Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Elmley/Hockley Brook

2023-04-05 Thread Andy Robinson
H Alex, Welcome to OSM. You could start with https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners%27_guide as well as other great information contained on the OSM wiki. The main thing to remember is that unlike Google, OSM cannot accept any data from copyrighted sources or data that sits

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Langley Brook

2022-10-25 Thread Andy Robinson
Andy, You can find it on https://maps.nls.uk/view/101584522 where there is a "rises" note on the map. Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Andy Mabbett Sent: 24 October 2022 20:33 To: Mappa Mercia mailing list Subject: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Langley Brook I'm trying to determine the

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Grit bin locations

2022-01-06 Thread Andy Robinson
Ryan, apologies on the wrong spelling of your name. Andy From: Andy Robinson Sent: 06 January 2022 09:40 To: 'Ryan Underwood' ; Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org Subject: RE: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Grit bin locations Ray, Back in 2009/10 OSMers, myself included, added route

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Grit bin locations

2022-01-06 Thread Andy Robinson
Ray, Back in 2009/10 OSMers, myself included, added route details for Birmingham’s gritting from information supplied by BCC and created routes in OSM. We also made the BBC news with our then gritting map as the council didn’t have their own.

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Disability wheelchair curb project

2021-11-09 Thread Andy Robinson
Anyone in the west mids able to assist Mark with this? Cheers Andy (now in Cheshire) From: Mark Croft Redditch Linux Mint Sent: 05 November 2021 06:57 To: Andy Robinson Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Disability wheelchair curb project Hi We at kickstart project

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Wishaw Lane, Minworth and the Peddimore industrial development

2021-10-10 Thread Andy Robinson
://osm.org/go/euzPtdmN-- Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Andy Robinson Sent: 22 September 2021 09:01 To: talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org Subject: Wishaw Lane, Minworth and the Peddimore industrial development I understand from friends that Wishaw Lane, Minworth has permanently

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Wishaw Lane, Minworth and the Peddimore industrial development

2021-09-22 Thread Andy Robinson
I understand from friends that Wishaw Lane, Minworth has permanently closed as part of the Peddimore development. I've not edited as I'm not sure exactly where it is physically stopped up at each end. Please also keep an eye out for construction works commencing for the new industrial development

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fingerposts

2020-07-16 Thread Andy Robinson
You can see from my attempt 11 years ago that I didn't have a clue either! https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/484792823 http://www.mappa-mercia.org/2009/11/pelsall-pleasure.html Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Andy Mabbett [mailto:a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk] Sent: 16 July 2020

Re: [Talk-GB] Maps on BBC Radio 4

2020-07-06 Thread Andy Robinson
“…Countryfile about footpath mapping might work, but having seen this happen it requires a great deal of legwork…” It does indeed ;-) From: SK53 [mailto:sk53@gmail.com] Sent: 05 July 2020 12:39 To: BD Cc: Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Maps on BBC Radio 4 Radio

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] FW: HS2 in Birmingham update: Park Street Closure from this weekend

2020-07-03 Thread Andy Robinson
“From 5th July we're permanently closing a section of Birmingham’s Park Street.” Cheers Andy From: Commonplace [mailto:supp...@commonplace.is] Sent: 03 July 2020 11:29 To: andy.robin...@boregis.com Subject: HS2 in Birmingham update: Park Street Closure from this weekend Text Box:

Re: [Talk-GB] UPRN Locations Map

2020-07-03 Thread Andy Robinson
As always Robert you have provided a useful tool and analysis. Thanks & cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) [mailto:robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com] Sent: 02 July 2020 17:38 To: talk-gb Subject: [Talk-GB] UPRN Locations Map I'm not completely sure if/how we

