[Talk-GB] OSM AGM and notification

Hi all, Just a reminder that the event items on the wiki (and therefore in WeeklyOSM) can be updated by anyone: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Current_events#How_to_update_the_calendar The AGM details have been shared to members and via our email newsletter: - Federation House, 2

[Talk-GB] FOSS4G travel grants

Please note that grants are available for FOSS4G: https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/foss4g-travel-grant-program/ Cheers, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] OSM UK: Election to board

Hi all, Along with the AGM announcement, we have opened the nomination process should you wish to stand for election to the OSM UK Board of Directors. Anyone wishing to stand at the election should email bo...@osmuk.org no later than midnight, April 30th. As a reminder, there is no *need* to be

[Talk-GB] AGM notice

Hi all, The notice of the annual general meeting of OSM UK has been sent out to all members. We have a provision for non-members to attend (AoA Article 39), thus here is the notice details for those who did not receive it. We look forward to seeing you at the AGM which will be followed by a

[Talk-GB] Next quarters project: Post Offices

Hi all, The start of April means the start of a new quarterly project. This time Post Offices. Below is the rationale that Brian laid out over on the Loomio thread . With a good set of tools, third party data and improving

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

Hi all, According to my calendar the next Mappa Mercia meeting is 5th April. Given that the clocks have changed we should aim to go out mapping. Did we pick a location? Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list

[Talk-GB] recent School ref:edubase update

Hi Robert, Thanks for the detailed response about the edubase update. Sounds like you took a sensible approach when making these updates (e.g. avoiding the complex cases such as mergers). You make a good point about name inconsistency and data supplier. Like you, I have found "name"

Re: [Talk-GB] 360 degree camera rental

://osmuk.org/360-degree-camera-rental/ Cheers, Rob *Rob* On 9 March 2018 at 20:42, Dave F <davefoxfa...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Do you have a link to the upload, so we can see what it's like? > > DaveF > > > > On 06/03/2018 12:39, Rob Nickerson wrote: > > Hi all,

[Talk-GB] OpenCage Data join OSM UK

Hi all, Just a quick email to welcome OpenCage Data Ltd on board as a corporate member of OSM UK. Associated blog post: https://osmuk.org/uncategorized/opencage-data-join-as-a-corporate-member/ Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list

[Talk-GB] 360 degree camera rental

Hi all, As the last of the snow melts and we enter Spring, how about some 360 degree photo mapping? To rent the OSM UK camera please see: https://osmuk.org/360-degree-camera-rental/ Best regards, Rob P.s. first outing was a success :-) ___ Talk-GB

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM UK meeting in May

it to a Manchester friend > - not listed on the OSMUK website though. Is it a closed meeting? Or > is there any public info? > > Thanks > Dan > > > 2018-02-15 23:58 GMT+00:00 Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com>: > > Hi all, > > > > One for the

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March Meeting

..@googlemail.com> > wrote: > >> I am hoping to make it. >> >> Ian >> >> On 20 February 2018 at 18:00, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Enjoy. >>> >>> I'm looking free at the momen

[Talk-GB] Geospatial User Workshops

Gregory attended the workshop in Leeds. Here is the write-up: https://osmuk.org/uncategorized/feedback-mastermap-geospatial-user-workshop/ There are events on Tuesday and Wednesday in Bristol and Cardiff respectively. Feel free to also share feedback with OSM UK and we will collate and pass them

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March Meeting

Enjoy. I'm looking free at the moment. Anyone else able to make it? Rob On 20 Feb 2018 1:37 p.m., "Brian Prangle" wrote: > Hi all > > I shan't be at this meeting - I'll be in Scotland > > Rgds > > Brian > > ___ >

[Talk-GB] OSM UK meeting in May

Hi all, One for the calendar: The next OSM UK meeting (and our 2018 AGM) will be Saturday 19th May in Manchester. Formal invitation to the AGM will go out to the members closer to the time. If you would like to attend (member or non-member) then please add this to your calendar to keep it free.

