Re: [OSM-talk] Affordable 1 CM high precision GPS.

2024-05-09 Thread Mike N.
On 5/9/2024 5:33 AM, Florian Lohoff wrote: At least in Germany we have a grid of Basestations which offer their RTCM 3.1/3.2 Data via NTRIP which is called SAPOS. As there are huge differences between different states at least in some of them its for Free. When I last looked 5 years ago, the

Re: [OSM-talk] recommendation for JSON to CSV converter

2024-02-28 Thread Mike Thompson
a variable number of components. Mike On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 8:26 AM Martin Trautmann via talk < talk@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > Is there any JSON converter that you would recommend? > > There are plenty of web services, but none of those worked for me, on > < > https:/

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding automated trees to OSM

2023-08-08 Thread Mike Thompson
On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 12:53 PM Harsha Somaya wrote: > The data on these trees is only added if the user consents. > To what exactly have these users consented? Putting their data in the public domain? To some other license? We need more specifics. > I am creating an open source app with my

Re: [OSM-talk] Intercultural differences / cultural diversity / OSM communication behaviors

2023-05-03 Thread Mike Thompson
there are other things that you, or others can point out, it would further the journey to better communication. Mike > > ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Intercultural differences / cultural diversity / OSM communication behaviors

2023-05-03 Thread Mike Thompson
On Wed, May 3, 2023, 1:00 PM Brian M. Sperlongano wrote: > I would caution against hyper-simplifying the combativeness of the mailing > lists > I am not sure using a term such as "combative" is going to be effective in bringing about the change you desire. First the term has strong negative

Re: [OSM-talk] Survey about OSM communication behaviors

2023-05-01 Thread Mike Thompson
mple, you responded to the entire list, and now we know you feel there has been "anger, outrage, and catigation" on this list. If you provide more details to the list, I am sure most of us will make an effort to do better (as long as it doesn't involve refraining

Re: [OSM-talk] Survey about OSM communication behaviors

2023-04-30 Thread Mike Thompson
am assuming that you had the best of intentions and that you were not trying to mislead anyone. As Frederick pointed out, members of some other working groups seem to do a very good job of making it clear as to whether they are speaking as part of a WG or as an indiv

Re: [OSM-talk] Survey about OSM communication behaviors

2023-04-30 Thread Mike Thompson
ith some things you are doing, some agree with things you are doing, we are having a discussion. We learn and get better by being open to ideas from those that do not agree with us. Mike ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Survey about OSM communication behaviors

2023-04-28 Thread Mike Thompson
enough. I got the impression that this was a CWG survey. Mike ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Adoption of OSM geometry as state mapping base

2023-02-11 Thread Mike Thompson
cational, commercial or governmental." [0] If this isn't the case, then the above referenced OSMF page should be edited to reflect this. Mike [0] https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Licence_and_Legal_FAQ#1.3._What_can_I_do_with_the_OSM_Data ? __

Re: [OSM-talk] AT Email

2023-02-05 Thread Mike N.
Hi,     AT has removed the block and email service to OSM has resumed.   Thanks for your help!   Regards,   Mike On 1/30/2023 9:24 AM, Grant Slater wrote: Hi Mike, We have now reached out to ATT asking them to unblock the OpenStreetMap.org mail relay server or provide us with more detail

[OSM-talk] AT Email

2023-01-30 Thread Mike N.
block.   Mike ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] razed railways and other things that don't exist today

2022-12-05 Thread Mike Thompson
On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 11:22 AM Minh Nguyen via talk wrote: > Vào lúc 09:55 2022-12-05, Zeke Farwell đã viết: > > That is a good summary, though "Once the OSM available satellite imagery > > does not show the feature" 1) There are other sources that an armchair mapper can use other than

[OSM-talk] Use of "Proprietary" imagery to edit OSM

2022-10-26 Thread Mike Thompson
general public" Is this acceptable? In my mind it is not as the whole community should have access in order to verify and build on these edits. Thoughts? Mike ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] razed railways and other things that don't exist today

2022-10-25 Thread Mike Thompson
and Strava for some time. Tagging the ols trail with a life cycle prefix lets other mappers know that what they are seeing on imagery doesn't match reality. Mike > > > > > ___ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org &g

