On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Thomas Colson <thomas_col...@nps.gov> wrote: > Are there any examples of detailed cemetery mapping in OSM? E.g. individual > head-stones are mapped with interred information. Is this even an > appropriate use of OSM? I have a cemetery mapping project with LOTS of good > data, pondering the best way to publish it….
Outside of OSM, genealogists are extremely interested in cemetery/grave information. Two of the larger projects that I know of are: http://www.findagrave.com/ (Longer established, but does not include GIS data for individual graves/headstones) http://billiongraves.com/ (Newer, but includes GPS and a photo of each headstone) I couldn't find detailed information, but I believe that the data from these projects is not "open" unfortunately. IMHO, detailed information about every grave isn't appropriate for OSM: 1) Unless specialized apps are developed, searching the data would be difficult. 2) Do maps render high enough zoom levels to distingush individual graves? 3) As other have discussed, data quality issues. 4) Ability to attach metadata, or provide stable links to other sources of information. The exception to the rule would be for historic figures or celebrities that the general public might want to search for/visit. What I _would_ like to see is an improvement in the accuracy of cemetery names/locations/outlines. Many cemeteries were loaded into OSM as part of the GNIS import. Unfortunately, that resulted in many name and location inaccuracies. I've improved nearby ones that I could but some (esp. small pioneer or family cemeteries) are going to take an on-the-ground visit because they aren't visible from aerial imagery, etc. If a cemetery has named/numbered subdivisions it would be nice to get that information into OSM because sometimes you know a grave is in a certain section of a cemetery. -- Jeff Ollie _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