[Talk-GB] OSMUK corporate membership and listing on website

Hi all, Two OSM UK items: 1. Corporate membership We have started sending out messages to potential corporate members. The aim is to get sufficient funds to cover our ongoing costs - administrative and community (e.g. website, events, subsidising services that support the community). If you

[Talk-GB] Fwd: State of the Map 2018 Call for .... reminder

Hi all, Don't think anyone has posted the State of the Map 2018 (Milan) news here yet. If you want to submit a proposal for a talk you will have to be quick! Rob -- Forwarded message -- From: "State of the map" Date: 7 Feb 2018 6:30 p.m. Subject: State

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM Conflator

Many thanks for this. I shall add some clarifying remarks to the post. Best, Rob On 31 Jan 2018 8:06 a.m., "Ilya Zverev" wrote: > I wrote up part 1 of my experience with OSM Conflator and the Community Validation tool. This first part focuses on OSM Conflator explaining what

[Talk-GB] OSM Conflator

Hi all. I wrote up part 1 of my experience with OSM Conflator and the Community Validation tool. This first part focuses on OSM Conflator explaining what it does and the main components of it. http://www.mappa-mercia.org/2018/01/osm-conflator.html Best regards, *Rob*

[Talk-GB] Dev support

Hi all, We had a request on twitter for some support in building a web based editor to add tree data to OSM. Stuart has the experience to do the front end but needs a leg up on the back-end. Is there a suitable person/group/place that I could point him too? I could point him in the direction of

Re: [Talk-GB] Errors in Street Names in Addresses

As with Paul many errors are mine too. In particular anything with a "Tagged Street" set to Styvechale in the CV postcode area. Maybe I should be sing suburb, district or subdistrict but I have no idea which - maybe suburb?? Suggestions welcome :-) But good tool to highlight this inconsistency.

[Talk-GB] OSM UK meeting: Call for workshops

Hi all, As noted we are keen to include some workshops at the next OSM UK meeting (the AGM in May/June in Manchester). It will most likely be a Saturday. If you can host a meeting (or can persuade someone else to) please complete the form below:

[Talk-GB] Reminder: AGM planning 8pm tonight

Hi all, A reminder to join us at 8pm tonight (Thur 25th) if you'd like to help with AGM and workshop planning. Link: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/calendar/cm9iLmoubmlja2Vyc29uQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ.13bjeqjgukif5r209jacsf8uan?authuser=0 Speak soon, Rob

[Talk-GB] 360 camera

Hi Dan, We haven't set any requests for what type of photos to capture as the main aim of this is to give folk a chance to test 360 photo mapping without the high upfront cost. Up to your creativity as to what to map. Personally I think it's good for urban areas such as high streets. A quick

Re: [Talk-GB] Camera and OSM leaflets

P.S. the leaflet is an updated version of the one that has been translated an adapted over the years. It now looks like this: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:OSM_flyer_FOSSGIS_2017_English.jpeg *Rob* On 21 January 2018 at 16:03, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: &g

[Talk-GB] Camera and OSM leaflets

Hi all, In case you missed it in the recent OSM UK newsletter, the 360 camera is now available to rent. Please see https://osmuk.org/360-degree-camera-rental/ And as a reminder, thanks to the generosity of our friends in Germany, we still have plenty of the OSM leaflets to distribute. I will

Re: [Talk-GB] FHRS info when pub has been taken over.

Hi, I don't think it has been mentioned, but having the link to FHRS is one way of keeping on top of changes in places where we have fewer active mappers. That is, by monitoring for changes in FHRS we can identify closures, takeovers, new cafes etc (assuming a detectable change in the source

[Talk-GB] Petrol stations with fixme tag

Hi all, I just published the third blog update for the quarterly project to map petrol stations. This time focused on the 130 forecourts with a fixme tag. Read more at http://www.mappa-mercia.org/2018/01/petrol-stations-with-a-fixme-tag.html Upcoming topics: - My experience with the OSM

Re: [Talk-GB] Asda petrol station data

this to OSM. I have created a page on the wiki: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Asda_UK_stores Best regards, Rob *Rob* On 26 December 2017 at 11:04, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the feedback. This is now ready for you to validate: > > http://audit.

