[OSM-talk-ie] Rendering of OSM for Mount Merrion for next year exhibition

Rory McCann rory at technomancy.org
Wed Aug 25 12:08:05 BST 2010


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FYI an interesting possible usage for OSM

On 25/08/10 12:06, Rory McCann wrote:
> Hi Brian,
> 
> Dermot told me about this. This is definitly something we can do with
> OSM. I think we could have a map page (like the normal web map page),
> but it would have a slider on the top. Dragging it would take you 'back
> in time' that would show you roads and building disappear as you go
> back. How does that sound?
> 
> The main limiting factor is the data that's in there. So if you can, add
> "year_built" tags to objects in OSM (if you know them). We can't really
> add old roads that have been demolished. So the 'back in time' map can't
> be a true back in time map.
> 
> Rory
> 
> On 02/07/10 16:27, Brian Hollinshead wrote:
>> Hi Rory
>> I like your Irish edition of OSM. I plan to see the teachers in the
>> local Gael-Scoil see it in September via some local children.
>> Dermot was here about a week ago and suggested I talk to you. The old
>> walled estate of Mount Merrion will be 300 years old next year and a
>> local group under the ageis of the Local historical society plan to have
>> an exhibition, publish a book and host a web site as well as a concert
>> and other diversions.
>> We have old maps from 1761 and 1762 of the estates each side of  Foster
>> Avenue and many other old maps 1800s and 1900s.
>> I had been  replacing the house numbers by blocks with individual
>> houses/numbers and thought of using OSM as a background in the
>> orieenteering cad program I use and putting different coloured lines
>> behind the houses to indicate the period since 1920? when they were
>> built. see attached first draft. I cannot use more than one layer in
>> Ocad and my son suggested I try Inkspace with OSM base and different
>> layers for different 10/15 year additions so as to create a kind of time
>> line both for the exhibition and the web. Will try this on Sunday when I
>> can export an SVG file from OSM
>> Explained this to Dermot and he suggested you might have either have
>> some good ideas or be able to do some special render ideas if you had
>> loads of time. Hence this email.
>> I have taken my example from work done by Nick Burrett in Killiney and
>> at Dermots suggestion added a year_built tag to the houses. I since
>> added a built_by tag as they are trawling Thoms directory for first
>> appearances of the houses on the different roads and I have consulted
>> some of the popular Dublin City series by OS to see where there were
>> still gaps. Individual owners have also been contributing data.
>> If you wished to look at a house then 36 Greenfiefield Road would be the
>> most complete.
>>
>> Your suggestions, encouragement, warnings and caveats would be appreciated.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Brian
> 

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