[Talk-GB] Solar project: Press interview

2019-08-08 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi all, I've been a bit slow to the solar mapping project but have now picked up the baton for outreach. If we can get some press lined up do we have any volunteers to speak with them? Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] August meetup

2019-08-02 Thread Rob Nickerson
I have a feeling that we talked about changing August to a Saturday, but then time has slipped past and August is now on top of us. What do you think - should we look for a rescheduled Saturday meeting? *Rob* On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 16:51, Eike Ritter via Talk-gb-westmidlands < talk

[Talk-GB] TfL cycle data published

2019-08-01 Thread Rob Nickerson
(off list) chat with Martin suggested we are ok on that front. Clarification welcomed. *Rob* --- Dear all Having engaged with yourself previously about the Cycling Infrastructure Database (CID), we are delighted to let you know that the CID is now live. London’s Cycling Infrastructure Database

[Talk-GB] Question from Amazon on tracks vs service roads

2019-07-23 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi all, Please see the following diary post where help is sought in converting ground surveys in to map edits. https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/jguthula/diary/390322 Best regards, Rob ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https

[Talk-GB] Fwd: Source of extra street imagery

2019-07-01 Thread Rob Nickerson
on GitHub suggests that this might be a goer. Anyone interested? https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/issues/719#issuecomment-507427490 Regards, Rob ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Saturday mapping event: 22 June in Wombourne

2019-06-07 Thread Rob Nickerson
Thanks - I'm looking forward to it. This email is cross-posted to talk-gb. I've been a while since the West Midlands "Mappa Mercia" group put event email out to talk-gb. Please see details below. Best regards, *Rob* On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 at 20:29, Brian Prangle wrote: >

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Saturday mapping event: 22 June in Wombourne

2019-06-07 Thread Rob Nickerson
Thanks - I'm looking forward to it. This email is cross-posted to talk-gb. I've been a while since the West Midlands "Mappa Mercia" group put event email out to talk-gb. Please see details below. Best regards, *Rob* On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 at 20:29, Brian Prangle wrote: >

Re: [Talk-GB] Adjacent nature reserves

2019-06-07 Thread Rob Nickerson
of experience from his role in the Data Working Group. The fact that it is over many changesets makes it too challenging for me. Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Saturday mapping event: 22 June in Wombourne

2019-06-02 Thread Rob Nickerson
, longer if starting from further away), I hope that this is not a conflict. [1] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2019-June/022994.html *Rob* ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [Talk-GB] Increase of mail size limit

2019-06-02 Thread Rob Nickerson
shall crawl back under pile of spare floppy disks :-) *Rob* On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 at 21:03, Alan Mackie wrote: > It's quite normal to include attachments in line with communication (e.g >> an attachment in an email or an attachment in a chat/instant message >> program). > >

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Road junctions

2019-05-30 Thread Rob Nickerson
like, I can have a go at mapping it how I would do it so that you can compare...let me know? *Rob* On Tue, 28 May 2019 at 23:53, Gareth L wrote: > Hello all, > > > > Is there a nice example of mapping road junctions? Particularly ones that > are spread out? > > Ba

Re: [Talk-GB] Tools to support solar panel mapping?

2019-05-24 Thread Rob Nickerson
My bad. No IDs in the recent fit reports, but they *used* to publish them. The September 2016 files show the fit ID. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/fit/contacts-guidance-and-resources/public-reports-and-data-fit/installation-reports Best, Rob

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging a named building now used for a different purpose

2019-05-23 Thread Rob Nickerson
own/City) Thanks, Rob ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Tools to support solar panel mapping?

2019-05-23 Thread Rob Nickerson
almost all sites built up to now. Going forward then other sources will need to be found* as the subsidy schemes have come to an end. * there are none. Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Summer programme of meetings

2019-05-18 Thread Rob Nickerson
for me. 8th June is less good - would have to leave a bit early I think. What works for you? Thank you, *Rob* On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 17:29, Brian Prangle wrote: > As usual we travel around the region in the summer, improving the map away > from our usual haunts. > > April- u

[Talk-GB] Miniature railway or minimum gauge?