Re: [OSM-talk] Vespucci - Proximity Alerts - Not working

2022-10-12 Thread Mike Thompson
options enabled > for the mechanism to work (or you need to replace all the data). > Thanks. Unfortunately most of the time I will be surveying without a data connection, so this isn't going to work for me. > > Simon > > PS: osm-talk is not a suitable forum for support questions. >

[OSM-talk] Vespucci - Proximity Alerts - Not working

2022-10-12 Thread Mike Thompson
ications" is 30 meters - under most conditions my phone's location should be more accurate than that. What am I doing wrong? Mike ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-GB] Anglican churches

2020-12-21 Thread Mike Baggaley via Talk-GB
ess places of worship report looks good, but for me equally as important is places of worship with no religion. Any chance of that being added? Cheers, Mike ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [OSM-talk] I’m running for OSMF board and I’ve set up office hours for questions

2020-12-02 Thread Mike Thompson
else. For example, since both your employer FB and the OSMF have an interest in "attribution guidelines", I would think you should recuse yourself from any work or decision making by the board in this matter, should you be elected. Just my 2 cents... Mike __

Re: [OSM-talk] Maps.me comments and OSM notes [Was: Your experience in reaching out to Maps.me users ?]

2020-11-13 Thread Mike Nice
On 11/12/2020 1:09 PM, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote: Now I understand the occurrence of Maps.me POI simultaneously with a redundant note. This is even worse than I imagined.   That clears up something that I had seen in new users.  I had thought they first created a note because that is the

Re: [Talk-GB] Turn Restrictions at roundabouts

2020-11-11 Thread Mike Baggaley via Talk-GB
e name of a road it connects, but it should use the ref of a road that connects! Regards, Mike ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-us] State of the map in Iowa / Athletics data

2020-10-26 Thread Mike Thompson
you might have of these facilities) so that other mappers can benefit from your knowledge. Just my two cents, Mike On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 3:37 PM Karson Sommer wrote: > Over the past month, I have mapped across the state of Iowa, attempting to > add athletic facilities which were absent

Re: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data without attribution

2020-10-25 Thread Mike Thompson
arate issue if you would like. Let me know. Mike ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-us] Recent Trunk road edits

2020-09-28 Thread Mike N
Based on some likely Wiki-Fiddling, I'd like to see the Trunk road comments about the US tagging cleaned up to match reality. (I realize that is harder than just reverting to a previous point in time). ___ Talk-us mailing list

Re: [Talk-us] Recent Trunk road edits

2020-09-28 Thread Mike N
On 9/27/2020 11:22 PM, Jack Burke wrote: I'm on Slack, and I originally posted a comment about this editor on some roads in Florida (that I'm familiar with), but the responses I saw seemed to be somewhat "meh" so I didn't pursue it. There are so many small arguments "this is a trunk" "no, a

Re: [Talk-us] Recent Trunk road edits

2020-09-28 Thread Mike N
On 9/27/2020 11:22 PM, Jack Burke wrote: and he has a diary entry about what he's doing (in addition to what he has on his profile page about it). He changed*every single* trunk road in Georgia to primary, and from what I can tell, in Florida, too. I haven't yet expanded my examination into

Re: [OSM-talk] Tagging an abandoned path?

2020-09-25 Thread Mike Thompson
vides some assurance that someone doesn't add it back to OSM using and old source (imagery, GPX tracks, etc). Mike On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 9:36 AM Andy Townsend wrote: > On 25/09/2020 16:04, Nick Whitelegg wrote: > > Hi, > > Wondering if there was a consensus on tagging an

Re: [Talk-us] place=neighborhood on subdivisions?

2020-09-22 Thread Mike N
On 9/22/2020 9:26 PM, Paul Johnson wrote:    The extra hamlet nodes are import remainders that haven't yet been converted to landuse areas.   The general landuse zones for that area have been identified, but do not exactly correspond to the named subdivisions.   As I get a

Re: [Talk-us] place=neighborhood on subdivisions?

2020-09-22 Thread Mike N
On 9/22/2020 8:56 PM, Karson Sommer wrote: Looking around the area of the edit, there is a lot of stuff from my perspective that seems fishy. There are a bunch of place=hamlet nodes? I certainly don't see anything that should be tagged as a hamlet, they all look like place=neighborhood to

[Talk-us] place=neighborhood on subdivisions?

