[talk-au] Usage of Openstreetmap at EMSINA

[Michael Collinson]

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On 2022-08-29 06:32, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Thanks for confirmation, fellas!
>
> On Fri, 26 Aug 2022 at 21:12, David Wales via Talk-au 
> <talk-au at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>
>
>     I use them in Organic Maps for my personal navigation!
>
>
> & me in OSMAnd for mine!
>
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 at 00:37, Michael Collinson <mike at ayeltd.biz> wrote:
>
>     Graeme,
>     You are one with Steve Coast on seeing that as a major focus.
>
>     Yes, use and of use ...  definitely of use particularly on longer
>     roads ... which bit do I want to aim for? Either by visual
>     indication or by searching then routing.
>
>
> Yep, when you're looking for somewhere on This Road, & your options 
> are the intersections of Another Road & Different Road, 20k apart, it 
> makes things a bit hard! :-(
>
> I don't know if people like ambo's & Rural Firies are in the same boat 
> though?

Anecdotally probably not. I contract wrote an app which is used by US 
fire brigades in the cab, (they are very fragmented at a county level 
and so often do not have "big iron" systems). As I recall the main data 
came from OSM but street numbers, hazard documents and fire hydrant info 
from separate sources. Building outlines (i.e. there IS a building here) 
and potential access tracks perhaps? I'll ask a mate in the Victoria CFA.

>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme
>
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