Hello all!

For those of you wishing to help POSCON, I finally have something worth-while to ask of you. I am sure most of you are familiar with OpenStreetMap (OSM): https://www.openstreetmap.org/

We will be using a version of this map for our "web viewer" and I am requesting that each of you take a look at your home airport(s) and make sure that the gates, tarmacs, taxiways, and runways are all up-to-date and have no visible errors. If you want your airport to look correct on the POSCON map, it is important that you make the necessary edits on OSM.

Every few months, we will download a new version of OSM and launch it on our own private tile server - these updates will include any changes you made. In order to edit OSM, you need an account with them.

Below, I have attached what I classify as a "visible error" at KJFK:

 

I went ahead and fixed the errors at KJFK on OSM and here is the revised version:

Hello Andrew,

Is this tool the same thing of IVAO webeye?

@Nicola Altafini

Not sure - it is widely used throughout the FS community for various map apps, so it wouldn't surprise me if it were being used for IVAO.

If you edit OSM, you not only helping POSCON, you are also helping other programs as well.

On 5/18/2019 at 1:22 PM, Andrew H. said:

Hello all!

For those of you wishing to help POSCON, I finally have something worth-while to ask of you. I am sure most of you are familiar with OpenStreetMap (OSM): https://www.openstreetmap.org/

We will be using a version of this map for our "web viewer" and I am requesting that each of you take a look at your home airport(s) and make sure that the gates, tarmacs, taxiways, and runways are all up-to-date and have no visible errors. If you want your airport to look correct on the POSCON map, it is important that you make the necessary edits on OSM.

Every few months, we will download a new version of OSM and launch it on our own private tile server - these updates will include any changes you made. In order to edit OSM, you need an account with them.

Below, I have attached what I classify as a "visible error" at KJFK:

 

I went ahead and fixed the errors at KJFK on OSM and here is the revised version:

@Andrew H.

Sorry for the noob question, does that include labeling the taxiways as well?

@Bahaeddine El-Zarif

Yes

There's quite some discrepancy between the various OSM airports in the way that parking positions and taxilanes (no official OSM feature) are implemented (lines -vs- points).

It would be nice to be able to see how the OSM changes influence the POSCON map.

When will this POSCON map be accessible so we can cross check our work?

Soon. Here are a few previews for you.

 

Ah great, thanks Andrew!

I understand from these pictures that the stand numbers aren't that import as they don't show up on the map at all. The main focus seems to be the taxiways. Do correct me if I'm wrong though.

Stand numbers will eventually become important, but not in the immediate future.

I'll take a look at good ol' KRSV and see how it looks

We are likely moving away from OpenStreetMap due to limitations.