2019-05-18 Thread Rob via Talk-GB
have to investigate further how I should be doing it.) Rob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] River Rea, West of Kings Norton Park

2019-05-18 Thread Rob Nickerson
You could try looking at historic maps on National Library of Scotland's online map portal to see if you can find a name. Best, Rob On Tue, 30 Apr 2019, 19:50 Andy Mabbett, wrote: > Done; but is it a river, or a stream? And does it have its own name? > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 19:

[Talk-GB] GeoBusiness 2019 - Next Tue-Wed

2019-05-17 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi all, One for those with a business interest in geo (or wanting to start one) - it's GeoBusiness 2019 next week in London (21-22 May). Attendance is free: https://www.geobusinessshow.com/ Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB

[Talk-GB] Electric vehicle charge points

2019-05-16 Thread Rob Nickerson
Robert, all, See also: https://www.eafo.eu When I looked at EV charge maps last month, this seemed the most complete. For these "close but not close enough" third party data sets do we need a special tool to help us refine the data quality? E.g. an app that asks you to collect a GPS tagged

Re: [Talk-GB] [Talk-gb-london] bulk importing london open data to osm

2019-05-16 Thread Rob Nickerson
://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb-westmidlands/2019-April/002370.html ). If you have others please feel free to share. Best regards, *Rob* --- begin forwarded email: hello using a combination of ilya zyerev's osm conflation and osm conflation audit tools, a dataset of proposed changes

Re: [Talk-GB] Increase of mail size limit

2019-05-16 Thread Rob Nickerson
in an email or an attachment in a chat/instant message program). We should allow people the choice so that they are able to do what comes naturally to them. *Rob* On Thu, 16 May 2019 at 13:37, Ed Loach wrote: > Rob wrote: > > > Joking aside, please note I'm not asking for much here.

Re: [Talk-GB] Increase of mail size limit

2019-05-15 Thread Rob Nickerson
er, a GitHub ticket, or other? Thank you, Rob ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] TfL Cycling Infrastructure Database

2019-05-14 Thread Rob Nickerson
of some of our aims (increasing the amount of quality data in OSM and promoting the release of open data). What we learn here can be applied to projects as and when then come up throughout the UK, IoM and CI. Thank you, *Rob* [1] https://osmuk.org/join-our-talent-directory/ [2] https://drive.google.com

[Talk-GB] Increase of mail size limit

2019-05-14 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi, Tried to send a mail to the list but it failed: > Message body is too big: 533180 bytes with a limit of 40 KB Any chance that the limit could be lifted? 40 KB seems very low given how cheap storage space is. Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mail

Re: [Talk-GB] OSMappers meeting in Norfolk

2019-05-12 Thread Rob Nickerson
be using that. I am also not planning to set up another email account for just this. For now you will have to live with my non-threaded replies. Best regards, *Rob* (From Warwick) ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [Talk-GB] OSMF Board face-to face meeting: Suggest the topics and issues that matter to you

2019-05-10 Thread Rob Nickerson
P.S. I have no idea how to achieve this (sorry) but my gut instinct is that we need to use https://www.openstreetmap.org/ to highlight more about the community as well as the map data. --- Best regards, *Rob* On Thu, 9 May 2019 at 20:37, Rob Nickerson wrote: > Hi all, > > Some ma

[Talk-GB] OSMF Board face-to face meeting: Suggest the topics and issues that matter to you

2019-05-09 Thread Rob Nickerson
is is your opportunity to influence what they will cover at their May 2019 meeting. Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] London venues

2019-05-07 Thread Rob Nickerson
Directors. As posted on Loomio we are looking for 2 new Directors. Please consider volunteering as without two new Directors we may be forced to wind up the organisation which would be a great shame as it has been picking up pace this last 6 months. Best regards, Rob *Rob* On Wed, 13 Mar 2019

[Talk-GB] Best-one

2019-05-05 Thread Rob Nickerson
My view on these cases is to use the name as the company uses in their own written context rather than any stylisation on the store sign. Their website uses "Best-one" so that's what I'd pick. Regards, Rob P.s. sorry for new thread. I'm not subscribed to receive the mails and clicki