[Talk-GB] Fwd: OSM UK: Height data, cameras, apps and our AGM

are ideas and help with the planning. Add it to your calendar so you don't forget! Best regards, *Your OSM UK Directors (Adam Hoyle, Brian Prangle, Gregory Marler, Jon Harley & Rob Nickerson)* <bo...@osmuk.org> <https://osmuk.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee17e966ef004aa61be

[Talk-GB] Invitation: OSMUK: AGM planning @ Thu 25 Jan 2018 20:00 - 21:00 (GMT) (talk-gb@openstreetmap.org)

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[Talk-GB] AGM planning task force

Hi all, The next OSM UK annual general meeting will be in May/June and we hope to hold it in Manchester. We would like the meeting itself to be relatively short to allow time for some more fun activities including mapping, workshops and hacking. Making this all happen will require the support of

Re: [Talk-GB] Quarterly project: Petrol stations

ion forecourts, I suspect that any charging stations will be > positioned far enough from the pumps area that a separate node to indicate > the location makes sense. Most that I’ve seen so far have been in parking > areas (supermarkets, Center Parcs, etc.) > > > > *From:* R

[Talk-GB] Quarterly project: Petrol stations

Hi all, Just to let you know that I have re-set up the TagInfo scripts that get daily data about our quarterly projects. I hadn't realised that it had stopped some time in mid-2017 so assume not many people use this. As a reminder, it is a script that collects data from TagInfo UK on a daily

Re: [Talk-GB] Asda petrol station data

ata? I'm only going to weigh in on the one filling station I > know in the import (Meadow Lane, Leeds) but it's not entirely clear how > this is managed via the validation tool. > > Many thanks. > > Regards, > *Paul* > > On 26 December 2017 at 11:04, Rob Nic

[Talk-GB] Importing Shell fuel stations

Hi Colin, BD5 8JP is but a stone's throw away. I guess this got picked up then incorrectly typed and hence the 8JR ending. Luckily OSM is editable (!) so if you can find a better source of free data then please update. Regards, Rob P.s. you can see all this on the postcode centroid map which

[Talk-GB] Quarterly project Q1 2018: Petrol stations

Hi all, We are fast approaching the next quarterly project (Jan-Feb-Mar 2018). We have some great ideas from past requests but many of these require better weather. Given the Shell petrol station import has highlighted a lot of inconsistency in the way we map, the next quarterly project shall be

[Talk-GB] Asda petrol station data

Hi Phil, No these are the standalone Asda petrol stations away from the supermarkets. They bought some from e.g. Total and tend to offer a parcel pickup service. I've manually surveyed the Leamington spa one. Best, Rob ___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [Talk-GB] Asda petrol station data

Thanks for the feedback. This is now ready for you to validate: http://audit.osmz.ru/project/Asda-petrol-stations And noted it is a very small dataset as it's primarily a learning exercise for me. Thanks and Merry Christmas Rob On 22 Dec 2017 11:05 p.m., "Rob Nickerson" <

[Talk-GB] Asda petrol station data

Hi all, Following the shell petrol station data I wanted to learn more about the tools that Ilya was using (the conflate script and the community validation website). To do this I have downloaded the Asda petrol station data. This was listed on the OSM United Kingdom wiki page as a source we have

Re: [Talk-GB] English Urban Areas Building Heights 

t data and not the building shapes as these are from OS Open Maps and aren't that detailed. We can do better. Best, Rob *Rob* On 17 December 2017 at 10:26, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am delighted to let you know that OSM UK have received written > p

