Re: [Talk-ca] Canada Import Status Chart

2009-09-09 Thread Sam Vekemans
Cool, what your doing is just fine :) if you can give me viewing access to that mediafire folder, that would be super. :-) (i assume all your filenames contain NTS Tile references which is super. and yes, i'll make a chart viewing link available on the wiki. Cheers, Sam p.s. Yes Richard, there i

[Talk-ca] Fwd: Aboriginal Mapping Network

2009-09-09 Thread Sam Vekemans
While where talking about reserve lands, might want to check this out. (i havent gone through it myself yet) Direct from the source is always nicer, which is why i go for a 'conversion script' instead, so only local area mappers, and us (loco) national mappers :-) would be able to keep up with the

Re: [Talk-ca] Sam's Status Update of all goings on OSM related :-)

2009-09-09 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi Neskie, Welcome! Heres the lowdown: Notes: 1- canvec named features has NODES for the IR's, and also has the native language named listed in some cases. Because i knew someone (would deal with it) these are not getting copied at my end. (a few may have, but in the latest conversion script, it

[Talk-ca] solution! (?) automated block-face addressing from GeoBase / statcan data

2009-09-09 Thread Richard Weait
Dear Team Canada, ;-) So we have some addressing data in NRN and more after running roadmatcher. Until now we have been ignoring that data and looking to "take care of it later" as it seemed hard to automate properly. "balrog-k1n" on #osm IRC has written some code that creates block face addres

Re: [Talk-ca] Sam's Status Update of all goings on OSM related :-)

2009-09-09 Thread Richard Weait
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Sam Vekemans wrote: > Hi all, a quick update. should be complete, if anyone has idea's feel free > to comment. :-) Dear Sam, Comment? Okay. I think your list is not "quick." ;-) It is interesting to see what you have on your to-do list. I have a request. Plea

Re: [Talk-ca] Sam's Status Update of all goings on OSM related :-)

2009-09-09 Thread James Ewen
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Neskie Manuel wrote: > I could help with this.  I want to know if anyone imported the > Aborignal Lands data from GeoBase and if not why? Do you really require an explanation from every single person that did NOT import Aboriginal Lands into the database? My answ

Re: [Talk-ca] Sam's Status Update of all goings on OSM related :-)

2009-09-09 Thread Neskie Manuel
> > Wiki- updating > -change name of 'GeoBase Import' page to 'Canada Import' because were > dealing with a whole bunch of data now. > -remove out-of-date wikicharts > -make the Canada page more clear I could help with this. I want to know if anyone imported the Aborignal Lands data from GeoBase

[Talk-ca] Sam's Status Update of all goings on OSM related :-)

2009-09-09 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi all, a quick update. should be complete, if anyone has idea's feel free to comment. :-) These are a list of things that I'm currently working on, but happy if others want to take on tasks. ... it's of every ones national interest to get it done, as it all leads to a better map :-) Fortunately,

Re: [Talk-ca] Incorrect latitude longitude St. John's NL Canada

2009-09-09 Thread Richard Weait
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:29 PM, John Townsend wrote: > I'm not a member of the wiki.openstreetmap.org but there is a glaring error > at: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/St._John's_Newfoundland > > which is the following: > "St. John's is a City in Newfoundland and Labrador Canada at latitude

[Talk-ca] Incorrect latitude longitude St. John's NL Canada

2009-09-09 Thread John Townsend
I'm not a member of the wiki.openstreetmap.org but there is a glaring error at: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/St._John's_Newfoundland which is the following: "St. John's is a City in Newfoundland and Labrador Canada at latitude -52.716351, longitude -47.57282." In fact it looks as though th