Re: [Talk-us] Stump the rail experts

2014-12-29 Thread Alexander Jones
Charlotte Wolter wrote: Here's one that could provoke all sorts of opinions about tagging. The Springerville Subdivision off the main BNSF line. I'll respond in three parts. I have a copy of an official BNSF subdivision map, and the Springerville Subdivision is on it. It is a BNSF line. Is

Re: [Talk-us] Rail westerly

2014-12-21 Thread Alexander Jones
stevea wrote: Alexander Jones wrote: * I'm in the process of retracing most of the current and abandoned lines in the San Joaquin Valley south of Stockton. Especially on the BNSF line, don't waste your time. I'm not sure why you think this is waste of time, but I appreciate the heads-up

Re: [Talk-us] Usage of turn:lanes on dual-carriage roads

2014-05-10 Thread Alexander Jones
Saikrishna Arcot wrote: Hi, I've recently started using the turn:lanes tag to specify which lanes go in which directions. However, I'm not sure on how roads that intersect with a dual-carriage road would be tagged. For example, in this[1] area, heading northeast on Highway 161 Service Road

Re: [Talk-us] State ref tags on ways

2014-03-27 Thread Alexander Jones
Carl Simonson wrote: Let's not forget about segments that are part of multiple routes. For example, there's a section of I-35 in northern Missouri that is both I-35 and US 110. Or in Ames, IA there's a section of US 30 that's also known as I-35 Business. 110 is actually a state route, used

Re: [Talk-us] Bing imagery update

2013-12-04 Thread Alexander Jones
Mike N wrote: In my part of SC, Bing imagery has updated! Seems to be from this year; within the last month or so. New imagery in Fresno, too. When you're remapping rail yards, it's a lifesaver. Alexander ___ Talk-us mailing list

Re: [Talk-us] Freeway directions

2013-10-17 Thread Alexander Jones
Tod Fitch wrote: For what it is worth, it is my understanding that within a state the use of a particular number, at least outside of triple digit urban beltways and penetration Interstates, is supposed to be unique. So if I-10 goes through your state, there will be no US10 nor a state

Re: [Talk-us] Complex intersection mapping

2013-10-15 Thread Alexander Jones
James Mast wrote: After hands down. That's how I do intersections like that with one minor difference. If the road on the right (as in the example) doesn't have a divider, I merge the ways before leaving the intersection so I would have 3 traffic light nodes instead of 4. -James That's

Re: [Talk-us] Turn restriction dispute FHP

2013-02-14 Thread Alexander Jones
Dave Hansen wrote: I know the current turn restriction relations aren't suited for it. But, instead of tagging left turn restriction from X to Y shouldn't we be tagging the pavement has an arrow that says left turn only? See http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:turn Alexander

Re: [Talk-us] Welcome, OSM-St Louis!

2013-01-30 Thread Alexander Jones
Kathleen Danielson wrote: OpenStreetMap St Louis Thursday, January 31. 2013 7:00pm-9:00pm St Louis Bread Company 3120 Green Mt Crossing Dr Shiloh, IL 62269 (618) 206-2400 How ironic! I used to live just a few miles south of there! Alexander

Re: [Talk-us] Addresses with no house number

2013-01-25 Thread Alexander Jones
Paul Johnson wrote: Would it be appropriate to include addr:housename? On Jan 24, 2013 1:52 PM, Jason Remillard remillard.ja...@gmail.com wrote: Just skip the addr:housenumber tag? On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Paul Johnson ba...@ursamundi.org wrote: I've run into a situation trying

Re: [Talk-us] Scrubbing route relations (attn: Richard Welty, etc.)

