When I expound on why I'm so passionate about contributing towards OpenStreetMap is this is one of the reasons:
1/ Consider that you've moved into a new area and need to know * which pharmacy is open the latest * where the nearest health care centre is * the quickest route that isn't obstructed by current road works * list of doctors 2/ And it would be handy to have: * a list of b&bs and other such accommodation that really are in the area you've moved too - google maps will get this wrong (and does) for data in ireland (at least) due to lazy parsing off address data. I've seen hotels that are 20-30 miles away listed and shown with those 'pin point' markers as being inside the environs of nenagh due to their postal address being too detailed/inaccurate. * being able to print off maps for people coming visiting instead of telling them directions that you just know they won't remember. 3/ also... something like this could also be used to symbiotically drive websites like ratemyFOO.com - where FOO is dentist/mechanic/whatever. for existing businesses pull the co-ords out of OSM and store the ratings elsewhere. for new ones, enter the co-ords into OSM... ;-) k. On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 1:06 AM, Joseph Reeves <iknowjos...@gmail.com>wrote: > >I prefer though that the data shouldn't be directly added to the > >database especially for well-mapped areas. > >Some POIs do not appear in the map (mapnik or osmarender). > > But then you're just mapping for the renderers - omitting data because > two of current representations of the database as provided by osm.org > don't show everything the database includes. What about if someone was > to produce a new renderer from current OSM data? > > Of course, renderers are only the start - if the OSM database > contained enough information about local businesses somebody could > start a project involving OSM, Asterisk and some text <-> speech > software that would allow you to phone a number and get a list of the > nearest bicycle shops to your current location that were open at the > time. Or the nearest car repair shop that was approved by your > insurance company, or... > > We shouldn't limit ourselves by what could be drawn on a map, > especially if we limit that even further by what is currently drawn on > two examples. > > Cheers, Joseph > > > > 2009/7/30 maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com>: > > This is really useful and would love this simple service to be > implemented. > > I prefer though that the data shouldn't be directly added to the > > database especially for well-mapped areas. > > Some POIs do not appear in the map (mapnik or osmarender). A > > volunteer mapper can subscribe to a boundingbox > > and edit them before upload. I always prefer a human rather than some > > yellowpages.bot.script. > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 5:05 AM, OJ W<ojwli...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> Sorry for breaking the thread, but I did a mockup of a website that > >> people could use to enter their own businesses into OSM: > >> > >> http://dev.openstreetmap.org/~ojw/SmallAds/<http://dev.openstreetmap.org/%7Eojw/SmallAds/> > >> > >> so any user of this website can* create up to 5 OSM nodes, label them > >> as amenity=whatever, and enter a description, a phone number, and a > >> website. > >> > >> the idea would be: this is pitched at small business owners who've > >> never heard of OSM, and only buy advertising on yellow pages because > >> someone knocked at their door and sold it to them. It should take > >> less than 10 minutes to setup, for someone who only once per month > >> uses the computer their grandson bought them, and should be simple > >> enough that you can guide someone though it over the phone. > >> > >> Additionally, it should be easy for self-employed salesmen to go > >> around their home towns selling this service to every business, taking > >> some fixed price to enter the shop's details into OSM, print a map for > >> them, and give them an <img> for their website. We can't reach > >> everybody to help in OSM, but if someone sees a business in creating > >> free data then maybe they can help us. > >> > >> * I've done an basic webapp mockup, but could someone help with coding > >> the creation of OSM objects? It's neanderthal PHP at the moment, but > >> you can port it to rails or cake or J2EEmanagementEdition if you > >> prefer. > >> > >> Ideas welcome > >> > >> regards, > >> > >> OJW > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> talk mailing list > >> talk@openstreetmap.org > >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > cheers, > > maning > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > talk mailing list > > talk@openstreetmap.org > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > -- http://blogs.linux.ie/kenguest/
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