Re: [Talk-us] HI: Hawaii GIS Data

2009-12-05 Thread Alan Millar
Perhaps I'm not a typical mapper, but I don't find the existence of bulk imported local data to have been particular inhibiting in my activity level. I don't believe there is any one thing as a "typical mapper". But I certainly agree with you myself, and so do many others, as witnessed b

Re: [Talk-us] HI: Hawaii GIS Data

2009-12-05 Thread Alan Millar
> Please take a read of > http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/shine/archives/2009/11/10/the-pottery- > club/ It started out as an interesting story, until I got to the "outsiders". Outsiders?!?! You have GOT to be kidding me. Next are we going to have a manhood contest about who has the longer,

Re: [Talk-us] HI: Hawaii GIS Data

2009-12-05 Thread Scott Atwood
On Dec 5, 2009, at 4:02, "David ``Smith''" wrote: > On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Scott Atwood > wrote: >> Offshore islets can probably be mapped via satellite imagery. > > It's common practice for providers of aerial/satellite imagery such as > Yahoo to mask out actual coverage of oceans and

Re: [Talk-us] NHD Data in CO

2009-12-05 Thread James Umbanhowar
Judging by the wiki page, there are no current plans on importing NHD in Colorado. The Colorado Headwaters have been uploaded. James On Saturday 05 December 2009 01:16:29 pm SteveC wrote: > I was asked yesterday if/when the NHD would be imported around CO. Anyone > know? > > Yours &c. > > St

[Talk-us] NHD Data in CO

2009-12-05 Thread SteveC
I was asked yesterday if/when the NHD would be imported around CO. Anyone know? Yours &c. Steve ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] HI: Hawaii GIS Data

2009-12-05 Thread SteveC
Shaun it's simply not that clear cut, there are plenty of people in the US who would never have gotten involved without TIGER. I met one yesterday and it was the first thing he said. On Dec 4, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Shaun McDonald wrote: > Why oh why oh why do some people insist on wasting time try

Re: [Talk-us] Undeletion

2009-12-05 Thread Jeremy Adams
> > what i'm looking at is why a bunch of ways in the area around Horseheads & > Elmira NY > disappeared mid-November. here is one of the ways that vanished: > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/13037976/history > > i see its last appearance is in this changeset: > > http://www.openstreetmap

Re: [Talk-us] Hawaii GIS Data

2009-12-05 Thread Anthony
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 11:40 PM, Matthew Luehrmann < matthew.luehrm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just as a note for those interested in mapping streams and rivers, "the > riverbed and banks, up to the ordinary high water mark, are state land, > held > in trust for the public for navigation, fishing, and

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-05 Thread David ``Smith''
I fully support keeping "access=*" simple, or at least, not making it more complicated than it is. Closed roads and bridges, for whatever reason*, should be tagged "access=no". Of course, having additional info would be great. I suppose "description=*" would be best for that, as it seems that ke

Re: [Talk-us] HI: Hawaii GIS Data

2009-12-05 Thread David ``Smith''
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Scott Atwood wrote: > Offshore islets can probably be mapped via satellite imagery. It's common practice for providers of aerial/satellite imagery such as Yahoo to mask out actual coverage of oceans and large lakes with a generic "ocean" texture that is meant to lo

Re: [Talk-us] HI: Hawaii GIS Data

2009-12-05 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 5 Dec 2009, at 00:47, Scott Atwood wrote: > On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Shaun McDonald > wrote: > Why oh why oh why do some people insist on wasting time trying to import > loads of data? > > Please take a read of > http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/shine/archives/2009/11/10/the-pottery-c