Re: [OSM-talk-ie] What are your 'must map' features?

2019-09-17 Thread Marc Gemis
Rebecca, Thanks for the offer, but as I wrote, I do not map in Ireland. I'm a Belgian following this mailing list. However, I do hope someone on this list might get interested in the topic and start mapping those objects in Ireland. I wrote an OSM diary entry on the subject a while ago [1]. As

Re: [OSM-talk-ie] What are your 'must map' features?

2019-09-17 Thread Rebecca O'Neill
I'm happy to help with some of the Wikimedia Commons element if I can. Right now we are running a photography competition to get people to take photos of National Monuments and structures listed by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and upload them to Commons:

Re: [OSM-talk-ie] What are your 'must map' features?

2019-09-17 Thread Marc Gemis
(although I do not map in Ireland): * turn:lanes and destination signs, I find this very useful when they are mapped. * wayside shrines (or listed buildings in general) with photos on Wikimedia Commons * dog parks m. On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 1:26 AM Colm Moore wrote: > > Hi, > > So, for

[OSM-talk-ie] Map server

2019-09-17 Thread Patrick Matthews
Is the map server down at the moment? It's just giving a default Apache welcome page when you visit the URL. Paddy. Virus-free. www.avg.com

[OSM-talk-ie] Mapping event - Ballaghadereen 5 October

2019-09-17 Thread Tadeusz Cantwell
In collaboration with the Northern and Western Assembly, we are running a mapping event in their chambers from 11am to 3pm, to further improve the mapping of the area and spread the word on the value of open-source maps, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/map-ballaghadereen-tickets-73027696807?ref=estw

Re: [OSM-talk-ie] What are your 'must map' features?

2019-09-17 Thread John Sturdy
I like getting overhead power lines and underground pipelines when I can spot them on aerial photos, along with substations, pumping stations and so on. Also, swimming pools and tennis courts tend to stand out (on aerials, again), so I map those when I see them. __John On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at

Re: [OSM-talk-ie] What are your 'must map' features?

2019-09-17 Thread Ken Guest
my wife has a bad back - so I map speedbumps and general quality and surface of the road (asphalt good, cobblestones & potholes bad). we've dogs - so I map public bins, even down to whether they're specifically for dog excrement. oh and osmand has this nice feature where it displays a speed limit

Re: [OSM-talk-ie] What are your 'must map' features?

2019-09-17 Thread Dave Corley
Great idea for a topic Colm! For me it depends. For example, when I'm sitting at the desk and mapping in JOSM, then my aim is completeness of physical features, so mapping everything I see on the imagery, then switching on the old scanned maps to see if there's anything historical I can add, and