Re: [Talk-GB] HS2 Phase 1 Construction NTP

2020-04-17 Thread Andy Robinson
/04/2020 09:14, Andy Robinson wrote: Jez, I think the actual rails may be a long way off but I agree it’s an opportunity to stay ahead of the completion. A question for the whole list. How do folks feel about changing the Phase 1 route from rail=proposed to rail=construction. Perhaps it’s

Re: [Talk-GB] HS2 Phase 1 Construction NTP

2020-04-17 Thread Andy Robinson
not. Cheers Andy From: Jez Nicholson [mailto:jez.nichol...@gmail.com] Sent: 16 April 2020 22:15 To: Andy Robinson Cc: Talk-GB Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] HS2 Phase 1 Construction NTP Thanks Andy, this is opportunity for OSM to be *the* best source of HS2 rails data. On Wed, 15 Apr 2020, 17

[Talk-GB] HS2 Phase 1 Construction NTP

2020-04-15 Thread Andy Robinson
Government issued Notice to Procced for Phase 1 today, which means the main contracts construction between London and Birmingham will start imminently so keep an eye out for major new works in your area soon (though I expect these will be slow to spot while we are in lockdown!) Till now all

Re: [Talk-GB] Cheers Drive, Bristol

2020-02-16 Thread Andy Robinson
That’s usually the way I find out the name of a new road if the sales office is closed. Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Neil Matthews [mailto:ndmatth...@ndmatthews.plus.com] Sent: 16 February 2020 10:58 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: [Talk-GB] Cheers Drive, Bristol Local

Re: [Talk-GB] Freemap (free-map.org.uk) - potential shutdown

2020-02-13 Thread Andy Robinson
Oh, the heady days of the noughties :-) Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Richard Fairhurst [mailto:rich...@systemed.net] Sent: 12 February 2020 12:57 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Freemap (free-map.org.uk) - potential shutdown Nick Whitelegg wrote: > I am

[Talk-GB] Soild fuel

2020-02-02 Thread Andy Robinson
Solid fuel; as in a coal merchants. Yes, still a few of those around, probably many of them in some countries. amenity=fuel / fuel=solid perhaps but that will receive a petrol pump on the map for your efforts. https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7171642306 Cheers Andy

Re: [Talk-GB] Stale Developments

2020-01-10 Thread Andy Robinson
Excellent Robert, very useful. Note that brownfield sites can remain that way for many many years before eventually being developed. I recall investigating brownfield sites in Birmingham as part of my degree in the 1980's (photogrammetry module). Some of those sites are still brownfield. Many

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] HS2 phase 1 updates - Solihull interchange station

2019-12-18 Thread Andy Robinson
Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 16 December 2019 20:33 To: Andy Robinson Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] HS2 phase 1 updates - Solihull interchange station Thanks for the update Andy: drove past there on Sunday and things have m

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] HS2 phase 1 updates - Solihull interchange station

2019-12-13 Thread Andy Robinson
The link below provides info on compounds and new highway bridge structures being set-up and constructed next year in and around the proposed interchange station by the NEC. https://tinyurl.com/rmspe8q Cheers Andy ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing

[Talk-GB] HS2 camden updates

2019-12-12 Thread Andy Robinson
For those keeping an eye on the HS2 Phase 1 preparatory works changes to the landscape here is the link to the latest Camden district 12 month look ahead which covers Euston and its approaches. http://tiny.cc/r9skhz Cheers Andy ___ Talk-GB mailing

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Banksy

2019-12-11 Thread Andy Robinson
Ah, but you haven’t made the pair a relation ;-) From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 11 December 2019 12:39 To: Andy Mabbett; talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Banksy But you forgot the bench! The artwork doesn't work without the bench. I've added

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Banksy

2019-12-11 Thread Andy Robinson
Therefore I recon Mr Mabbett must = Mr Banksy since Brian is always getting things mapped before anyone else J Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 11 December 2019 08:58 To: Andy Mabbett Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Banksy

