Re: [Talk-ca] Looking for competent OSM editors to improve the map on Toronto area and Toronto PATH

2015-08-13 Thread Stewart C. Russell
Hi George, I have a few employers who are dedicating part of their funding to improve the map on Toronto and Toronto PATH, specially. This is a funded effort. How much of this funding will flow through to the mappers doing the work? This sharing economy can go *both* ways, too. More

Re: [Talk-ca] Looking for competent OSM editors to improve the map on Toronto area and Toronto PATH

2015-08-12 Thread James
Check out: http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=1a66e03bb8d1e310VgnVCM1071d60f89RCRD It's their open data portal which also includes the building address shapefile(not sure how accurate this is, I know Ottawa's has about 30% errors (overlapping duplicate nodes, misplaced

Re: [Talk-ca] Looking for competent OSM editors to improve the map on Toronto area and Toronto PATH

2015-08-12 Thread Kevin Farrugia
Hey everyone, During the winter/spring I was updating the PATH when I was frequently taking it to/from home, but I've taken a break since it's nice outside (I hope that's understandable!). The PATH is a bit of a beast to update because it's invisible to imagery and GPS and, in many parts, poorly

Re: [Talk-ca] Looking for competent OSM editors to improve the map on Toronto area and Toronto PATH

2015-08-12 Thread George Silva
Hello Kevin, The main thing is indeed the many entrances that the PATH has. We have some of that mapped (indicated) over some maps, that might help. Talk to Darren, so he and his associate can decide the best way to proceed. On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Kevin Farrugia

[Talk-ca] Looking for competent OSM editors to improve the map on Toronto area and Toronto PATH

2015-08-12 Thread George Silva
Hello everyone, I have a few employers who are dedicating part of their funding to improve the map on Toronto and Toronto PATH, specially. This is a funded effort. I've tried to make some edits, but it's too hard for me, being a foreigner and not being on Toronto. The main thing here is to