[OSM-talk] Adding vmap0 road data to OSM

[maning sambale]

Will,

There are a lot of islands in the Philippines with no data.  However,
I'm starting to compile public domain topographic maps (1:250000)
which I believe is better than vmap.  I intend to add this as input to
OSM database.  I've been doing the rectification one sheet at a time.
It would be great to have this as a wms like the NPE maps for JOSM.
Can somebody provide me a link on how NPE was developed (I can't find
the documentation in the NPE main site)

In short I am interested (seeding can really spark interest to casual
browsers to contribute), but not for now.

cheers,

maning

On 1/7/08, Will Harrison <williamnmharr at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> Thanks everyone for your interest and opinions on this topic. Would there be
> any objections if I started trying to add this data to areas where no data
> exists yet, and would anybody be willing to help with this? Also, what do
> you think would be the best approach for adding this data to OSM? Thank you
> again for your input.
>
> -Will
>
> On Jan 6, 2008 3:21 PM, Igor Brejc <igor.brejc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Karl Newman wrote:
> > > On Jan 6, 2008 11:31 AM, Igor Brejc <igor.brejc at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >>> Well, my perspective was as a data consumer. I was looking for data
> > >>> which could be converted to routable Garmin GPS maps... I've done a
> > >>> little bit of mapping, mostly along my commute route, and I try to
> > >>> remember to take my GPS along any time we're going someplace I haven't
> > >>> collected traces for yet (my wife rolls her eyes), but so far I've
> > >>> been putting more effort into programming and guiding tag proposals so
> > >>> that they're compatible with the GPS map requirements.
> > >>>
> > >>> Karl
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >> Pretty much the same with me. I am especially interested in covering
> > >> hiking trails because even commercial GPS maps for my area lack a lot
> > of
> > >> data. Unfortunately, with winter in our parts, not much can be done at
> > >> the moment. As for roads, I covered as much as I could at the
> > beginning,
> > >> trying different routes to work, but I more or less exhausted the
> > >> possible routes - it's not a big town :). So now I have time to
> > >> concentrate on my other hobby - developing map rendering engines.
> > >>
> > >> Igor
> > >>
> > >>
> > > Yes, that was the same with me--I was frustrated at the poor trail
> > > coverage and especially lack of routable trails on most map products
> > > (the only Garmin map that has it is the National Parks 24k topo, but
> > > coverage is limited to US national parks only. OpenStreetMap gives me
> > > the possibility to have a unified routable road + trail map on my GPS.
> > >
> > > I'm in California, so we don't generally worry about snow so much
> > > (except if you're in the mountains, especially this weekend). Floods,
> > > on the other hand, are currently a more likely obstacle...
> > >
> > > Karl
> > >
> > >
> > Or maybe runaway tigers? :)
> >
> > Igor
> >
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> >
>


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