Re: [talk-au] add boundary=forest tag to Qld State Forests and Timber Reserves

On 12/9/22 19:34, Little Maps wrote: Nev, great initiative. I’ve been contemplating how the new boundary=forest could be used in Vic and S NSW. Rather than view it a tag to use in addition to land use=forest, I saw it as a useful replacement. By replacing landuse=forest with boundary = forest,

Re: [talk-au] Usage of Openstreetmap at EMSINA

Some USA perspective: because of where I was, happening to go to a funky little mountain organic food store and the proximity of this store to a "CalFire" station (sort of two of them, in a regional sense...CalFire being the California Department of Forestry, essentially the "state fire departm

Re: [talk-au] Usage of Openstreetmap at EMSINA

Hi Steve, Thanks for the interesting tale. Remember that if you only use the end product through paper maps, mobile data terminals then it is a "black box product" that is difficult to discuss, especially for an area commander whose talents may be in other areas. The Calfire crews I have met have

Re: [talk-au] add boundary=forest tag to Qld State Forests and Timber Reserves

> On 13 Sep 2022, at 6:01 pm, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There are some 'private' forestry areas too, at least in NSW ... these are > visible as they are not native and in organized rows, so easy to identify. Heaps in W Vic too. As state govts move from timber harvesting in native

Re: [talk-au] Usage of Openstreetmap at EMSINA

Thanks, Ewen: you have inspired me to dig up his business card (hm, where’d I put it?!) and do exactly that. Yes, I’m sure "a waiver could be signed and copyright sorted,” as we really do have open data laws here and I’m sure with the rightly-worded request, it could be done legally and withou

Re: [talk-au] add boundary=forest tag to Qld State Forests and Timber Reserves

On 13/9/22 19:56, Little Maps wrote: On 13 Sep 2022, at 6:01 pm, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: There are some 'private' forestry areas too, at least in NSW ... these are visible as they are not native and in organized rows, so easy to identify. Heaps in W Vic too. As state govts move f

Re: [talk-au] add boundary=forest tag to Qld State Forests and Timber Reserves

> On 13 Sep 2022, at 8:53 pm, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Usually the type of tree - not a native to oz = Radiata pine and Southern > Pine. > Apparently some are using Hoop Pine .. native to oz ... so not 100% accurate > .. but would get most of them? > There are enormous areas of

Re: [talk-au] Usage of Openstreetmap at EMSINA

Thanks all for thoughts, including yours from over there, Steve! It may be worth approaching "Fire & Rescue" in each State to ask them directly? A bit of feedback from another forum, says that in NSW the RFS still use a lot of paper maps, although I of them thinks that officially a system called