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I was looking for the site of the bridge on OpenStreetMap, but couldn't find it. It took me a while to realize that someone already took it off the map within a

I was looking for the site of the bridge on OpenStreetMap, but couldn't find it. It took me a while to realize that someone already took it off the map within an hour of it collapsing. Impressive (and correct), if a little disconcerting: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/44.42585/8.88840 https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/44.42585/8.88840 All the access roads have been disabled too.

tim333 8y ago
Googles map with sattelite and traffic updates https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@44.425374,8.8839348,2984m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e1 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@44.425374,8.8839348,2984m/dat... It has a quite a good 3d render of the bridge and street level view if you zoom in
aembleton 8y ago
If you zoom out, it is still there. I guess it might be a cache https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/44.4262/8.8879 https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/44.4262/8.8879
- Freak_NL 8y ago
  Lower zoom-levels are cached for a longer period than higher ones for performance reasons.
- kqr 8y ago
  OpenStreetMap per se is, in the pedantic/correct sense, not the bitmap tiles, but the database used to generate them.
pella 8y ago
bridge=collapsed damage:event="2018-08-14 Genova Collapsed Bridge" https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/616904168#map=18/44.42599/8.88854 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/616904168#map=18/44.42599/...
- deleted 8y ago
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- kqr 8y ago
  The power the OSM tagging system.is capable of astounds me over and over. Looking for benches with backrests in your area? There's a way to encode the locations of those in OSM! Are you allowed to bring your bike onboard this ferry? Does it have a toilet? All answerable with OSM! Of course, the downside is a diverse set of opinions on how to tag stuff, but I get the impression OSM editors are aware of the vast public benefits of having an agreed-upon way to tag things.
  - kotnik 8y ago
    What I really, really, like is location of all the public toilets. This is precious information while exploring big cities.
  - SteveCoast 8y ago
    You're welcome :-)
    - sabas_ge 8y ago
      I wonder if there's also @Anonymaps on HN...
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reacweb 8y ago
xkcd was premonitory https://xkcd.com/2029/ https://xkcd.com/2029/
amai 8y ago
Wikipedia was very quick, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridge_failures#2000%E2%80%93present https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridge_failures#2000%E...
- sabas_ge 8y ago
  The italian entry for the bridge was semiprotected as soon as the news broke, but now I see there's a enwiki standalone entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_Morandi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_Morandi
sabas_ge 8y ago
I removed it as soon as I got the news. First thing is to have the routing software updated and handle the emergency. I live in Genoa ad I work in a logistic company, and I'm an OSM contributor since 2011 :-)
- DEADBEEFC0FFEE 8y ago
  Well played. Despite the tragedy, that must be your finest OSM hour.
  - sabas_ge 8y ago
    I prefer when I tweeted CopernicusEMS during the 2016 earthquake... http://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/sites/default/files/files/10_RM_user_experience2_OSM.pdf http://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/sites/default/files/f...

tim333 8y ago

Googles map with sattelite and traffic updates https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@44.425374,8.8839348,2984m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e1 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@44.425374,8.8839348,2984m/dat... It has a quite a good 3d render of the bridge and street level view if you zoom in

aembleton 8y ago

If you zoom out, it is still there. I guess it might be a cache https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/44.4262/8.8879 https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/44.4262/8.8879

Freak_NL 8y ago
Lower zoom-levels are cached for a longer period than higher ones for performance reasons.
kqr 8y ago
OpenStreetMap per se is, in the pedantic/correct sense, not the bitmap tiles, but the database used to generate them.

pella 8y ago

bridge=collapsed damage:event="2018-08-14 Genova Collapsed Bridge" https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/616904168#map=18/44.42599/8.88854 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/616904168#map=18/44.42599/...

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kqr 8y ago
The power the OSM tagging system.is capable of astounds me over and over. Looking for benches with backrests in your area? There's a way to encode the locations of those in OSM! Are you allowed to bring your bike onboard this ferry? Does it have a toilet? All answerable with OSM! Of course, the downside is a diverse set of opinions on how to tag stuff, but I get the impression OSM editors are aware of the vast public benefits of having an agreed-upon way to tag things.
- kotnik 8y ago
  What I really, really, like is location of all the public toilets. This is precious information while exploring big cities.
- SteveCoast 8y ago
  You're welcome :-)
  - sabas_ge 8y ago
    I wonder if there's also @Anonymaps on HN...

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reacweb 8y ago

xkcd was premonitory https://xkcd.com/2029/ https://xkcd.com/2029/

amai 8y ago

Wikipedia was very quick, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridge_failures#2000%E2%80%93present https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridge_failures#2000%E...

sabas_ge 8y ago
The italian entry for the bridge was semiprotected as soon as the news broke, but now I see there's a enwiki standalone entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_Morandi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_Morandi

sabas_ge 8y ago

I removed it as soon as I got the news. First thing is to have the routing software updated and handle the emergency. I live in Genoa ad I work in a logistic company, and I'm an OSM contributor since 2011 :-)

DEADBEEFC0FFEE 8y ago
Well played. Despite the tragedy, that must be your finest OSM hour.
- sabas_ge 8y ago
  I prefer when I tweeted CopernicusEMS during the 2016 earthquake... http://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/sites/default/files/files/10_RM_user_experience2_OSM.pdf http://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/sites/default/files/f...