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Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by Freak_NL »

nathancahill wrote: post #18
teekert wrote: post #17

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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/...

You might want to consider proposing a sub-tag for military=danger_area specifically for mines. Eventually maps can choose to add rendering like a mine icon in addition to the danger area markings.

I would suggest adopting hazard=minefield (in addition to the other tags you use) for use on paths/roads/routable objects going over or skirting the minefields as well. The hazard-tag is a proposal, but has been used in the field a good number of times (coincidentally, a few times in Serbia).

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by ce4 »

Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #73
tomcooks wrote: post #57

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OSMand+~ is a much faster smartphone client, that cares about your privacy and doesn't spam you with ads. You can find it on osmand.net, the F-Droid repository and the Play/ios store.

There is an ad-free version of Maps.me. It is on F-Droid under the name of simply "Maps". I would recommend it to ordinary users who might be daunted by OSMAnd's somewhat arcane interface.

I find the interface to be really powerful once I got accustomed it, took some time though. I use it for hiking, motorcycling, measuring distance, searching places and public transport, etc. Its easily one of my most used apps on my mobile

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by 74ls00 »

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

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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.

I’d certainly be interested in information about how it works - I’m sure many others would be interested in reading too

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by nathancahill »

Freak_NL wrote: post #81
nathancahill wrote: post #18

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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/...

You might want to consider proposing a sub-tag for military=danger_area specifically for mines. Eventually maps can choose to add rendering like a mine icon in addition to the danger area markings. I would suggest adopting hazard=minefield (in addition to the other tags you use) for use on paths/roads/routable objects going over or skirting the minefields as well. The hazard-tag is a proposal, but has been used in th…

Yes, new areas added by this system will have hazard=minefield.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by mwexler »

Tomte wrote: post #50
kylegordon wrote: post #40

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I find StreetComplete to be a handy tool on the phone that lets you enrich OSM data https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/StreetComplete

StreetComplete is fantastic, alas there's no iOS version. And after a while getting used to it you may want to configure the "questions" StreetComplete asks you. Better not answer every type of question than get discouraged or fed up with the umpteenth "is there street lighting?". Of course, if you can stomach being bombarded with questions every few meters, more power to you!

For iOS, I've been using Go Map!! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/go-map/id592990211 Not as nice as StreetComplete but adequate to add some additional data where needed while on the go.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by elliekelly »

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 mind sharing how you became interested in/got started on such a project?

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by Piskvorrr »

diftraku wrote: post #47

It's very unfortunate the site does not have a clear path for caching pre-rendered tiles (from OSM.org for example). The only real choices you have are either the ones from leaflet-provider or rolling your own render server. For something like having a single country at couple decent zoom-levels, I would rather not go through the trouble of setting up a complete render pipeline when pre-rendered tiles that are cached…

As someone who went that route previously: "there are two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation and whatever." That one will bite you - at best, if your tile provider allows you to "scrape" their tiles, you'll get inconsistent data. It only goes downhill from there :(

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by Piskvorrr »

bambax wrote: post #56

A few years ago I did make my own tiles for Paris from OSM; it's pretty exciting to be able to design everything. But it's a lot of work that has to be redone constantly to keep up with map changes... Not realistic for a small organization (or an individual!) unfortunately.

Oh, it's fairly realistic for an individual with `cron`, no worries. But the up-front setup is still nontrivial, and running a server costs at least power, if not system administration time.

Re: Switch to OpenStreetMap

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Post by cyborgx7 »

ce4 wrote: post #83
Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #73

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There is an ad-free version of Maps.me. It is on F-Droid under the name of simply "Maps". I would recommend it to ordinary users who might be daunted by OSMAnd's somewhat arcane interface.

I find the interface to be really powerful once I got accustomed it, took some time though. I use it for hiking, motorcycling, measuring distance, searching places and public transport, etc. Its easily one of my most used apps on my mobile

It's very powerful, but, as a result, very stuffed and overwhelming. It's a significant barrier to entry. I've seen it several times.

There is definitely a place for a much simpler app, that focuses on the most important features and ease of entry.

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