Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] Introduction

2011-02-07 Thread David Richfield
Hi Wimpie! You've come to the right place: we need more GPS traces, especially of out-of-the-way places. Do you have a GPS device that can record traces, and do you know how to get them as GPX files? If so, you can upload them to http://www.openstreetmap.org/traces - you'll have to create a

[OSM-Talk-ZA] Introduction and tagging question

2010-05-04 Thread Bryan Devine
Hi All I recently got involved in the OSM project as a by-product of my Geocaching activities. I've subsequently spent hours uploading the archived tracks (going back about a year) from my Oregon and learning how to use Potlatch and more recently JOSM to add to the map. I stay in the

[OSM-Talk-ZA] Introduction

2010-04-23 Thread Philip Kloppers
Hi all, I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone on the ZA list. I recently discovered OSM and think it is a wonderful initiative. I am on the KZN south coast, and have started mapping the areas I travel frequently. I have also enlisted the help of friends and colleagues with GPS units

Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] INTRODUCTION REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

2010-04-05 Thread Justin Arenstein
/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] INTRODUCTION REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE Hello Justin, On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 1:44 AM, justin.arenst...@stanford.edu wrote: [3] Tracking crime reports, from both police private security companies, and mapping it so that it is accessible to ordinary

Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] INTRODUCTION REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

2010-04-04 Thread David Richfield
Hi Justin, I think you've got a brilliant project here, and I'd be willing to help as far as possible. I've not done any coding on OSM yet, but I can program and I have submitted GPS data and map info to the project, so I know the basics about OSM. Unfortunately I don't have a huge amount of

Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] INTRODUCTION REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

2010-04-04 Thread Dave Coventry
Me too. I'm in Johannesburg ATM, but it looks like an interesting project. On 4 April 2010 08:17, David Richfield davidrichfi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Justin, I think you've got a brilliant project here, and I'd be willing to help as far as possible.  I've not done any coding on OSM yet, but I

Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] INTRODUCTION REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

2010-04-04 Thread Nic Roets
Hello Justin, On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 1:44 AM, justin.arenst...@stanford.edu wrote: [3] Tracking crime reports, from both police private security companies, and mapping it so that it is accessible to ordinary residents so they can begin to understand the underlying trends, hotspots, etc. I'd

[OSM-Talk-ZA] Introduction

2009-08-24 Thread Eduard Grebe
Dear All I apologise for bombarding your mailboxes. I am very keen on OSM, but am a complete beginner when it comes to recording and uploading traces etc. If someone feels like taking me with when they next do it, I'd be very glad. I own an Android phone with GPS, so there is software that can log

Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] Introduction

2009-08-24 Thread Brendan Barrett
://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners%27_Guide ? Regards, Brendan Barrett From: Eduard Grebe Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 3:21 PM To: talk-za@openstreetmap.org Subject: [OSM-Talk-ZA] Introduction Dear All I apologise for bombarding your mailboxes. I am very keen on OSM, but am a complete beginner

[OSM-Talk-ZA] Introduction

2009-04-22 Thread Tomas Straupis
Hello Wiki says to introduce myself to this list, so I will. My name is Tomas. I'm alcoho... tpfu... I came from Lithuania to South Africa for a year or two. I will be living in Johannesburg. I was tracking, mapping, routing, fixing Lithuania map and I'm going to do the same in RSA (I've