2020-09-22 Thread Mike N
Thoughts on use of place=neighborhood for subdivisions? https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/91255294 Note that there are many thousands already tagged this way (5000 plus in a section of the southeast alone). ___ Talk-us mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data without attribution

2020-09-11 Thread Mike Thompson
Thanks Kathleen and Mateusz! I will thank Ron for the change and try to start a dialog with our DWG about AllTrails asking their users to contact the DWG directly with map errors. Mike On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 5:21 AM Mateusz Konieczny via talk < talk@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > AFAIK

Re: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data without attribution

2020-09-10 Thread Mike Thompson
On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 2:02 PM Mike Thompson wrote: > Has anyone tried contacting the AllTrails[0] people about their use of OSM > without attribution? I am not talking about the "OSM Map Layer" that they > offer, but rather the default "AllTrails Map Layer." A

Re: [OSM-talk] maps/navigation data source

2020-09-05 Thread Mike Thompson
ere may be local sources that are better). In the days leading up to a planned hike or mountain bike ride I will make sure the OSM data in the area is as up to date as I can make it using the available resources. However, be aware that some apps only update their OSM data infrequently. Mike

[Talk-de] OSM-Kachel-Server für graue Tiles in Europa?

2020-09-04 Thread Elstermann, Mike
Hallo zusammen, aus Gründen müssen wir für unsere Kunden prüfen, woher die OSM-Kacheln geladen werden. Nicht europäische Server sind da ungewollt (z. B. wg. der IP-Adressen-Übermittlung). Gibt es für die grauen Kacheln auch Server in Europa, so wie bei den farbigen Kacheln z. B. bei

Re: [Talk-us] Trouble with getting Superior National Forest

2020-09-03 Thread Mike Thompson
On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 7:34 PM brad wrote: > I'm with Kevin, SteveA, etc, here. In the part of the world that I > live, a map without national forest & BLM boundaries is very incomplete. > A useful OSM needs this. The useful boundary would be the actual > ownership boundary, not the outer

Re: [OSM-talk] maps/navigation data source

2020-09-02 Thread Mike Thompson
, types of travel allowed... I use the free, open source, OSMAND app. https://osmand.net/ Mike On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 3:49 PM wrote: > Hi, > Navigation app for my iOS device (Navigator by MapFactor) offers two > choices regarding maps/navigation data source. These are (i) OpenStreetMaps

Re: [talk-au] Admin levels for LGAs / suburbs etc changed (Was "Suburbs & admin boundaries stopping streets being found?)

2020-09-01 Thread Mike King
provide more detail if required. Kind Regards Mike King GIS Specialist NHVR Solutions, Corporate Services National Heavy Vehicle Regulator P: 07 3309 8880 | E: mike.k...@nhvr.gov.au<mailto:mike.k...@nhvr.gov.au> PO Box 492 | Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 Gasworks | Level 3, 76 Skyring Terrace|

Re: [Talk-us] Potential Mechanical Edit to remove access=private from Amazon Logistics driveways in NH

2020-08-31 Thread Mike Thompson
nds like my driveway. If you are using my driveway without my permission, either implicit (e.g. delivering a package) or explicit, I am going to ask you to leave. I think you are conflating whether something is "not allowed" with "can be prosecuted as a crime." Mike __

Re: [Talk-us] Opinions on Devil's Slide Bunker (San Mateo, CA)

2020-08-31 Thread Mike Thompson
I am saying we don't have any evidence one way or the other. Mike ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] Potential Mechanical Edit to remove access=private from Amazon Logistics driveways in NH

2020-08-30 Thread Mike Thompson
On Sun, Aug 30, 2020, 9:02 AM Greg Troxel wrote: > On 8/30/20 11:00, Mike Thompson wrote: > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 8:04 AM Greg Troxel > <mailto:g...@lexort.com>> wrote: > > > > > > > >

Re: [Talk-us] Potential Mechanical Edit to remove access=private from Amazon Logistics driveways in NH

2020-08-30 Thread Mike Thompson
On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 8:04 AM Greg Troxel wrote: > > > Being on someone's land without permission is trespassing, but this is > not a crime. > not a crime, until the land owner asks you leave and you fail to do so, at least in Colorado. > > >

