In addition to what Frank said, I would also like to point out that sac_scale [1] can be useful for hiking trails. If you happen to be into mountain biking, the group of mtb: tags are also useful [2]. I'm also in favour of using the smoothness tag [3] for forestry/4x4 roads, though there is debate about its usage, and I'm waiting to see if surface:condition takes over.
[1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:lanes [2] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mountainbike [3] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:smoothness Adam On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Sam Vekemans <acrosscanadatra...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Alan, > im happy that Frank could answer your question MUCH better that i can. :) > > I've met a few mappers around, and yup, i'll plan for a mapping party > soon, and hope that other experienced mappers will be able to attend > (and host it) :-) > > Great to hear from you again, and yup the trail mappers around here > are doing an awesome job! > > Hopefully in the spring i'll have my bike and be able to map out the > route relations that Frank mentioned. > > Cheers, > Sam > > On 12/9/09, Frank Steggink <stegg...@steggink.org> wrote: > > Alan Philip wrote: > >> Hello, Frank: > >> > >> My name is Alan Philip. I am a retired cartographer currently living in > >> Duncan, BC. Sam Vekemans has forwarded to you an email from another OSM > >> mapper (Dr. Brian Grady) who has been in touch with me about trail maps > >> I have made in the Victoria area when I lived there. I have those trails > >> in a GIS and am willing to make them available to the public. > >> > >> I am wondering, first of all, what classification system OSM uses for > >> trails, so that I can match it. Secondly, what is the process for > >> getting data into OSM? I have joined OSM but have not been able to get > >> down to any meetings in Victoria. > >> > >> I have a friend who has also done a lot of trail mapping west of > >> Victoria who would probably be interested in this. > >> > >> Most of my mapping was done by compass and pacing, with the occasional > >> GPS tie in openings, so I do not have GPS traces. I just bought a better > >> GPS so I am now doing trail mapping using that in the Duncan area. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Alan Philip > >> > > > > Hello Alan, > > > > Thank you for showing your interest in OpenStreetMap. First of all I > > would like to express that there is actually not a single person in > > charge responsible for organizing all data in Canada. OSM is a community > > effort, so it would have been more appropriate if you were redirected to > > the talk-ca list. Many people are following this list, all with their > > own unique skills and interests, but with a common goal of making OSM a > > freely accessible repository of geospatial data. In case you haven't > > already subscribed to the talk-ca list, it can be done here: [1]. > > > > Anyways, here are some answers for your questions. The core > > classification system can be found on the Map Features page in the wiki: > > [2]. This classification system is not fixed, so if a particular feature > > type isn't well represented, it is possible to add your own tags. This > > is a rather large difference from classical GIS systems, which have > > strict feature definitions with a fixed set of properties. However, over > > time consensus grows for many different feature types, and those are > > listed on the Map Features page. A single tag consists of a key with a > > value. > > > > As you see, there are multiple options. One possible option is > > highway=track. These are predominantly used for roads for agricultural > > or forestry usage. It is possible to tell something about the track > > quality with the tracktype tag. Another option is highway=footway. This > > tag is more intended to be used an urban environment, like parks, > > footpaths, etc. Furthermore there is highway=path which is more intended > > in a rural setting. The precise details can be found on the MapFeatures > > page. If a name is available, the 'name' tag can be used. There are also > > several tags available if the trails are a part of certain routes, or > > they have special designations (like a trail number). Eventually a > > relation can be used, which is a method to combine nodes and ways, for > > example to form a route. > > > > Regarding your second question: if the data is already available in a > > popular GIS format, then it is possible to convert this to an OSM file. > > This is the internal data format of OSM Such a file can be opened by > > JOSM [3], which is an OSM editor. If there are attributes alongside it > > (like the name, etc.), they can be made available too. In what GIS > > format is the data actually stored? If it is not in a popular GIS > > format, it might be necessary that the data is converted first to one of > > the more popular formats like SHP, and after that the data can be > > converted to OSM format. Once this has happened, and the proper tags > > have been set, this data can be uploaded with JOSM. Can I ask how much > > data you have? And is it possible make a sample available? > > > > Finally I would like to remind you that the copyright of the data is an > > important issue. If maps, aerials or other data sources have been > > involved in creating this data, which has a license which is > > incompatible with OSM (currently CC-BY-SA), then I'm afraid that it > > can't be used. Judging from your description (the data is all coming > > from you), this likely isn't the case. Since NRCan has given us > > permission to load their data into OSM (the Geobase / Canvec import > > processes), it is no problem if their maps have been used. > > > > About meetings in Victoria and surroundings: I'm not well familiar with > > those, since I'm living in Quebec myself. There are several mappers from > > Vancouver Island subscribed to this list. They can get in touch with you > > in order to attend any local meetings. Several of them have listed > > themselves on the wiki: [4]. There is even a separate city page for > > Duncan: [5], listing another local mapper. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Frank Steggink > > > > [1] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > [2] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_features > > [3] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JOSM > > [4] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Canada:British_Columbia > > [5] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Canada:British_Columbia:Duncan > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-ca mailing list > > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > > > > > -- > Twitter: @Acrosscanada > Blog: http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans > Skype: samvekemans > OpenStreetMap IRC: http://irc.openstreetmap.org > @Acrosscanadatrails > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >
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