Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2013-09-28 Thread Nick Allen
HADW, I can see where your concerns stem from, & agree that some form of suitable source code to indicate where the data is derived from could mitigate any potential problems. At present there are some mappers, myself included, who are obtaining postcodes derived from the 'Land Registry price

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2013-09-28 Thread OpenStreetmap HADW
On 28 September 2013 20:52, Rob Nickerson wrote: > Oh I should add that I am a fan of source tags on the objects myself so I > add a "source:postcode=Land Registry 'Price Paid' data" tag (or =ONS > Postcode Centroids) to my edits. Not everyone agrees that source tags should > be added to the objec

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2013-09-28 Thread OpenStreetmap HADW
On 28 September 2013 23:50, Nick Allen wrote: > > Anyway, if you're looking for a project in OSM, adding addresses is easily > accomplished. Personally I currently use Keypad-Mapper 3 & OSMTracker to do > my surveying, and the exercise does me the world of good. > > If anyone fancies joining in,

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2013-09-28 Thread OpenStreetmap HADW
On 28 September 2013 20:45, Rob Nickerson wrote: > == Quote == >>I've just noticed (changeset 18037116) someone using this Land >>Registry data search tool to actually populate, rather than simply >>flag for re-survey postcode data. Given that the Land Registry >>require a copyright notice, and,

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2013-09-28 Thread Nick Allen
Looks like some very good work is going on in Ruislip! When I saw the initial comment I also expected the changeset to be mine as it's the sort of thing I've been doing as well. Although I try to add a source code to everything I add to the data, I'm pretty sure there are times when I miss som

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2013-09-28 Thread Rob Nickerson
Oh I should add that I am a fan of source tags on the objects myself so I add a "source:postcode=Land Registry 'Price Paid' data" tag (or =ONS Postcode Centroids) to my edits. Not everyone agrees that source tags should be added to the objects, preferring instead to add them to the changeset commen

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2013-09-28 Thread Rob Nickerson
== Quote == >I've just noticed (changeset 18037116) someone using this Land >Registry data search tool to actually populate, rather than simply >flag for re-survey postcode data. Given that the Land Registry >require a copyright notice, and, unlike OS Open Data, there is no such >copyright notice

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2013-09-28 Thread OpenStreetmap HADW
ck (Tallguy) Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: "Matt Williams" To: "Talk-GB at openstreetmap.org" Subject: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running Date: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 01:00 Hi all, During the discussion about the Land Registry 'Price Pai

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2012-09-13 Thread Matt Williams
On 13 September 2012 12:08, Dave F. wrote: > On 13/09/2012 10:38, Matt Williams wrote: >> Could you be more explicit in the steps you took? > > Typed postcode clicked > > Under the 'search address' column I clicked [search] > > Next window said 'Search for "10 Downing Street" in OSM. I clicked it

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2012-09-13 Thread Dave F.
On 13/09/2012 10:38, Matt Williams wrote: Could you be more explicit in the steps you took? Typed postcode clicked Under the 'search address' column I clicked [search] Next window said 'Search for "10 Downing Street" in OSM. I clicked it. It took me to somewhere in the states on the Nominat

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2012-09-13 Thread Matt Williams
On 13 September 2012 10:29, Nick Allen wrote: > Matt, > > Thanks for your work on this. > > I've had a little play & it looks ideal for my purpose & you should see an > improvement in the BR8 area as a direct result. > > If your not doing it already, could you put somewhere on the front page when

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2012-09-13 Thread Matt Williams
On 13 September 2012 02:16, Dave F. wrote: > Hi > > FYI a 6 digit code with no space gives a 'TypeError at > /landregistry/search/ 'NoneType' object is unsubscriptable' error. I've now 'fixed' that. Unfortunately, I don't have a way at the moment to allow you to search for postcodes without the

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2012-09-13 Thread Nick Allen
s to have one session a month correcting & adding postcodes, but you may get other views. Regards Nick (Tallguy) Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: "Matt Williams" To: "Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org" Subject: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running D

Re: [Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2012-09-12 Thread Dave F.
Hi FYI a 6 digit code with no space gives a 'TypeError at /landregistry/search/ 'NoneType' object is unsubscriptable' error. If I search my code (with a space) it finds it, but if I search by street name it only finds ones State side. Is this a nominatim problem? Cheers Dave F. __

[Talk-GB] Land Registry postcode tool now running

2012-09-12 Thread Matt Williams
Hi all, During the discussion about the Land Registry 'Price Paid' database discussions I promised that I'm put together a tool to make it more useful. As such I've now got working (to a state I'm happy with) a sub-website on my Postcode Finder to provide an interface to that data. Currently runn