[OSM-talk-be] This week in OSM mailing lists (June 2 - 8)

[Ben Laenen]

Here we are again with this week's edition :-)

Greetings
Ben


* UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) (talk@ and tagging@)

Proposal to have the ability to put an ID on objects which would stay 
invariable whatever you do with it. So you could have something to point at 
instead of node id's which can change easily.

Also ideas on having barcodes or QR-codes and if it could help in situations 
like the earthquake in Haiti.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/UUID

On the topic of Haiti: a fundraiser was mentioned on the list: 
http://hot.openstreetmap.org/weblog/?page_id=13


* Mapping wide steps (talk@ and then went to tagging@)

How to map wide steps that would cross for example a pedestrian area?
They're thinking about relations to handle this:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Proposed/Area


* Osmose: quality insurance tool (talk@)

Analyses map data for common errors. Updated daily.

http://osmose.openstreetmap.fr/map/cgi-bin/index.py


* Planet file now over 10 GB (talk@)

A good time to post several statistics on the list. Those interested in these 
numbers should dig through the archives, making a summary of lots of numbers 
isn't really possible :-)


* Custom rendering of a small map

(with a tool other than the usual renderers like Mapnik or OSMarender)

http://maperitive.net/ was mentioned in this discussion



* Tagging proposals (tagging@)

  * Sedimentation tanks
    redirected to storage tank proposal:
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/storage_tank

  * Garden specification (voting)
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Garden_specification

  * Motorcycle repair (proposed on list but put in wiki as approved)
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop=motorcycle_repair

  * Bazaars (small shopping streets) (proposed)
    discussion on whether this needs its own highway tag
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Bazaar


* Tagging discussions (tagging@)

  * Beauty parlour
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop=beauty
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop=boutique

  * What's the difference between garden and park?
    Apparently some confusion as some parks have "Garden" in their name.
    But the difference looks clear enough, with the occasional borderline case

  * Slag heap (nl and fr: terril)
    landuse=landfill + landfill=slag_heap/slag?