[OSM-talk] #Occupy camps in OSM?

Kate Chapman kate at maploser.com
Mon Nov 7 23:52:29 GMT 2011


I think it would be interesting to do.  I've seen a couple maps using
Google Map as the base that were handdrawn.

Here is an example of one: http://yfrog.com/nx3vnnj

If Walking-Papers was just the starting point they could have been traced in:).

-Kate

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 11:37 PM, Janko Mihelić <janjko at gmail.com> wrote:
> Occupy Hamburg :)
>
> There is an unwritten rule for temporary content. The problem is with some
> applications that have offline data. They get the state when it's
> downloaded, and then it's refreshed after a few months. So you shouldn't
> draw stuff that is going to be gone in less than a few months. That said,
> tags like start and end date should fix this. This should be a problem for
> developers, not mappers.
>
> If you ask me, put it in :)
>
>
> 2011/11/8 Alan McConchie <alan.mcconchie at gmail.com>
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I mooted this question on the IRC, but I also wanted to ask it here, too.
>> Should the temporary camps of the #OccupyWallStreet movement be mapped in
>> OSM? Clearly these are temporary and rapidly changing structures, but some
>> of the camps have remained relatively stable for several weeks now. OSM
>> already includes things like Burning Man, which only lasts for one week.
>>
>> Does anyone know of any #Occupy camps that have already been mapped? I
>> checked NYC, London, San Francisco and Oakland and didn't see anything. Or,
>> have any similar camps been mapped in OSM already, other than Burning Man?
>>
>> I figure we could use many of the same features that Burning Man uses,
>> primarily tourism:camp_site, plus keys like start_date and end_date (if
>> applicable).
>>
>> I also should say that I don't think it needs to be a political question
>> whether or not OSM supports the #Occupy movement. Whether or not we agree
>> with the protests, these are newsworthy places that many people would like
>> to know about, not just the protestors.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alan
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