[Talk-GB] Retour de l'autoroute britannique
Google have finally done it: they've switched from TeleAtlas to Google map data in the UK. Set your stopwatches for the first newspaper story about man drives off cliff - '...but Google told me it was a road'!. Some of their choices are, shall we say, a little heroic. cheers Richard ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Retour de l'autoroute britannique
On 08/12/11 13:13, Richard Fairhurst wrote: Set your stopwatches for the first newspaper story about man drives off cliff - '...but Google told me it was a road'!. Some of their choices are, shall we say, a little heroic. Oh dear... Some highlights in my area: http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=googlemapmt1=mapniklon=1.36799lat=52.60886zoom=16 This is a very bumpy single track public bridleway with gates at either end. It's actually part of NCN1 but an alternative, longer route is provided for those wanting a smoother ride. http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=googlemapmt1=mapniklon=1.22878lat=52.62211zoom=16 That cycle path is bollarded at either end and the track is for private use and has locked gates. So no, there is no access by motorvehicle to the university from the West. http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=googlemapmt1=mapniklon=1.23534lat=52.65464zoom=15 You've got to be kidding me... Marriot's way is a disused railway path which is now a cycle path with horses allowed too. Motorvehicles are not allowed. The bridlepaths are all unpaved and muddy. And many more. Sorry, Google, but there is no substitute for surveys and local knowledge. -- Borbus. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Retour de l'autoroute britannique
Yes indeed. Just looked at Fernhurst, W Sussex for instance. The place is absolutely crawling with non-existent roads. Seems anything tagged with highway=track in OSM would qualify as a road in that... Nick -Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote: - To: talk-gb OSM List (E-mail) talk-gb@openstreetmap.org From: Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net Date: 08/12/2011 01:13PM Subject: [Talk-GB] Retour de l'autoroute britannique Google have finally done it: they've switched from TeleAtlas to Google map data in the UK. Set your stopwatches for the first newspaper story about man drives off cliff - '...but Google told me it was a road'!. Some of their choices are, shall we say, a little heroic. cheers Richard ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Hampshire 2012 - map the county's footpaths
Hello everyone, 2012 could be the year in which we complete, or almost complete, all the rights of way in some English counties. One likely target is my local county - Hampshire. OSM road coverage of many parts of the UK is virtually complete in many areas, but footpaths are still lagging behind. However some counties appear to be getting some way towards completion and one of them is Hampshire, which has seen footpath coverage grow significantly over the last three years or so. While I don't know for certain, I think that if enough people are up for it, there's a good chance all the rural rights of way in the county can be complete by the end of next year. I've created a wiki page for this as well as a cake. If you're keen to participate please add your name to the list of areas: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Hampshire_2012 (I'm also keen BTW to deal with a possible licencing issue here. A long-standing contributor has mapped many footpaths in Hampshire already but has not signed up to the CTs. Naturally I'm keen not to see all his hard work lost, and TBH, while I'm licence-neutral, I've got better things to do with my time than re-mapping what he's already done! Is there a practical solution to this? e.g. the day before the licence-changeover day, could all his data be downloaded and made available as a CC-by-SA .osm file, and then minor edits applied by someone who's signed up to the CTs to ensure that the data won't be deleted?) Nick ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Hampshire 2012 - map the county's footpaths
Nick Whitelegg wrote: (I'm also keen BTW to deal with a possible licencing issue here. A long-standing contributor has mapped many footpaths in Hampshire already but has not signed up to the CTs. Naturally I'm keen not to see all his hard work lost, and TBH, while I'm licence-neutral, I've got better things to do with my time than re-mapping what he's already done! Is there a practical solution to this? e.g. the day before the licence-changeover day, could all his data be downloaded and made available as a CC-by-SA .osm file, and then minor edits applied by someone who's signed up to the CTs to ensure that the data won't be deleted?) No, you can't do that I'm afraid. If it's his original data, he hasn't signed up to the CTs, and it's not an utterly trivial change (which it doesn't sound like it is), then it should be and will be dropped. I'd suggest just dropping him a friendly e-mail, explaining what you're hoping to do in terms of completing the Hampshire footpaths next year, and asking if he might reconsider. cheers Richard -- View this message in context: http://gis.638310.n2.nabble.com/Hampshire-2012-map-the-county-s-footpaths-tp7075609p7075672.html Sent from the Great Britain mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