Re: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data without attribution

2020-08-20 Thread Mike Thompson
hanges. > > From Ron's quick and positive response to the attribution issue I am guessing he might be open to having a discussion about these other issues. Once the attribution issue is actually fixed, should I send him a note along those lines? Would you (Andy) be the appropriate contact

Re: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data without attribution

2020-08-19 Thread Mike Thompson
I have already heard back from the CEO of AllTrails. See his response below. They are going to fix the issue. I am impressed! = Thanks for the note, Mike. I know that this is going to sound lame but I swear it's the truth, and that's that you found a bug on our

Re: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data without attribution

2020-08-19 Thread Mike Thompson
Steve, Thanks for the confirmation that the attribution is missing. I will let you, and the rest of the list, know if and when I hear from them. Mike On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 3:51 PM stevea wrote: > Thanks very much you two: I've often meant to do something about > alltrails' s

Re: [OSM-talk] Use of OSM data without attribution

2020-08-19 Thread Mike Thompson
our site[0], I didn't see any attribution on the map itself crediting OSM. The map should have some text on it such as "Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors"[1] Thanks Mike OSM Contributor Specializing in Trails == There are several other memb

[OSM-talk] Use of OSM data without attribution

2020-08-19 Thread Mike Thompson
I know that because I have entered some rather obscure informal trails in OSMe, and they show up in AllTrails just as I entered them in OSM. Mike [0] https://www.alltrails.com/ (in the search box enter the name of a trail, park, or city to see their map.)

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-us] changeset: 89516909

2020-08-18 Thread Mike Thompson
On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 6:42 PM 80hnhtv4agou--- via Talk-us < talk...@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > i will fix anything that i missed but the lines are truth. > > and it is not a polygon, > As far as I know, boundary relations have to, in effect, be polygons, in other words, they have to close. >

Re: [Talk-us] changeset: 89516909

2020-08-18 Thread Mike Thompson
On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 6:42 PM 80hnhtv4agou--- via Talk-us < talk-us@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > i will fix anything that i missed but the lines are truth. > > and it is not a polygon, > As far as I know, boundary relations have to, in effect, be polygons, in other words, they have to close. >

Re: [Talk-us] changeset: 89516909

2020-08-17 Thread Mike Thompson
On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 5:24 PM 80hnhtv4agou--- via Talk-us < talk-us@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > tiger is up to date on the web map using the current data i just think he > picked the wrong year, > That relation was first created in 2009. According to the source tag, it used 2008 Tiger data, so

Re: [Talk-us] changeset: 89516909

2020-08-17 Thread Mike Thompson
in a built up area like this, seems unusual to me. Mike On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 5:04 PM 80hnhtv4agou--- via Talk-us < talk-us@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > this is not the current boundary, could be more than 10 years + old, > > can’t the whole relation, #126598, northbrook, be delet

Re: [Talk-us] Anyone familiar with Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP)?

2020-08-09 Thread Mike Thompson
Mateusz, Kevin, Thanks for the advice. I will probably reach out to the original mapper again, and if no source is provided, delete the names. Mike On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 11:27 AM Kevin Kenny wrote: > The 'names' look like someone's field notes: 'Tarn A', 'Tarn B', 'Tarn C', > 'Ta

[Talk-us] Anyone familiar with Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP)?

2020-08-08 Thread Mike Thompson
several times but have never seen signs naming these bodies of water. 6) I asked the mapper that added the names what their source was, and they said they didn't remember. 7) I have several hiking books covering RMNP and none mention these water bodies using these names. Mike [0] https

Re: [Talk-us] Talk-us Digest, Vol 153, Issue 3

2020-08-05 Thread Mike Thompson
which makes the > map more useful to real people, not just cartographers. > > Thanks. That seems to be the safest approach as perhaps some data consumers don't yet process route relations. Mike ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [OSM-talk] Funding of three infrastructure projects : Nominatim, osm2pgsql, Potlatch 2

2020-08-04 Thread Mike Nice
On 8/4/2020 7:21 AM, pangoSE wrote: I suggest we wait for ruffle to be ready and then compile P2 to first wasm and then decompile it into C and then translate it into rust. It can then be cleaned up and shipped to both as a desktop application and a wasm binary run in the browser. ruffle -> 

Re: [OSM-talk] Funding of three infrastructure projects : Nominatim, osm2pgsql, Potlatch 2

2020-08-02 Thread Mike Nice
Air is not a zero security risk, but the exposure is much lower than the old days of Flash. I hate the security problems that came from Flash, as well as almost anything from Adobe, but I think the premise of this project to improve maintainability is important.   Although not part of this

Re: [OSM-talk] Proper use of route relations?

