Hangouts with James Fee - Open is the New Winning


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This is the IRC log that corresponded with the live show recording. The views expressed are solely those of the individuals in IRC channel and not of WeoGeo. If there are any concerns, feel free to contact WeoGeo.

  • 12:45 :: jfee :: Just so you know, I’m not talking about the San Francisco Giants today.
  • 12:49 :: SteveCCCC :: ACTION politely coughs
  • 12:52 :: thesteve01 :: uh oh - here comes trouble
  • 12:52 :: thesteve01 :: jfee: I will believe it when I see it
  • 12:53 :: jfee :: I love columbus day, it’s a free Monday off for no reason I can figure out.
  • 13:00 :: SteveCCCC :: you had monday off?
  • 13:01 :: jfee :: Doesn’t everyone?
  • 13:08 :: thesteve01 :: jfee: we didn’t
  • 13:08 :: thesteve01 :: first question for the show: what happened to all the corporate types helping out OSM - where did they all go
  • 13:12 :: sophiap :: they went to make APIs, or location games, or they got bored
  • 13:15 :: jfee :: OK, now that FakeSteveC is here we can get started
  • 13:15 :: ToeBee :: I hear keystrokes. Fascinating
  • 13:18 :: uli :: good question
  • 13:19 :: gregoryLwD :: “points on top of buildings” you’re going to need some ladders
  • 13:20 :: chippy :: or quadcopters
  • 13:21 :: gregoryLwD :: yeah, quadcopterz!
  • 13:21 :: pblack :: GIS Sex? What? Where???
  • 13:22 :: gregoryLwD :: pblack, GISEXpo
  • 13:22 :: pblack :: C’mon, you’re messing with my oblique projection
  • 13:22 :: ToeBee :: oh great so the rain is coming just for us?
  • 13:22 :: gregoryLwD :: SteveC: upcoming SotM? No, that was a few weeks ago. SotMUS and SotMScotland are upcoming
  • 13:23 :: gregoryLwD :: oh no, RealIvanSanchez is … oh, he quit
  • 13:24 :: thesteve01 :: All your data belongs to me
  • 13:25 :: thesteve01 :: WORD SteveCCCC
  • 13:25 :: pblack :: a one way dead end
  • 13:25 :: thesteve01 :: those germans always efficient - though the Japanese bring it to the next level
  • 13:25 :: thesteve01 :: not going to happen in the US
  • 13:27 :: thesteve01 :: seriosuly???
  • 13:27 :: thesteve01 :: Yeah but mapquest spun down the unit
  • 13:28 :: thesteve01 :: microsoft what was the last announcment and how does that match up with all the Navteq stuff
  • 13:28 :: thesteve01 :: no NOT corporate users corp. contributors
  • 13:29 :: FrankW :: I aspire to thesteve01’s level of cynicism.
  • 13:29 :: thesteve01 :: thank you FrankW
  • 13:30 :: TyB_ :: That’s almost British
  • 13:30 :: jfee :: http://www.opengeocoder.net/
  • 13:34 :: gregoryLwD :: Just a base map?!!!
  • 13:34 :: gregoryLwD :: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/List_of_OSM_based_Services
  • 13:36 :: gregoryLwD :: what is written on SteveC’s whiteboard?
  • 13:37 :: SteveCCCC :: simplify, simplify, simplify
  • 13:37 :: pblack :: How hard would it be to conflate the 2010 tiger address features?
  • 13:37 :: TyB_ :: Hey
  • 13:37 :: TyB_ :: Me too
  • 13:37 :: ToeBee :: it’s come up before. The problem is TIGER addresses are intentionally obfuscated
  • 13:37 :: gregoryLwD :: Who is a lady, and where is she reading questions from?
  • 13:37 :: pblack :: ouch James
  • 13:38 :: pblack :: obfuscated only when there are solo addresses
  • 13:38 :: jfee :: That’s madeline and she’s reading them from here.
  • 13:38 :: pblack :: otherwise, they are pretty good
  • 13:38 :: FrankW :: gregoryLwD: I believe she is reading questions submitted by email as well as from here.
  • 13:38 :: GoogleHangout :: THere are some questions from moderator too
  • 13:38 :: GoogleHangout :: https://www.google.com/moderator/#15/e=202672&t=202672.45
  • 13:38 :: sophiap :: what percentage of the US roads are still TIGER imports?
  • 13:39 :: TyB_ :: Nah – did not keep it for ourselves mate. Did not have rights to share
  • 13:39 :: TyB_ :: Released with the intention of folks adding geocodes from other sources.
  • 13:39 :: FrankW :: TyB_: interesting
  • 13:40 :: TyB_ :: In fact you can find geocoded versions of it elsewhere on the web
  • 13:40 :: AndrewBuck :: sophiap: too many.
  • 13:40 :: FakeSteveC :: (worse, TIGER 2005)
  • 13:40 :: AndrewBuck :: a large number in some places have never been touched. In a few areas though it has been completely reworked but those places are few.
  • 13:40 :: sophiap :: then, what’s the problem with using TIGER addressing? The source is the same
  • 13:41 :: ToeBee :: sophiap: I made this post. It’s 2 years old now but still… http://ksmapper.blogspot.com/2010/12/updated-tiger-map.html
  • 13:41 :: gregoryLwD :: madeline_steele, a hangout mentioning OSM shouldn’t leave out surveying and #maplove… What is SteveC’s most memorable mapping experience?
  • 13:42 :: madeline_steele :: thanks, will ask
  • 13:43 :: pblack :: mapping dark alleyways
  • 13:44 :: gregoryLwD :: I’ve heard this story, it’s not abut SteveC mapping!
  • 13:44 :: pblack :: at the party???
  • 13:47 :: gregoryLwD :: awww, no more hanging out with SteveC
  • 13:47 :: chippy :: ive a question
  • 13:47 :: pblack :: Here’s a question: how do turn by turn nav companies like Skobbler give back to the database?
  • 13:47 :: TyB_ :: Better than ‘This Week in Maps’
  • 13:48 :: chippy :: never mind
  • 13:48 :: chippy :: I’ve a related question: is there a dangerous threat to OSM? And if so, what, or who is it? Politicians, companies, data providers?
  • 13:48 :: FakeSteveC :: me
  • 13:48 :: madeline_steele :: ack, so many good questions but we’re running out of time!
  • 13:48 :: chippy :: :O
  • 13:49 :: gregoryLwD :: pblack, I believe Skobbler are a frequent sponsor of SotM (the OSM conference), and they feed back bug reports from users which is helpful
  • 13:49 :: TyB_ :: Still have Tyler on
  • 13:49 :: TyB_ :: (and handsome)
  • 13:49 :: ToeBee :: well I added several cities in Kansas to opengeocoder while watching :)
  • 13:50 :: TyB_ :: Thanks again all