Re: [Talk-ca] [Talk-us] silly borders

Someone get the text to the Treaty of 1818 and figure that one out... I don't seem to have my copy ready by my computer. -- James Fee http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/ On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com wrote: We should fix our fence. Ayuh. Good fences make

Re: [Talk-ca] [Talk-us] silly borders

to measurement inaccuracies of the past. You southerners had best remember though, who it was that burnt down the White House on you... we might be the sleeping dog next door, but we can bite you in the butt in a drunken stupor! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington James VE6SRV

Re: [Talk-ca] silly borders

of the monuments. One would be hard pressed to dispute this information. The IBC is the authority on the matter as far as I am concerned. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] silly borders

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 8:47 AM, James Ewen ve6...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 7:41 AM, Brent Fraser bfra...@geoanalytic.com wrote: And for those who like to parse latitude and longitude: http://www.internationalboundarycommission.org/products.html#coordinates Aha

Re: [Talk-ca] Province / State borders

: country:right:United States. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=49.00064lon=-97.2292zoom=16layers=B000FTF Oh yeah, pay no attention to those other borders in the area... North Dakota, Minnesota, Pembina County, Kittson County, and the correct GeoBase border. James VE6SRV

Re: [Talk-ca] Merging OSM + Geobase (summary)

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:47 PM, James Ewen ve6...@gmail.com wrote: GeoBase also like to show intersecting dual carriageways as all intersecting at a single point. (Can't find one right now...) Figured I should back my claims with proof... http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.54653lon

Re: [Talk-ca] Is Edmonton broken? (NW)

, just west of the Bretona area label in this shot. talk-ca talk-ca@openstreetmap.org I just added a point to the map database at the location. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[Talk-ca] Geobase ferry routes

=56.0987lon=-117.5515zoom=14layers=B000FTF That should cover it... James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

[Talk-ca] GeoBase acquisition techniques

. Coincidence? James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Adding Trans Canada Trail in Cranbrook Kimberley

of such Province. The application of the principles of conflicts of law or choice of law are expressly exclude. ** Looks like a copyright that would exclude copying the data from TCT to OSM to me. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] importing geobase data for the Canadian boarder

as polygons, with varying degrees of accuracy. What should happen IMHO is that the international boundary should be defined, and then the provincial/state/county borders be defined as relations along the appropriate sections of the international border. James VE6SRV

Re: [Talk-ca] importing geobase data for the Canadian boarder

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Ben Konrath b...@bagu.org wrote: Great! Do you have a record of this communication so that we can archive it in a public place? fromCulham, Doug doug.cul...@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca to James Ewen je...@shaw.ca cc Johnson, Bob bob.john...@nrcan

Re: [Talk-ca] importing geobase data for the Canadian boarder

discussions away from the list, rather than to allow easy replies that stay on the list. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Geobase data vs. OSM data on import

as encompassing both GeoBase ways, I can still change a number of the attributes of the whole street by only editing the relation. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] cleaning up after the GeoBase import

out there, and OSM can leverage the millions of dollars worth of taxpayer funded mapping being done by the various municipal, provincial and national bodies. Hmm, I wonder if I can get a tax reduction based on the amount of OSM data I contribute? James VE6SRV

Re: [Talk-ca] cleaning up after the GeoBase import

the data to suit the renderer was against the mantra, but I was trying to hide the fact that that was indeed what I wanted to do... James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] cleaning up after the GeoBase import

to manipulate the data, either by merging adjoining ways, or changing the editing tools to be smarter. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] importing geobase data for the Canadian boarder

mode to figure out what the line on the screen is supposed to be. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Can-Amera border, states and provinces.

interpretation. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Can-Amera border, states and provinces.

a tag in the watershed project. The continental divide is a feature that is described on a lot of maps. Here's where to look: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.7998lon=-119.977zoom=13 James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-ca] Hey, look! State / Prov borders!

some border artifacts? I did some housekeeping along the western border of Alberta, and also along the 60th parallel already. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] municipal government GIS data

is that school board property is not displayed distinctly. I hope there is a source for this as it would be very useful. -- James Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

[Talk-ca] Editing GeoBase data

and 3 above. Maybe I keep part of the existing way where it describes the way properly, or modifying it so it does, delete the rest of it, and then treat it all like new construction. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [Talk-ca] Editing GeoBase data

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Sam Vekemans acrosscanadatra...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe (James) it doesn't answer your question, but should help the imports@ list understand more what's going on, as well as whoever is following along on the talk-ca list :) You didn't even come close

