[Talk-GB] open-gps.org
Before I let it expire, does anyone want it? Best Steve ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] [OSM-talk] Corporate Cartographers accused of demolishing history. (make press release?)
On 29 Aug 2008, at 13:30, James Stewart wrote: > I guess one way to break up UK mapping data monoploy is for other > owners of important GI to release it, such as local authorities, > > http://www.gisdevelopment.net/magazine/global/2008/august/52.htm Or... maybe we could start some kind of project to collect this collaboratively and give it away. A 'free map' if you will? Best Steve ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Fwd: [geo-discuss] Ordonance Survey lobbying
Begin forwarded message: From: "Benjamin Henrion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 29 August 2008 10:39:59 BST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [geo-discuss] Ordonance Survey lobbying http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/08/ordnance-survey-right-out-of-order.html 28 August 2008 Ordnance Survey: Right Out of Order I always thought that the Ordnance Survey had a rather, er, Olympian view of things that was more suited to the top-down twentieth century than the bottom-up one we inhabit. Some fine FOI work by the Guardian has confirmed that they really are as out of order as I surmised: An extraordinary picture of a state body carrying out political lobbying on the issue of free data has emerged from documents obtained by the Guardian. The correspondence reveals that Ordnance Survey (OS) is targeting MPs from Westminster and devolved assemblies, civil servants and leading figures in the free data debate. The agency openly attends party conferences and other political events to promote the value of geographical data. However, earlier this year a Parliamentary question revealed that it had paid a company called Mandate £42,076.20 plus VAT since August 2007. So here we have a state body using *our* money to pay for lobbyists to advise on how to stop oiks like *us* from gaining free access to the information *we* largely foot the bill for. The one consolation is that if they are prepared to stoop to stupid tactics like this, they are clearly running very scared: anyone remember Eric "pitbull" Dezenhall, another consultant brought in a desperate attempt to stave off open access...? Posted by glyn moody at 2:05 PM Labels: eric dezenhall, free our data, freedom of information, guardian, open access, opendata, ordnance survey, pitbull 2 comments: zoobab said... I met someone from the OS lobbying Members of the European Parliament for non-public geodata for the INSPIRE directive. Ordonance Survey was lobbying together with another lobbying organisation names eurogeographics, which regroups national mapping agencies. The "executive" lobbying the "legislator", what a seperation of powers 6:46 PM glyn moody said... Thanks for that info - as you say, a pretty sad state of affairs... 6:59 PM -- Benjamin Henrion FFII Brussels - +32-484-566109 - +32-2-4148403 ___ geo-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/geo-discuss Best Steve ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Summer Wales Party / Isle of Wight Redux... Was: Re: Worcester
On 11 Jan 2008, at 22:50, Frederik Ramm wrote: > Hi, I would go on talk-de but I wouldn't understand anything :-( >> PS How will we get Scotland finished? > > a. > > During the German summer holidays, set up a booth at the Newcastle > ferry terminal and issue a GPS to each of them pouring out of the > ferry and heading North ;-) > > b. > > Hold SOTM '08 at Inverness. That's actually a serious issue (mapping during SOTM) but I think approximately 0 mapping was done in Manchester? > > > Bye > Frederik > > -- > Frederik Ramm ## eMail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ## N49°00.09' > E008°23.33' > > have fun, SteveC | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.asklater.com/steve/ ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
[Talk-GB] Summer Wales Party / Isle of Wight Redux... Was: Re: Worcester
So... In the dawn of time there was the Isle of Wight party. The one party to rule them all http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/WightIntro http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Isle_of_Wight_workshop_2006 We hired a cottage for 12 people I think it was, then we needed additional space so hired another. Why don't we do it again this summer? We'll hire one or more cottages in central Wales, say, as a jumping off point. Main mapping weekend but people welcome to stay the week. So * Where: mid wales * When: er... summer some time * Length: week, with main weekend * Food: pubs, main meal, BBQs * mapping: jumping off point for bits of wales and environs If there's a positive show of hands, or +1's then I'll get everything organised and will go for sponsorship as appropriate. I'd rather not try to herd cats on the list in terms of dates, but ideas for locations appreciated. PS How will we get Scotland finished? On 11 Jan 2008, at 21:52, Tom Higgy wrote: > I may do (weather, carriage of bike on train and money permitting). > > I want to do more of Shrewsbury sometime, probably during March. > Anyone > up for that? > > Richard Fairhurst wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I fancy going to map Worcester on Saturday 23rd Feb. Anyone else up >> for it? >> >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Worcester >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/? >> lat=52.1895&lon=-2.2237&zoom=13&layers=B0FT >> >> (lovely place, one of Britain's smaller cities, mainline trains from >> London and Birmingham, some cracking pubs, etc. etc.) >> >> cheers >> Richard >> >> ___ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb >> >> > > > -- > Cheers, > > Tom > - www.bandnet.org > > > ___ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb > ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] A26
On 14 Dec 2007, at 12:57, OJW wrote: > What colour is an A-road? > > http://informationfreeway.org/?lat=51.267&lon=0.427&zoom=14&layers=B000F000 red and yellow and orange and green, indigo, violet and blue... > > > > ___ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb > have fun, SteveC | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.asklater.com/steve/ ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
