed

[OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-21 Thread Dave F.
of ways. Any reason why I shouldn't delete it? Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org

Re: [OSM-talk] photon

2014-08-14 Thread Dave F.
: Pasting a name fails to search for anything I'm unable to highlight/select just part of what I've typed to delete it. When it does find an entity the text in the the marker's popup bubble is too faint. Cheers Dave F. On 14/08/2014 09:55, Christoph Lingg | komoot wrote: Dear all, we want

Re: [OSM-talk] Fixing common possible Tagging Mistakes

2014-08-11 Thread Dave F.
We have plenty of tools showing directly on the map where common mistakes are (keepright, osmose, etc). That osmose site looks good (even better than keepright?). Shame it does extend to the UK at the moment. Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus

Re: [Talk-GB] A431 toll road

2014-08-11 Thread Dave F.
On 05/08/2014 15:38, Andy Robinson wrote: Whether its legal is not our concern surely Not really true: So many of the tags used are based around legal regulations: access=* max_speed=* bicycle=no etc... etc... Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus

Re: [Talk-GB] A431 toll road (going a bit OT)

2014-08-11 Thread Dave F.
On 05/08/2014 15:00, Curon Davies wrote: On 5 August 2014 14:25, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com mailto:dave...@madasafish.com wrote: One reason I haven't added it is because it's illegal (AFAIK. The owners of the land local councillor failed to reply to my tweets) definitely has

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging of British canals.

2014-08-06 Thread Dave F.
Richard After seeing your edits I started a discussion on the Tagging forum (as canals water features are, obviously worldwide) to see if your amendments were correct. This wiki page was pointed out to me: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Water_details As you can see

[OSM-talk] Why am I getting spam via OSM website messages?

2014-07-31 Thread Dave F.
one at a time to individual users? Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

Re: [OSM-talk] Why am I getting spam via OSM website messages?

2014-07-31 Thread Dave F.
As it's nothing to do with OSM (with him being interested in human behavior - cognitive and social psychology the subject could just a well have been about chocolate biscuits), it's definitely spam. Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection

Re: [Talk-GB] New mapper has imported all Nottingham street lights

2014-07-29 Thread Dave F.
at a time? If the answers are Yes/Yes/No, then is there a genuine problem? Dave F. On 29/07/2014 22:32, Richard Symonds wrote: I know this may be a silly question, but why revert if it adds to the map? It runs the risk of alienating a new contributor... I'm not au fait with community rules

Re: [Talk-GB] highway=trunk Roads and Cycle Navigation

2014-07-28 Thread Dave F.
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Re: [OSM-talk] Upcoming openstreetmap-carto changes (nature_reserve highway=services)

2014-07-25 Thread Dave F.
So it is. Just came through now, with a bit of refreshing. Thanks Dave F. On 25/07/2014 15:57, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: The issue with services seems to be already noticed and fixed - see https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/730 2014-07-25 16:30 GMT+02:00 Dave F. dave

[Talk-GB] The Public Data Group/Companies House

2014-07-19 Thread Dave F.
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[Talk-GB] User joining up roundabouts

2014-07-08 Thread Dave F.
afraid I've given up contacting him as he fails to reply tbh have run out of polite things to say to him as a majority of his edits need some form of reversion I'm getting bored of doing it. Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active

Re: [OSM-talk] NEW GPX Optimizer online!

2014-05-31 Thread Dave F.
Hi I've tried this out IMO It's not sensitive enough. I loaded a 2228 node GPX, Just one click of the slider reduced it to 374 nodes. A reduction of over 83%. Dave F. On 25/05/2014 04:08, Stefano Cudini wrote: hello I just made a simple service to optimize GPX tracks / KML reducing

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