Re: [Talk-ca] CanVec-to-osm v0.9.5 now cooler than before

. -- James Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

[Talk-ca] How to check why an area is not being rendered

=44.5728lon=-80.9636zoom=13layers=B000FTF -- James Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Ftp site for Canvec product (.osm)

of different places. Some of the places are on sites that remove files after a period of time (or inactivity) so a number of the files are no longer available. Would you also be able to store these files on your site? -- James Treacy tre...@debian.org

Re: [Talk-ca] Correcting Geobase_import_2009

as they see fit. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Correcting Geobase_import_2009

, that would be great. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Users in Ottawa and Geobase

cleaning up the map (a big one is tying into the surrounding roads). - contact as many of the original mappers as you can find - send mail to talk-ca giving reasons for wanting to do a replacement - wait a week - finally, send a mail to talk-ca stating your intention to start -- James Treacy tre

Re: [Talk-ca] Users in Ottawa and Geobase

a road to be awful and causes a lot of roads to be dropped, I think it is fair to let a mapper fix things in the easiest way. -- James Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Users in Ottawa and Geobase

=53.4480357170105lon=-113.482160568237zoom=15 James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Users in Ottawa and Geobase

will lose thousands of hours worth of work that is not included in the GeoBase dataset. Wiping out just the road network and importing GeoBase still leaves as much work to realign all the rest of the data that was associated with, or based upon the OSM road network. James VE6SRV

Re: [Talk-ca] Users in Ottawa and Geobase

comes along, every tool we have is flawed. Even then, satellite images can't see through trees or clouds. -- James Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Number of Mappers in Ottawa mail got munched

-111.977,-43.489,166.408,68.185 (big) Sure looks like people are actively working in the area... James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Number of Mappers in Ottawa mail got munched

in the world is a product that is produced by someone else, and simply purchased when needed. Sometimes you have to roll up your sleeves and help yourself. I found a footpath that you added to the map, so I know that you know how this works. James VE6SRV ___ Talk

Re: [Talk-ca] Ftp site for Canvec product (.osm)

using it. That was the reason I asked... I figured that the space would be limited to data related to NRCan. Best to know that up front so that people know what data can be stored on the site. Thanks again for making the space available. James VE6SRV

[Talk-ca] GeoBase to OSM converted files

, and copy attributes over. Only tiles that contained road matcher exclusions would need to be available. If the tile was processed without any road matcher exclusions (no OSM data existed before the import), there's no need for anyone to compare, as imported will match GeoBase exactly. James VE6SRV

Re: [Talk-ca] [Imports] canvec-to-osm 0.9.6 now available

exceptional cases, for example features that cross an entire tile, but there are ways of dealing with them if this is ever implemented. -- James Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org

[Talk-ca] why python

. -- James TreacyMany hands make light work tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

[Talk-ca] Modifying GeoBase Ways.

would require both vehicles to nearly stop, and pass each other with two wheels in the ditch each. I would call this at best 1.5 lanes wide. So, what to do, what to do??? James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [Talk-ca] Modifying GeoBase Ways.

of default value when data source is Orthoimage. Yes, that would make sense, since it is impossible to know for a fact the actual width of a roadway from an aerial image. That's where the feet on the pavement are important. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] FW: Canvec import in Montréal with ? names

. -- James Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Attribution (Previously Modifying GeoBase Ways)

the attribution requirement, without having to worry about which specific portion of the data is derived from which source. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

[Talk-ca] Transient roads

to winter roads in the BC, Alberta, and Manitoba wiki pages. Does anyone know of any examples of roads with access restrictions based on time/season? James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

Re: [Talk-ca] What Google Copying?

, and maybe help educate them a little bit. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

[Talk-ca] vreimer again

Now he's buggered up Lesser Slave Lake... http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/50259428 How do you revert screw ups? James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] vreimer again

world has been rendered less than perfect, and that almost all of these edits all have the same username associated with them. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Edmonton edits

be what it's used for. I think I recall seeing a new bridge structure there now. Xellos is on my friends list. I'll see if I can get his attention. I have never seen him on this reflector though. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca

[Talk-ca] Streets with frontage roads...

/grandingsv Having Google Streetview available is great, as it makes it really easy to share real world views of the area easily. I am constantly amazed at the information we have available these days! James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Google Streetview

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:17 PM, si...@mungewell.org wrote: Geobase should have all of the Canadian street names, and we can use those... just need to figure a way to display both to allow easy copying/transferal. GeoBase contains some errors... One road near the area Richard pointed out that

Re: [Talk-ca] PR stuff Ottawa Opendata Sat 24th April

application, you just have to pay to use it more than 3 times, or look at a bunch of advertising, etc... It's all about education! James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Highways in Yukon

of road might only be a gravel surface. If it were up to me, classification would denote the importance of the road in the road network, and surface, number of lanes, and other tags would describe the physical attributes of the roadway. My two bits, and then some! James VE6SRV

