[OSM-talk] 3 months of OSM

[Philip Barnes]

On Mon, 2012-04-30 at 21:07 +0200, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:
> On 04/30/2012 08:50 PM, Douglas Musaazi wrote:
> > The German contributor could have his/her information liked by the
> > German Electricity board
> 
> High-voltage lines are not just for electricity buffs: they are also
> highly visible landmarks, so they are of great interest to about
> everyone else who has not yet blindly outsourced his navigation skills
> to  portable routing device. Same with health facilities: there may not
> be a sign to your destination, but if it is near an hospital you will
> easily use the signs that point to the hospital to get near your
> destination. Many such indirect uses exist - there are even uses of data
> that we don't know about and many more that have not been invented yet,
> especially when external joints are taken into consideration... So moar
> data - build it and they will come !
> 
+1
I was going to say pubs for the same reason, they have long been used as
a means of navigation and giving directions as they are easily seen
landmarks and they are in most localities.

One of my areas of interest is footpaths. Effective pedestrian
navigation is one area where OSM is way ahead of other online maps.

I am gradually filling in POIs locally, it all takes time, but I am
getting there. I did the pubs first, followed by the takeaways, but
everyone will start with what is important to them, adding rules will
deter contributors.

Phil



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