[Talk-GB] Solar data

2019-04-10 Thread Rob Nickerson
-and-updates/feed-tariff-installation-report-31-december-2018 Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] April 4 - Meeting in Alcester

2019-03-31 Thread Rob Nickerson
In regards to mapping, there is plenty to do. I have traced buildings which are missing address data, there are more buildings to add. The high street and industrial estate were last surveyed a few years ago so likely to be some updates needed there too. I hope to see you th

[Talk-GB] Press opportunity

2019-03-31 Thread Rob Nickerson
pping. Aim is to do this next week (commencing 1 April). Author is London based so somewhere within a couple hours travel is best. Could also include a phone interview. If interested please let me know as soon as possible as the deadline seems to be the end of the week. Th

[Talk-GB] Measuring building height

2019-03-18 Thread Rob Nickerson
For building heights why not try using a laser measure? Those with a Pythagoras Measurement mode should automate the calculations for you. Price has fallen a lot over the years. Seems like even a basic £30 device is sufficient. Best regards, Rob

Re: [Talk-GB] Bridleway or track?

2019-03-15 Thread Rob Nickerson
ing highway=disused. Disused should be a rare exception. I hope this helps. Key thing is to not get hung up on the history of how we got here. Just go for it, use the additional tags (designation and surface) to add valuable info and have fun mapping :-) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunk_road#

[Talk-GB] London venues

2019-03-13 Thread Rob Nickerson
with a significant other event. Dates: We are thinking Saturday 8 June as a starting point but can move to other Saturdays if venue availability is better. Best regards, *Rob* P.S. Plans for a Bristol event are still in the works. This has taken longer than we had hoped as it is a joint event. Hopefully some news

Re: [Talk-GB] Bridleway or track?

2019-03-11 Thread Rob Nickerson
Rather than being influenced by the name of the access provision, tag the feature according to what you observe on the ground. For example a 'Public Footpath' that runs along the route of a farmer's track should be tagged as highway=track rather than highway=footway." Hope

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March Meeting

2019-03-06 Thread Rob Nickerson
This one is probably the last winter meeting in Birmingham. We then start our summer 2019 tour of the region. If you want Mappa Mercia to visit your city/town/village or know of a good place to visit, please let me know. Thank you, *Rob* On Mon, 4 Mar 2019 at 08:13, Rob Nickerson wrote

Re: [Talk-GB] More imagery

2019-03-06 Thread Rob Nickerson
. If you can pass contact details from getmapping then we can start enquiries. P.S. If anyone reading this wants to jump in and help, please let me know. With best regards, *Rob* On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 21:14, chilton steve wrote: > Rob, > > Thanks for the response. > > In fact

Re: [Talk-GB] More imagery

2019-03-06 Thread Rob Nickerson
it is unique content is a good step - rather than a copy of Digital Globe imagery already available to us for example. Do you want to start an email discussion with them cc'ing bo...@osmuk.org in and we can arrange a call / meeting with them if that helps. P.S. Are we speaking UK or global? Best r

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] March Meeting

2019-03-04 Thread Rob Nickerson
Likewise. See you there. On Sun, 3 Mar 2019, 20:30 Ian Caldwell via Talk-gb-westmidlands < talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org wrote: > > I should be there > > Ian > > > > On Sun, 3 Mar 2019 at 19:42, Br > > Ian > Prangle wrote: > >> Hi everyone >> >> This Thursday 7 March is our scheduled

[Talk-GB] OSM UK: Talent Directory success & working with National Trust Inbox x

2019-02-28 Thread Rob Nickerson
-directory/ Thanks, *Rob* --- Forwarded message cut due to talk-gb mailbox limit of 40KB. Can be viewed here: https://us12.campaign-archive.com/?u=ee17e966ef004aa61be763270=8f55612e2c ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https

[Talk-GB] Astigan drone

2019-02-12 Thread Rob Nickerson
Doing the rounds today on the websites: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/12/british_solar_drone/ https://astigan.uk/project/ Will be interesting to see what resolution they get and whether any organisations buy imagery that eventually finds it's way to OSM. *Rob

[Talk-GB] Belfast meetup plus how can OSM UK help with events?