Re: [Talk-ca] Highways in Yukon

what the rendering engines will do with it. The database and renderers are pretty much married to each other. Without the database, the renderers are useless. Without the renderers, it's pretty hard to visualize the data. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing

[Talk-ca] Buggered up way

. I clicked on the inspector, and it tells me that there are 79 ways associated with the point I clicked on... There should only be one. http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/45266403 AUUGGG James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca

[Talk-ca] Trunk highways.

unnamed individual merging ways that shouldn't have been. I still need to promote highway 28 to Cold Lake to meet the list of trunk ways. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Data imported from Geobase_Import_2009 and tags

with the left: right: type of situation. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Google copies GeoBase

last year, but the images showed up around October. Other areas around here showed up much later. I would assume that the Crowsnest Pass area just showed up as Simon is pretty observant. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-ca] CanVec import - willing to help

you have been doing is greatly appreciated. -- James Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Mapping Private Roads?

with background maps that no one else has available. As a bonus, the OSM project gets more information included in the database, and other uses have access to the same maps. I've had queries about where I got the maps from, as other co-workers have looked for maps, and were unable to find them. James

[Talk-ca] Fwd: Merkaartor and WMS layers

0.16.1 That's what I'm using. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Fwd: Merkaartor and WMS layers

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Bob Dustan bob.dus...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/28/2010 12:35 AM, James Ewen wrote: Is that all? Is there anything else you have to do? Do you have to select layers in the Layers window? The layers window gets populated with a tree that has all the available

Re: [Talk-ca] Canvec.osm Product - Last Call !!!

I have been skipping the email bouncing around about this product. I went to the wiki page to find out what it's all about, and I'm none the wiser. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

[Talk-ca] Copying objects with relations between layers in josm

Hello, What is the best way to copy objects, including a relation, between layers in josm? For example, if there is a wooded area with a hole in it and you copy the desired objects to another layer, the relation is not copied. There must be a way to do this! -- James Treacy tre...@debian.org

Re: [Talk-ca] Copying objects with relations between layers in josm

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:17:08AM -0700, Adam Dunn wrote: Silly me, I forgot to reply all, and just did a reply. Here's what I said to James originally: In josm, open the relation editor (the button icon has a gear cog) In the relation editor, click the relation you want to copy

Re: [Talk-ca] Canvec.osm Product - Running!

, and they aren't lining up with the NTS tile sheet numbers that I am familiar with. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Hiking trails - Is bad data better than no data?

of the trail data. It's all in the way you look at it! James VE6SRV On 7/26/10, G. Michael Carter mikeycarter1...@gmail.com wrote: You have my vote. Just having the inaccurate data will draw more people to the trail. Higher percent chance of getting more gps data for the area. Sent from my

Re: [Talk-ca] Over-classification of rural roads in Canvec data?

to be consistent on a national basis... James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] How to tag London Drugs?

sell if it didn't dispense prescriptions? Would 7-11 be a pharmacy because they sell Tylenol? I equate dispensing prescriptions implicitly with the term pharmacy. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [Talk-ca] Purging vreimer

was a consensus to remove all edits by that user. Perhaps what you are seeing in your area is different from what I have observed. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] CanVec data to OSM

hands and eyes on Alberta... there aren't a lot of us poking around the map up here, especially outside of the big cities. Syzygy Research Technology Box 83, Legal, AB  T0G 1L0 Canada Phone: 780-961-2213 Hey, aren't you a Pfranc distributor? I've been to your house! James VE6SRV

Re: [Talk-ca] CanVec data to OSM

of us working to waste time duplicating work. James VE6SRV On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Dan Charrois d...@syz.com wrote: Hi James.  Thanks for writing!  It's nice to hear from someone else on the project who lives in the same area!  I'm not sure if this discussion is so local-centric

Re: [Talk-ca] About OSM communication channels

-to the individual rather than the list, but then that degrades into the You're not using the right email program garbage... I just try to remember to fix the screwed up addresses before pressing send. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Aylmer/Hull QC: CanVec import overwriting existing edits

the way we want it to happen. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Secret routing demo.

into the editing tools. I was running Geofabric in one window, and then having to find the same spot in another window with Potlatch to be able to find and correct the source of the error. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-ca] Secret routing demo.