[Talk-GB] English Urban Areas Building Heights 

Hi all, I am delighted to let you know that OSM UK have received written permission to use the Emu Analytics "English Urban Areas Building Heights" in OpenStreetMap. This permission is in the form of OSM's standard CC-By waiver template. I will add the relevant text to the wiki copyright page

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM UK: Updates from November

[1] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2017-December/004865.html Thank you, *Rob* On 2 December 2017 at 16:57, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > The latest OSM UK C.I.C newsletter just went out (see below/attached). You > receive this if you are

[Talk-GB] Open route service update

Hi all, A success story: A few months ago I spotted an edit where a company employee was moving height restriction data from nodes to ways. This in itself is not wrong but it could lead to errors if rushed (as it was in this case). It also felt like editing for the routing engine. I

Re: [Talk-GB] Validating the Shell Fuel Stations import

Hi Rob, My observation from the validation tool is that in OSM we are very inconsistent as to how we map petrol stations. A consistency check would make a good quarterly project but shouldn't hold back this work (as you pointed out). My own preference is to map the whole (land) area as

Re: [Talk-GB] [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Dec social

30? > > Did we need to book at table? > > > > Cheers > > Andy > > > > *From:* Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 07 December 2017 10:41 > *To:* Talk-GB > *Cc:* talk-gb-westmidlands > *Subject:* Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Dec soc

[Talk-GB] Fwd: OSM UK: Updates from November

e. The hope is to continue the discussion around organised editing with the goal of eventually converging on a common set of best practices. Once published it would be good to do a compare and contrast - for example, how do they effect you? Best regards, *Your OSM UK Directors (Adam Hoyle, Brian Pra

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Dec social

Looking forward to it. Looping in talk-gb in case anyone wants to join the "Christmas curry" :-) *Rob* On 1 December 2017 at 12:08, Brian Prangle wrote: > I'm looking forward to my curry next Thursday! I think in light of a > better recommendation we should follow Andy

Re: [Talk-GB] [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Dec social

Looking forward to it. Looping in talk-gb in case anyone wants to join the "Christmas curry" :-) *Rob* On 1 December 2017 at 12:08, Brian Prangle wrote: > I'm looking forward to my curry next Thursday! I think in light of a > better recommendation we should follow Andy

[Talk-GB] Ilya's Community Validation tool

Hi all, There has been a lot of discussion about how best to add third party Shell petrol station data to OSM. Based on your feedback Ilya has developed a Community Validation tool [1][2]. Given that one of the core objectives of the UK OSM Chapter is to "promote and facilitate the release by

Re: [Talk-GB] Importing Shell fuel stations

> these on the "browse points" screen, click "edit this" and put changes > there. > > I'll plan to do the import when at least a half of the points have been > looked at — depending on a speed. I will check a few hundred myself, but me > being not in UK, I doubt it

[Talk-GB] Importing Shell fuel stations

Hi Ilya, I had a quick test on mobile (not ideal) and like what I see. When does import occur? Automatically when you get two matches or manually every X weeks? Have you received any further feedback? Thanks, Rob P.s. I don't have a problem with the navads ref being added.

Re: [Talk-GB] Prow_ref format

r prow_ref="FP SP29/4/1" assuming this is a footpath. Thanks, Rob On 6 Nov 2017 12:30 p.m., "Rob Nickerson" <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dave, > > I think the point was that nobody has a common format. Some LAs use a > different style when t

[Talk-GB] Prow_ref format

Dave, I think the point was that nobody has a common format. Some LAs use a different style when they refer to the same path in the definitive statement when compared to the GIS data. Of course we can manipulate OGL data. That's included in the licence. If we do change then it should be obvious

Re: [Talk-GB] [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Christmas curry

t; > Brian > > On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> A few years ago the Mappa Mercia group decided to make our December >> meeting a "Christmas curry". We discussed the same ide

