OSM's future. [Openstreetmap]

[SteveC]

* @ 05/02/06 08:34:42 AM garaolaza at gmail.com wrote:
> - Giving free access to web server's access stats (webalizer like), so
> that we can choose the right time/day to come by editing. It's sunday
> morning ( 8:00-9:00 CET) and I've noticed a improved performance while
> editing this morning. I assume most of you are sleeping. :-)

The stats page has this

> - I will prepare a bookmarklet so that we can go editing to a given
> point from Google Maps. I mean: zooming and panning to a given point
> just to start editing  is a pain with the actual tile server
> performance. So, I will go to Google Maps, zoom and select the point
> I'm going to start editing, and then click on the bookmarklet that
> will send me directly to edit that area in OSM, let's say, at a 14
> zoom level.

*big copyright warning alarm bell goes off*

There would be a large temptation to base your map editing off of google
maps then. This is not the solution, and we can't risk it.

have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/