[OSM-talk-be] Map of local shops & amenities based on OSM data

[Marc Gemis]

however it seems that GeoJson doesn't describe how address information etc.
is transmitted, address information etc. can be formatted anyway you like.

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 6:52 AM, Marc Gemis <marc.gemis at gmail.com> wrote:

> The way to go is to use an Overpass Query for dynamic updates. Just like
> http://umap.openstreetmap.fr is doing. The procedure for umap is
> described in a blog post of Mappa Mercia
> http://www.mappa-mercia.org/2014/09/creating-an-always-up-to-date-map.html
>
> A similar approach is used by some Dutch people, e.g. in
> http://mijndev.openstreetmap.nl/~ligfietser/fiets/?map=bugs&zoom=16&lat=52.45636&lon=5.97868&layers=B00000TTTTTTFF
> where all data is retrieved via Overpass Queries.
>
>
> There is another approach that uses GeoJson as format for POI description.
> Somewhere I have a link to such a website, but can't find it right now.
> So while you say there is not standard, more or more websites are using
> GeoJson. I think GIS tools understand this format. Maybe this is the
> de-facto standard.
>
> Can't answer you question on OsmAnd. Don't know who's reponsible for
> making the file.
>
>
> regards
>
> m
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 1:14 AM, André Pirard <A.Pirard.Papou at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>  On 2014-10-16 14:16, Ben Abelshausen wrote :
>>
>> Hi Julien,
>>
>>  A little late but: nice work! I also tweeted the link to your blog on
>> @osm_be
>>
>>  https://twitter.com/osm_be/status/522721977250091008
>>
>>  If you have any other new ideas, feel free to share here. We can always
>> help....
>>
>> I have already replied to this in the same thread, showing a similar POI
>> map <http://www.papou.byethost9.com/maps/OpenLayers.html> with more
>> controls, selectable backgrounds, multiple, selectable POI sets possibly
>> from different sources maintaining them themselves, mapping GPX routes and
>> other data types ....
>> All this in a simpler HTML code making additions straightforward to
>> anyone.  No left pane, though, but, in a word, techniques that could very
>> nicely be merged with Julien's excellent work.
>>
>> The most important issue is POI file format.  Especially, there is no
>> widespread standard defining a common format for anyone to publish on the
>> Web a POI list usable by anyone to put on his map. OSM e.g. is a POI
>> format, but not of a publishable list (that could refer to OSM to get the
>> actual data or cache it).
>>
>> BTW, Osmand mentions *Worldwide Wikipedia POIs* files to download and
>> there is none for Belgium. Why is this?
>> Wikipedia's Point of interest
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_interest> itself does not seem to
>> know these files.
>>
>>   André.
>>
>>
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