[Talk-GB] Importing Shell fuel stations

Thanks Andy. Any talks you recommend us watching? I can recommend the following: https://2017.stateofthemap.us/program/building-community-in-south-florida.html 90% imported automatically, the remaining 10% left to the local community. Seems like engaging with them is hard at this stage even

[Talk-GB] Prow_ref format

>I recommended BY for consistency with the other two-letter >abbreviations (FP, BR, RB) that were more universal. +1 Given that there is little internal consistency within each LA and that these are rarely even marked on the ground, my preference would be to stick with the standard as described

[Talk-GB] Christmas curry

Hi all, A few years ago the Mappa Mercia group decided to make our December meeting a "Christmas curry". We discussed the same idea this week. We'd love for others to join us. I guess it will be first Thursday of December unless there is an outcry for a different date. Anyone up for it?

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Christmas curry

Hi all, A few years ago the Mappa Mercia group decided to make our December meeting a "Christmas curry". We discussed the same idea this week. We'd love for others to join us. I guess it will be first Thursday of December unless there is an outcry for a different date. Anyone up for it?

[Talk-GB] Importing Shell fuel stations

>On 03/11/2017 20:42, Rob Nickerson wrote: >> ... There is no way I see us OSM craft mappers visiting all of the >> rest within sensible time-frames. ... > >Ah, silly me. If only I (and everyone else here) had read that around >10 years ago, then we needn't have bothere

[Talk-GB] Importing Shell fuel stations

Hi all, My thanks to Andy for finding that this data is not perfect. My thanks also to Phil for finding that the existing OSM data for Shell Porthmadog is, to use Phil's words from a later email, broken. Now that we have ascertained that neither data set is perfect, can we please discuss whether

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] November meeting Thursday

Sounds sensible. See you Thursday. Regards, *Rob* On 30 October 2017 at 19:37, Andy Robinson <ajrli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Shall we try the Gunmakers Arms? If it doesn’t work out we call always > walk over to The Bull. > > > > Chees > > Andy > > > >

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] November meeting Thursday

Hi all, It's our monthly meeting this Thursday. Which pub shall we try this time? Looking forward to seeing you all soon. Thanks, Rob ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Activity Updates

Great news. Can I enquire about two things: First did you use the iD walkthrough and if yes, how was it? Did it provide a full introduction or did you need to help with extra support too? And second, what sort of oddities did you get on the TfWM bus route plotting software? And how were they

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] GPS accuracy

As discussed tonight: https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/design/superaccurate-gps-chips-coming-to-smartphones-in-2018 Rob ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

Thanks. See you soon. Rob On 4 Oct 2017 8:16 a.m., "Andy Robinson" <ajrli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wellington is here btw: > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/8971 > > > > *From:* Andy Robinson [mailto:ajrli...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 04 October 2017 08:1

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

llington a lot. Will ask his view. > > > > Cheers > > Andy > > > > > > > > *From:* Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 27 September 2017 22:57 > *To:* Andy Robinson > *Cc:* Brian Prangle; talk-gb-westmidlands > > *Subje

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

, Andy Robinson <ajrli...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’m easy, though in Cheshire more and more. > > > > Cheers > > Andy > > > > *From:* Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 27 September 2017 08:15 > *To:* Rob Nickerson > *Cc:* talk-gb-wes

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

Hi all, Are we back in Birmingham for Octobers meeting? I seem to recall some discussion about trying a new venue. Where did we get to on that one? Also I've screwed up my calendar so Thursday 5th October isn't looking that great for me :-( I might have to skip it but throwing the idea of a one

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] OpenStreetCam or Mapillary?

