[Talk-GB] State of the Map Scotland

Hi, Join us in Edinburgh for some great talks and workshops on all aspects of OpenStreetMap ranging from 3D mapping, community partnerships, historic mapping and the latest and greatest apps and websites using map data. Places are limited, so please register now for State of the Map Scotland

[Talk-GB] Glasgow social meetup cancelled

Hi, Sorry, bit last minute but Glasgow social meetup is cancelled tomorrow. But will be meeting again soon. Watch this space for updates Thanks, Tim ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-GB] Mapping weekend Aberdeen

Hi, You are all invited to join the Aberdeen hack weekend 22-23 November: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Aberdeen/MapHack/2014-11 Your chance to meet some other mappers, pick up a few mapping tips and share your knowledge. Join us, Tim

[Talk-GB] police box - tags?

Hi, This must have been discussed at some point, but sorry couldn't find any tagging info by searching. So any pointers for tagging historic blue police boxes? historic=tardis ?? Thank you, Tim From: talk-gb-requ...@openstreetmap.org Subject: Talk-GB Digest, Vol 91, Issue 7 To:

Re: [Talk-GB] Spread the OSM message (Steve Chilton)

Hi Steve, I'll spread the word locally with the OSM community about SoC event in Glasgow and see if anyone can give a presentation. I like to think a lot of the map data is 'hidden' in Glasgow. What we miss in buildings etc we make up for in bus routes, cycle parking and 3D tags :-P But yes,

[Talk-GB] Glasgow Open OS Data for Open Street Map

Hi, Future City Glasgow is starting to release various open dataset via its portal http://data.glasgow.gov.uk/ This is great news and a really exciting project. OpenStreetMap volunteers have good contact with the project and you'll see lots of OSM data and maps being used. There is also some

Re: [Talk-GB] Talk-GB Digest, Vol 78, Issue 10

We've discussed core paths before at various openstreetmap meetups in Scotland. The issue is that the paths are produced on OS maps and the data is not necessarily open. In the main, these paths are not signposted or at least signposted as core paths. There appears no way in good faith to

Re: [Talk-GB] Talk-GB Digest, Vol 74, Issue 14

Lots of OpenStreetMap events in Scotland over the next week or so: Pub Meet-up in Glasgow On the third Tuesday every three months (November, February, May and August we have social meetings at 7:30pm at the CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts Everyone is welcome. This is an opportunity to meet

Re: [Talk-GB] Talk-GB Digest, Vol 70, Issue 29

Shotts Mapping Party, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Sat 28 July. All Welcome More info: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapping_Party/Shotts Thanks Tim ___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] legal-talk Digest, Vol 71, Issue 5

Hi, thanks for the advice so far. I'm working my way through the options and will update you next week. Here are the details of the event: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapping_Party/Shotts Thank you, Tim Message: 1 Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:40:08 + From: Fozy 81 foz

[OSM-legal-talk] Insurance for Mapping Party

Hi, Slightly different legal question than licence issues. Not sure if this is the right place to ask it, but here goes... When organising a mapping party do we need public liability insurance in case of accident and/or disclaimer to be signed?. I am organising a mapping party in the

[Talk-GB] Stirling meet-up Tuesday 17 April 7pm Sportsters bar

Hello, We're holding meetings on third Tuesday, every 3 months in Stirling. Stirling OSM meet-up Tuesday 17 Arpil 7pm, Sportsters bar. All welcome http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Stirling ___

[Talk-GB] National Trust Scotland Talk

Hi, Just wanted to update you on the OSM lunchtime talk I gave to the National Trust Scotland. You can find the slides and video here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Talks Thanks for the maps and examples everyone sent. I made some useful contacts and signed up a few more

Re: [Talk-GB] Example of OSM National Turst property map?

Thanks for all your examples of National Trust properties + the interactive map was impressive too. Good to know there is a lot of enthusiasm out there for the Trust. I'll post a link to the slides in a few days here Cheers, Tim

[Talk-GB] Example of OSM National Turst property map?

Anyone know of a good example of National Trust property mapped in detail? I'm preparing a presentation for the National Trust Scotland about OpenStreetMap. Cheers, Tim From: talk-gb-requ...@openstreetmap.org Subject: Talk-GB Digest, Vol 64, Issue 41 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-GB] WWT Welney issues

Hi Andy, Draw the footpath through the buildings. That should be okay. For access, you can set dates and times like this: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Access For wetlands try these tags. They are quite new and may not suit everything. Defining habitats is a bit tricky at the best

[Talk-GB] Edinburgh Social Meet-up

Hi, Edinburgh OpenStreetMap meet-up 13th Sept 7pm Guildford Arms: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Edinburgh#Social_Events Among general OSM chat and a few beverages, we are looking to talk about future workshops, mapping parties and digesting the recent State of the Map Scotland

[Talk-GB] State of the Map - Scotland

State of the Map Scotland 26-27 Fri-Sat August, CCA, Glasgow Join the Scottish OpenStreetMap community to talk, workshop and hack for this two day event. Last chance to get your FREE tickets to this event: http://sotmscotland.eventbrite.com/ please don't confuse with State of the Map -

Re: [Talk-GB] Talk-GB Digest, Vol 58, Issue 3

Hi, Bob, if you want to scape the wiki for info, you could try these tools: http://scraperwiki.com/ I was thinking of visualising this page, to give a sense of the developer community: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/List_of_OSM_based_Services Possibly more category and date tagging

Re: [Talk-GB] Talk-GB Digest, Vol 50, Issue 2

Glasgow micro-mapping party Sat 6 November When: Saturday November 6th 2010 11:00-16:00 Where: CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts - Electron Club room Contact User:Hawkeye - Tim http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapping_Party/Glasgow From: talk-gb-requ...@openstreetmap.org Subject:

[Talk-GB] Mini mapping party - Glasgow Sat 22 May

Little note to say: Mini-Mapping Party - Glasgow - Saturday 22 May 10.30am at the Centre of Contemporary Arts (Electron Club), 350 Sauchiehall Street http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapping_Party/Glasgow all welcome! Tim From: talk-gb-requ...@openstreetmap.org Subject: Talk-GB

Re: [Talk-GB] Opportunity for OSM to give a talk at University of Edinburgh (Jo Walsh)

Hi all Thanks James and Jo for showing interest. I put my name down for the event as an 'undecided' just to reserve a slot for an OSM talk. James, would be great if you would like to talk. I'm sure myself and other Scot OSMers will be able to provide some contributions about what's been

Re: [Talk-GB] Talk-GB Digest, Vol 40, Issue 11 -woodland tags

Hi Vegetation/habitat mapping including woodlands is currently under-recorded in the sense of official tags on OSM. In the UK, Phase One Habitat classification is the basic survey method and is available here http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-2468 This is a widely used method and has some handy