Re: [Talk-GB] Postcode Finder update

2011-10-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
/blobs/master/TODO.rst -- Matt Williams http://milliams.com ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] New public square in Kings Heath

2011-10-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
-Heath-square-overflows-with-symbolic-public-art I /think/ the location is: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.43275lon=-1.89347zoom=17layers=M is anyone local, and able to survey it? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Talk-GB] OOC map links from Wikipedia

2011-10-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
to a corresponding page; in this case http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Perry_Bridgeparams=52.52534_N_-1.89711_E_ (aka http://goo.gl/PHFdl). You can see the new links, under the Great Britain sub-heading, in the right-hand column (again, in the default view). -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing

[Talk-GB] ooc.* legend

2011-10-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
of those unfamilar with the various series? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] ooc.* legend

2011-10-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
Message- From: Andy Mabbett [mailto:a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk] Sent: 07 October 2011 15:49 To: Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org Subject: [Talk-GB] ooc.* legend I've added links to http://ooc.openstreetmap.org/, from the template seen by Wikipedia users when they click on coordinates in articles

Re: [Talk-GB] ooc.* legend

2011-10-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Oct 7, 2011 5:00 PM, Grant Slater openstreet...@firefishy.com wrote: On 7 October 2011 16:54, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: Thanks; how do we get that added to the legend? I've made a minor update, but will wait on more detail from Andy Robinson. That's just what I

[Talk-GB] WWT Welney issues

2011-10-02 Thread Andy Mabbett
of Heligoland trap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heligoland_trap ) Suggestions? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Social next Thursday

2011-09-29 Thread Andy Mabbett
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] RSPB Middleton Lakes mis-tagged

2011-09-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
Somebody had tagged RSPB Middleton Lakes with boundary=national park. I've changed, but someone with the know-how might like to check that eidtor's other edits, in case it was part of a wider set of subtle vandalism. Of course, it might have been a good-faith mistake. -- Andy Mabbett

[Talk-GB] Canal Maps of the 19th Century

2011-08-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
for £20. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Public toilets in Devon

2011-08-02 Thread Andy Mabbett
Devon Council are looking to work with OSM on their public toilet data: http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/2011/08/inconvenience/ (see comment 4, from Peter McClymont). -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] OSM talk at ShropGeek, Shrewsbury, 26 Sept

2011-08-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
your contacts in the area, if you think it might interest them. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] OSM talk at ShropGeek, Shrewsbury, 26 Sept

2011-08-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
your contacts in the area, if you think it might interest them. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Burnt Tree Island Dudley

2011-07-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Social this Thursday

2011-07-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
is whether we set any tasks to map anything in particular other than filling out /addressing the area a bit more. Brian, anyone? See you Thursday anyway. Cheers Andy [1] http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.46095mlon=-1.94305zoom=16layers=M -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [Talk-GB] Documentation and Visualisation

2011-07-03 Thread Andy Mabbett
Have a look at how Wikipedia uses categories. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On Jul 3, 2011 9:43 AM, Bob Kerr openstreetmapcraigmil...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi, I was thinking last night about the ITO Analysis heat map as a tool that motivates people to look

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Blog post mentions on NAPTAN import gritting map

2011-05-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
a prelude to an online live conference session, scheduled for 1pm (British Summer time, for those joining from overseas) on 17 June 2011. -- Andy Mabbett Roads Transportation Editor, Make a Difference With Data @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Talk-GB] Blog post mentions on NAPTAN import gritting map

2011-05-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
a prelude to an online live conference session, scheduled for 1pm (British Summer time, for those joining from overseas) on 17 June 2011. -- Andy Mabbett Roads Transportation Editor, Make a Difference With Data @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-GB] Kent Pharmacy, OSM Validation

2011-05-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
I'm told, in private e-mail: You can get all England from http://data.gov.uk/dataset/location_of_pharmacies at least - presumably under the OGL. On 25 May 2011 14:00, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: On 25 May 2011 13:33, TimSC mapp...@sheerman-chase.org.uk wrote: I

Re: [Talk-GB] Kent Heritage Trees Project - launch event report

2011-05-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 15 May 2011 23:54, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: Here's another one: My attention has now been drawn to: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.4571097493172lon=-0.0613313913345337zoom=17 http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.4571097493172lon=-0.0613313913345337zoom=17

Re: [Talk-GB] Kent Heritage Trees Project - launch event report

2011-05-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 14 May 2011 18:28, TimSC mapp...@sheerman-chase.org.uk wrote: On 14/05/11 17:39, Andy Mabbett wrote: The Woodland Trust do something similar (no URL, sorry, as I'm mobile). Do you mean http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/visit-woods/ ? I already asked for their data set but they were