2020-08-01 Thread Mike Thompson
ng the lines of what you are saying, I will make some edits. Mike ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Proper use of route relations?

2020-08-01 Thread Mike Thompson
I have come across a number of examples[0] of route relations where all the trails in a given park have been put into a single relation. Is this a recommended use for route relations? Mike [0] https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10962561 https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/8409089

[Talk-us] Mtb Route Relations

2020-07-31 Thread Mike Thompson
don't want to break anything... Mike ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest refs/names

2020-07-29 Thread Mike Thompson
ou are just talking about being connected, I don't think it matters. I would still add "Road" to the name. Mike ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest refs/names

2020-07-29 Thread Mike Thompson
he name tag should be for the name only. Mike ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] Labeling forestry service roads/tracks

2020-07-20 Thread Mike Thompson
On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 7:10 AM brad wrote: > Hmmm, interesting. I'm not sure they compact very many roads around > here (CO). I have lived, or spent time in, rural parts of four states (MN, IA, OH and CO) and I have never seen an unpaved road compacted. They get graded once a year perhaps

Re: [Talk-us] Labeling forestry service roads/tracks

2020-07-20 Thread Mike Thompson
On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 4:46 AM wrote: > Mike, > > Good idea on the route references. What should the network be set to? > > Others on this list are better able to answer that question, but my opinion is network=US:FS: ___ Talk-us maili

Re: [Talk-us] Labeling forestry service roads/tracks

2020-07-19 Thread Mike Thompson
ommending that they be made into route relations, which I am starting to do. > > TIGER seems to be at best very coarse, at worst fictional. > +1 Mike ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [OSM-talk] Planned revert of added surface and tracktype tags without local knowledge in various countries

2020-07-18 Thread Mike Thompson
On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 2:23 PM Mark Wagner wrote: > > * Two adjacent sections of track being tagged as "grade 2" and "grade > 4" not because of any difference in road surface, but because one has > a line of grass between the ruts and the other doesn't. > In rural areas where I have spent

Re: [Talk-GB] Q3 2020 Quarterly project Cycle Infrastructure

2020-07-15 Thread Mike Baggaley
ar that there is only one way to map cycle lanes (i.e. not separated from road) whereas there are two ways to map cycle tracks (separated from a road). Regards, Mike ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-us] access=private on driveways

2020-07-14 Thread Mike Thompson
people (delivery people, service people, invited guests. etc.) will need to be routed to the residences at the end of those driveways. The router should just give a warning to the user, such as "the final nn miles/km of your route are on private roads". Mike

Re: [Talk-us] Deleting tiger:reviewed=no/addr:street for routes (was: Streaming JOSM -- suggestions?)

2020-07-12 Thread Mike Thompson
"Private Road, Residents and Guests Only." Mike ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

[Talk-de] Tagging historischer, aber nicht amtlicher Straßennamen?

2020-07-12 Thread Elstermann, Mike
Hallo zusammen, wie kennzeichnet man eine Straße richtig, die es früher gab, die heute noch als Bauwerk vorhanden, aber nicht im aktuellen amtlichen Straßenverzeichnis geführt wird? https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/11609716#map=18/51.49553/11.97901=D Mike Elstermann Von meinem iPad gesendet

Re: [Talk-GB] Paths on Wimbledon Common

2020-07-10 Thread Mike Baggaley
or transport modes where the mapper had an incorrect understanding of what it meant, so without the accompanying designation tag, these values should be taken with a pinch of salt. Regards, Mike ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https:/

Re: [Talk-GB] UPRN & USRN Tagging

2020-07-03 Thread Mike Baggaley
that does include a country code. Regards, Mike >Agree with ref:GB:uprn and ref:GB:usrn. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [OSM-talk] Old phone line or old power line?

