[OSM-talk] OpenPlantMap

[Peter Miller]

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> Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 10:22:40 +0100
> From: Shaun McDonald <shaun at shaunmcdonald.me.uk>
> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] OpenPlantMap
> To: elvin ibbotson <elvin.ibbotson at poco.org.uk>
> Cc: talk at openstreetmap.org
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> This data is a little bit on the specialised side for osm.
> 

I agree. I think we need to adopt a Wikipedia concept of 'notability'. For
example... A wood is notable, a large established solitary tree in a park
might be notable, but a nettle is not. Is a rare plant notable? I would
suggest it is not notable in OSM itself.

Possibly we will end up with specialist versions of OSM for different
purposes, for example for OpenPlantMap to accommodate details of plants.
Wikipedia set up Wikia.com to hold these other datasets.

These other DBs should possibly share a base layer of OSM data (roads,
buildings etc) so they can build specialist stuff on top of that and not
folk the core data. People would then be able to dip into OSM for core data
and supplement it with data from other projects.


Peter


> I would say that it would be better to setup a separate database and
> site specifically for this purpose based on the current osm software
> and tools.
> 
> Then if they want to map roads they deal with that from the osm data
> side. When it comes to map renders they merge the rendered maps with
> the help of transparency or icons/data on rendering.
> 
> Shaun
> 
> On 16 May 2008, at 10:04, elvin ibbotson wrote:
> 
> > Anyone involved with the National Trust? Apparently they are mapping
> > every plant in their gardens all over Britain. Do they know they
> > just need OSM and a few new tags (plant=nettle for example).
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7395915.stm
> >
> > elvin ibbotson
> >