[talk-au] Opening a discussion on OSM Mapping and Online Hazard reporting

[cam_daw at fastmail.fm]

On Thu, 2009-08-20 at 13:58 +0000, John Smith wrote:
Not sure if this is what others had in mind, but rather than just focus
on cycling, I think a general council bugs reporting system would be
useful to complain about other things like pot holes :)
> 
> I've downloaded/used the OpenStreetBugs code to produce the Council Bug Report:
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> http://bugs.bigtincan.com/
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> I was thinking today that this might be a foot in the door for talking to council/state roads depts about potential partnerships maps wise. In this instance we could be given an email address and a boundary and then when a bug is reported an email could be sent to the relevant council about it.
> 
> 

Now this is a brilliant idea John!
I currently work for the North Sydney Council, and some of the engineers
there are slowly starting to use OSM - as it's almost better than some
of the maps we currently use in some aspects of our jobs.
In my job at the Council I need to reference several maps - OSM being
the main map that I use.

<rant>
I've done quite a few GPS surveys mapping in stuff around North Sydney
(and Camden), adding in lots of detail (except for house numbers - I'll
do that when my areas of interest are more detailed) - so seats /
toilets / playgrounds in parks are starting to appear :)
I'm also able to collaborate with the local walking group in North
Sydney - which would be an ideal target to distribute walkingpapers to.
</rant>

A council bug report like yours John would be excellent in this case, as
some residence report potholes / graffiti / "bugs" in rather vague terms
that makes it difficult for our engineers / rangers / contractors to
locate.

Having a council bug reporting system could also spur other councils /
residence to contribute to OSM as well.

Aside, I've also requested a few more rendering features I'd like to see
in http://maps.bigtincan.com/
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Aussie_Mapnik_Style_Changes
They are amenity=drinking_water and amenity=waste_basket

Thanks for rendering benches and bbqs! :)
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