Re: [Talk-GB] Kent Heritage Trees Project - launch event report

2011-05-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
://www.openelm.org.im/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Kent Heritage Trees Project - launch event report

2011-05-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
The Woodland Trust do something similar (no URL, sorry, as I'm mobile). -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On 14 May 2011 16:53, TimSC mapp...@sheerman-chase.org.uk wrote: Hi all, I just attended the Kent Heritage Tree project launch event. This comprised of a few

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Proposal for a West Midlands Transport Hackday

2011-05-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
There are plans to hold a West Midlands Transport Hackday, possibly in Warwick, in September. Details are at: http://www.madwdata.org.uk/forum#/discussion/7/kicking-off-transport-hack-west-midlands it would be good to have some technical input from and about OSM. -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Talk-GB] New British Waterways map; why not use OSM?

2011-05-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
and gradient of the towpath -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Codepoint duplicates

2011-03-21 Thread Andy Mabbett
satnav. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Postcode finder updates - postal addresses, house maps and error maps

2011-03-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
in finding a resolution. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Postcode finder updates - postal addresses, house maps and error maps

2011-03-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 20 March 2011 21:55, Matt Williams li...@milliams.com wrote: On 20 March 2011 22:21, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: On 20 March 2011 15:06, Matt Williams li...@milliams.com wrote: I've made a few updates to the postcode finder All good stuff. Any chance of you applying

Re: [Talk-GB] Postcode finder updates - postal addresses, house maps and error maps

2011-03-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
postcodes were introduced. If the full postcode is B44 9AB, then B44 9 is the postcode sector and B44 9AB is the postcode unit. For completeness, B is the postcode area. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_postcodes#Format and the B44 image thereon. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [Talk-GB] Postcode finder based on OSM data

2011-03-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
. I'll be happy to log these in a bug tracker, if you have one. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Postcode finder based on OSM data

2011-03-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 17 March 2011 12:49, Derick Rethans o...@derickrethans.nl wrote: On Thu, 17 Mar 2011, Andy Mabbett wrote: For a common address, such as 2 High Street, you return multiple results, with no obvious distinguishing feature. Please include the addr:city value in the results (if present

Re: [Talk-GB] Loch Lomond National Park sorry for 'Giro Bay' map

2011-03-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
of the Club). Those names are used on all our publicity material, but also in third-party reports of bird sightings there. Likewise the names of bird hides, which have no other identifiers (apart from their coordinates, of course). -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-GB] [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Small Heath Station: Rendering bug?

2011-03-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
Reported as ticket 3573: http://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/3573 On 9 March 2011 11:54, Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) ajrli...@gmail.com wrote: That's a bug Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Andy Mabbett [mailto:a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk] Sent: 09 March 2011 11:44 AM

Re: [Talk-GB] Southwark update

2011-03-03 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 3 March 2011 15:19, Steve Doerr steve.do...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Row 78 says 'Cedrus SPP': this means /Cedrus/ spp., i.e. /Cedrus/ species (plural), i.e. multiple species of the /Cedrus/ genus (cedar). Stands for the Latin SPecies Pluralis -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

[Talk-GB] Fwd: [canals-list] Historic map on the web

2011-03-03 Thread Andy Mabbett
/historicmap and a link to download the full 3.4mb version. -- End forwarded message -- -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-GB] B72 is a wrap

2011-02-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
have I missed/ done wrong? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] B72 is a wrap

2011-02-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
tried to emulate your work, but my fences aren't rendering:     http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.551978lon=- 1.891105zoom=18layers=M what have I missed/ done wrong? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list

[Talk-GB] Before-and-after aerial photos of Potteric Carr, South Yorkshire

2011-02-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
note-worthy examples of this phenomenon? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Centro bus-info artwork

2011-01-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
/public_art_in_public_transport_wm/ The Centro website used to have an article about them and their artists, but itls gone AWOL. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org http

Re: [Talk-GB] Update to OSM Analysis

2011-01-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
-progress-report.html Hmmm. An interesting piece of work. Scilly Isles, with 57 roads mapped, rank higher than my home town, Birmingham, with 8,972 mapped. ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB

Re: [Talk-GB] Update to OSM Analysis

2011-01-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 20 January 2011 16:56, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote: Andy Mabbett wrote: An interesting piece of work. Scilly Isles, with 57 roads mapped, rank higher than my home town, Birmingham, with 8,972 mapped. ITYM the Scilly Isles, with 0 roads missing, rank higher than my home

Re: [Talk-GB] Waterways Map (was invisible)

2011-01-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk// Firebird - http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb -- Andy Mabbett

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Victoria Jubilee Allotments, Handsworth

2011-01-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
the construction site. I've added a single point-marker, as a place-holder. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Actions from meeting last night

