Re: [Talk-GB] NAPTAN import errors

2009-10-06 Thread Thomas Wood
On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 19:36 +0100, Chris Hill wrote: > Russ wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've just noticed that some of the bus stops imported from the NAPTAN > > import don't have the highway=bus_stop tag. Example: > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=54.237985&lon=-3.17579&zoom=18&layers=B000FTF > >

[Talk-GB] Royal Mail lawyers demand closure of postcode lookup site

2009-10-06 Thread David Earl
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/06/royal_mail_ernest_marples_postcodes/ ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Royal Mail lawyers demand closure of postcode lookup site

2009-10-06 Thread OJ W
First strike! [jobcentre-plus seem to have been using this data]. Two more, and we should cut-off the government's internet connection ;) On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:10 AM, David Earl wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/06/royal_mail_ernest_marples_postcodes/ __

Re: [Talk-GB] Royal Mail lawyers demand closure of postcode lookup site

2009-10-06 Thread Peter Childs
2009/10/6 OJ W : > First strike! [jobcentre-plus seem to have been using this data].  Two > more, and we should cut-off the government's internet connection ;) > Actually I think its more along the line of a company that knows its head is on the line. The SCO stuff a few years ago spring to mind.

[Talk-GB] Announcement - OS 1:25k mapping availability for OSM data contributors

2009-10-06 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
We are all used to drawing in difficult or far away features by referring to the NPE 1" to 1 mile out of copyright Ordnance Survey mapping in JOSM or Potlatch. Its great for long linear features but for accurate stuff, like field boundaries and detailed information about the landscape, especially i

Re: [Talk-GB] Announcement - OS 1:25k mapping availability for OSM data contributors

2009-10-06 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
And in my haste I omitted to thank Chippy for his excellent map rectification/warping and WMS facilities. Apologies Tim. Cheers Andy >-Original Message- >From: Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) [mailto:ajrli...@googlemail.com] >Sent: 06 October 2009 3:04 PM >To: 'talk-gb@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Royal Mail lawyers demand closure of postcode lookup site

2009-10-06 Thread Jason Cunningham
2009/10/6 OJ W > First strike! [jobcentre-plus seem to have been using this data]. Two > more, and we should cut-off the government's internet connection ;) > Its not the governments jobcentreplus website, its www.jobcentreproplus.com (note the pro). Its "a clean rewrite of the Job Centre Plus

[Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey 7th series available

2009-10-06 Thread Steve Chilton
I am pleased to announce that the first of the OS 7th series out-of-copyright maps are available for use in OSM. Very brief details of the sheets and how to access them is available on the wiki at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/7th_Series Thanks to TimSC for rectification work and setting up

Re: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey 7th series available

2009-10-06 Thread Frankie Roberto
2009/10/6 Steve Chilton I am pleased to announce that the first of the OS 7th series > out-of-copyright maps are available for use in OSM. > Very brief details of the sheets and how to access them is available on the > wiki at > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/7th_Series > Wow, they are beaut

Re: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey 7th series available

2009-10-06 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 6 Oct 2009, at 21:24, Frankie Roberto wrote: 2009/10/6 Steve Chilton I am pleased to announce that the first of the OS 7th series out-of- copyright maps are available for use in OSM. Very brief details of the sheets and how to access them is available on the wiki at http://wiki.openstr

Re: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey 7th series available

2009-10-06 Thread Steve Chilton
If you can quantify any displacement it would be useful. We intend to try to check this and see if any improvements can be made to the process. Cheers STEVE -Original Message- From: Shaun McDonald [mailto:sh...@shaunmcdonald.me.uk] Sent: Tue 06/10/2009 21:36

Re: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey 7th series available

2009-10-06 Thread Someoneelse
Steve Chilton wrote: > If you can quantify any displacement it would be useful. We intend to try to > check this and see if any improvements can be made to the process. Another thought - is the displacement constant across the sheet? I've noticed with the NPE sheets that some parts of one sheet

Re: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey 7th series available

2009-10-06 Thread Jonathan Bennett
Shaun McDonald wrote: > I've noticed that there is an offset in Dumfries that is noticeable > (the current data is based on GPS). I've not checked to see how > widespread the problem is. Over the other side of the region in Newton Stewart there's a pretty good match between some GPS traces I too