Hi Brian, Great question and one I'd love to know the answer. Maybe you can send it to talk-gb or even talk. They both allow use on OSM but may not allow others to use the images for free. Rob On 19 Sep 2017 8:54 a.m., "Brian Prangle" wrote: > Hi everyone > > I'm in

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Sept Meeting

h for now. > > > > See you in The Bull next month! > > > > Cheers > > Andy > > > > *From:* Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 07 September 2017 16:12 > *To:* Andy Robinson > *Cc:* talk-gb-westmidlands > *Subject:* Re: [Ta

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Sept Meeting

Hi Andy, Sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately I won't be able to make it tonight. Hope to see you next month. Rob On 5 Sep 2017 1:43 p.m., "Andy Robinson" wrote: > Those that know it’s now September would not have been put off by my > suggestion that we were meeting

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] New: Esri imagery

New imagery available! Does this bring anything new to the UK / West Midlands? (Without laptop so cannot check). https://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2017/08/24/world-imagery-in-osm/ P.s. please feel free to forward to talk-gb Rob ___

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meetings?

That would be good for me too. Rob On 30 Jul 2017 5:52 p.m., "Brian Prangle" wrote: Hi Andy My reference would be for Northfield/Longbridge. We coud meet in the Black Horse Northfield Regards Brian On 28 July 2017 at 15:18, Andy Robinson wrote: >

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Wellesbourne Meeting July 6th

Great. See you at The King's Head. Will aim for 7:45 - 8:00 pm arrival Rob *Rob* On 6 July 2017 at 18:05, Eike Ritter wrote: > Dear Rob, > > > Ah, so is it just me and Jack? What time have you told him? > > > > I will be there as well and try to do some mapping

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Wellesbourne Meeting July 6th

Ah, so is it just me and Jack? What time have you told him? Rob On 6 Jul 2017 3:22 p.m., "Brian Prangle" wrote: > I'll not bemaking either as I have a stinking cough and cold and I don't > think anyone would thank me for giving it to them. I'll do some armchair > tracing to

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] New imagery

. The URLs are shown Best, *Rob* On 9 May 2017 at 19:53, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yay, some new aerial imagery thanks to Digital Globe. I can't see the url > to load this in to JOSM but tested it in iD editor and it's more up to date > than anything else we h

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] New imagery

Yay, some new aerial imagery thanks to Digital Globe. I can't see the url to load this in to JOSM but tested it in iD editor and it's more up to date than anything else we have in Coventry (the Digital Globe "standard" layer) http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/@kevin_bullock/diary/41132 Will get

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] [Talk-GB] Import Progress

at 22:39, Andy Townsend <ajt1...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 20/03/2017 12:34, Rob Nickerson wrote: > >> >> Let's step back, allow for this data to be completed (else it will be in >> a worse case) and find a sensible way forward for the guidelines when we >>

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] [Talk-GB] Import Progress

) and find a sensible way forward for the guidelines when we have time to think with a fresh mind. Rob On 20 Mar 2017 12:17 p.m., "Andy Allan" <gravityst...@gmail.com> wrote: On 19 March 2017 at 15:04, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Chris, &g

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Import process

Hi Chris, To me the mess is with our wiki and mailing lists. Over the years I've spent considerable time in both and i find them to be death eaters that drain the energy from all ideas. I have a more positive vision of local empowerment with a place for local communities to share ideas with

[Talk-GB] Import process

Hi Chris, To me the mess is with our wiki and mailing lists. Over the years I've spent considerable time in both and i find them to be death eaters that drain the energy from all ideas. I have a more positive vision of local empowerment with a place for local communities to share ideas with

[Talk-GB] Import Progress

Hi Chris, I don't think any of us are members of the import mailing list and I don't see the point of joining any more mailing lists. They represent an arcane 20th century solution that allows a few negative comments to derail a locally supported project. Mailing list posts drift off topic way

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Import Progress

Hi Chris, I don't think any of us are members of the import mailing list and I don't see the point of joining any more mailing lists. They represent an arcane 20th century solution that allows a few negative comments to derail a locally supported project. Mailing list posts drift off topic way

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Import Progress

Hi, This was discussed at our monthly meeting, it was then shared to the appropriate local list [1] and a post about quality to Mappa Mercia blog [2]. Brian has also been meeting with the data suppliers on a regular basis (at times spending an hour a week with them) helping to develop a