2011-01-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
for volunteers to trace the routes. I'm chasing contacts at Walsall (for corrections and a web link back to the map) and Sandwell (for data) as promised. If you want to find your ranking as a mapper go to http://hdyc.neis-one.org/ #9816 *hangs head in shame*. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] JOSM ticket: Select all nodes on a way

2011-01-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
The ticket I raised at tonight's meetup, which has already attracted some comment, is: http://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/5821 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Radio WM

2010-12-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
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[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Blog post about gritting map

2010-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
Our work on the gritting map has been blogged about here: http://danslee.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/ice-innovation-seven-case-studies-and-ideas-to-innovate-in-the-winter/ I've mentioned some of you in my comment on the post. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-GB] UK Bike Shop dataset obtained: please merge in locations in your area

2010-09-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 14 September 2010 18:07, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com wrote: How old is the database are all bike shops members of this association? I found one error today, where a shop moved some weeks ago. And it doesn't seem to include Halfords. Some may say that's a good thing... -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Birmingham City Centre

2010-08-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
persistence in getting to this stage. It would be good to see a blog post (or failing that a wiki page) about this, to which interested parties could be referred,. with some before-and-after screen shots. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-GB] Definitive source for UK streetnames? - OS, 'road name signs', or a council 'list'?

2010-08-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
space (New Hall Hill vs Newhall Hill) before making comparisons cause any problems? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Names of consituencies

2010-05-04 Thread Andy Mabbett
such as Birmingham, Perry Barr (as opposed to Birmingham Perry Barr). I'm not sure whether any of this is a change from the previous naming convention. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Kidderminster

2010-04-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ** via webmail ** ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fwd: BCC corrections to gritting routes

2010-03-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
, but this isn't the place. -- Andy Mabbett ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Kidderminster/Bewdley Mapping Party (SatMap) on Saturday 17th April 2010

2010-03-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
Monika, Can you get to the Social Media Surgery tomorrow, Tuesday 9th? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mappa_Mercia#Social_Media_.26_Tech -- Andy Mabbett Says NO! to compulsory UK ID Cards: http://www.no2id.net/ and: Free Our Data: http://www.freeourdata.org.uk

Re: [Talk-GB] rendering locks

2010-02-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
a preference for the latter on the UK canal system.) I'm assured by a boat-owning friend that knowing the exact location of lock-gates, and their arrangement and direction of operation, is very useful, and sometimes vitally important. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] [Talk-GB] BBC Midlands today - Gritting routes

2010-02-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Thu, February 18, 2010 15:50, Andy Robinson \(blackadder-lists\) wrote: Mappa-Mercia / OSM piece just done to camera by a Grit Bin down the road from me with Dr David Gregory, Environment correspondent, BBC West midlands. He's on Twitter; @DavidACGregory -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing

Re: [Talk-GB] BBC Midlands today - Gritting routes

2010-02-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Thu, February 18, 2010 15:50, Andy Robinson \(blackadder-lists\) wrote: Mappa-Mercia / OSM piece just done to camera by a Grit Bin down the road from me with Dr David Gregory, Environment correspondent, BBC West midlands. He's on Twitter; @DavidACGregory -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing

Re: [Talk-GB] Linked Railway Data Project Datasets

2010-01-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
, the National Rail three-letter stations codes are already added with the ref= tag. Which URLs would you want to import though? The ones to Wikipedia? Certainly those; but perhaps also the URLs on ontologi.es/rail themselves. BTW, I'm not subscribed to talk-transit@, so have not copied this there. -- Andy

[Talk-GB] Linked Railway Data Project Datasets

2010-01-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
Is this: http://ontologi.es/rail/void.xhtml any use? Could a bot add, say, all the URLs to OSM? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ** via webmail ** ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Gritting Map: BCC acknowledgement

2010-01-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
Birmingham City Council have now published the list of gritted roads as a CSV file, and linked to the map; see http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/grittingroutes -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ** via webmail ** ___ Talk-gb

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Public Art

2010-01-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
Hi folks, I'd like to start adding some public art - things like Iron:Man in Victoria Square. Such objects aren't memorials, so how should I tag them? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ** via webmail ** ___ Talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Public Art

2010-01-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
search on osmdoc.com (a website which shows which tags people use) showed to types of artwork tagging: http://osmdoc.com/en/tag/artwork/#values http://osmdoc.com/en/tag/artwork_type/#values IMHO the first form is is nice then artwork_type. Best, Christoph Andy Mabbett

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Old Turn Junction

2010-01-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
, not the triangular wedge as was show. Please let me know if I've messed up (I used JOSM; my changes are not showing on the map; at the time of writing). Thank you. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ** via webmail ** ___ Talk-gb

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