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

2019-12-04 Thread Andy Robinson
Happy Christmas all, enjoy your curry. Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 04 December 2019 19:18 To: Rob Nickerson; talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] December - Christmas curry Gosh it come around quickly! See you there On

Re: [Talk-GB] Name Suggestion Index

2019-11-08 Thread Andy Robinson
Could make them all fast food outlets? Bakewell tarts, Melton Mowbray pies, Cornish Pasties, and my favourite Cartmel sticky toffee puddings…… Chocolate might just be a cuisine? Or is that just stirring the pot J Cheers Andy From: SK53 [mailto:sk53@gmail.com] Sent: 08 November

Re: [Talk-GB] accurate GPS

2019-10-09 Thread Andy Robinson
I guess you could do that anyway. Most folks are only interested in relative position and not whether one point on one side of the globe has the same positional accuracy as a point on the opposite side. Surveyors have for centuries been relying on a local arbitrary reference point and still do

Re: [Talk-GB] accurate GPS

2019-10-09 Thread Andy Robinson
Are you using trig points that are also OS Net station locations? https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/legacy/docs/gps/OSNet_GPSWebSite_Coordinates_File.txt I don’t believe many traditional trig stations were ever properly co-ordinated to OS Net. Cheers Andy From: Simon Ritchie

Re: [Talk-GB] 24 hour mapathon - Aberconwy

2019-10-09 Thread Andy Robinson
A few minutes done in Penrhyn Bay https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/53.31715/-3.76346 Cheers Andy From: Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] Sent: 09 October 2019 06:43 To: Talk-GB Subject: [Talk-GB] 24 hour mapathon - Aberconwy Today is the day of the Aberconwy

Re: [Talk-GB] Import UK postcode data?

2019-10-02 Thread Andy Robinson
Cheers Chris, always mightily useful. Andy From: Chris Hill [mailto:o...@raggedred.net] Sent: 02 October 2019 15:38 To: Tony OSM; OSM Talk GB Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Import UK postcode data? Thanks, I've just updated with August 2019 data, the next update is due in November I think.

Re: [Talk-GB] Amazon Logistics edits

2019-07-31 Thread Andy Robinson
al Message- From: ajt1...@gmail.com [mailto:ajt1...@gmail.com] Sent: 31 July 2019 15:53 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Amazon Logistics edits On 29/07/2019 09:35, Andy Robinson wrote: > I've just looked at a number of Amazon Logistics in my local area Just to

[Talk-GB] Amazon Logistics edits

2019-07-29 Thread Andy Robinson
I've just looked at a number of Amazon Logistics in my local area. A lot of service roads are getting added which on face value look perhaps to be driveways but that tag hasn't been added. Just stinks of armchair mapping. The users (three I spotted off the bat) all have the following "I work for

Re: [Talk-GB] Gates open/closed by default

2019-07-26 Thread Andy Robinson
If a gate opens automatically I would say it's an access=yes regardless of how the way is tagged. Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:scolebou...@joda.org] Sent: 26 July 2019 10:47 To: talk-gb OSM List Subject: [Talk-GB] Gates open/closed by default I'd

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] End of an era at The Bull

2019-07-23 Thread Andy Robinson
That whole area is set to change. Lots of fond memories with Rose at the helm. See will be sorely missed. Thanks for posting. Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Andy Mabbett [mailto:a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk] Sent: 22 July 2019 20:49 To: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject:

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] A34 cycle route

2019-04-16 Thread Andy Robinson
Hi Brian, Great. As a cyclist what was your impression of the route? Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 15 April 2019 19:52 To: Andy Robinson Cc: Brian Prangle; OSM Group WM Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] A34 cycle route Hi Andy Just to make

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] A34 cycle route

2019-04-10 Thread Andy Robinson
Excellent, Cheers Brian. Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:br...@mappa-mercia.org] Sent: 09 April 2019 22:04 To: Andy Robinson Cc: OSM Group WM Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] A34 cycle route All in hand I have surveyed most of it and added it as an untagged way I'll tag

