pietervdvn

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Marking roads as unsafe for walking? in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

sidewalk=no, maxspeed and width should already do a lot

Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Will this work in Europe?

A Panoramax-community has now appeared on lemmy as well in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The proper link: !Panoramax@sopuli.xyz

*Permanently Deleted* in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

YUNoHost-server!

How can I view OSM extracts? in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the fediverse is amazing. I've had cases where I answered a lemmy thread without even realizing it was on lemmy ;)

Question re: satellite imagery sources in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

Imagery sources are tracked here: https://github.com/osmlab/editor-layer-index

We track how to load the aerial imagery (thus: the WMS-link), what license it has and where it is applicable. Only aerial imagery where we have permission for is allowed.

How can I view OSM extracts? in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
Question re: satellite imagery sources in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

NOT all ESRI imagery can be used. Their maps are probably copyrighted; and a background satellite view seen in an ESRI-product (which your municipality happens to use) is not necessarily cleared for usage, even though it happens to be shown in an ESRI prodcuct...

google is not and never was your friend, it is a dictator tool: Degoogle in c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

You're all welcome in !openstreetmap@lemmy.ml to discuss antying OSM-related.

The namechange of the Gulf has been discussed on our forum; how to deal with this has been decided in consensus.

And, obligated self-promo: if you want to start contributing to OSM, you can try https://mapcomplete.org/ (which is someting else then the StreetComplete app, but that one is nice too!)

google is not and never was your friend, it is a dictator tool: Degoogle in c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

TBH, I assisted with some linux installs and setting up a dual boot was troublesome. Installing a clean install worked easier!

If you have an old, spare laptop around, I recommend trying linux first with that laptop before making the plunge.

How can I view OSM extracts? in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

An end user cannot open provided XML files with it

How can I view OSM extracts? in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
[–] pietervdvn@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

What are you trying to do with it?

.pbf is a compression format (a bit like a .zip-file) which contains the .osm-file. The .osm-file is nothing more then an XML-file with a specific format and a .osm-extension.

Those are not meant for day-to-day users but more for developers.There are some programs able to open those files, such as JOSM or Osmosis.

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Introducing the mod team + open call for moderators (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by pietervdvn@lemmy.ml to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
7 comments fedilink
 

Hi all!

Welcome to the OSM-community on Lemmy. With this post, we'd like to introduce us, tell us what you expect from this place and what it should/might become.

BTW: we are still open to add more moderators! Make an introduction post here, mentioning why you want to moderate and showing some of your mapping work. (If you don't want to share your OSM-username, you can also PM that to one of the mods)

So, I'm @pietervdvn (https://osm.org/user/Pieter%20Vander%20Vennet ; he/him), I'm the main dev of https://mapcomplete.osm.be . I'm involved with OSM most of the time and quite happy that there is momentum to move away from Reddit to an open-source, federated platform. ;) Personally, I already have a lot on my plate so I do not have enough team to moderate this place, so I'd like to get a team here quickly and start this place so that I can retire here.

https://lemmy.ml/u/Ben_on_Lemmy was the original founder of this community - but lost interest as nobody joined a few years back. But the tides have turned! One thorough search for the password of his account later and he's back!

At last, https://lemmy.ml/u/SyJ just joined the moderation team as well - even though I don't know a whole lot about them.

So:

  • Do you have any questions for us?
  • What do you expect from the moderation team?
  • What do you expect from !openstreetmap?
  • What should this place look like in about one year time?
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The OpenStreetMap-community on lemmy is searching for moderators (lemmy.ml)
 

Hi all,

I have been made moderator for this community after I requested this.

However, I'm but a human too - and I already have enough to do, so I would like to spread the load as much as possible - not to mention that I'll be on holidays soon.

In other words, I'm searching for some more people to man the ship!

To apply as moderator here, I'd like to be sure that you are well-embedded in the OSM-community and have the necessary skills. As lemmy is a mostly english-speaking community, you must have decent english skills.

Furthermore, some communication skills and discretion is necessary too. At last, a bit of time to regularly check the community here is necessary as well (I'm lacking the last thing a bit). Furhtermore, you'll obviously need an account in the threadiverse. If you have an account (on another server), that should work. (I think one can moderate over server boundaries). If you don't have an account yet, it might be a good idea to make one on lemmy.ml as that is the one hosting the community.

As many people discovered lemmy just recently, the useraccount here probably won't have a lot of credit here. As such, you can:

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Please test the new version of MapComplete (pietervdvn.github.io)
 

Hi all,

A new version of MapComplete is in the works, using MapLibre and lots of Svelte.

It marks a big refactoring and a new, nice visual style. I'd be honoured if you all were to test it and eventually point out the last bugs you find.

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