[OSM-talk] Field Boundaries, was [OSM-dev] Field Boundaries and Yahoo! Maps

[Andy Robinson]

Moved this follow up to talk

Nick Whitelegg wrote
>Sent: 11 January 2007 11:58 AM
>To: dev at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [OSM-dev] Field Boundaries and Yahoo! Maps
>
>Looking at Yahoo! maps, it seems that they are (in some places) of
>sufficient resolution - just about -  to estimate field boundaries. I'd
>like to add something to the Freemap site to allow walkers to easily add
>field boundaries to OSM, as they are one of the most important aids to
>navigation on walkers' maps.
>
>The question is then - what are the exact terms and conditions for using
>the Yahoo! maps in OSM? I seem to remember that as long as you used the
>Yahoo! api to access them and display the copyright message, it would be
>ok.
>
>Whilst we're on the subject - what about a key/value pair? boundary=field?
>

Nick,
In my way of thinking your suggested key/value pair is logical and
appropriate, it effectively covers the administrative aspect of the feature
and in reality is probably the only way to define the feature from the Yahoo
imagery. You might also think about adding the physical feature (hedge/fence
etc) wherever this is discernable or obtained from other sources.

Cheers

Andy


>Thanks,
>Nick
>
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