[Talk-GB] HS2 Phase 1 enabling works progress

2019-04-09 Thread Andy Robinson
I'm keeping an eye over the whole of the HS2 Phase 1 route between Euston and Lichfield for major updates but it would helpful if those closest to their patch of the route could help by keeping an eye out for changes to the landscape that need map updates; I appreciate some will be doing this

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] A34 cycle route

2019-04-09 Thread Andy Robinson
I see the new A34 cycle route is basically open. Looks like there is some mapping to do! Alas I can't get onto it anytime soon. Cheers Andy (now very definitely in Cheshire) ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list

Re: [Talk-GB] Road name contradictions in the UK

2019-03-08 Thread Andy Robinson
About 50% of those in the list in my Cheshire patch are one housing estates which are still under construction. I tend to update these about once every three months or so. Cheers Andy From: Andy Robinson [mailto:ajrli...@gmail.com] Sent: 08 March 2019 08:58 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] High Speed 2 route mapping

2019-01-21 Thread Andy Robinson
[mailto:jez.nichol...@gmail.com] Sent: 21 January 2019 14:35 To: Andy Robinson Cc: Talk-GB Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] High Speed 2 route mapping Thank you Andy(s), ...and thanks for the wiki page updates. I'm originally from Chalfont St Peter and my Mum still lives there, so I will be keeping my eye

Re: [Talk-GB] High Speed 2 route mapping

2019-01-21 Thread Andy Robinson
Jez, The proposed routes are in OSM. There is a relation for each phase of HS2. See: Phase 1: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1986960 Phase 2a: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6748946 Phase 2b western leg: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6775224 Phase 2b eastern leg:

Re: [Talk-GB] Property extents

2019-01-14 Thread Andy Robinson
All seems rather fishy to me Martin ;-) Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Martin Wynne [mailto:mar...@templot.com] Sent: 14 January 2019 13:23 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Property extents > I've yet to see a Land Registry title plan go to the centreline of

Re: [Talk-GB] Property extents

2019-01-14 Thread Andy Robinson
-Original Message- From: David Woolley [mailto:for...@david-woolley.me.uk] > Boundaries of properties fronted on roads technically extend to the >middle of the road, at least for residential roads, and I have never see >those marked. I've yet to see a Land Registry title plan go to

Re: [Talk-GB] Property extents

2019-01-09 Thread Andy Robinson
ices Paid which now can only be used if you are an estate agent. Owen has covered both on his Map Gubbins blog. Have to dash, so no time to find the links. Jerry On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 11:07, Andy Robinson wrote: As a follow-up, has anyone looked at the OGL licenced INSPIRE

Re: [Talk-GB] Property extents

2019-01-09 Thread Andy Robinson
As a follow-up, has anyone looked at the OGL licenced INSPIRE Land Registry index polygons? https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/download-inspire-index-polygons Data is in GML format. Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Andy Robinson [mailto:ajrli...@gmail.com] Sent: 09 January

Re: [Talk-GB] Property extents

2019-01-09 Thread Andy Robinson
On Wed 09/01/2019 10:35 David Woolley wrote: >Actually, that seems more valuable to OSM than the building >outlines as it is much more difficult to accurately recover from >aerial imagery and ground surveys can normally only see front yards. Agreed, though I wonder whether this will have any

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Sainsbury selly oak

2018-11-27 Thread Andy Robinson
://www.lapalcanal.co.uk/ Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Andy Robinson [mailto:ajrli...@gmail.com] Sent: 27 November 2018 11:31 To: talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org Subject: Sainsbury selly oak If anyone is in Selly Oak can they update the new Sainsbury development

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Sainsbury selly oak

2018-11-27 Thread Andy Robinson
If anyone is in Selly Oak can they update the new Sainsbury development & surrounds etc. Brian, I see you were there doing just that three weeks ago. The new store opened last week (my daughter says she got "lost" in there on Saturday :-) ). I assume the old store is now shut? And is the fuel

