Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Sam Vekemans wrote: > I havent yet heard back from the user, maybe someone else wants to > give it a try? I sent this via site mail: Dear vreimer, I see that you've been doing some edits in Manitoba and BC among other places. Please join us on the talk-ca mailin

Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying

Interesting, For the areas that vreimer is mapping, i dont think that any removal of existing OSM data is taking place. (so the user isn't being destructive) Unlike a traditional 'newbie/destructive' mapper, where they would go around and change things just 'because they can'. It appears that muc

Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying

Did some more comparing in Valemount area. There are a large number of errors in Valemount for the major webmap companies (more errors than I normally see). Here's what I've found, and this time I'm just using the person's username because I don't think it's a mystery anymore. NRN: Birch Street Go

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I agree with Sam. On the face of it, from the evidence we have, this person isn't doing anything "damaging". Sure, there's a typo, but that could be a mistake. This person isn't just using one copyrighted source, as the new Winnipeg subdivision example has shown. I don't think anybody can tell whet

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I dont think there is actual 'damage'. Its just that we dont know what the source is for the mapping. Alot of tracing (and it looks like tracing), there is a few versions of the NRCan data that it could be from. So its hard to say whats going on. (quick copying can also resault in spelling erors.

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by >> accuracy >> problems! >> >> BTW, if you are right about the data source you mentionned in "More Google >> Copying" tread - it could have been from NTDB data origionally - it shows >> what you will get in pdf's. >> >> Daniel >> &

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On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Sam Vekemans wrote: > Hi, > Yup, i just sent off a nice message.  Hopefully it will be recieved. I'll > let you know if i get a responce back. Sam V. did you hear back from vreimer and these unusual edits? Adam D. are you convinced this editor is damaging the map?

Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying

nstreetmap.org [mailto: > talk-ca-boun...@openstreetmap.org] *On Behalf Of *Sam Vekemans > *Sent:* 21 février 2010 20:17 > *To:* Dan Putler > *Cc:* Talk-CA OpenStreetMap; Sam Dyck > > *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying > > Hi, > Yup, i just sent off a nice message.

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ou will get in pdf's. Daniel From: talk-ca-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-ca-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Sam Vekemans Sent: 21 février 2010 20:17 To: Dan Putler Cc: Talk-CA OpenStreetMap; Sam Dyck Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copyi

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Yes, but we don't know for sure if the error (and all the other data) came from that database. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Sam Vekemans wrote: > > http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/2006/180506051805140305/06180505162102/92-500-072305/2009001/qual-eng.htm > > *Elections Canada Geographic Database

Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying

http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/2006/180506051805140305/06180505162102/92-500-072305/2009001/qual-eng.htm *Elections Canada Geographic Database* In 1993, Elections Canada started to compile the Elections Canada Geographic Database, using data from the Street Network Files, National Topographic Datab

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Could someone check? StatsCan's website isn't working for me Sam On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Sam Vekemans wrote: > Hi, > Yup, i just sent off a nice message. Hopefully it will be recieved. I'll > let you know if i get a responce back. > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Dan Putler wrote:

Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying

Hi, Yup, i just sent off a nice message. Hopefully it will be recieved. I'll let you know if i get a responce back. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Dan Putler wrote: > Could the data be from the StatsCan RNF? That would explain the geometry > being off, while having street names on the ways. >

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Could the data be from the StatsCan RNF? That would explain the geometry being off, while having street names on the ways. On Sun, 2010-02-21 at 16:34 -0800, Adam Dunn wrote: > The NRN site confirms that names are not available in Manitoba (NRN > for that province is on version 3) [1]. Sam, maybe

Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying

The NRN site confirms that names are not available in Manitoba (NRN for that province is on version 3) [1]. Sam, maybe you should send a nice email explaining that a blank map is better than an illegal one. This person has made edits to my hometown that I basically had to revert because the geometr

Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying

About an hour ago he/she was editing in Saskatoon, and has done a lot of work in Rural Manitoba to. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Sam Vekemans wrote: > Not sure if this link works > > http://www.itoworld.com/product/osm/map?area=1372:7&show=users&sort=total-&colour=date:30 > But you can see wh

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Not sure if this link works http://www.itoworld.com/product/osm/map?area=1372:7&show=users&sort=total-&colour=date:30 But you can see whats going on in the area.. (or just log in and zoom to the area to find the mappers) http://picasaweb.google.ca/lh/photo/Orkp7E40gO0fwyJ8AKlIZQ?feat=directlink Y

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I did, Geobase doesn't even have the street and lacks street names in Manitoba. (at least this is the case in the viewer. The Geobase data in Winnipeg appears to be out of date by at least 14 years in some cases. But yes, a mapping party would be a good idea, any other Winnipegers on this list? O

Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying

Thanks for sharing. The user seems to be doing alot of great work. Did you cross-check with the GeoBase data? Im not sure what the spelling of it is in there. If anyone is in Winnipeg, perhaps a couch mapping party is needed? Cheers, Sam On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Sam Dyck wrote: > So I

Re: [Talk-ca] More Google Copying

Thanks for sharing. The user seems to be doing alot of great work. Did you cross-check with the GeoBase data? Im not sure what the spelling of it is in there. If anyone is in Winnipeg, perhaps a couch mapping party is needed? Cheers, Sam On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Sam Dyck wrote: > So I

[Talk-ca] More Google Copying

So I just got a job that involves entering addresses into Google Maps (don't ask), one of these streets, Drobot Place (all address in winnipeg), Google has either deliberately or accidentally named Drobol Place (here