Section of highway 2 southbound immediately south of the Anthony Henday was one way northbound not allowing anyone to leave the city of Edmonton! Reversed the flow! James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [Talk-ca] Canvec vs. GPS

://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.43157lon=-113.54426zoom=17layers=M Feet on the ground are the best judge of accuracy. James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

[Talk-ca] Importing Canvec data, but causing huge issues

working on CanVec to OSM imports? James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

[Talk-ca] Great Lakes shoreline

accurate but the canvec coastline matches much better with the land features. Should the existing coastline be left alone or should it be switched over? -- James (Jay) Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [Talk-ca] Great Lakes shoreline

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 01:58:39PM -0400, Richard Weait wrote: On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 12:29 PM, James A. Treacy tre...@debian.org wrote: Hello, I have been adding canvec data for the last part of the Bruce Peninsula and noticed that the existing shoreline is quite different than

Re: [Talk-ca] Great Lakes shoreline

which is natural=wood? -- James (Jay) Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Geobase vs Canvec

for everyone to use. CanVec and GeoBase are shortcuts that we have permission to use, but we should still do our due diligence and ensure the information that we are importing is accurate by verifying the information with real world boots on the ground verification. James VE6SRV

[Talk-ca] wetlands in canvec

coastlines (river between two great lakes). So, is it ok to have wetland outside a coastline? Does the canvec to osm conversion need to be changed? -- James (Jay) Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [Talk-ca] wetlands in canvec

On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 03:29:43PM -0400, Bégin, Daniel wrote: Bonjour James, A wetland outside of land is allowed in Canvec and in Osm... See http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=45.63532lon=-73.4594zoom=15layers=M The wetland spreads each side of the coastline feature Thanks

[Talk-ca] NTS tile 040P

Ol_icon_blue_example.png24,24 0,-24 [the coordinates in the above are not correct] There are some issue, though, which I can go into if people like this idea. -- James (Jay) Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] NTS tile 040P

. -- James (Jay) Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

[Talk-ca] Update on updating the Lake Huron shoreline

. The scary part is that when finished less than 1/4 of one Great Lake shoreline will be done. After that, I'll see if I have the time/energy to continue working up towards the French River (a nice place for canoeing!). -- James (Jay) Treacy tre...@debian.org

Re: [Talk-ca] Update on updating the Lake Huron shoreline

the definition of the shoreline as defined by some official governmental body, if such a thing exists. Any suggestions? Even an answer of 'just do what is convenient' would be helpful. -- James (Jay) Treacy tre...@debian.org ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Missing harbours and marshes - L Ontario

will start that when I'm done with Lake Erie. (*) It is very fast as there are few islands. I spend 8 times longer making fixes to the roads uncovered by the validator than I do on the coastline. On the other hand Lake Huron had 1 islands and took over a month. -- James (Jay) Treacy tre

[Talk-ca] Merging ways

-- James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Merging ways

up, which isn't all that desirable. The only other way to reduce the number of data points would be to reduce the precision level of the depiction of the feature, which also is not desirable. -- James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Merging ways

importing CanVec tiles around Bonnyville, but never merged the edges as I didn't know how. I also ran into a problem with Merkaartor not being able to handle more than 5000 nodes at a time. Perhaps I can get things working with JOSM. -- James VE6SRV

Re: [Talk-ca] Lake Ontario Missing...

beats *nobody* editting in an area. My edits only touched the westernmost part of Lake Ontario, where Lake Erie flows into it, and the easternmost part, where it flows into the St. Lawrence River. I intentionally stayed clear of the lake as I knew Michael was working on it. -- James (Jay) Treacy

Re: [Talk-ca] What should a Canadian style map look like?

, no matter how minor. The map rendering engine needs to be smart enough to reduce the number of shields or labels to a sane number. -- James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Imported frustrations

into Saskatchewan some day? It gets pretty bleak on that side of the border in a hurry! http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.091lon=-109.473zoom=9layers=O -- James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-ca] Calgary Area Trail Mapping Project

probably be the TRACK, TRACKTYPE and SMOOTHNESS tags. There's no ACCESS value for OHV (Off Highway Vehicles) As with many tags, the use of the tags by the author may not be what the intended us was... -- James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca

Re: [Talk-ca] Automated imports of Canvec?

and rest areas along the major highways now, to gather information that isn't available in the Canvec data. I can concentrate on adding detail, rather than having to try and splash copious quantities of low quality data across the province to try and get something on the map. -- James VE6SRV

Re: [Talk-ca] Automated imports of Canvec?

to grab the segments that were left out and import them to replace the poorly aligned ways copied from low resolution images would be even better. -- James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

[Talk-ca] ODbL compliant remapping

and touches it, then it will need to be stripped out again, and retraced... seems kind of silly that we can't simply touch it again, and reclaim the proper license. -- James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [Talk-ca] Balloon Mapping

a link to the Canadian Air Regulations, specifically tether balloons. Look at the index to find more specifics on the type of flight you'd be running. http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-96-433/page-175.html#h-768 -- James VE6SRV ___ Talk-ca

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