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Woodgate Valley country park

2018-10-01 Thread Andy Robinson
My daughter tells me that there are some newly created or surfaced paths in Woodgate Valley that don't appear to be on OSM if anyone fancies some fresh air. Cheers Andy ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] HS2 CP Birmingham

2018-08-07 Thread Andy Robinson
FY(mapping)I https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2-phase-one-compulsory-purchase -general-vesting-declarations-for-the-city-of-birmingham? Cheers Andy ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Geofabrik request: Tyne and Wear

2018-06-22 Thread Andy Robinson
Or in Gordie.. Cud ah myek a request fo' an additional region within england on geofabrik? it's tyne an' weor, a formor metropolitan county coverin Newcassel an' the surroundin area - similar in status tuh formor metropolitan counties iv syeuth an' west yorkshire, greator manchestor an'

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] June meeting

2018-06-04 Thread Andy Robinson
Alas up north this week. Cheers Andy From: Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] Sent: 30 May 2018 20:21 To: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] June meeting Oops, I'm a week ahead of myself. It is of course next week (first Thursday of the month).

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] May Meeting

2018-05-02 Thread Andy Robinson
Sorry, will be in Germany. Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:br...@mappa-mercia.org] Sent: 02 May 2018 14:13 To: OSM Group WM Subject: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] May Meeting Hi everyone Just a reminder we are NOT meeting tomorrow but the following Thursday May 10th. May I suggest

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

2018-04-06 Thread Andy Robinson
I never made it back from London in time due to two separate incidents at Marston Green. Nightmare travel evening! Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Eike Ritter [mailto:o...@rittere.co.uk] Sent: 05 April 2018 18:21 To: talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re:

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March Meeting

2018-03-01 Thread Andy Robinson
Suggest we strike it this month. Cheers Andy From: Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] Sent: 01 March 2018 08:35 To: Ian Caldwell Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March Meeting I'm stuck in Glasgow so won't be there either. Rob On 1

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March Meeting

2018-02-20 Thread Andy Robinson
Unsure at the moment. May by out of the country again Cheers Andy From: Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] Sent: 20 February 2018 18:00 To: Brian Prangle Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March Meeting Enjoy. I'm looking free at the

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Jan Meeting

2018-01-02 Thread Andy Robinson
I have man flu so will be keeping away from others this week Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:br...@mappa-mercia.org] Sent: 31 December 2017 14:19 To: OSM Group WM Subject: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Jan Meeting Happy New Year to everyone This should be happening this week but

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Chad Brook at Edgabton

2017-12-08 Thread Andy Robinson
Andy, As a possible future aid I added some pre M6 alignment for the Holbrook drainage area using the 1947 OOC OS 1:25k. The ways only have a note tag on them of "Drainage courses associated with Holbrook from circa 1947 OS 1:25k mapping". Even in 1947 the thin blue lines are not continuous

Re: [Talk-GB] Christmas / New Year Footpath Mapping meet

2017-12-08 Thread Andy Robinson
Jerry, A good place to meet and get excellent food is the Hub café at the Rosliston Forestry Centre. http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/208252961 They are open daily from 10 till 4 during the winter months. Cheers Andy From: SK53 [mailto:sk53@gmail.com] Sent: 06 December 2017

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

2017-12-07 Thread Andy Robinson
I’ll try and get in for 7ish then Cheers Andy From: Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] Sent: 07 December 2017 17:38 To: Andy Robinson Cc: Talk-GB; talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: RE: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Dec social I am hoping to be in the centre by 7pm. I'm not sure

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

2017-12-07 Thread Andy Robinson
br...@mappa-mercia.org> wrote: I'm looking forward to my curry next Thursday! I think in light of a better recommendation we should follow Andy M's advice and go for Manzill next to Digbeth Police Station as it's handy for everyone Regards Brian On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Andy Rob

