[Talk-GB] New Popular Edition based point-of-interest editor

[Nick Whitelegg]

Hello Shaun,

> Hi Nick,
>
> On 27 Mar 2007, at 00:20, Nick Whitelegg wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > Would like to announce a demo of a New Popular Edition based OSM
> > point of
> > interest editor, available at:
> >
> > http://www.free-map.org.uk/index.php?mode=POIeditor
>
> That is one nice map. It might be old, but it contains a lot of very
> useful date for the Edinburgh and Lothians. Few of the recent maps
> have the Union Canal marked on it, even so it is a great place to
> cycle. There is a lot of old rail lines that are still about and are
> in a disused state or have been upgraded to a foot path and cycleway.
> Many of these are difficult to track on the Yahoo maps due to the
> surrounding trees. This would be an ideal data source, until I can
> afford a GPS unit. OK I will have to double check everything, but
> even so.
> It is the first decent online map that I have come across that has
> the Union and Forth & Clyde Canals marked for the whole length, with
> surround roads.
> What's the date on the map?

They're normally between about 1945 and 1956. The absolute latest would be 
1956, due to the 50-year out of copyright rule.


>
> Great idea. What about having standard icons to show the type of marker?

Did try that originally, but I found the standard "Freemap" icons did not show 
up very well against the NPE background. However I can try with some slightly 
brighter colours.


> >
> > I would like to address the possiblly contentious issue of user
> > accounts. The
> > plan I had was for users to register for a Freemap account, and be
> > able to
> > contribute points of interest whilst logged in to Freemap. The
> > points of
> > interest would then actually be uploaded to OSM under a special OSM
> > account
> > that I have set up specifically for this purpose, so that if anyone
> > does
> > abuse it, all data contributed under this account could be deleted.
> > Does this
> > sound OK?
>
> Why not just get users to use the OSM account?

It's certainly a possibility - but would users have a problem with Freemap 
taking their OSM login details (even if they were simply forwarded straight 
to OSM). Steve - any opinion on this?

Nick