[Talk-GB] ITO! World Tools
Apologies if this has already been announced. ITO! World have stopped supporting their very helpful set of OpenStreetMap tools. Please see the announcement here: https://www.itoworld.com/ito-openstreetmap-tools-announcement/ Does anyone know the best, or suitable alternative, tool that replaces their analysis tools for the missing road names? Their tools also highlighted road coverage by local authority which was helpful. Guy ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Broken Style Sheet Issues?
I'm not sure if anyone can explain the apparent abundance of water in this area: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/50.7678/-3.5708. Is this a style sheet issue? Has there been a mistaken edit? I cannot see any evidence of a bad edit through the find features tool on the main web site Please assist explaining the apparent flood. It may have been raining but only a few showers and not enough to flood over the hills. Many thanks Guy ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] NCN279 Exeter to Okehampton: Secret Cycle Route?
All I can find about NCN 279 is this Devon County reference (https://drive.google.com/uc?export=downloadid=0B9RK60i4rDBySVF2S0U1QzdBd2M) on this map which seems to suggest that the route is as plotted along the old A30 road (where NCN 28 was wrongly plotted). On the ground I have not seen any mention of the route recently, although several years ago there were some signs that I recall seeing for a cycle route along this stretch of road. This would verify Richard's findings of not seeing anything on the ground. Sometimes the lack of signage makes mapping very difficult, it appears to be the most secretive cycle route yet! It seems to me that the DfT cycling data was wrong but the route was correct for NCN279(?), but without ground truth this is a challenge... NCN279 is now also part of the international Tour De Manche route, a route around Northern France and Southern England. Given the recent addition to the international cycle route I am surprised it is still not signed better (at all!). Will have to investigate when I next venture out that way. Thanks for the pointers and help. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] NCN 279 Exeter to Okehampton (and other destructions)
The cycle route from Exeter to Okehampton, formerly NCN 28 seems to have been removed in this change set: https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/15675074 It had the wrong route reference, it now being 279. I have added it once and will not be adding it back on to the map again I'm afraid. That's several hours of my life gone! There once was NCN signage on various points on the route although I've not noticed any recently. On an unrelated note I have been editing around Exeter airport today and it appears that I have (?) inadvertently made the runways disappear: maybe it was not the edit that caused this? The deleted taxiway, which is no longer there on the ground is https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/113022920 and this was part of a greater set of improvements in this change set: https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/25272252. I'm not sure if the change was me and I can't see how this edit has made the main runways and other taxi ways no longer render on the map. Any ideas. Guy___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Changeset Revert
Could we please revert change set 11519466 which was a new user accidently deleting a large area. http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/11519466 I have spoken with them and they are happy to have these changes rolled back. Thanks Guy___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[OSM-legal-talk] Who owns the copyright with ODbl?
Excuse this question if it has been answered in a wiki somewhere, but I would very much like to know who owns copyright of any data contributed under the Open Database Licence? Thanks ___ legal-talk mailing list legal-t...@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
[Talk-GB] OSM data used in publication
The July 2011 Modern Railways publication has an article about CrossRail and uses OSM maps to illustrate new station locations. This is the first time I have seen OSM data in a main stream publication that is aimed at engineers. Copyright statements have been applied although refer to may have OS data. Great to see mapping being used by other bodies and promoting OSM to new audiences. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Strange Search Result in Devon or should that be Kelland Cross?
When using the search box for places in Devon such as station road, crediton for example the result returned includes this: Unclassified Road Station Road, Crediton, Exeter, Devon County, Kelland Cross, England, EX17 3BU, United Kingdom The bit I wonder about is the Kelland Cross: another search now high street, exeter and the result is this: Unclassified Road High Street, Exeter, Devon County, Kelland Cross, England, EX4 3EB, United Kingdom Another search: high street, barnstaple and yes the result includes various options but always ...Devon County, Kelland Cross Kelland Cross is here: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=50.850235lon=-3.81145zoom=14layers=B000FTFTTmlat=50.84907mlon=-3.81141 Interestingly very central in Devon. I'm not sure why this occurs. The relations for Devon seem ok (the three I have looked at). Can anyone throw any light on this strangeness? Thanks Guy ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Capturing hedgerows
In and around the village of Bere Alston in West Devon many field boudnaries in the form of hedgerows have been mapped from Yahoo and the recently uploaded 1:25k Ordnance Survey mapping. The latter has proved very useful in this case as the Yahoo! imagery for this area was covered in cloud cover. By using both sources the field boundaries have been largely completed in this area. This could be used as a show case for rural mapping. See: http://www.openstreetmap.org/export/embed.html?bbox=-4.19773,50.47269,-4.18202,50.48388layer=mapnik ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Cornwall Progress
Thanks to Peter Reed for recognising my efforts in Cornwall over the last few months. I have been making a concerted effort to capture all roads from NPE mapping that are unlikely to have changed. It was an aim to change the colour from red to green so mission accomplished! Unfortunately the main towns in Cornwall are very poor still but I feel that by putting in the rural road structures this will be a catalyst to people who may give the map more acceptance if the coverage is slightly better than it was. There is still lots to do there but most needs to be ground work now. I may well have missed lanes off serving farms or around more recent road developments (where the NPE roads will most likely have changed). Peter Reed wrote: OSM Coverage By Local Authority ...there is improved coverage all over the place. The biggest increase in coverage is in Cornwall, which has moved from less than 50% coverage to more than 80%. As a model to improve coverage in counties I feel my approach offers benefits - this was a relatively big change to coverage from existing NPE mapping in an area where the rural roads do not alter much over time. The exception being in rapidly developing areas or where new roads alter rural road courses. The latter is easy to pickup on as OSM tended to have main road coverage in Cornwall. I did have to change several mis-classified roads during my mapping as they were incorrect so the work also, I hope, improves the quality of the information. Guy ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Cambridge Pollution Maps
A research project into real-time pollution mapping suggests that the output would be best displayed in OpenStreetMap. There is an article in the Guardian that explains the project and gives OSM a good review. It also requests that someone contacts the research team with an aim of using OSM as a suitable platform to display data. This would be cutting edge research that would prove, yet again, that OSM is a platform for many different audiences. The article is here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/25/cambridge-pollution-monitoring-mapping Perhaps someone could contact these people? ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Lundy Island Completed
Lundy Island, in the Bristol Channel, is pretty much compelte. The island has no proper roads to speak of and only tracks. All buildings have been added along with the prominent walls that cross the island: the quarter way, half way and three-quarter way walls. In addition the three lighthouses have been added. View it here in Osmarender: http://www.openstreetmap.org/export/embed.html?bbox=-4.6957,51.1592,-4.6325,51.2layer=osmarender The Lundy Post's post box and post office are fully captured and just a few building names need to be assigned. Even the postcode is included (EX39 2LY)! As the first, and only?, UK marine nature reserve exists around the island this may appear later although I'm not sure of what will happen adding a leisure, nature_reserve will have on the sea?! ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Three South West National Parks Completed
Three UK national parks have been completed in the South West of England. They are Dartmoor, Exmoor and The New Forest. See http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=50.547lon=-3.8367zoom=10layers=B000FTFT for the Dartmoor view. The features are boundaries tagged as national park with an area=yes tag. Perhaps we can see the rest of the national parks completed soon? Exmoor national park as been amalgamated by a user to be part of a road, coastline and boundaris as appropriate. It has been given a relation and as a result does not render like Dartmoor. Does anyone know the best way to handle the parks and is there guidance as to a single boundary against the relation type approach described. Personally I prefer the single boundary approach as it renders the area nicely. Any comments appreciated. Thanks ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
