Re: [Talk-GB] National speed limit changes

2013-10-02 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
On 30 September 2013 08:12, Peter Miller wrote: > On 29 September 2013 10:05, Colin Smale wrote: >> How about saying that 70mph can only be valid on a way tagged as one-way? > > In a word, I believe the answer is 'no'. I say that because the legal > definition of a dual-carriageway appears to be

[Talk-GB] Guardian gives Google credit for OpenStreetMap data!

2013-10-02 Thread Ian Caldwell
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2013/oct/02/live-london-bus-map quote "Using Google Maps and data from Transport for London, Matthew Somerville has created this live London bus tracker " But the map itself says map "data by OpenStreetMap". Ian caldwell __

Re: [Talk-GB] Chiddingfold/Dunsfold Footpath Mapping

2013-10-02 Thread SK53
I'd be interested if enough advance notice is given! Where would the likely starting point be (I'd be coming by public transport)? Jerry On 2 October 2013 00:16, Robert Norris wrote: > I would be, however I'd be more keen to take my mountain bike out - > there's seems to be a few missing brid

Re: [Talk-GB] Hand-drawn OS maps on Wikimedia Commons

2013-10-02 Thread SK53
I think what is best is a 'world file'. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_file. I dont quite know what technology wikimedia are using, but there are some experienced wikimedians in the OSM community: Susanna Anas from Helsinki has been driving a lot of activity about using old maps from GLAMs

Re: [Talk-GB] Hand-drawn OS maps on Wikimedia Commons

2013-10-02 Thread Steven Horner
> I think what is best is a 'world file'. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_file. Apologies I sent an email earlier but had not copied into the list, I mentioned I had tested using the World file. Copied my email below. >Hello, > >I haven't had a lot of time the last few days to look at thes

Re: [Talk-GB] National speed limit changes

2013-10-02 Thread Peter Miller
On 2 October 2013 10:15, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) < robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 30 September 2013 08:12, Peter Miller > wrote: > > On 29 September 2013 10:05, Colin Smale wrote: > >> How about saying that 70mph can only be valid on a way tagged as > one-way? > > > > In a word