[OSM-talk-ie] Talk-ie Digest, Vol 83, Issue 7

Fri May 20 20:53:50 UTC 2016

This might be useful for the folks working on libraries

http://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/libraries-in-ireland_41485#13/53.3618/-6.3016

It updates automatically from overpass but is limited to zoom level 9 or
higher

Dave

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 11:01 PM, Colm Donoghue <colm.donoghue at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've checked Balbriggan Skerries Rush, Swords in Fingal are correct
> I'll find out where Donabate is
> Arklow library is south of the mark,
> There's a good bit else missing in Arklow, I'll tidy that up a bit too
>
> Kevin st, Phibsboro, Pearse st in Dublin are all good
>
> Colm
>
> > On 14 Apr 2016, at 20:35, Brian Hollinshead <brian at hollinshead.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks to Eric Theise (he in San Francisco!) I now have the enhanced
> > spreadsheet of 350 Public Libraries with Lat/Lons added.
> >
> > Eric also produced a leaflet map see link below.
> >
> > http://erictheise.github.io/irish-libraries/
> >
> > Please look at the libraries local to you and where possible add the
> > building if not already mapped.
> > Please email me the names of any points which you notice are incorrectly
> > placed.
> >
> > Eric suggests the following are worth noting:
> > Timahoe did not work for him.
> > Askeaton appears in County Cork
> > Donabate Portrane no values
> > Clare Island no values
> >
> > By the way he apologizes if some of the County Colours are wrong, he got
> > them from somewhere on the internet!
> >
> > I noticed from his map:
> > DLR LexIcon is marginally out by perhaps 50 metres
> > Mullingar Library is missing
> > The library in Palmerstown is the wrong side of Mill Lane if it refers to
> > the one in Stewarts Hospital which I visited when mapping.
> > Donaghmede is misplaced. Perhaps it should be in the shopping centre.
> > Lucan should be at the South East corner of the Shopping Centre
> > Galway City Library may be slightly displaced, although I have visited
> it I
> > can not be sure.
> >
> > Having visited the following I can confirm the spots are correctly
> > positioned:
> > Stillorgan, Deansgrange, Bray Ballwaltrim, Bray Town, Ballyroan,
> Tallaght,
> > Blackrock, Whitechurch, Ballsbridge, Dublin DCLA, Portlaoise, Limerick,
> > Cabinteely, Tullamore, Thurles and Wexford.
> >
> > I greatly appreciate Eric's prompt help and hope it may be possible to
> > bring this further at the get-together on the 23rd, so your news of any
> > needed corrections in the meantime would be useful.
> >
> > If anyone would like a copy of the data please email me and I will send a
> > copy.
> >
> >
> >
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> >>   1. Converting 350 lat/lons from ITM to decimal degrees       (Irish
> >>      Libraries) (Brian Hollinshead)
> >>   2. Re: Converting 350 lat/lons from ITM to decimal degrees
> >>      (Irish Libraries) (Eric Theise)
> >>   3. Re: Converting 350 lat/lons from ITM to decimal degrees
> >>      (Irish Libraries) (Rory McCann)
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:46:20 +0100
> >> From: Brian Hollinshead <brian at hollinshead.net>
> >> To: talk-ie at openstreetmap.org
> >> Subject: [OSM-talk-ie] Converting 350 lat/lons from ITM to decimal
> >>        degrees (Irish Libraries)
> >> Message-ID:
> >>        <
> >> CANSpjSf1qkFg4qVa9wRkMAGpWM0zGDyGtZyXOa8wup8D1dsjVQ at mail.gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >>
> >> I have received from the Library Development Section of the LMGA the ITM
> >> co-ordinates of about 350 Irish Public Libraries with permission to use
> the
> >> data for OSM. When I called to request the data they were unaware of OSM
> >> but are now highly impressed that such a sizable and varied resource had
> >> been produced both  locally and voluntarily.
> >>
> >> They arranged to have the list updated and I now have the excel file. I
> am
> >> familiar with the OSI convertor from ITM to degrees decimal on a one by
> one
> >> basis but hope one kindly soul can please email me to send the file to
> them
> >> for wholesale conversion. I can then put it on one drive and post a
> notice
> >> to that effect.
> >>
> >> I look forward to an email.
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:52:47 -0700
> >> From: Eric Theise <erictheise at gmail.com>
> >> To: Discussion of OpenStreetMap in Ireland <talk-ie at openstreetmap.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk-ie] Converting 350 lat/lons from ITM to decimal
> >>        degrees (Irish Libraries)
> >> Message-ID:
> >>        <
> >> CAHnuXWhuxQ0+0no_vZouHrtADt7GBOVpaV4eZ7jx8hrtRqUNkw at mail.gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >>
> >> Hi Brian,
> >>
> >> If no one's emailed you off list, I'd be happy to do that transformation
> >> for you later today.
> >>
> >> Eric
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 8:46 AM, Brian Hollinshead <
> brian at hollinshead.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have received from the Library Development Section of the LMGA the
> ITM
> >>> co-ordinates of about 350 Irish Public Libraries with permission to use
> >> the
> >>> data for OSM. When I called to request the data they were unaware of
> OSM
> >>> but are now highly impressed that such a sizable and varied resource
> had
> >>> been produced both  locally and voluntarily.
> >>>
> >>> They arranged to have the list updated and I now have the excel file. I
> >> am
> >>> familiar with the OSI convertor from ITM to degrees decimal on a one by
> >> one
> >>> basis but hope one kindly soul can please email me to send the file to
> >> them
> >>> for wholesale conversion. I can then put it on one drive and post a
> >> notice
> >>> to that effect.
> >>>
> >>> I look forward to an email.
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> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 3
> >> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:16:17 +0200
> >> From: Rory McCann <rory at technomancy.org>
> >> To: Discussion of OpenStreetMap in Ireland <talk-ie at openstreetmap.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk-ie] Converting 350 lat/lons from ITM to decimal
> >>        degrees (Irish Libraries)
> >> Message-ID: <570E0051.1030807 at technomancy.org>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> >>
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> >>
> >> Hi Brian,
> >>
> >> That's great news. It's always great to increase OSM's visibility to
> >> people who didn't hear about it, and especially outside the
> >> traditional techy crowd, and into Irish public sector.
> >>
> >> I'm willing to help with any data conversion, and/or import process as
> >> needed. Feel free to send me the data if you'd like.
> >>
> >> I'm also curious if there's any other benefit they could get from OSM
> >> that we could look into providing for them.
> >>
> >> Rory
> >>
> >>> On 12/04/16 17:46, Brian Hollinshead wrote:
> >>> I have received from the Library Development Section of the LMGA
> >>> the ITM co-ordinates of about 350 Irish Public Libraries with
> >>> permission to use the data for OSM. When I called to request the
> >>> data they were unaware of OSM but are now highly impressed that
> >>> such a sizable and varied resource had been produced both  locally
> >>> and voluntarily.
> >>>
> >>> They arranged to have the list updated and I now have the excel
> >>> file. I am familiar with the OSI convertor from ITM to degrees
> >>> decimal on a one by one basis but hope one kindly soul can please
> >>> email me to send the file to them for wholesale conversion. I can
> >>> then put it on one drive and post a notice to that effect.
> >>>
> >>> I look forward to an email.
> >>> _______________________________________________ Talk-ie mailing
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