2019-02-10 Thread Rob Nickerson
king), food, etc of most need - or something entirely different? Best wishes, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Dropped or lowered kerbs

2019-01-27 Thread Rob Nickerson
it is a lowered kerb on both sides of the road). Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] I have a philosophical question...

2019-01-13 Thread Rob Nickerson
A while ago we had an idea of creating a "top 10" list of things to focus on. Ideas welcome. Best, Rob ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Property extents

2019-01-09 Thread Rob Nickerson
summary of the responses. Best regards, Rob ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] January meeting

2019-01-02 Thread Rob Nickerson
See you all there :-) I will bring the new hi Vis vest for you to see. Rob On Wed, 2 Jan 2019, 11:09 Brian Prangle Me too! > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:03 PM Rob Nickerson > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> January 3rd is the first Thursday of the month so OSM meetu

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] January meeting

2019-01-01 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi all, January 3rd is the first Thursday of the month so OSM meetup time. Anyone able to make it given proximity to the holiday? Best regards, Rob ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Saturday Mapping

2018-11-29 Thread Rob Nickerson
. Best regards, Rob On Thu, 29 Nov 2018, 12:36 Brian Prangle Hi Chris > > See you there at 10am? At the pub carpark - it's not mapped but its > address is Dollman Farm, Crick Rd, Clifton upon Dunsmore, Rugby CV23 0AB. > I'll be wearing an OSM HIViz vest but if it's teeming with rain I'll b

Re: [Talk-GB] Govt should pressure Google to release data

2018-11-26 Thread Rob Nickerson
commercial value but high public value. Data on wheelchair accessibility is given as an example. Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Waylens camera and OpenStreetCam

2018-11-22 Thread Rob Nickerson
- Hi Dave, It is: - - 157 degree wide angle - f/2.4 aperture https://www.waylens.com/horizon/techSpecs/ Thanks, Rob ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] NT paths in OSM

2018-11-20 Thread Rob Nickerson
. These tend to be on a case by case basis and are not necessarily implied by the right of way. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Access_hierarchy_simple2.png Best regards, Rob P.s. anyone know why that access hierarchy is not on the English wiki page? It's so much easier to grasp than text

Re: [Talk-GB] Fwd: Open MasterMap progress since Policy Announcement

2018-10-29 Thread Rob Nickerson
to come up with plans of what we might or might not do with the new data. Thanks, *Rob* On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 at 12:26, SK53 wrote: > >> Anna Powell-Smith reports that some of these commitments have recently >> disappeared from the text: >> https://twitter.com/darkgreener/statu

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mappa Mercia thursday

2018-10-29 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi all, First Thursday of the month this week which means Mappa Mercia meeting. Are you able to join us this Thursday? The Bull, Price Street, Birmingham. From around 7:30pm. Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-GB] Launch of OpenStreetMap Ireland as a the legal entity

2018-10-10 Thread Rob Nickerson
For those who can make it Maynooth (west of Dublin) on 20th October: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/openstreetmap-ireland-launch-tickets-51268903671 A big congratulations to those involved. Wishing you all the best. Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] October Meeting

2018-10-04 Thread Rob Nickerson
Great. See you later :-) On Tue, 2 Oct 2018, 15:40 Ian Caldwell, wrote: > I hope to be there. > > Ian > > > On Sun, 30 Sep 2018 at 21:44, Rob Nickerson > wrote: > >> Great. See you there (back at our usual: The Bull, Price Street). >> >> *Rob* >>

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] October Meeting

2018-09-30 Thread Rob Nickerson
Great. See you there (back at our usual: The Bull, Price Street). *Rob* On Sun, 30 Sep 2018 at 20:36, Eike Ritter wrote: > Dear all, > > > I can make it. We're back in Birmingham for Winter. As I will need to > > travel in, I will only do so if others are confirmed

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] October Meeting

2018-09-30 Thread Rob Nickerson
I can make it. We're back in Birmingham for Winter. As I will need to travel in, I will only do so if others are confirmed as attending. Hope to see a few of you there. Thank you, *Rob* On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 at 10:20, Brian Prangle wrote: > Hi everyone > > I can't manage this meeting

