[OSM-talk-be] This week in OSM mailing lists (May 22 - June 1)

[Ben Laenen]

Hi all,

I didn't have time for this the past days, so here it is again with a little 
delay. I had to plow through about 300 messages today, so I went through them 
somewhat faster and there may be a chance I left out important bits... But 
some discussion are really just too boring to read :-)

Greetings
Ben



* Navigation debug style (talk@)

New map style on CloudMade featuring lane numbers, speed limits, turn 
restrictions etc. (updated daily)

http://cartography.sandbox.cloudmade.com/navdebug/?lat=51.51379&lng=-0.106988&zoom=15
legend: http://vagafonkin.sandbox.cloudmade.com/navdebug/legend.pdf


* US will upgrade GPS satellites

They'll spend about $8 billion to replace GPS satellites, improving error 
margin to approximately 1 meter.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gps-20100523,0,3054578.story?page=1


* On the ground rule

Discussion on how this rule applies exactly and how literally it should be 
taken, and how it resolves disputes.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Disputes#On_the_Ground_Rule


* Suing Google Maps for being run over due to not optimal suggested route

This looks to me more like the American habit to sue someone at whatever 
opportunity, but anyway:

http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/05/31/1742203/Pedestrian-Follows-Google-Map-
Gets-Run-Over-Sues?from=rss


* Tagging proposals (tagging@ and talk@)

  * Orphanage (rejected)
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Orphanage
    rejected for:
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Residential_home

  * Place standardization discussion (draft)
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/world_wide_place_default_standardisation

  * Traffic jam warning (proposed)
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/traffic_jam_warning

  * Base transceiver station (voting)
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Base_transceiver_station

  * Proposal for detailed railways tagging scheme
    Someone in India came up with his own tagging scheme and asks for comments
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India/Railways

  * Default values in "definition" relation (draft)
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Proposed/Definition

  * Playground equipment (voting)
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Playground_Equipment