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Dec social

2017-12-07 Thread Andy Robinson
br...@mappa-mercia.org> wrote: I'm looking forward to my curry next Thursday! I think in light of a better recommendation we should follow Andy M's advice and go for Manzill next to Digbeth Police Station as it's handy for everyone Regards Brian On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Andy Rob

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Dec social

2017-12-01 Thread Andy Robinson
Were we going for a curry next Thur? Or some other time better for folks? Cheers Andy ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-GB] Geospatial Commission

2017-11-24 Thread Andy Robinson
Indeed Bob’s may be the best case scenario and I note perhaps the more cynical view taken by the likes of Ed Parkes. I let out a little wee in my pants when I heard the budget announcement. Geospatial doesn’t get mentioned much on the floor of the house! So it’s an encouraging further

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

2017-11-02 Thread Andy Robinson
[mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] Sent: 30 October 2017 22:37 To: Andy Robinson Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: 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: Sh

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

2017-10-30 Thread Andy Robinson
Shall we try the Gunmakers Arms? If it doesn’t work out we call always walk over to The Bull. Chees Andy From: Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] Sent: 30 October 2017 17:28 To: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] November meeting Thursday Hi all,

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

2017-10-04 Thread Andy Robinson
Wellington is here btw: http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/8971 From: Andy Robinson [mailto:ajrli...@gmail.com] Sent: 04 October 2017 08:12 To: 'Rob Nickerson' Cc: 'Brian Prangle'; 'talk-gb-westmidlands' Subject: RE: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting Suggest we try the Wellington

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

2017-10-04 Thread Andy Robinson
, condiments etc you'll quite often find me in there eating sushi” See you this eve Cheers, Andy From: Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] Sent: 02 October 2017 23:03 To: Andy Robinson Cc: Brian Prangle; talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

[Talk-GB] Merse Gateway

2017-10-02 Thread Andy Robinson
Mersey Gateway bridge due to open Sunday. Cheers Andy ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

2017-09-28 Thread Andy Robinson
. 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 Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting With two people saying no to Thursday (3 if you include me) this month, we might

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting

2017-09-27 Thread Andy Robinson
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-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meeting Hi Rob No progress on alternative venue and I definitely

[OSM-talk] OSM stats update

2017-09-26 Thread Andy Robinson
FYI I updated some of the stats charts at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Stats Cheers Andy (blackadder) ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Sept Meeting

2017-09-05 Thread Andy Robinson
there THIS Thursday eve? Cheers Andy From: Andy Robinson [mailto:ajrli...@gmail.com] Sent: 30 August 2017 08:21 To: 'Brian Prangle'; 'OSM Group WM' Subject: RE: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Sept Meeting No weatherspoons in Penkridge so can I suggest we meet in the Star on the Market Place: http

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Sept Meeting

2017-08-30 Thread Andy Robinson
No weatherspoons in Penkridge so can I suggest we meet in the Star on the Market Place: http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/241056883 They serve food till 8:30pm. See those who can make it tomorrow. I’ll be in the pub probably by 7:30pm as the light may be fading by then (sunset is a tad before

Re: [Talk-GB] Latest OS Opendata

2017-08-09 Thread Andy Robinson
To: Andy Robinson; 'OSM Talk GB' Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Latest OS Opendata Thanks Andy, I've asked OS about Forestry Commission land, let's see what they say. Cheers, Chris (chillly) On 08/08/2017 09:37, Andy Robinson wrote: > Nice work Chris. As you say it does contain some privately ow

Re: [Talk-GB] Latest OS Opendata

2017-08-08 Thread Andy Robinson
Nice work Chris. As you say it does contain some privately owned space. It also looks somewhat out of date with changes from a couple of years ago not reflected and missing plenty of smaller play areas within our urban sprawls. A very useful tool for checking though. Also as this set doesn’t

