Re: [Talk-GB] OSM-UK misunderstands the British Isles
On 13/11/2019 15:42, Jez Nicholson wrote: Hi Dave, There was a long and detailed discussion about where is covered by OSMUK. Hi Where/when was this discussion held? DaveF ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] OSM-UK misunderstands the British Isles
Thanks all. As noted the wiki page is not run by OSM-UK (the company) although company members and directors are free to update it, along with everyone else. I personally have done some edits recently (more to come) and found it odd that the page has that text at the top about what the UK is and the term Britain. I am not sure how that helps people to map and I was very tempted to delete it completely. Those wanting to know about the UK can use their favourite search engine and/or Wikipedia. The website (osmuk.org) is run by OSM-UK (the company) although if anyone would like to help make changes, please let me know. In addition to the company membership, we also maintain an email newsletter. The audience for that is higher at 190 subscribers. Whilst I would love to see those additional people become company members, it is entirely their choice. It is also worth noting that we have a set percentage of members that need to attend meetings in order for them to be quorate. Having the differentiation between company members and newsletter subscribers helps here. Those that to participate in decision making should join as a company member, whereas those just wanting the occasional update can just join the newsletter list. I'm going to start a new thread as we also have some news about future meetings. Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] OSM-UK misunderstands the British Isles
On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 at 16:35, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: > This message seems to complain > about something, but it is unclear > what is the problem. Having looked at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_Kingdom I assume the problem was that in the opening sentence under the map, the page erroneously said that the UK included the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. I've now (hopefully) fixed that, and also explained what the "British Isles" is. As far as OSMUK is concerned, I think the Community Interest Company formally has the UK as it's scope, although as an OSMF local chapter it officially covers the UK (including Northern Ireland) and the three Crown Dependencies (Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey). We're happy to overlap with the OSMIE local chapter, who cover the whole of the island of Ireland (so also including Northern Ireland). Re the size of OSMUK's membership, the annual report at https://osmuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Annual_Report_of_the_Directors_OSMUK_CIC_for_Year_Ending_March_31_2019.pdf says there were 95 regular and 4 corporate members. Hope that helps, Robert. > 13 Nov 2019, 16:08 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > > Someone involved with OSM-UK may wish to check the definition of The British > Isles: > https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Isles > > They may also wish to have a read of this: > https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/external-relations/constitution/ > > > What is the size of OSM-UK's membership? -- Robert Whittaker ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] OSM-UK misunderstands the British Isles
Can you explain what you want to achieve? This message seems to complain about something, but it is unclear what is the problem. 13 Nov 2019, 16:08 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > Someone involved with OSM-UK may wish to check the definition of The British > Isles: > https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Isles > > They may also wish to have a read of this: > https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/external-relations/constitution/ > > > What is the size of OSM-UK's membership? > > > Cheers > DaveF > > > ___ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] OSM-UK misunderstands the British Isles
Bit of a misunderstanding here Dave - this is the wiki page of the UK mapping community not the UK OSM chapter. Everone is free to contribute to improve the wiki page, so if you find poor information there - just edit it to improve its content. Regards Brian On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 at 15:19, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: > Here's OSM-UK's page > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_Kingdom#Guidelines > > On 13/11/2019 15:08, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: > > Hi > > > > Someone involved with OSM-UK may wish to check the definition of The > > British Isles: > > https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Isles > > > > They may also wish to have a read of this: > > > https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/external-relations/constitution/ > > > > > > > > What is the size of OSM-UK's membership? > > > > > > Cheers > > DaveF > > > > > > ___ > > Talk-GB mailing list > > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > > > ___ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] OSM-UK misunderstands the British Isles
Hi Dave, There was a long and detailed discussion about where is covered by OSMUK. The result was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + British Crown Dependencies, which includes the Isle of Man. I believe that this is also what many people in the OSM community tend to mean when they say 'UK'. Like many relationships, it's complicated. Regards, Jez On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 3:19 PM Dave F via Talk-GB < talk-gb@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > Here's OSM-UK's page > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_Kingdom#Guidelines > > On 13/11/2019 15:08, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: > > Hi > > > > Someone involved with OSM-UK may wish to check the definition of The > > British Isles: > > https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Isles > > > > They may also wish to have a read of this: > > > https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/external-relations/constitution/ > > > > > > > > What is the size of OSM-UK's membership? > > > > > > Cheers > > DaveF > > > > > > ___ > > Talk-GB mailing list > > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > > > ___ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] OSM-UK misunderstands the British Isles
Here's OSM-UK's page https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_Kingdom#Guidelines On 13/11/2019 15:08, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: Hi Someone involved with OSM-UK may wish to check the definition of The British Isles: https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Isles They may also wish to have a read of this: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/external-relations/constitution/ What is the size of OSM-UK's membership? Cheers DaveF ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
