tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post7141410822343255383..comments2024-01-14T04:21:00.229-06:00Comments on Toby's Blog of open/mappy things: TIGER ways in KansasToby Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02477220676773608190noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post-85172389762570719802010-11-17T15:30:40.355-06:002010-11-17T15:30:40.355-06:00Yeah, I'm like Troy. Don't understand muc...Yeah, I'm like Troy. Don't understand much of what is said here, but am an avid user of any GPS/Mapping system, so if we get more accurate data from high-power users like you, that's great! Thanks for the work.Trent Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028062592133465366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post-72015229292521255482010-11-01T20:55:23.318-05:002010-11-01T20:55:23.318-05:00If you looked at the 2009 TIGER data, you see sign...If you looked at the 2009 TIGER data, you see significant improved in positional accuracy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166036396046230903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post-9940578597123204962010-10-30T11:06:03.950-05:002010-10-30T11:06:03.950-05:00@Troy: I'm just glad you actually read my emai...@Troy: I'm just glad you actually read my email so quickly! :)Toby Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477220676773608190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post-34526406043739171902010-10-27T22:39:09.452-05:002010-10-27T22:39:09.452-05:00I think I understand maybe 25% of what is being sa...I think I understand maybe 25% of what is being said here. But Toby is my brother, and it sounds pretty cool and impressive to me bro.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976199278939201015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post-88881521689250791632010-10-26T03:31:53.561-05:002010-10-26T03:31:53.561-05:00Thanks for the encouragement. I am working on expa...Thanks for the encouragement. I am working on expanding this analysis. SteveC pointed me towards OpenHeatMap so I may try to do a nationwide analysis and post it there instead of doing individual state maps.<br /><br />I may need some help in compiling a good list of known bots and import accounts that I can safely ignore. There probably aren't THAT many since I only care about changes that cause version bumps in TIGER ways.<br /><br />@Tim: I don't think everyone knows what all the tiger:* tags are. I certainly didn't when I first started. The only reason I became aware of the function of the tiger:reviewed tag was when I noticed that JOSM was rendering existing ways differently from ways that I had added myself.<br /><br />I think I am using a similar technique that the "TIGER edited map" from MapQuest is using except I am grouping it into counties instead of displaying individual ways.Toby Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477220676773608190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post-59591348815420870052010-10-25T14:04:55.331-05:002010-10-25T14:04:55.331-05:00What if you filter by if tiger_review=no is still ...What if you filter by if tiger_review=no is still set. Or doesn't anyone else take that off when then fix a tiger "way".Tim Litwillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299356402790320400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post-45228625898069710622010-10-25T06:29:12.450-05:002010-10-25T06:29:12.450-05:00Welcome to the blogosphere ToeBee! We like blogs a...Welcome to the blogosphere ToeBee! We like blogs about OpenStreetMap .<br /><br />Don't get too hung up on waiting around for the government to supply OpenStreetMap with better data. I can understand that manual mapping tasks may be pretty uninspiring, when you're looking across the vast area of Kansas, and it may seem logical to just wait for better TIGER data, but the way OpenStreetMap will build a truly great map, is by building a community of active mappers.<br /><br />For me the most exciting part of this blog post is the bit where you talk about 75% modified in the county you live in. That's the spirit!<br /><br />But the work you've done on this is neat. In fact this kind of map can help motivate people to improve their area, if you frame it that way. Don't forget that rural areas have fewer people, but there's also fewer roads to fix up!<br /><br />@Zeke Did you try pointing <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Mapper" rel="nofollow">OSM Mapper</a> at Vermont? You can make it show users in the area, and rank them by the amount they've contributed. Also try <a href="http://matt.dev.openstreetmap.org/owl_viewer/map?zoom=11&lat=44.6173&lon=-72.27167&layers=BF>pointign OWL at Vermont</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post-40760592504360051592010-10-24T19:32:36.651-05:002010-10-24T19:32:36.651-05:00Great post, Toby. I'd be very interested to s...Great post, Toby. I'd be very interested to see this sort of analysis for other states. Much like you, I think I may be the only active mapper in my state (Vermont), though I could be wrong.Zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325143226819779293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post-55441711925983709912010-10-24T19:24:35.831-05:002010-10-24T19:24:35.831-05:00I don't have a Colorado county shapefile on ha...I don't have a Colorado county shapefile on hand... although I guess I do have the nationwide one that I could filter out individual states from. So yes, I suppose I could. The longest part of the process is importing the data into the database.<br /><br />As for contact, you have been in contact with me already! (I'm ToeBee on IRC) But yes, I have adjusted my profile a bit. I just set up this blog on Friday and am still tweaking things.Toby Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477220676773608190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044416767097884399.post-57098893460719676452010-10-24T18:23:55.122-05:002010-10-24T18:23:55.122-05:00Any chance you can do this for the other US states...Any chance you can do this for the other US states, CO especially?<br /><br />And, can you make yourself contactable from this blog maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com