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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi John,<br>
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I started to work on a tool which generates the OLC in a
convenient way on the OSM map: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ausleuchtung.ch/olc/">http://ausleuchtung.ch/olc/</a><br>
<br>
Just left click on the map to get the OLC code. The map memorizes
a location where the OLC was generated last time.<br>
<br>
The OLC length is 11 characters (8+3), it means the precision is
about one meter.<br>
<br>
I plan to add a possibility to save/delete the generated codes as
geo-markers on the map.<br>
<br>
A municipality dispatcher can retrieve a location either via link
similar to: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://plus.codes/87C4VXQ2+P42">https://plus.codes/87C4VXQ2+P42</a> or via Google Maps
search box. <br>
<br>
I could not figure out how to get a location from the OLC and the
OpenStreetMap. These links do not work so far:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.osm.org/olc/87C4VXQ2+P42">https://www.osm.org/olc/87C4VXQ2+P42</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.osm.org/go/87C4VXQ2+P42">https://www.osm.org/go/87C4VXQ2+P42</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.osm.org/87C4VXQ2+P42">https://www.osm.org/87C4VXQ2+P42</a><br>
<br>
The OSM's search box does not accept the OLC either.<br>
<br>
So I will probably add the location retrieval feature to the tool
too.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Oleksiy<br>
<br>
On 26.08.18 00:03, john whelan wrote:<br>
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style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">It
sounds an odd combination but locally you can report Graffiti
to the municipality and they arrange for it to be cleaned up
by the phone company, electric company etc.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">The
targeted electric boxes are often at the back of houses or on
stretches of highway that have no houses which means
describing exactly where they are becomes problematical. 200
meters south of the X Y junction on the north side of the
highway.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">When
reporting I use JOSM to pick up the street name from OSM then
cut and paste it into the Web form. I invariably make
mistakes when trying to type in names such as Bottriell Way.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">So to
make this work the municipality and the phone company etc.
have to be able to recognise the OLC codes. I probably need
to add the boxes as a node into OSM initially just those that
have Graffiti, some particular ones are more frequently
covered than others. </div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">They
may have to be transcribed, so do OLC codes incorporate a
check digit?</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Anyone
have any experience with working with municipalities and phone
companies etc in this way? Yes Lat and Long would work but
might be confusing to people who have to work with them, again
check digits would avoid transcription errors.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I also
need something to generate an OLC code when using JOSM. I
could use OSMand but its difficult to cut and paste from one
device to another.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Inspiration
anyone?</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks
John</div>
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