2012-10-24 Thread Alexander Jones
Using your example, the network tag should say US:US:Business Alexander Michal Migurski wrote: On Oct 23, 2012, at 1:54 PM, Michal Migurski wrote: On Oct 21, 2012, at 8:54 PM, Michal Migurski wrote: I feel like this scrubbing process has revealed so much about the intricacies of

Re: [Talk-us] Scrubbing route relations

2012-10-22 Thread Alexander Jones
Paul Johnson wrote: FM and RM are the same network...seems odd for them to show up twice here... I could've sworn that the general consensus from a previous argument was one network per shield type. Alexander ___ Talk-us mailing list

Re: [Talk-us] Remap-a-tron level 2 complete! Suggestions for level 3?

2012-09-30 Thread Alexander Jones
Alan Millar wrote: Another suggestion: motorways and trunks without lanes=number tags - Alan I'd help out with that. Alexander ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] Consensus on SR for state route versus state abbreviation?

2012-09-12 Thread Alexander Jones
Charlotte Wolter wrote: Hello all, Was there ever consensus on whether to use SR (or some variation on that) for state highways versus an abbreviation of the state name (CA or NY). I remember that there was discussion, but I don't remember if there was consensus. Thanks.

Re: [Talk-us] Announcing Remap-a-tron

2012-09-04 Thread Alexander Jones
Charlotte Wolter wrote: I did, too, but it was a road very close to the United States, just a mile or two over the border (the Colorado River) from Arizona. Yeah. Mine was in Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso. However, the Remap-a-Tron tool is so good, who cares? Why

Re: [Talk-us] Announcing Remap-a-tron

2012-09-03 Thread Alexander Jones
Martijn van Exel wrote: Although this tool currently only covers the US, it would be relatively straightforward (given proper server resources) to deploy it for other regions or even worldwide, which is why I include talk@ as well. Umm. I just got a road in Mexico! ;) Alexander

Re: [Talk-us] SOTM US Portland - Call for participation

2012-08-03 Thread Alexander Jones
Martijn van Exel wrote: Thanks for clarifying that, Bill. Yes, it is Portland, Ore. After a year in the US, I know where most of the 50 states are, but I am still learning about the various Portlands, Springfields, Manchesters etc. Please bear with me as I assimilate. For me, it's

Re: [Talk-us] Fwd: Re: Post bot cleanup

2012-07-20 Thread Alexander Jones
David ``Smith'' wrote: I've been having a bit of fun remapping unclean areas based on cleanmap and remapping after the bot. It's a bit like the initial TIGER cleanup, but this time I feel extra pride at achieving even higher quality than in that effort years ago. (More experience, better

[Talk-us] Some observations and motivation

2012-07-20 Thread Alexander Jones
I know that this probably isn't the best forum for what I'm about to write, but I feel this should be heard by a wide audience. And yes, this is on- topic. - What is OpenStreetMap? Well, the way I see it, OSM is a

Re: [Talk-us] Fwd: Re: Post bot cleanup

2012-07-19 Thread Alexander Jones
Charlotte Wolter wrote: Do you have any idea how big LA is? You can't just delete huge sections of the San Fernando Valley and start over. Start over from what? With no street names? That's just not feasible. --C What I meant is, well... I use the awesome TIGER 2011 overlay

[Talk-transit] License agreements

2012-05-12 Thread Alexander Jones
What do you think of the license agreements for the GTFS data from Metrolink (Southern California; [1]) and VIA (San Antonio; [2])? [1] http://www.metrolinktrains.com/help/page/title/developer_resources [2] http://www.viainfo.net/Opportunities/DevLicense.aspx Alexander

[Talk-us] Work to be done

2012-04-07 Thread Alexander Jones
The city boundaries near San Antonio probably have to be reimported. It's a nightmare to work with, and I don't have the requisite multipolygon experience to do such a major task. Also, the I-10 relation in Texas is way too big (over 2000 members). I likely could take care of this myself, but

Re: [Talk-us] Highway Shield Rendering

2012-04-03 Thread Alexander Jones
stevea wrote: Most specific shields in California look good and familiar, as you make correct distinctions between Interstates and state routes. However, county routes (designated by a regional letter and a number, such as S 21) are not rendered with proper shields at all. This is a critical

Re: [Talk-us] Update on remapping

2012-04-01 Thread Alexander Jones
James Mast wrote: Well, the database has just gone read-only at about 4:08 AM EDT. I was lucky enough to finish the cleanup of the entire Pittsburgh, PA area minus some businesses that people added that I couldn't verify since I hadn't been in those parts of the city before or recently.