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

2017-08-03 Thread Andy Robinson
Darn, something has come up again so I’m not going to make it over this evening. Hope you have a good one. Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 01 August 2017 17:10 To: Andy Robinson Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meetings

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

2017-07-31 Thread Andy Robinson
Sounds like a plan Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 30 July 2017 17:52 To: Andy Robinson Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meetings? Hi Andy My reference would be for Northfield/Longbridge. We coud meet in the Black

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

2017-07-28 Thread Andy Robinson
Thanks Brian, Agreed, let’s leave Kinver till next year. Any preference for Penkridge or Longbridge next week? Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 28 July 2017 13:32 To: Andy Robinson Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next meetings?

2017-07-27 Thread Andy Robinson
Did we have a list of proposed locations for remaining meetings this summer? I noted a couple of new user edits in the Kinver area which prompted me to have a closer look. Kinver and nearby Stourton, Cookley and Enville are all pretty much devoid of any detail currently and would make a good

Re: [Talk-GB] An old chestnut - looking for clarity for road names beginning "St ..."

2017-07-18 Thread Andy Robinson
If someone else was at the other end of the street and saw a sign subtly different to yours, we would end up with an inconsistency in the map data and no arbitration rule to resolve it. //colin On 18 July 2017 10:15:38 CEST, Andy Robinson <ajrli...@gmail.com> wrote: I came up with a

Re: [Talk-GB] An old chestnut - looking for clarity for road names beginning "St ..."

2017-07-18 Thread Andy Robinson
is the same road after all, so consistency is good. //colin On 17 July 2017 18:35:07 CEST, Andy Robinson <ajrli...@gmail.com> wrote: We should be applying the on the ground rule of verification. As in, if looks like a duck and quacks like a duck then there is a better than average chanc

Re: [Talk-GB] An old chestnut - looking for clarity for road names beginning "St ..."

2017-07-17 Thread Andy Robinson
We should be applying the on the ground rule of verification. As in, if looks like a duck and quacks like a duck then there is a better than average chance it is a duck. So if the road sign, church sign or whatever says Saint or St. etc then best to stick to that so as not to offend just as

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] FW: [OpenStreetMap UK - General] Ordnance Survey Releases Open Dataset and Free Map of Britain’s Greenspaces

2017-07-11 Thread Andy Robinson
From: Christian Ledermann (Loomio) [mailto:notificati...@loomio.org] Sent: 11 July 2017 17:59 To: blackadder...@gmail.com Subject: [OpenStreetMap UK - General] Ordnance Survey Releases Open Dataset and Free Map of Britain’s Greenspaces Image removed by sender. Christian

[Talk-GB] FW: [OpenStreetMap UK - General] Ordnance Survey Releases Open Dataset and Free Map of Britain’s Greenspaces

2017-07-11 Thread Andy Robinson
From: Christian Ledermann (Loomio) [mailto:notificati...@loomio.org] Sent: 11 July 2017 17:59 To: blackadder...@gmail.com Subject: [OpenStreetMap UK - General] Ordnance Survey Releases Open Dataset and Free Map of Britain’s Greenspaces Image removed by sender. Christian

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Block request - Reverted edits done

2017-07-10 Thread Andy Robinson
I've just reverted all edits from two new user accounts in Coventry and one further set of edits from I think the same new user that started editing 18 days ago. I think all three were the same person(s) as the edits are all similar (changing road names and adding other Asian related spam, mostly

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

2017-07-06 Thread Andy Robinson
Alas can’t now may this evening. Hope you have a good one and the weather stays perfect. Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 21 June 2017 17:41 To: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Wellesbourne Meeting July 6th Hi everyone Jack

Re: [Talk-GB] What to use to obtain OSM tag information in the field?

