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Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#11

Post by nathancahill »

teekert wrote: post #9
nathancahill wrote: post #3

Timely. Just started a project to document Bosnia and Hercegovina's remaining minefields on OSM. The build system consumes PDFs from the European Union Force as they are updated, georeferences them and pushes the features to OSM. Many tile sets on live maps are updated within the week!

Do you have a website or are the mines (or minefields) already in osm(and)?

There are a few on OSM, maybe 5%. Don't have website since it's just a one man effort, basically a cron job that runs nightly on a server. Might spin up a little website with docs/information.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#12

Post by kristofferR »

enriquto wrote: post #10
lallysingh wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there anything that renders the mapps prettier? The difference between osmand and Google maps is jarring.

What do you find ugly about them? I actually prefer them to google maps! Also, the naming of the streets is often clearer (in google maps, there are too many streets without name, even if you zoom on them). The overall user interface, however, is often much clearer in the google app.

It looks like a satnav from the early '00s... No subtlety in the colors at all.

Mapbox Streets is an example of good map design: https://www.mapbox.com/maps/streets/

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#13

Post by chrisseaton »

nathancahill wrote: post #3

Timely. Just started a project to document Bosnia and Hercegovina's remaining minefields on OSM. The build system consumes PDFs from the European Union Force as they are updated, georeferences them and pushes the features to OSM. Many tile sets on live maps are updated within the week!

> Just started a project to document Bosnia and Hercegovina's remaining minefields on OSM.

That's brave - one bug and you could have people walking into a minefield that you've told them was somewhere else.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#15

Post by nathancahill »

kristofferR wrote: post #12
enriquto wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you find ugly about them? I actually prefer them to google maps! Also, the naming of the streets is often clearer (in google maps, there are too many streets without name, even if you zoom on them). The overall user interface, however, is often much clearer in the google app.

It looks like a satnav from the early '00s... No subtlety in the colors at all. Mapbox Streets is an example of good map design: https://www.mapbox.com/maps/streets/

Mapbox is built on OSM data and has pretty nice styling. Gaia GPS is one app that provides (among many other things) Mapbox layers on iOS and Android.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#16

Post by chrisseaton »

enriquto wrote: post #10
lallysingh wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there anything that renders the mapps prettier? The difference between osmand and Google maps is jarring.

What do you find ugly about them? I actually prefer them to google maps! Also, the naming of the streets is often clearer (in google maps, there are too many streets without name, even if you zoom on them). The overall user interface, however, is often much clearer in the google app.

Looks like a cheap old satnav!

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#17

Post by teekert »

nathancahill wrote: post #11
teekert wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have a website or are the mines (or minefields) already in osm(and)?

There are a few on OSM, maybe 5%. Don't have website since it's just a one man effort, basically a cron job that runs nightly on a server. Might spin up a little website with docs/information.

Nice, maybe a link to a location where the mines are? I think this is great initiative that makes the world safer.

Edit: I'm now on some NSA list, aren't I? Hi guys! Just finished Snowden's book, it was great!

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#18

Post by nathancahill »

teekert wrote: post #17
nathancahill wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are a few on OSM, maybe 5%. Don't have website since it's just a one man effort, basically a cron job that runs nightly on a server. Might spin up a little website with docs/information.

Nice, maybe a link to a location where the mines are? I think this is great initiative that makes the world safer. Edit: I'm now on some NSA list, aren't I? Hi guys! Just finished Snowden's book, it was great!

Here's the raw PDFs before georeferencing: http://www.euforbih.org/eufor/index.php/bih-minefield-maps

Here's an example mine area: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/627538334#map=17/44.32936/...

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#19

Post by kristofferR »

nathancahill wrote: post #15
kristofferR wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It looks like a satnav from the early '00s... No subtlety in the colors at all. Mapbox Streets is an example of good map design: https://www.mapbox.com/maps/streets/

Mapbox is built on OSM data and has pretty nice styling. Gaia GPS is one app that provides (among many other things) Mapbox layers on iOS and Android.

Hehe, I had just edited my comment to mention Mapbox, then I noticed your reply. :)

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

#20

Post by rpastuszak »

chrisseaton wrote: post #13
nathancahill wrote: post #3

Timely. Just started a project to document Bosnia and Hercegovina's remaining minefields on OSM. The build system consumes PDFs from the European Union Force as they are updated, georeferences them and pushes the features to OSM. Many tile sets on live maps are updated within the week!

> Just started a project to document Bosnia and Hercegovina's remaining minefields on OSM. That's brave - one bug and you could have people walking into a minefield that you've told them was somewhere else.

Arguably better than nothing—kudos to nathancahill for doing something genuinely meaningful.
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