Hello list. I've been lurking, hope this isn't an inappropriate nor too poorly researched first post.
Would it be inappropriate to do a gmaps mashup with this http://www.fixmystreet.com/reports and big red blobs on the map for worst offending councils? we can then feed these into the UK uncut groups etc - potholes are the first sign of an ailing council (i made that up) cheers! On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Mike Pellatt <[email protected]> wrote: > On 25/01/2011 15:03, Matthew Somerville wrote: > >> On 25/01/2011 14:50, Seb Bacon wrote: >> >>> That's what I mean -- any kind of metadata that allows reports for >>> specific kinds of problems to be routed to specific addresses. Can >>> the software do that already? >>> >> >> Yes, since about March 2007. >> > > As I got the same sort of b******t from Kent (including my local > councillor) when they ignored my report via FixMyStreet but jumped to it > when I asked my councillor what was going on, is it time for a concerted > campaign via our elected representatives ?? > > The main basis being that someone reporting a street fault shouldn't have > to prat around finding out which authority the street is in. Yet again, we > find a provider-centric view of thew world rather than a user-centric view. > > Mike Pellatt > Who was a member "e-champion" a decade or so ago and can't believe we're > STILL in the stone age. Well, I can..... > > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/steev%40initsix.co.uk > -- -- -- Steve Power Principal Consultant Mobile: +44 (0) 7747 027 243 Fax: +44 (0)160 421 2871 Skype: steev_initsix www.initsix.co.uk :: Initsix Heavy Engineering Limited -- This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Initsix Heavy Engineering Limited. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Initsix Heavy Engineering Limited Registered in the UK: 5036938 Registered Address: 243 Kettering Road, Northampton, NN2 7DU, England.
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