Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging of shared use paths

“ any road that cars can use is also open to cyclists and pedestrians ” Pedestrians? Are you sure about that? Yes, you can walk along country roads that lack pavements, but try that in a town and I’m pretty sure you’d get stopped quite quickly. Sent from my iPhone > On 10 Dec 2020, at 15:21,

Re: [Talk-GB] The curious case of USRN 20602512

Could you not just ask the local mapper to knock on any doors in the street and ASK them the name? And then use that local knowledge? Sent from my iPhone > On 15 Jul 2020, at 08:36, o...@poppe.dev wrote: > >  >> I've made an FOI request yesterday and am awaiting a reply. What we could >>

Re: [Talk-GB] Adding missing roads using Facebook detections

I doubt the point of the exercise in the UK at all. As another mapper has noted, there are almost no roads unmapped here. Any new developments are invariably jumped on very quickly by local mappers, as a rare trophy almost! (Certainly by me) In which case the number of false positives will be

Re: [Talk-GB] Still too many universities in Cambridge

And in fact David Earl deserves recognition for pretty much single-handedly doing the original basic mapping of Cambridge at street level. (I did about 1% of it at the time, but had the excuse of very young children taking my attention) Sent from my iPhone > On 8 Feb 2020, at 14:30, Richard

Re: [Talk-GB] Still too many universities in Cambridge

And here is the email from the guy who did the original mapping, the last time this came up, including his reasoning for the amenity Tag rather than building tag https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2015-May/017457.html Sent from my iPhone > On 6 Feb 2020, at 15:49, Brian Prangle

Re: [Talk-GB] TfL cycle data published - schema mapping

Apart from on motorways! Sent from my iPhone > On 2 Oct 2019, at 09:37, Andy Allan wrote: > >> On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 at 05:22, Wulf4096 wrote: >> >> Hello, >> in Germany we've got "Radfahrstreifen" (solid line) which are >> additionally marked by bicycle signs. Only cyclists may use those, and

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

Not sure how to tag it now, but are you sure the name is correct? JW’s place of worship has always been known as a Kingdom Hall, not Wisdom. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hall Sent from my iPhone > On 23 May 2019, at 21:37, Mark Goodge wrote: > > Looking for some advice... > >

Re: [Talk-GB] Common Land has stopped rendering

That’s parkland, surely? Sent from my iPhone On 16 Mar 2019, at 14:32, Martin Wynne wrote: >> To me the simplest rule of thumb >> is that a park is fenced, allowing the authorities to control access, while >> a common is unfenced allowing anyone to access it at any time. > > The local

Re: [Talk-GB] OpenRailwayMap

Actually, it doesn’t work on a phone Browser. (iOS, Safari) Sent from my iPhone > On 20 Dec 2017, at 10:11, Paul Berry wrote: > > David, > > Happily, nothing sinister. It's a url forwarder/shortener used by Twitter. > Will work on a phone browser, but may be blocked by

Re: [Talk-GB] Strange changeset comment

Looks like a game. > On 16 Mar 2017, at 15:27, Matt Williams wrote: > > I've just seen some very strange edits from the user > ExperimentalNarratives showing up in Coventry: > http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/ExperimentalNarratives/history > > I'm not sure whether the

Re: [Talk-GB] London, network=Barclays Cycle Hire

+1 for simplifying name. Adding the name of 'sponsor of the week' adds nothing to the utility of the map, and just means extra work for no benefit. We are under no obligation to promote the sponsor. > On 18 Feb 2017, at 12:43, Philip Barnes wrote: > > I see no problem

Re: [Talk-GB] National Park extensions

Can the written description be used as a source? > On 17 Aug 2016, at 19:57, Andy Townsend wrote: > >> On 17/08/2016 16:42, jc...@mail.com wrote: >> As a result much of what has been added is inaccurate, not least because >> many nodes are shared with highways etc. despite

Re: [Talk-GB] Mapbox imagery update

Cambridge appears to be Summer 2011, sadly. > On 27 Apr 2016, at 14:40, Andy Robinson wrote: > > Mapbox imagery for the area around me in north brum is I think from 2014. > It’s a little more recent than BING but not buy more than a few months and > the resolution is

Re: [Talk-GB] ITO World - OSM OS Locator Analysis

e just done for the November 2015 data, and > should be picked up in the next update. This will mean there will likely be a > little jump in the numbers of unnamed roads. (Sorry for the delay in > updating, I’ve been on paternity leave this past couple of weeks.) > > Shaun > D

Re: [Talk-GB] ITO World - OSM OS Locator Analysis

I'm slightly confused - I fixed a lot /most of Cambridge with not:name a year or two ago but on looking again, find the same errors still there. How do I get ITO to refresh this? The site says it was refreshed today. > On 11 Dec 2015, at 17:44, Jez Nicholson wrote: >

Re: [Talk-GB] Rail maxspeeds being converted

I'm on a train in East Anglia at the moment and the signs next to the track still appear to be miles per hour. > On 5 Sep 2015, at 09:18, Dave F. wrote: > > Hi > > A user has been converting the maxspeed tag of railway line from mph to kph: > >

Re: [Talk-GB] Kettering area: request

a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I passed there again recently, on a coach, so had a better view; it looks like a natural cliff rather than recent digging. On 4 September 2014 at 10:14, Phillip Barnett phillip.p.barn...@gmail.com wrote: I drive past there occasionally - I don’t recall a quarry next to the A14. Do

Re: [Talk-GB] too many universities in Cambridge

I'm a Cambridge mapper, but I'd advise doing nothing until you've spoken with David Earl who was contracted by Cambridge University to actually map the university - see this link http://soc2012.soc.org.uk/node/16.html Thanks On 21 May 2015, at 22:39, Dan S danstowell+...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [Talk-GB] GB postcodes

Yes, round here in Cambridge too! At least my local box now has a last collection at 9am - which rather caught me out when I was trying to catch the former 17:30 last post On 26 Mar 2015, at 11:46, John Aldridge j...@jjdash.demon.co.uk wrote: On 26/03/2015 10:20, Stuart Reynolds

Re: [Talk-GB] Disclaimer

So all shopkeepers are liable if they sell a hedge trimmer to someone who then cuts off their fingers? I would be very surprised if that was the case On 28 Jan 2015, at 13:52, Pmailkeey . pmailk...@googlemail.com wrote: On 28 January 2015 at 12:10, Ed Loach edlo...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [Talk-GB] Disclaimer

That's because Companies House are the official legal arbiters of who is, or is not, a legally trading company and thus have the ultimate responsibility. On 28 Jan 2015, at 14:44, Steve Doerr doerr.step...@gmail.com wrote: On 28/01/2015 01:13, Neil Matthews wrote: [snip] I guess we

Re: [Talk-GB] Disclaimer

your neighbour aware of this fact, then yes, you most likely would be liable. On 28 Jan 2015, at 14:24, Pmailkeey . pmailk...@googlemail.com wrote: A 10 year old who buys cigarettes might conceivably accidentally smoke them. On 28 January 2015 at 14:21, Phillip Barnett phillip.p.barn

Re: [Talk-GB] Kettering area: request

I drive past there occasionally - I don’t recall a quarry next to the A14. Do you mean the Cranford Landfill site, which is further back, and I have now added from Bing imagery. Might look like a quarry on a drive past? Phil On 3 Sep 2014, at 18:01, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: