[Talk-GB] oslVosm, OpenData Locator 2010 data and not:name

[Tim Francois]

All,


   1. If there are any heroes left using
oslVosm [1]
   to compare OSM data with OS Locator data, I've just updated the script a
   little so that it now honours the not:name tags. Any highways which include
   a not:name tag are automatically assumed to be 100% correct in OSM, whatever
   OSL says, and are ignored in any further comparisons. This assumption may
   have to be reviewed at a later date...
   2. Anyone else using/noticed that the Locator data has been stealthily
   'updated'? I remember Robert writing something about it a while back, but
   can't remember the conversation. In Bristol, a load of roads seem to have
   disappeared, whilst some more have been added. All in all, there were about
   10 more roads than in the '2009' release. Anyone else notice differences?
   3. not:name. Are many people using it? Is it working? And are these being
   sent back to OS? The reason I added it to oslVosm is that it seems to be
   being used here in Bristol, so it is useful for 'accurate' numbers.

For those that may not be aware, oslVosm is a script which compares OSM data
against OS Locator data, and can output a gpx, kml or wiki file of any
discrepancies. It also tries to do some spell checking if it finds similar
names. It is primarily aimed at people with a programming tilt, as it only
works from the command line (and probably only in Linux). For those who want
an easy to use interface, use Robert's excellent Musical Chairs [2] web
interface or ITOs slippy map layer in Potlatch or JOSM [3].

Cheers
Tim

[1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OslVosm
[2] http://ris.dev.openstreetmap.org/oslmusicalchairs/map and
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Using_OS_Locator_files#Browseable_OS_Locator_to_OSM_comparison_with_fuzzy_matching
[3]
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Using_OS_Locator_files#OSM_and_OSL_Differences_as_Background_Tiles
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Re: [Talk-GB] UK Bike Shop dataset obtained: please merge in locations in your area

[Shaun McDonald]

On 25 Sep 2010, at 15:32, Andrew wrote:

> Martin Lucas-Smith - CycleStreets  writes:
> 
>> Andy Allan and Shaun McDonald have created a webapp for the specific 
>> purpose of merging (manually) this data into OSM.
>> 
>> http://shaunmcdonald.dev.openstreetmap.org/bike-shop-locator/
> 
> Could you add a name search? Moving the map is clumsy.

It's on the todo list. At the moment you can search for cycle shop names using 
the full list, and the text search in your browser.

> 
> If we add a tag like network=Association of Cycle Traders to the shops, it 
> would be possible to highlight shops that disappear from future revisions of 
> this list that may have closed.

I don't know if we are going to be getting updates. It may be possible to get a 
separate list of shops that have been removed from the list, however I would 
recommend doing a ground survey to verify that the shop has closed, as it may 
just be that they are no longer a member of the Association of Cycle Traders. 
At this stage the tool will need to be made more advanced.

> 
> Is anyone pointing out to Halfords that other bicycle shops are going into 
> OSM 
> and would they like to follow?

I'm not aware of anyone who has spoken to Halfords, however it wouldn't 
surprise me if they would charge for this information for use by various POI 
aggregation companies.

Shaun

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