[Talk-GB] St Kilda

2009-07-29 Thread SteveC
Anyone fancy a mapping trip... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8175119.stm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotland http://osm.org/go/e4atZrr1- Yours &c. Steve ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.

[Talk-GB] NaPTAN import - add your area to the list and get loads of bus stops!

2009-07-29 Thread Peter Miller
The NaPTAN import is gearing up and ready to widen beyond the Birmingham trial area to anywhere that wants it. NaPTAN is the official UK dataset for all public transport access points (bus stops, ferry terminals, airports, railway station entrances etc). It will make it easier to integrate

[Talk-GB] OSM Birmingham Street Index

2009-07-29 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
Thanks to Brian Quinion's fantastic work on location search code we now have a very useable street index document for Birmingham which we have sent to Birmingham City Council for them to do a comparison with their official street index. Ideally we would have taken their list and croudsourced the re

Re: [Talk-GB] Red Routes

2009-07-29 Thread WessexMario
Would it be better to use a generic parking_restriction= tag? Do we tag with the type of restriction? parking_restriction=red_route parking_restriction=bus_route parking_restriction=double_yellow parking_restriction=single_yellow parking_restriction=dashed_yellow Or the effect of it? parking_re

Re: [Talk-GB] Red Routes

2009-07-29 Thread Nicholas Barnes
Thomas Wood wrote: > And don't forget double yellows too... And double yellows with one, two or three stripes up the kerb. Whatever they meant. Nick. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Red Routes

2009-07-29 Thread Thomas Wood
Of course, before red routes there were clearways? And don't forget double yellows too... 2009/7/29 Jonathan Bennett : > Brian Prangle wrote: >>  If  it's a red route I'd suggest red_route=yes > > traffic_restriction=red_route ? > > or maybe > > traffic_restriction=no_stopping > > I'm not a fan of

Re: [Talk-GB] Red Routes

2009-07-29 Thread Jonathan Bennett
Brian Prangle wrote: > If it's a red route I'd suggest red_route=yes traffic_restriction=red_route ? or maybe traffic_restriction=no_stopping I'm not a fan of =yes/no tags if they can be avoided -- they don't explain what means a lot of the time. -- Jonathan (Jonobennett)

Re: [Talk-GB] Red Routes

2009-07-29 Thread Christoph Böhme
Hi, Shaun McDonald schrieb: > On 29 Jul 2009, at 16:26, Brian Prangle wrote: > > > Finally decided to map red routes after avoiding it for over a > > year (red routes are sprouting up rapidly in South Birmingham > > despite fierce oppostion from local traders - they're "no stopping" > > route

Re: [Talk-GB] Red Routes

2009-07-29 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 29 Jul 2009, at 16:26, Brian Prangle wrote: Finally decided to map red routes after avoiding it for over a year (red routes are sprouting up rapidly in South Birmingham despite fierce oppostion from local traders - they're "no stopping" routes which are rigidly enforced). There's not m

[Talk-GB] Red Routes

2009-07-29 Thread Brian Prangle
Finally decided to map red routes after avoiding it for over a year (red routes are sprouting up rapidly in South Birmingham despite fierce oppostion from local traders - they're "no stopping" routes which are rigidly enforced). There's not much to guide me as a mapper following a quick search in

Re: [Talk-GB] Adding unofficial cycle routes

2009-07-29 Thread Jonathan Bennett
Richard Mann wrote: > If only it were as black and white as that. In practice it's a continuum > of usage, maintenance and signposting, not a fact=yes / fact=no. We have a pretty good rule of thumb, which is "Can an independent mapper verify the information?". If there's no way of doing so without