Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] Beware Pokemon users

Warin said: "Targeting Pokemon contributors falls into a trap... the assumption that a particular activity/group are all inclined to vandalism. These new contributors could be very usefull ... if 'we' don't tar them all with abusive thoughts." Most definitely, we should assume good faith -- but I

[Talk-us] Tagging karaoke bars?

Anybody know the best practice to tag it? I was thinking just tagging as a bar (or restaurant, or whatever) then adding karaoke=yes , which seems to be somewhat common on Taginfo, 166 uses. The place I am thinking of is one of those spots where there's a bar and you rent a small room with friends

Re: [Talk-us] Bar vs Pub vs Restaurant in the US?

On Thursday, September 29, 2016, Jeffrey Ollie wrote: > I think that you're all overthinking it, and trying to fit a European > square into a US circle. First of all, the US doesn't have pubs, unless the > owner is specifically trying to recreate the atmosphere of a European pub > (or at least wh

[Talk-us] Bar vs Pub vs Restaurant in the US?

Hi all, I was just thinking about this from an American context and went to the Wiki, where someone else had the same question -- I think because we call many places a bar. [1] I think part of the confusion is because many municipalities in the US require that places sell food if they sell alcoho

Re: [Talk-us] Old Aerodromes

I'm also glad to see this, and wish I had thought to mention it when I first saw it! I was mapping in Knoxville, TN and there were a dozen airports that clearly didn't exist. Most had in the past but weren't now, so I tagged them with the appropriate life cycle prefix. I also noticed a ton in SW Vi

Re: [Talk-us] Best practices for outdoor mapping party

I'd also suggest the Pushpin app for iPhones too, it's a very quick way to add points that you can then add the details to later. On a previous mapathon I was doing Pushpin while my buddy was writing down the details (address, hours, website etc) to add back when we got to the library. It worked gr

Re: [Talk-us] Retail Example using OSM

It seems like it's a little out of date too, it doesn't include all the buildings in Washington, DC, which were imported a month or so ago. Maybe they get a regular dump or something. In any case, cool to see! Andrew On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Jack Burke wrote: > I'll be out on a limb a

Re: [Talk-us] Who controls data: Google Maps, others erasing Hollywood sign, but it's in OSM

emorial in DC is the same way, each part is tagged, but there's a point for the whole thing. Or maybe it should be tagged as an area, since the sign takes up an area? Andrew On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer < dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2014

Re: [Talk-us] Who controls data: Google Maps, others erasing Hollywood sign, but it's in OSM

Interesting, but now it doesn't render. I saw it was gone and worried somebody from that article took it off. Can we include a point in the relation for it, so that it does render? Andrew On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 4:43 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > 2014-11-24 22:28 GMT+01:00 And

[Talk-us] Who controls data: Google Maps, others erasing Hollywood sign, but it's in OSM

Hi all, first time post here (hope I'm doing everything right.) There's an interesting article at Gizmodo about erasing the Hollywood sign from Google Maps, Bing Maps, Apple Maps etc -- people who live on roads nearby were complaining about hikers and tourists, and they got the LA City Council, Go