Re: [Talk-GB] Android Auto and OSM

2018-09-24 Thread Rob Nickerson
nt to go down that route. I was more pointing it out as an area some community members may want to pay more attention to (and update their Apple based apps to use the Apple version now that they can). Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@open

Re: [Talk-GB] Android Auto and OSM

2018-09-23 Thread Rob Nickerson
, Tata Motors Cars, Volkswagen and Volvo. [1] https://www.android.com/auto/ [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/promotion_3001303_android_auto_all Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https

[Talk-GB] Android Auto and OSM

2018-09-23 Thread Rob Nickerson
with Android Auto? It seemed like a great in car solution and no doubt more car manufacturers will add this in the coming years. Thanks, *Rob* * P.S. We got bad driving results from both Google Maps and MapsMe during the holiday. MapsMe tried to route us down a private road, whilst Google wanted us to do

Re: [Talk-GB] 'historic' county boundaries added to the database

2018-09-19 Thread Rob Nickerson
Regions make sense too. Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Stimulus Fund - Invitation to tender: Local government open geospatial data stimulus fund

2018-09-19 Thread Rob Nickerson
awards, ranging from £15-25k depending on the number of awards Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] UK Talent Directory

2018-09-19 Thread Rob Nickerson
d colleagues. The link in full: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDIsIHmQSDWae4_pUUmMy45gPYtsdcpMcTDqLTx7w6Ze3vNw/viewform Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] 'C' class roads references.

2018-08-16 Thread Rob Nickerson
hadn't picked up (maybe the ones not maintained by public expense). But to summarise: Highways Authority is not a term reserved for the national Highway Authorities. Local ones can use this term too. *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@

[Talk-GB] 'D' class roads references.

2018-08-05 Thread Rob Nickerson
Dave can you do the D class roads too. Someone has added these - e.g: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/52.21554/-1.87663 Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fwd: August Meeting

2018-08-02 Thread Rob Nickerson
Want me to do the driving? If so, let me know the times you are planning and a suitable place to pick you up (off mailing list). Cheers, Rob On Thu, 2 Aug 2018, 08:51 Brian Prangle, wrote: > OK in the absence of any other feedback Rob and I will converge on > Leominster for 1pm. I'll c

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] August Meeting

2018-08-01 Thread Rob Nickerson
I'm free this coming Saturday. Location wise, I'm flexible. I'm also available for lifts if anyone wants one. The following Saturday will be hard for me but I can probably do later weekends. Thanks, Rob On Sat, 28 Jul 2018, 15:30 Brian Prangle, wrote: > Hi everyone > > We gen

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bus routes in Rugby

2018-07-19 Thread Rob Nickerson
Which bus company serves Rugby? We could ask our contacts in Warwickshire CC, or the designer of this map on their website: https://apps.warwickshire.gov.uk/api/documents/WCCC-906-239 *Rob* On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 at 22:18, Gareth L wrote: > Hiya, > > > > I see there are some bu

[Talk-GB] OS Open Zoomstack

2018-07-19 Thread Rob Nickerson
feedback on your experience. https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/products/os-open-zoomstack.html *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] OSM Awards 2018

2018-07-15 Thread Rob Nickerson
(note: you cannot cast more than one vote to a single nominee). The nominee with the most votes in each category will win. Please vote and see you at the State of the Map in Milan! Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [Talk-GB] MapThePaths update: live edit of designation and prow_ref

2018-07-11 Thread Rob Nickerson
And as promised, I tested it today and can confirm that it is working for me now :-) P.s. View the changesets with a MapThePaths comment here http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-changesets?comment=MapThePaths#7/52.626/-1.566 *Rob* On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 at 11:54, Nick Whitelegg wrote: > &

Re: [Talk-GB] Footpath project - tools

2018-07-10 Thread Rob Nickerson
Yes, wonderful - thanks. Will be fun to see the numbers each day. On Tue, 10 Jul 2018, 13:55 Brian Prangle, wrote: > Fantastic work Harry! Thanks very much > > Rgds > > Brian > > On 9 July 2018 at 23:22, Harry Wood wrote: > >> Alright then Rob! Here we g

