Comments on: OpenOrienteeringMap http://blog.oobrien.com London 2012 Olympics, Orienteering, Cycling & the Outdoors Thu, 03 May 2012 17:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Oliver O`Brien http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-8983 Oliver O`Brien Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:26:56 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-8983 Hi - you need to choose "Pseud-O" from the drop-down on the map creator panel, not from the radio buttons which are for what's displaying on screen. Yes, sorry, I know that this is dead confusing, and this will be made much more obvious in Version 2 that I am working on this summer. Hi – you need to choose “Pseud-O” from the drop-down on the map creator panel, not from the radio buttons which are for what’s displaying on screen. Yes, sorry, I know that this is dead confusing, and this will be made much more obvious in Version 2 that I am working on this summer.

]]> By: Kevin Cordina http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-8952 Kevin Cordina Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:07:20 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-8952 Hi, I'm trying to create a pseud-O map for an event, but when I click the create pdf button, I get a street-O version of the map. The map is the right area and shows the controls, but is the wrong type. Any assistance appreciated. Kevin Hi,

I’m trying to create a pseud-O map for an event, but when I click the create pdf button, I get a street-O version of the map. The map is the right area and shows the controls, but is the wrong type.

Any assistance appreciated.

Kevin

]]> By: Oliver O`Brien http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-8642 Oliver O`Brien Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:02:26 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-8642 Turns out the problem was that the "relation" which links together the various ways that make up the A1 (M) had a highway=motorway tag on it, causing it to be rendered as a separate above-ground motorway on both my map and the general OSM one, this was obscuring the tunnel underneath. Another contributor has now deleted the tag to fix the issue in this case. Turns out the problem was that the “relation” which links together the various ways that make up the A1 (M) had a highway=motorway tag on it, causing it to be rendered as a separate above-ground motorway on both my map and the general OSM one, this was obscuring the tunnel underneath. Another contributor has now deleted the tag to fix the issue in this case.

]]> By: Oliver O`Brien http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-8585 Oliver O`Brien Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:22:30 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-8585 Hi Kevin It is a total mystery to me why this is happening for the Hatfield Tunnel - it doesn't seem to be happening for most of the other tunnels. On both renders, the tunnel should only be shown as a series of grey square dots - not as the road line as well. If you look at http://casa.oobrien.com/maptiler/streeto/17/65517/43588.png then it working fine but http://casa.oobrien.com/maptiler/streeto/17/65449/43434.png which is your tunnel, is not rendering it as a tunnel. I've checked the tags in the database and they are correct. Investigating further... Hi Kevin

It is a total mystery to me why this is happening for the Hatfield Tunnel – it doesn’t seem to be happening for most of the other tunnels. On both renders, the tunnel should only be shown as a series of grey square dots – not as the road line as well.

If you look at http://casa.oobrien.com/maptiler/streeto/17/65517/43588.png then it working fine but http://casa.oobrien.com/maptiler/streeto/17/65449/43434.png which is your tunnel, is not rendering it as a tunnel. I’ve checked the tags in the database and they are correct.

Investigating further…

]]> By: Kevin Cordina http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-8584 Kevin Cordina Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:45:48 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-8584 Hi Oliver, I've just noticed something that looks odd (to me) in the Street-O rendering of tunnels. I was just starting on a map for HH summer series and comparing the two options below, the Street-O version is generally nicer, but the tunnels don't work:- http://tinyurl.com/84lpdgj http://tinyurl.com/6u7orok In the Pseudo-O map you can see the large road is marked as being in a tunnel, but on the Street-O map it looks like it's on the surface. The Psuedo-O map is the best representation of reality - the road is in a tunnel that runs under a shopping centre and there is no sign of it on the surface. Is this is a feature of the spec for Street-O maps (and hence actually correct for this type of map), or a rendering oddity? I'd like to use the Street-O version, but don't think I can like this as it will be realy confusing on the ground for runners. Hi Oliver,

I’ve just noticed something that looks odd (to me) in the Street-O rendering of tunnels. I was just starting on a map for HH summer series and comparing the two options below, the Street-O version is generally nicer, but the tunnels don’t work:-

http://tinyurl.com/84lpdgj

http://tinyurl.com/6u7orok

In the Pseudo-O map you can see the large road is marked as being in a tunnel, but on the Street-O map it looks like it’s on the surface. The Psuedo-O map is the best representation of reality – the road is in a tunnel that runs under a shopping centre and there is no sign of it on the surface. Is this is a feature of the spec for Street-O maps (and hence actually correct for this type of map), or a rendering oddity?

I’d like to use the Street-O version, but don’t think I can like this as it will be realy confusing on the ground for runners.

