[OSM-talk] Mapping the sea

[Sam Vekemans]

Hi,
Yes, ferry routes are posted, poi's for wrecks are posted.
"route=ferry"
"historic=wreck"

yes, "navaid=*" is not yet a feature (is one that im looking for with the
canvec features) ... all we got is man_made=beacon :( for some reason this
topic hasn't been discussed much.

Perhaps openstreetmap can evolve into OpenOceanMap?

Fishing routes, can be shown as routes, similar to ferry routes... however
over a large distance, adding a route relation is preferred. And unless it's
a public 'way' it's not really used.  Hence, why the  'santa's routes'
project last Christmas was to remove these 'flight paths'.

For the CanVec data, we have access to contours which are better than SRTM
contours. It would be beneficial to be able to have these shown, and
available when working in JOSM.  Just like rivers, contour lines dont
change. ... however.. YES they do change.  If a lake has been drained, pits
can be dug, and areas can be mined.

Also, for mapping purposes, having these contours actually in JOSM listed as
a map feature, would be helpful for printing maps.  If it was set to a 100
meter standard, i don't see how it could confuse mapping.??

One point which canvec has available is elevation points. Spots on the land
where the elevation has been physically servayed.   Perhaps having these
available on land in the water would be helpful??

Look forward to discussion, and perhaps the wiki can be further updated with
explanations.

Thanks,
Sam Vekemans
Across Canada Trails

Hi all,
>

> I know this is hardly street data, but is there any undersea data in osm
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at the moment?
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e.g.
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* Ferry routes for routing between islands
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* POI's for locations of wrecks for diving
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* Navigation whilst at sea (naval charts)
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* Fishing routes, etc.
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> Is there any PD(ish) elevation data for undersea to be able to mark
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contours?
>

> Kind regards,
>

> Andy
>
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