Re: [Talk-GB] Footpath project - tools

2018-07-08 Thread Rob Nickerson
#Useful_tools As per the previous, it grabs daily stats from the TagInfo UK site. It would be good to have something that can produce kilometer based stats, but this will do as a starter. Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-GB] Footpath project - tools

2018-07-08 Thread Rob Nickerson
to focus on comms and mapping. Best wishes, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Footpaths QP

2018-07-07 Thread Rob Nickerson
. Is this possible Robert? Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] MapThePaths update: live edit of designation and prow_ref

2018-07-07 Thread Rob Nickerson
Still having issues. I was getting the correct message box but now I just get "OpenStreetMap returned an error: code 401". BTW: I am adding designation but no prow_ref. For now I will continue with JOSM. *Rob* On Sat, 7 Jul 2018 at 17:38, Nick Whitelegg wrote: > > Hello R

[Talk-GB] Warwickshire footpaths - prow ref

2018-07-07 Thread Rob Nickerson
ta, I propose either: - Adding just the ID_NO (e.g. SS92) - Or following the wiki advise *(parish name, two-letter type abbreviation, path number without leading zeros)* (e.g. Long Compton BR SS92). What do you plan to add? Thanks, *Rob*

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Warwickshire footpaths - prow ref

2018-07-07 Thread Rob Nickerson
ta, I propose either: - Adding just the ID_NO (e.g. SS92) - Or following the wiki advise *(parish name, two-letter type abbreviation, path number without leading zeros)* (e.g. Long Compton BR SS92). What do you plan to add? Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-gb-west

Re: [Talk-GB] MapThePaths update: live edit of designation and prow_ref

2018-07-07 Thread Rob Nickerson
In that case it is not working for me. Username is RobJN (with capitalisation). Tried to edit a few ways including this one: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/454674177 Anyone else having success? problems? Thanks, *Rob* On Sat, 7 Jul 2018 at 11:10, Nick Whitelegg wrote: > > Hel

Re: [Talk-GB] MapThePaths update: live edit of designation and prow_ref

2018-07-06 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi Nick, How long does it take for the edits to go through to OSM? I expected it to be live but this doesn't seem to be the case. Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] July Meeting

2018-07-04 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi Brian, I will be there this week (Thursday 8pm). Anyone else confirmed as attending? Thanks, Rob On Tue, 19 Jun 2018, 19:08 Brian Prangle, wrote: > Hi everyone > > This month will be Coventry.Meet at the Town Wall Tavern > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/52.40965/

[Talk-GB] Q3 2018: Paths and rights of way

2018-06-28 Thread Rob Nickerson
with a blog post for OSM UK and twitter. Any volunteers to write this? Cheers, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Next Joy Diversion event - Manchester

2018-06-28 Thread Rob Nickerson
https://www.meetup.com/Open-Data-Manchester/events/251553430/ It would be great to see some of you. I can't guarantee the sunshine but fun and a nice pint of beer or non-alcoholic drink at the end of an afternoon of mapping/wandering can't be a bad thing. Cheers Julian --- Thanks, *Rob

Re: [Talk-GB] OSMM announcement (Was: ..crown jewels)

2018-06-13 Thread Rob Nickerson
/mastermap-announcement.html Response by AGI: https://www.agi.org.uk/news/agi/1287-response-to-update-by-geospatial-commission *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Two new tools: 'Ghosts' and 'Survey Me'

2018-06-09 Thread Rob Nickerson
A couple other "Ghosts": - Total petrol stations (I'm almost certain this brand has gone now but struggled to find definitive proof) - The army recruitment shops - can't remember the name (Brian will know as he mentions this occasion

Re: [Talk-GB] MapThePaths - new site focusing on OSM UK footpath mapping

2018-06-09 Thread Rob Nickerson
event in London early July if you can make it. Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Footpaths - search for the missing ones

2018-06-09 Thread Rob Nickerson
me know. Best regards, *Rob* On Wed, 9 May 2018 at 21:13, Rob Nickerson wrote: > Hi > > Just posted a "challenge" to Loomio for anyone who is interested. It's a > bit beyond me so thought I'd post it here. > > Basically we have point data of historic footpaths (som