2020-06-28 Thread Mike Thompson
On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 4:57 AM wrote: > > That is standard construction for the old above ground telephone lines in > the US - many times those lines would run along a rail bed, perhaps even > for railroad signaling purposes. Thanks Steve! ___ talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Old phone line or old power line?

2020-06-27 Thread Mike Thompson
Thanks François! On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 3:51 PM François Lacombe wrote: > Le sam. 27 juin 2020 à 20:08, Mike Thompson a > écrit : > >> Any idea whether this is an old powerline or an old phone line? Photo is >> geotagged, so if you download it and drop it into JOSM you

Re: [OSM-talk] Old phone line or old power line?

2020-06-27 Thread Mike Thompson
an old house in ruins), which back in the day was 110. In which case, there would be a considerably percentage voltage drop over the many km distnace this line spans. Mike ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Old phone line or old power line?

2020-06-27 Thread Mike Thompson
for many km more or less along the track that above node is part of. Wire is bare uninsulated. Most, or perhaps all, poles are still standing. Wire is down in places. How would you recommend mapping/tagging? Thanks in advance for your help, Mike

Re: [Talk-us] Is summit register something that is often found in USA mountains?

2020-06-24 Thread Mike Thompson
the wind. Some summits have multiple such shelters. Mike On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 1:07 PM Mike Thompson wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 1:03 PM Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-us < > talk-us@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > > > > Is summit register something that is often foun

Re: [Talk-us] Is summit register something that is often found in USA mountains?

2020-06-24 Thread Mike Thompson
On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 1:03 PM Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-us < talk-us@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > > Is summit register something that is often found in USA mountains? At least in Colorado they are. Nowadays they are often pieces of pvc

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest boundaries

2020-06-24 Thread Mike Thompson
On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 7:35 PM brad wrote: > > There are a few cases where property owners have put up illegal, or very misleading signs. I have come across this too. The signs are on private property, but face you as you are traveling on a legal FS road and looking straight ahead. It makes

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest boundaries

2020-06-23 Thread Mike Thompson
es come to several of those yellow property boundary signs. County level data does show the initial part of the trail to be on private property. Just curious as in other cases landowners have posted "no trespassing" signs blocking trails. Mike

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest boundaries

2020-06-23 Thread Mike Thompson
have both in OSM, including only US Gov owned lands in the National Forests is preferable in my opinion. Mike > > ___ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tal

Re: [OSM-talk] Paid mapping

2020-06-22 Thread Mike Thompson
at another, non local, mapper got really enthusiastic a couple of years ago about changing all unpaved roads to highway=track. Amazon Logistics people see this, and if they are adding a road, they perhaps compare it to the existing content nearby, and try to mimic that tagging. Mike

Re: [OSM-talk] Paid mapping

2020-06-22 Thread Mike Thompson
a generic collection of sources (which one did you use?). Sometimes the sources don't make sense, such as "Street Side" when there is no Street Side content in the given area. Mike On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 3:56 PM Andreas Vilén wrote: > Maybe the mappers think unclassified

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest boundaries

2020-06-22 Thread Mike Thompson
On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 10:54 PM Bradley White wrote: > > > A relation for all would be ok too, as long as the private inholdings are > > not removed from the NF (which I think has been done in some cases). > > > IMO, a tagging scheme that better represents the meaning of these two > boundaries

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest boundaries (Mike Thompson)

2020-06-21 Thread Mike Thompson
can't share an edge) and still have a valid multipolygon. 2) Holes (inner rings) are not part of the polygon. Thus if one did an analysis of (for example) a series of points, any points that fall in one of the holes would not register as being inside the multipolygon, even though they are inside t

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest boundaries

2020-06-21 Thread Mike Thompson
ant to develop something else to represent the same thing. > > Is Brad or Mike proposing something else, like two multipolygons to describe one national forest? One polygon for the administrative boundary of the NF which was established by Congress. Zero or more polygons describing limita

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest boundaries

2020-06-21 Thread Mike Thompson
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 6:31 PM Joseph Eisenberg wrote: > > > I was thinking just create separate polygons for inholdings, tagged with access=private and possibly ownership=private > > While many Americans like to put "no trespassing" signs on their private property, a privately owned parcel is

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest boundaries

2020-06-20 Thread Mike Thompson
ve for your insightful comments. I was thinking just create separate polygons for inholdings, tagged with access=private and possibly ownership=private Mike ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest boundaries

2020-06-20 Thread Mike Thompson
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 2:43 PM Paul White wrote: > > > > Which one would be better? Looking forward to feedback. I think we need both. I am open to suggestions as how to accomplish that. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] fake, edit, fake map.

