Re: [talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread John Smith
On 21 January 2011 15:45, Ben Last wrote: > Sorry, I'll go back to flood surveys! Any plans to cover the areas burnt out by fires in WA? (obviously after they're put out otherwise smoke would obscure things) ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetm

Re: [talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread 4x4falcon
On 21/01/11 13:03, Steve Bennett wrote: On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:11 AM, 4x4falcon wrote: Problem with option 3 is that if nodes are the same you end up with a major duplicate node issue and if it comes to editing either then newbies tend to get it wrong. If the nodes are joined then you end

[talk-au] Fwd: HOT in Australia

2011-01-20 Thread John Smith
Does anyone know of specific areas that need pre/post-flood imagery that HOT might be able to help with? I think someone told me Ivanhoe was almost completely cut off, except for one road. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-32.8945&lon=144.3025&zoom=14&layers=M -- Forwarded message -

Re: [talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread Ben Last
On 21 January 2011 13:23, wrote: > He was just telling us that the eastern border of WA is the only one which > is the same on the ground as in statute. > Presumably so that we know for sure when the cane toads cross it? :) Sorry, I'll go back to flood surveys! Cheers b -- Ben Last Developmen

Re: [talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread John Smith
On 21 January 2011 15:23, wrote: > I'm staying at the surveyor's house, but he's just gone out. > The principle is that the definition is made by statute which is clear. > Then the marks are placed by the surveyors, and regardless of error, > that's where they stay. > He was just telling us that

Re: [talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread edodd
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 1:29 PM, wrote: >> but while the coastline is constantly altering the admin boundary is >> expected to remain unaltered > > Do you think? Surely those admin boundaries are expressed as "to the > high tide mark" or something, not to some arbitrary coordinate which. > > A

Re: [talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread John Smith
On 21 January 2011 15:04, Steve Bennett wrote: > Do you think? Surely those admin boundaries are expressed as "to the > high tide mark" or something, not to some arbitrary coordinate which. Not just a matter of marking high tide mark, but this is a moving target so what is correct in 2006, may no

Re: [talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread Steve Bennett
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 1:29 PM, wrote: > but while the coastline is constantly altering the admin boundary is > expected to remain unaltered Do you think? Surely those admin boundaries are expressed as "to the high tide mark" or something, not to some arbitrary coordinate which. Anyone know?

Re: [talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread Steve Bennett
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:11 AM, 4x4falcon wrote: > Problem with option 3 is that if nodes are the same you end up with a major > duplicate node issue and if it comes to editing either then newbies tend to > get it wrong.  If the nodes are joined then you end up with a duplicate way > issue. I w

Re: [talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread edodd
. > > Can we can just confine the discussion to coastline then? As you say, > there is unlikely to be a definitive answer for other boundaries, but > the coast is the coast, yes? > The Victorian coastline changes too - especially along the limestone Shipwreck Coast to the east of Warrnambool. Wha

Re: [talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread 4x4falcon
Can we can just confine the discussion to coastline then? As you say, there is unlikely to be a definitive answer for other boundaries, but the coast is the coast, yes? Steve Bennett proposed the five options.. 1) Administrative boundaries are as imported, and will randomly criss-cross the coas

[talk-au] Aligning admin boundaries (including those resulting from ABS 2006 imported data) to coastline..

2011-01-20 Thread Ian Sergeant
On 20 January 2011 18:22, wrote: > Victorian Coastline notwithstanding guys, please remember the data under > discussion is the ABS2006 set. It seems to have largely followed > physical boundaries; but not quite always. It seems to have followed > suburb boundaries; but not quite always. See the