Re: [OSM-talk-ie] Failte Ireland map using OSM

[Stephen Roulston via Talk-ie]

Thanks Brian,

The Photovoltaic GIS site has an attribution to OSM behind the i link when OSM 
is activated.

Stephen


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> On 15 Aug 2019, at 18:26, Ken Guest  wrote:
> 
> re  https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvg_tools/en/tools.html there is
> attribution - but you need to click on a stylised "Info" button to view it.
> 
> On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 15:28, Brian Hollinshead 
> wrote:
> 
>> Please to see recently that the Failte Ireland Sligo and Mayo visitor map
>> both used OSM data and attributed it to OSM.
>> 
>> Also saw the European Commission website  PHOTOVOLTAIC GEOGRAPHICAL
>> INFORMATION SYSTEM:  https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvg_tools/en/tools.html
>> appears to use OSM but I did not see any attribution.
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Re: [OSM-talk-ie] Townlands and N.I

[Stephen Roulston via Talk-ie]

See the motions and recommendations in 2001 and 2002 as set out in the 2009 
research paper - does that help?

http://archive.niassembly.gov.uk/researchandlibrary/2009/11109.pdf

Stephen

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> On 26 Feb 2019, at 19:25, Tadeusz Cantwell  wrote:
> 
> I reread the page, which says the tag refers to officially used boundaries,
> which would not apply to N.I, since it is not the policy of OSM to have
> historic boundaries. However, if, as Stephen says they are still used for
> the official addresses of houses then they do have a use and I presume,
> effectively haven't changed since 1921 when the ward system was brought in.
> Does anyone know of any source or document which would clarify the matter?
> Is there some kind of N.I government body to ask.
> 
> Tadeusz
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Re: [OSM-talk-ie] Townlands and N.I

[Stephen Roulston via Talk-ie]

My understanding is that, for communications from the government in Northern 
Ireland, the use of townlands in addresses is mandatory. 

Stephen_Co_Antrim

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> On 26 Feb 2019, at 05:13, Patrick Matthews  wrote:
> 
> My understanding is that townlands are officially defined in Northern
> Ireland (they form part of the OSNI OpenData administrative boundaries
> release) but while they are still used as building blocks for higher-level
> administrative areas such as wards, they are not normally used in
> addresses. I would suggest adding "and Northern Ireland"  to the entry on
> townlands.
> 
> Paddy Matthews.
> 
>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 12:27 AM Tadeusz Cantwell  wrote:
>> 
>> According to the wiki
>>  townlands
>> are
>> only valid in Ireland the country as an official admin boundary, but the
>> N.I
>> page 
>> mentions the admin boundaries are similar to townlands. So should the wiki
>> not be updated to something like "and used for historical mapping of admin
>> borders in N.I", or would that kind of change need to be officially
>> approved.
>> 
>> Tadeusz
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