2020-06-16 Thread Mike Thompson
matter how recent, is going to show that detail, especially with the tree cover in that area. Remote mappers can do a lot of good, sometimes they get things wrong. It is great that you are local and can correct these things. Mike ___ Talk-us mailing li

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-us] fake, edit, fake map.

2020-06-16 Thread Mike Thompson
matter how recent, is going to show that detail, especially with the tree cover in that area. Remote mappers can do a lot of good, sometimes they get things wrong. It is great that you are local and can correct these things. Mike ___ talk mailing list

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] fake, edit, FAKE map.

2020-06-16 Thread Mike Thompson
JOSM validator does report a number of errors and warnings in the area, but I don't think they are related to this specific change set. Mike On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:16 AM Mike Thompson wrote: > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 10:53 AM <80hnhtv4a...@bk.ru> wrote: > > >

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-us] fake, edit, FAKE map.

2020-06-16 Thread Mike Thompson
JOSM validator does report a number of errors and warnings in the area, but I don't think they are related to this specific change set. Mike On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:16 AM Mike Thompson wrote: > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 10:53 AM <80hnhtv4a...@bk.ru> wrote: > > >

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-us] fake, edit, FAKE map.

2020-06-16 Thread Mike Thompson
to specific constructive feedback. The only very minor issue I see is: * https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/816385173 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/703399318 could probably be combined. Mike ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetm

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] fake, edit, FAKE map.

2020-06-16 Thread Mike Thompson
to specific constructive feedback. The only very minor issue I see is: * https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/816385173 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/703399318 could probably be combined. Mike ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetm

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-us] fake, edit, FAKE map.

2020-06-16 Thread Mike Thompson
What is the issue? It looks legit to me. Am I missing something? Mike On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 10:11 AM 80hnhtv4agou--- via Talk-us < talk...@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > Added a service road. > > Edited about hours ago by > > Version #1 · Changeset #86698283 > >

Re: [Talk-us] fake, edit, FAKE map.

2020-06-16 Thread Mike Thompson
What is the issue? It looks legit to me. Am I missing something? Mike On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 10:11 AM 80hnhtv4agou--- via Talk-us < talk-us@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > Added a service road. > > Edited about hours ago by > > Version #1 · Changeset #86698283 > >

Re: [Talk-us] USGS Topo layer for JOSM?

2020-06-13 Thread Mike Thompson
Dave, Can you provide the URL so those of us that no longer have access can manually add it back in? Thanks, Mike On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 9:40 PM Mike Thompson wrote: > I use it quite often. It is good for names of water bodies. However, I > just checked now, and it doesn'

Re: [Talk-us] USGS Topo layer for JOSM?

2020-06-13 Thread Mike Thompson
I use it quite often. It is good for names of water bodies. However, I just checked now, and it doesn't seem to be listed on the imagery menu any more. Mike On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 9:37 PM Dave Swarthout wrote: > I'm still seeing it and using it for my mapping chores in Alaska. > &g

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Google earth, Google maps

2020-06-13 Thread Mike Thompson
On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 11:20 AM 80hnhtv4agou--- via Talk-us < talk-us@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > > I am not copying any thing, just looking at a satellite view from google . > > it was a ruler. This isn't really about OSM, it is about the Google Maps Terms of Service, which by using Google Maps,

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-us] Google earth, Google maps

2020-06-13 Thread Mike Thompson
On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 11:20 AM 80hnhtv4agou--- via Talk-us < talk...@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > > I am not copying any thing, just looking at a satellite view from google . > > it was a ruler. This isn't really about OSM, it is about the Google Maps Terms of Service, which by using Google Maps,

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Google earth, Google maps

2020-06-13 Thread Mike Thompson
According to the Google Maps Terms of service, you cannot use it in any way to make another map. [0] I would think that would include using its ruler if the purpose of using the ruler is to edit OSM. [0] 2.d of https://www.google.com/help/terms_maps/ On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 9:47 AM

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