2017-06-22 Thread Andy Robinson
How about OSMfocus? Cheers Andy From: Bob Hawkins [mailto:bobhawk...@waitrose.com] Sent: 22 June 2017 14:07 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: [Talk-GB] What to use to obtain OSM tag information in the field? I use Locus Map with offline OSM data loaded on my Android ‘phone when

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] June Meeting

2017-05-30 Thread Andy Robinson
I’ll plan on doing some mapping in the Hill Top area. See you Thursday. Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 18 May 2017 20:52 To: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] June Meeting HI everyone We decided at our last meeting to meet in

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] New imagery

2017-05-09 Thread Andy Robinson
Ooh er. That’s rather nice. Thanks DG. No real improvement in resolution, in fact what we had was perhaps better in the areas I’m looking at, but it is more up to date and the benefit of two separate sources really helps resolving things when obscured by long shadows and vegetation.

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next Meeting

2017-05-04 Thread Andy Robinson
them by 7pm if we know who they are. Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 03 May 2017 13:00 To: Andy Robinson Cc: Brian Prangle; talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next Meeting I'll concentrate on the town centre On 3 May 2017

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next Meeting

2017-05-03 Thread Andy Robinson
] Sent: 01 May 2017 16:17 To: Andy Robinson Cc: Brian Prangle; talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next Meeting Hi everyone I've messaged everyone ( I think) who's contributed to the map in Rugeley inviting them for Thursday's meeting. Let's see what happens Regards

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Next Meeting

2017-04-26 Thread Andy Robinson
How about Rugeley? Trains every 30min to an hour from New Street and fares have the benefit of the West Mids zoning I believe. http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/52.7572/-1.9397 The Plaza on Horse Fair is the local Wetherspoon’s. Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle

Re: [Talk-GB] Rendering Stiles

2017-04-05 Thread Andy Robinson
If you are looking for good uMap tutorials the two blog posts that RobJN did on Mappa Merca are great: http://www.mappa-mercia.org/2014/08/openstreetmap-alternatives-to-googles-maps-engine-and-fusion-tables.html http://www.mappa-mercia.org/2014/09/creating-an-always-up-to-date-map.html Cheers

Re: [Talk-GB] RTK / Base Stations / NTRIP

2017-04-03 Thread Andy Robinson
Hi Grant, Neat to hear you have been experimenting. I recall looking at RINEX post processing a few years back when we didn’t have aerial imagery but the need for accurate GPS seemed to recede with time, however having access to something which gets survey level precision would put is on a par

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

2017-03-24 Thread Andy Robinson
Harry, and everyone else, I'm sure Brian will get back to everyone on all of this when he's back in circulation. He's not been around since these issues were raised. There is obviously a lot to digest and clearly there are some specific points to take on board so I'm sure when he's had time to

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

2017-03-24 Thread Andy Robinson
Harry, and everyone else, I'm sure Brian will get back to everyone on all of this when he's back in circulation. He's not been around since these issues were raised. There is obviously a lot to digest and clearly there are some specific points to take on board so I'm sure when he's had time to

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Import Progress

2017-03-19 Thread Andy Robinson
Like all good OSM activity, discussion occurred in the pub. We may or may not have got our knickers in a twist when we did but usually we get the things sorted out. The Naptan and tree updates were discussed at length within our small west mids group and I was (and am) happy to support. Brian

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

2017-03-19 Thread Andy Robinson
Like all good OSM activity, discussion occurred in the pub. We may or may not have got our knickers in a twist when we did but usually we get the things sorted out. The Naptan and tree updates were discussed at length within our small west mids group and I was (and am) happy to support. Brian

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March meeting

2017-03-01 Thread Andy Robinson
Won’t make Thursday but hope to drop in on Saturday. Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 26 February 2017 20:34 To: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March meeting We are at our usual meeting venue this week on Thursday March 2nd from

[Talk-GB] Ipswich data

2017-02-23 Thread Andy Robinson
The dataset you have all be waiting for ;-) https://data.gov.uk/dataset/public-toilets5 Cheers Andy ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

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