This may work well in other states, but in Hawaii, most waterways are not navigable, except perhaps over short stretches, and many streams are dry most of the time.
-Scott On Dec 4, 2009, at 20:40, "Matthew Luehrmann" <matthew.luehrm...@gmail.com > wrote: >> I certainly wouldn't be slogging up thousands of streams and rivers >> - most > of which are on private property - trying to map any of them myself. > > 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 other non- > destructive > visits." For more info on the legality of traveling in streams and > rivers, > check out this website: > http://www.adventuresports.com/river/nors/us-law-menu.htm . A day > kayaking > or canoeing on the river can be quite relaxing, plus it could result > in a > .GPX track for OSM. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: talk-us-boun...@openstreetmap.org > [mailto:talk-us-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Mike N. > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 19:51 > To: impo...@openstreetmap.org; OpenStreetMap U.S. > Subject: Re: [Talk-us] HI: Hawaii GIS Data > >> Why oh why oh why do some people insist on wasting time trying to >> import > loads of data? > > I like to view OSM data as capable of creating some usable map > types on > its own, rather than just a possible supplemental feed to Google > maps in the > future. As such, landmarks are key to a standalone map: > > A map without streams and rivers is not real to me. That's > where the > NHD import comes in. After the import, I frequently update the > actual > hydrography features for changes caused by new construction. Not a > waste > of time to me, and the map is useless without those hydro > landmarks. I > certainly wouldn't be slogging up thousands of streams and rivers - > most of > which are on private property - trying to map any of them myself. > > Similarly, larger park boundaries could not be reasonably mapped > without > special arrangements from park management to stray off marked trails > and > file your survey plan. Most parks would not allow casual access > off their > marked trails for good reasons. So parks are another useful > landmark > import. > > Trails - if accurate, why not use them? The end result is a good > start so > a later mapper can spend time adding trail landmarks and details > rather than > the trail itself. > > Aside from that, I'll agree that importing just because some data is > available is not good, and firsthand survey data is much more > valuable. > After all, if someone wants to make their own "voting district" map > (which > can change every year), they just combine the public voting district > data > with the OSM features they need at that time. > > - Mike > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
