[OSM-dev] [OSM-newbies] How to convert NAD83 to latitude/longitude?

[Andy Allan]

On Dec 31, 2007 12:30 AM, Kelly Jones <kelly.terry.jones at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Andy. I found that using cURL did exactly what I wanted,
> without my having to use Flash, download Java 1.5, etc.
>
> At the risk of offending TPTB (which I believe includes yourself?), I
> documented the process:
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Using_curl_to_upload_data

Clear, accurate documentation is never frowned apon! One of the devs
with more API knowledge may want to give it a quick glance, but from
what I can see it looks fine.

(And opinionated emails from me aside, I'm certainly not one of the
powers that be! Although I think you'd have a hard time finding out
exactly what counts as TPTB in OSM, we're a fairly meritocratic
group.)

> and linked the page above to a couple of other wiki pages.

Nice. It's something that a lot of people forget to do.

Cheers,
Andy


> As you suggested, I'm moving this discussion to talk@ and dev at . I'm
> cc'nig newbies@ one last time so they'll know where to look for future
> messages.
>
> --
> We're just a Bunch Of Regular Guys, a collective group that's trying
> to understand and assimilate technology. We feel that resistance to
> new ideas and technology is unwise and ultimately futile.
>
>
> On 12/30/07, Andy Allan <gravitystorm at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Dec 30, 2007 3:58 AM, Kelly Jones <kelly.terry.jones at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > It seems weird to have to download an application (or use Flash) just
> > > to upload a few nodes, plus I couldn't get JOSM nor Merkaartor to
> > > compile on my machine. Is there a direct upload interface?
> >
> > Yes, you can PUT to the API, that's how the applications work and
> > that's what it's there for. But be very careful what you are doing,
> > it's much better to use an editor to help avoid making mistakes and do
> > error checking and so on. Using the API directly is rarely necessary.
> >
> > > I looked at some recent GPX tracks
> > > (http://www.openstreetmap.org/traces) and they are in XML format, but
> > > I wasn't sure if I could/should upload nodes with names, tags, etc.
> >
> > GPX tracks are completely separate from the OSM data. If you put
> > tagged data into the GPX uploads, it doesn't appear in the main
> > database or in any maps or anything else.
> >
> > > Is there an easy way to upload nodes that come
> > > public-domain-but-not-GPS sources?
> >
> > No, since every source is different. Also, if we make it too easy
> > people will start grabbing non-PD sources (e.g. derived from other
> > maps) and upload them too!
> >
> > Usually, for reasonably-sized datasets it is converted using scripts
> > to .osm format and then can be checked and uploaded with JOSM. Larger
> > data sets may need their own batch-upload tools, but you really need
> > to check and be careful. Again, either talk@ or dev@ are suitable
> > venues for further discussion.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Andy
>
>
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