[OSM-newbies] Correction to an OSM map

[James Ewen]

On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Bob Maloney <maloneybob at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am trying to get the hank of this mailing list. I could not find found any
> way to reply directly to your response to my query. so I guess I am starting
> a new (private?0 thread..

The email address of the sender is in the top line of the reply...
there's yours at the top.

It's better to keep the messages on the reflector as others can learn
from the conversation we're having. That's what all of the message
archives are for. They let people learn from others.

> I followed your instructions and created and tried to upload a gpx file. The
> gpx file was rejected because there were no time stamps on it.

GPX files created by GPS receivers usually have timestamps. Hand
rolled GPX files usually do not.

> Now I did not
> walk around the lake so there were no time stamps. I created the gpx file by
> tracing the lake from (as far as I know) a non copyrighted map using
> OZIEXPLORER. Therefore the GPX file had no time stamps.

Hey, look at that... If you're going to be tracing lake outlines, you
might as well do that right in Potlatch, JOSM, or Merkaartor. The
Yahoo imagery is free of any encumbrance, and we know that for sure.
The same can't be said for your map that was copied off of in
OziExplorer. You want to be very certain that the source is
unencumbered. If you're going to go to the trouble of tracing, why not
do it in OSM rather than fighting to get it transfered? The photo
quality in the area looks to be very good.

BTW, not only are some of the lakes missing, but the park is missing as well!

James
VE6SRV