[Talk-transit] What happened to Transiki?

2012-03-30 Thread Alexander Jones
I was looking over some old conversations, and I found something called Transiki. What ever happened to it? It seems like such a great idea. There's really almost no record of it ever existing now. -Alexander ___ Talk-transit mailing list

Re: [Talk-transit] Colors

2012-03-30 Thread Alexander Jones
Hillsman, Edward wrote: Alexander wrote: Another thing: does adding the color tag to a route relation actually do anything right now? I think that it definitely should. -Alexander OSMTransport, at http://3liz.fr/public/osmtransport/, displays the route colors. So if a system has a Red

[Talk-us] Problem user

2012-03-24 Thread Alexander Jones
What do we do about user balrog-kun? He apparently declined the new terms, but he is using an alternate account that has accepted the new terms. He is a prolific editor in the areas I work in (San Antonio and California). Would we end up deleting everything he has touched? (And in effect, from

Re: [Talk-us] Problem user

2012-03-24 Thread Alexander Jones
Toby Murray wrote: On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Mike N nice...@att.net wrote: On 3/24/2012 9:06 AM, Alexander Jones wrote: What do we do about user balrog-kun? He apparently declined the new terms, but he is using an alternate account that has accepted the new terms. He is a prolific

Re: [Talk-transit] OpenStreetMap

2012-03-19 Thread Alexander Jones
Barbeau, Sean wrote: Alexander, In my opinion, getting written permission from the Transit Manager at the transit agency should be adequate. They are essentially agreeing to the OSM license by giving you permission to upload, and you are their proxy for the upload. Got it. Unfortunately

Re: [Talk-transit] OpenStreetMap

2012-03-16 Thread Alexander Jones
line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Talk-transit digest... Today's Topics: 1. Fwd: Re: OpenStreetMap (Alexander Jones) 2. Re: Fwd: Re: OpenStreetMap (Peter J Stoner) -- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 15

[Talk-us] More TIGER importing

2012-03-14 Thread Alexander Jones
Hey, is there some sort of tutorial for a beginner (me) to import TIGER 2011 data for a really small town (Wheatland, CA)? I'm going to be doing a bus route there, but half the streets on it aren't even in OSM. Any help appreciated. -Alexander ___

Re: [Talk-us] More TIGER importing

2012-03-14 Thread Alexander Jones
Josh Doe wrote: On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Mike N nice...@att.net wrote: [snip] Just converting the TIGER shapefiles into OSM format is a challenge - I've uploaded a copy of Yuba county from 2011 - http://www.greenvilleopenmap.info/Yuba_CA.zip Alexander, I'd recommend you use

Re: [Talk-us] Parabens - Voce foi sortedo(a) com 10.000 pontos fidelidade - Clique aqui e resgate.

2012-03-09 Thread Alexander Jones
James Mast wrote: Can somebody PLEASE kill this spam that's been showing up the last few days? I'd appreciate it. -- James So much for this list being moderated. ;) I took that to mean that all posts had to be reviewed before they became visible. -Alexander

Re: [Talk-us] Mapnik slower than usual?

2012-03-07 Thread Alexander Jones
Nathan Edgars II wrote: Is it just me, or are there more timeout magnifying glasses than usual? Is this due to the Osmarender server going down? Good, so it isn't just me. PS I had some trouble sending this article. My news reader said that the group was read-only.

Re: [Talk-us] Parabens - Voce foi sortedo(a) com 10.000 pontos fidelidade - Clique aqui e resgate.

2012-03-04 Thread Alexander Jones
How on earth did this get past the moderators? ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us