I think it would be interesting to do. I've seen a couple maps using Google Map as the base that were handdrawn.
Here is an example of one: http://yfrog.com/nx3vnnj If Walking-Papers was just the starting point they could have been traced in:). -Kate On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 11:37 PM, Janko Mihelić <jan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Occupy Hamburg :) > > There is an unwritten rule for temporary content. The problem is with some > applications that have offline data. They get the state when it's > downloaded, and then it's refreshed after a few months. So you shouldn't > draw stuff that is going to be gone in less than a few months. That said, > tags like start and end date should fix this. This should be a problem for > developers, not mappers. > > If you ask me, put it in :) > > > 2011/11/8 Alan McConchie <alan.mcconc...@gmail.com> >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I mooted this question on the IRC, but I also wanted to ask it here, too. >> Should the temporary camps of the #OccupyWallStreet movement be mapped in >> OSM? Clearly these are temporary and rapidly changing structures, but some >> of the camps have remained relatively stable for several weeks now. OSM >> already includes things like Burning Man, which only lasts for one week. >> >> Does anyone know of any #Occupy camps that have already been mapped? I >> checked NYC, London, San Francisco and Oakland and didn't see anything. Or, >> have any similar camps been mapped in OSM already, other than Burning Man? >> >> I figure we could use many of the same features that Burning Man uses, >> primarily tourism:camp_site, plus keys like start_date and end_date (if >> applicable). >> >> I also should say that I don't think it needs to be a political question >> whether or not OSM supports the #Occupy movement. Whether or not we agree >> with the protests, these are newsworthy places that many people would like >> to know about, not just the protestors. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Alan >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing list >> talk@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk