Re: [Talk-GB] Coastline Tidal Positions

2010-09-16 Thread Graham Jones
The Vector Map District data includes some nice features like rocks and cliffs too (e.g http://maps.webhop.net/vmdmap/Hartlepool.png). I haven't tried to get these into OSM yet though - that is just a rendering of the OS data. Graham. On 16 September 2010 16:15, Chris Hill wrote: > Craig Loftus

Re: [Talk-GB] Coastline Tidal Positions

2010-09-16 Thread Chris Hill
Craig Loftus wrote: Which is more accurate: the OS Streetview data that shows MHW (spring, I assume) or the PGS data? I haven't used it for coast lines, but doesn't OS Vector District include the high water mark? This would be the most 'accurate', although not necessarily the most 'correc

Re: [Talk-GB] Coastline Tidal Positions

2010-09-16 Thread Dave F.
On 16/09/2010 15:23, Craig Loftus wrote: Which is more accurate: the OS Streetview data that shows MHW (spring, I assume) or the PGS data? I haven't used it for coast lines, but doesn't OS Vector District include the high water mark? This would be the most 'accurate', although not necessarily

Re: [Talk-GB] Coastline Tidal Positions

2010-09-16 Thread Ed Loach
Craig wrote: > I haven't used it for coast lines, but doesn't OS Vector > District > include the high water mark? It does (and I have, for both MHW and MLW; MHW as coastline, MLW as extent of tidalflat multipolygon area). Ed ___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [Talk-GB] Coastline Tidal Positions

2010-09-16 Thread Craig Loftus
> Which is more accurate: the OS Streetview data that shows MHW (spring, I > assume) or the PGS data? I haven't used it for coast lines, but doesn't OS Vector District include the high water mark? This would be the most 'accurate', although not necessarily the most 'correct' source? Certainly bet

Re: [Talk-GB] Coastline Tidal Positions

2010-09-16 Thread Graham Stewart
No firm answer for you, but I can tell you that I've had to move stretches of coastline (around Newcastle) out to the MHW shown on the OS Streetview, as the PGS coastline had me, my GPS trace and a couple of nearby buildings bobbing about in the sea. :) On 16 Sep 2010, at 02:43, "Dave F." wr

[Talk-GB] Coastline Tidal Positions

2010-09-15 Thread Dave F.
Hi http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:natural%3Dcoastline Which is more accurate: the OS Streetview data that shows MHW (spring, I assume) or the PGS data? http://os.openstreetmap.org/?zoom=16&lat=51.26415&lon=-3.01719&layers=B0 Cheers Dave F. __