Re: [Talk-GB] Two new tools: 'Ghosts' and 'Survey Me'

2018-06-02 Thread Rob Nickerson
to add next? A non data one would be to auto zoom the map to the users location. Best regards, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] June meeting

2018-05-30 Thread Rob Nickerson
Oops, I'm a week ahead of myself. It is of course next week (first Thursday of the month). Sorry for any confusion. Best wishes, Rob On Tue, 29 May 2018, 23:16 Rob Nickerson, wrote: > Our meeting is this Thursday. I seem to recall that we picked Nuneaton. > Any pub suggestions? > >

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] June meeting

2018-05-29 Thread Rob Nickerson
Our meeting is this Thursday. I seem to recall that we picked Nuneaton. Any pub suggestions? Please let me know if you're going. I shall be there. Um, what is it... Meet in pub from 8pm? Best regards, Rob ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Bing StreetSide

2018-05-20 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi all, Not seen this posted here yet. According to this German link, bing now allow use of their street level imagery for use in editing OSM: https://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?pid=698568#p698568 I'm on mobile at the moment and cannot seem to find UK coverage. Is there much? Rob

[Talk-GB] Fwd: Tomorrow

2018-05-18 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi all, Just forwarding this message about tomorrow (Saturday) in Manchester. We're expecting about 40 people in total so should be a great event. Best regards, Rob -- Forwarded message - From: Open Data Manchester <i...@meetup.com> Date: Fri, 18 May 2018, 12:22 S

Re: [Talk-GB] Footpaths - search for the missing ones

2018-05-12 Thread Rob Nickerson
if we can formalise this as part of a footpath project. There's no harm in asking! Just let me know. P.S. Sorry if this feels like me being slow / repeating the obviously - am feeling under the weather at the moment [1] https://maps.nls.uk/openlayers/?m=1=176 *Rob* On Fri, 11 May 2018 at 16:40

Re: [Talk-GB] Footpaths - search for the missing ones

2018-05-10 Thread Rob Nickerson
which should then be investigated using ground survey, aerial imagery and GPS (or Strava) data. See it as a helping hand to direct you where to look. Best, Rob On Thu, 10 May 2018, 13:54 SK53, <sk53@gmail.com> wrote: > Quick correction, as I uploaded heat map to wrong Flick

Re: [Talk-GB] Footpaths - search for the missing ones

2018-05-09 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi Dave, Two elements: - This is GB wide. Prowmaps has a lot now but I think so areas are still missing. - Not all footpaths are registered and with a 2026 deadline the race is now on to register old footpaths before they are lost forever. Thanks, *Rob* On Wed, 9 May 2018 at 23:37, Dave F

[Talk-GB] Footpaths - search for the missing ones

2018-05-09 Thread Rob Nickerson
ths to map. Obviously some will be long gone due to 100 years of urban sprawl, but I'm hopeful we can still find some missing paths. https://www.loomio.org/d/pviAOkGR/challenge-footpaths Thanks, *Rob* ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap

Re: [Talk-GB] Toys R Us

2018-05-07 Thread Rob Nickerson
s "Lloyds TSB" (double space), 1 as "Lloyd's TSB", 1 as "Lloyds TSB Bank Plc", 1 as "Lloyds TSB Bank PLC" and 1 as "Lloyds-TSB". But on the plus side... um, no, that's lost on me! Sigh. *Rob* On Mon, 7 May 2018 at 20:27, Brian Prangle

Re: [Talk-GB] Toys R Us

2018-05-06 Thread Rob Nickerson
I come across them. Rob On Sat, 5 May 2018, 23:41 Rob Nickerson, <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > The reason I said "full removal preferred" was because on a shop=* > feature, my understanding is that the name tag relates to the shop. So no > shop equals no shop to

Re: [Talk-GB] Toys R Us

2018-05-05 Thread Rob Nickerson
ed to edit these to remove the shop tag and name tag and to add an advertising=sign tag and message=Toys R Us tag. To me this feels like the most appropriate OSM tags to use. What do you think? Rob On Sat, 5 May 2018, 11:57 Rob Nickerson, <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > And for the

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