]]> By: Ian Cooper http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-8450 Ian Cooper Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:21:35 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-8450 thanks for help thanks for help

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]]> By: Oliver O`Brien http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-8418 Oliver O`Brien Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:58 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-8418 Hi Ian: 1 - there is currently no separate finish indication, it is assumed that it is where the start is marked. This is because OOM is based on the Street-O maps that SLOW produce/use for their series, and we have always run the start and finish from the same place. Separate starts and finishes will be available in a future update to OOM. 2 - OOM is designed for score courses only currently. Again, something that I should be able to put into a future version. 3 - Please don't edit OSM with orienteering-only information, i.e. OOB areas. Instead, you'll need to post-edit your maps (e.g. red pen on the printed copies) to show such areas. As with the above points, marked OOB areas will be available in a forthcoming update to OOM, and this one is very near the top of the list, so it will appear sooner than the others. Hi Ian:

1 – there is currently no separate finish indication, it is assumed that it is where the start is marked. This is because OOM is based on the Street-O maps that SLOW produce/use for their series, and we have always run the start and finish from the same place. Separate starts and finishes will be available in a future update to OOM.

2 – OOM is designed for score courses only currently. Again, something that I should be able to put into a future version.

3 – Please don’t edit OSM with orienteering-only information, i.e. OOB areas. Instead, you’ll need to post-edit your maps (e.g. red pen on the printed copies) to show such areas. As with the above points, marked OOB areas will be available in a forthcoming update to OOM, and this one is very near the top of the list, so it will appear sooner than the others.

]]> By: Ian Cooper http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-8416 Ian Cooper Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:10:11 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-8416 Maybe I'm missing it somewhere, but when setting up an O course:- a) can you input a separate finish or is it assumed that's where the start is? b) how do you link between controls ie 1 to 2 to 3 c) if there are special things, such as out of bounds, I guess those have to be input into Open Street Map and then deleted if removed? Maybe I’m missing it somewhere, but when setting up an O course:-
a) can you input a separate finish or is it assumed that’s where the start is?
b) how do you link between controls ie 1 to 2 to 3
c) if there are special things, such as out of bounds, I guess those have to be input into Open Street Map and then deleted if removed?

]]> By: Oliver O`Brien http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-6401 Oliver O`Brien Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:10:31 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-6401 Henrik - not currently but will look into it. Srinivas - Orienteering maps do not show street names. The context layer is just intended to help you line up the orienteering map online to specific streets, before producing the PDF of it. Henrik – not currently but will look into it.
Srinivas – Orienteering maps do not show street names. The context layer is just intended to help you line up the orienteering map online to specific streets, before producing the PDF of it.

]]> By: Srinivas http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-6288 Srinivas Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:35:42 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-6288 Why the labels for city/street names are not displaying in PDF when i do create PDF Why the labels for city/street names are not displaying in PDF when i do create PDF

]]> By: Henrik http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-5160 Henrik Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:28:34 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-5160 Thank you very much! I will definitely use this for some trainings with my club! I see that power=minor_line is not rendered right now, maybe it could be rendered in the same way as power=line? Thanks again! Thank you very much! I will definitely use this for some trainings with my club!

I see that power=minor_line is not rendered right now, maybe it could be rendered in the same way as power=line?

Thanks again!

]]> By: Henrik http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-4621 Henrik Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:03:40 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-4621 I would love to see an update of the OOM map in Sweden. I have made some major additions to OSM and can't wait to see them in OOM! I would love to see an update of the OOM map in Sweden. I have made some major additions to OSM and can’t wait to see them in OOM!

]]> By: Oliver O`Brien http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-4188 Oliver O`Brien Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:12:51 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-4188 Daveb - Hmm, not sure about that - what is a path and what is a road? I generally think of roads as things where you might expect to meet cars moving along them, rather than being defined by surface or width. Daveb – Hmm, not sure about that – what is a path and what is a road? I generally think of roads as things where you might expect to meet cars moving along them, rather than being defined by surface or width.

]]> By: Daveb http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-4137 Daveb Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:51:44 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-4137 Hi, This is a great project. I noticed that streets in my town centre (Lichfield), which are pedestrianised are appearing as foot paths whereas they are roads for the prupose of orienteering. They are marked on open street map as highway - pedestrian. Should these not appear as roads? See this link for a description of 'highway - pedestrian' http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dpedestrian Thanks, Dave Hi,
This is a great project.

I noticed that streets in my town centre (Lichfield), which are pedestrianised are appearing as foot paths whereas they are roads for the prupose of orienteering. They are marked on open street map as highway – pedestrian. Should these not appear as roads?
See this link for a description of ‘highway – pedestrian’
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dpedestrian

Thanks,
Dave

]]> By: Oliver O`Brien http://blog.oobrien.com/oom/#comment-3646 Oliver O`Brien Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:37:55 +0000 http://blog.oobrien.com/?page_id=1690#comment-3646 John - Hi, sorry, I was being too lazy to check properly. After a power problem last weekend, the updates weren't flowing through, until I fixed the problem yesterday. It's caught up now. John – Hi, sorry, I was being too lazy to check properly. After a power problem last weekend, the updates weren’t flowing through, until I fixed the problem yesterday. It’s caught up now.

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