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Import Progress

Hi Brian, Thanks for the great work here - it's been 9 years since the bus stop data in Birmingham was this good so great to see such a step change improvement in the data. Just a few of the orphaned stops to work through. Also great to see such rich tree data going in. Sorry I never got round

[OSM-talk] SotM: Help wanted (comms & program)

Hi all, The State of the Map working group would like some help. We are specifically looking for the following: * A communication lead - someone to manage our outreach, both on social media and on email (mailing lists and newsletter) and OSM blog. * Program selection committee - we constantly

[OSM-talk] SotmM 2017 (Japan): Call for scholars and session proposals

Hi all, # Please share with anyone interested # We would like to invite you to State of the Map 2017 being hosted by Japan. You can propose a session (talk) before April: https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2017/02/16/propose-your-session-to-state-of-the-map-2017/ Need some financial support in

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Amey Birmingham Highway Assets Import

omething - but if there's > sommething already coded then they can just tweak that. > > Regards > > Brian > > On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Brian, >> >> As mentioned in person, there is a (python

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Amey Birmingham Highway Assets Import

Brian, As mentioned in person, there is a (python?) script called OSM Conflate that might help here. I am without my laptop until Monday but will look then. Rob On 3 Mar 2017 10:06 a.m., "Brian Prangle" wrote: > Hi everyone > > Following on from our discussions at last

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March meeting

Am planning to attend both. See you soon. On 26 Feb 2017 8:34 p.m., "Brian Prangle" wrote: > We are at our usual meeting venue this week on Thursday March 2nd from > about 7pm onwards. See you there > > Regards > > Brian > > ___

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM UK Chapter Directions

Hi all, As promised I have started an online collaboration so that those who cannot attend on Saturday can still share there ideas. You can jump right to the end and just add your ideas. Or you can help with the "root cause analysis". OK, let's cut the business jargon - basically we find better

Re: [Talk-GB] Reminder: OSM UK meeting: dial in numbers

he meeting tonight. > > > Was anything coding related discussed? Any ideas for websites/apps, etc? > > > Depending on the project I might be interested in contributing to the > coding. > > > Thanks, > > Nick > > > -- > *From

[Talk-GB] Reminder: OSM UK meeting: dial in numbers

The meeting starts at 8pm. Here are the dial in details (posted in hackpad so I can remove them after the call). https://hackpad.com/Dial-in-details-1jeM4K1Wl5G *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-GB] Invitation: OSM UK: In-person meeting @ Sat 4 Mar 2017 11:00 - 16:00 (GMT) (talk-gb@openstreetmap.org)

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[Talk-GB] OSM UK: GM and meeting in Birmingham

Hi all, REMINDER: We have our general meeting by telephone conference this Wednesday at 8pm. Although the votes are not expected to be contentious we do still need you to join so that we are quorate. NEW: Our first in-person meeting will be held on Saturday 4th March 2017 from 11am to 4pm. The

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mapbox working with WMCA

Hi all, A notable blog post from Mapbox. We are looking forward to seeing how we can get involved :-) https://www.mapbox.com/blog/cities-wmca/ *Rob* ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-GB] Mapbox working with WMCA

Hi all, A notable blog post from Mapbox. We are looking forward to seeing how we can get involved :-) https://www.mapbox.com/blog/cities-wmca/ *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] OSM UK: Notice of general meeting

this will be. 1. Welcome. 2. To identify and agree the attendance of any non-members present. 3. To accept the resignations of all the founding Directors (Rob Nickerson, Adam Hoyle, Brian Prangle, Gregory Marler and Robert Whittaker) and thank them for their services. 4. To appoint

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] February meetup

Yes, The wiki needs changing. Let's make our life easier and just give the list of dates. People can work out which is the "next meeting". Regards, On 1 Feb 2017 1:37 p.m., "Andy Mabbett" wrote: Are we meeting this Thursday? The wiki page:

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