2009/11/3 Seb Bacon <[email protected]>: > 2009/11/3 Anna Powell-Smith <[email protected]>: >>> I imagine you're right about the National Grid, given that according >>> to the Wikipedia page is "ultimately based on data from the Boundary >>> Commission". >>> >>> Let's say it is... where would I start looking in order to work out >>> how to transform a projection from TM to STM? >> >> if it is TM, then maybe for your purposes it'd be easier to overlay it on an >> openspace OS map? which will presumably already be in TM - and avoid the >> unpleasant transformation bit altogether. unless you need something that >> only google maps can do? > > Well, there's a good question. I want a zoomable map with town and > city names on it, and pins with labels that link through to pages on > the main Democracy Club website. I've never used the openspace API > but from a brief scan, it looks like it would probably do all these > things. > > Thanks, > > Seb > > > -- > skype: seb.bacon > mobile: 07790 939224 > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >
As a more general question: where can you get copyleft GIS data, shapefiles etc for the UK? Seems a bit of a nightmare trying to get hold of say ward data or constituencies for example. Cheers, Dan -- Dan Hilton ============================ www.twitter.com/danhilton www.DanHilton.co.uk ============================ _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
