Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-05-01 Thread Russ Garrett
On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 11:36, Jez Nicholson wrote: > BTW...shouldn't the points on the map reduce when I filter? They should but I'm still working on that feature. -- Russ Garrett r...@garrett.co.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-05-01 Thread Jez Nicholson
...using Simon Willison's datasette + your map plugin, I gather. https://repd.ru.dev/repd/repd?solar_mounting_type__exact=Ground_status__exact=Operational_type__exact=Solar+Photovoltaics BTW...shouldn't the points on the map reduce when I filter? On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 11:07 AM Russ Garrett

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-05-01 Thread Russ Garrett
I've made the REPD dataset browsable on a map here, which should make it easier to correlate with OSM: https://repd.ru.dev/repd/repd Russ On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 11:00, SK53 wrote: > > I'll quickly add my responses on the thread: > > REPD issues. All of Rob's points taken, but we mustn't

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-11 Thread SK53
I'll quickly add my responses on the thread: - *REPD issues*. All of Rob's points taken, but we mustn't forget that OSM data have always been acquired and refined iteratively. Of course data from REPD has to be taken with a pinch of salt, but at least for now it's very useful for

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-10 Thread Dan S
Hi all, Thanks for the comments on solar panel mapping. (Plenty of mapping happening already: thousands of UK solar panels added to the database in the past month.) A few small responses: SOLAR FARMS: I'll defer to Russ's tagging advice about solar farms: power=plant polygon (or sometimes

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-04 Thread Warin
Don't use landuse=grass. Use surface=grass and/or landcover=grass to state the land cover, I'd use these with the power=plant tag. (For those that don't know .. I hate the tag landuse=grass) On 05/04/19 02:38, SK53 wrote: Yup, I don't think industrial is appropriate in many circumstances,

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-04 Thread SK53
Yup, I don't think industrial is appropriate in many circumstances, any more than it would be for an area of wind turbines on moorland. For instance I've seen sheep grazing in between the panels (which IIRC are mounted on heliostats) on this solar farm:

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-04 Thread Russ Garrett
On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 at 16:18, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: > Why not? If area is covered by solar panels then it is used for power > generation. > And power generation seems clear case of industrial use I guess it is. I just think "industrial" carries a number of connotations which solar power

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-04 Thread Mateusz Konieczny
Apr 4, 2019, 5:09 PM by r...@garrett.co.uk: > I would argue landuse=industrial is not appropriate in this case, > notwithstanding what the wiki says > Why not? If area is covered by solar panels then it is used for power generation. And power generation seems clear case of industrial use

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-04 Thread Russ Garrett
Hi Dave, On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 at 14:11, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: > This would be a great project, however I think there's some confusion in > the tagging which requires agreeing/clarifying. Solar farms should have a power=plant covering the whole perimeter as an area or multipolygon. I agree

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-04 Thread Jez Nicholson
You are indeed right. Tagging for ground-based solar farms is varied. I am currently collecting them at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_the_United_Kingdom#List_of_under_construction_and_operational_UK_Ground_Mounted_Solar_Farms without reforming the tagging and building up

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-04 Thread Dave F via Talk-GB
On 03/04/2019 17:23, Dan S wrote: * The tagging is already pretty well-defined. This would be a great project, however I think there's some confusion in the tagging which requires agreeing/clarifying. Most solar rural solar farms are on arable land. There's usually a boundary fence around

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-03 Thread Tony Shield
Hi In the last 18 months or so I've noticed that most of the new housing estates near me (Chorley Lancashire) have roof mounted solar panels. Is there a new regulation that all new builds have solar? Regards TonyS999 On 03/04/2019 17:46, ael via Talk-GB wrote: On Wed, Apr 03, 2019 at

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-03 Thread ael via Talk-GB
On Wed, Apr 03, 2019 at 05:23:03PM +0100, Dan S wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to propose that for OSM in the UK we have a project to map > solar electricity panels (photovoltaics or "PV"). > > Why? In brief: > > * We can do this! It involves a nice mix of aerial imagery, local > on-the-ground

Re: [Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-03 Thread Jez Nicholson
I'm with you on a Solar Quarterly Project, given my work on UK Renewable Energy mapping. AFAIK the list of large solar farms on the wiki is completely up-to-date. There aren't many linked to sites that have already been mapped yet, but will show the gaps when they are. - Jez On Wed, Apr 3, 2019

[Talk-GB] RFC: Solar panel mapping in the UK

2019-04-03 Thread Dan S
Hi all, I'd like to propose that for OSM in the UK we have a project to map solar electricity panels (photovoltaics or "PV"). Why? In brief: * We can do this! It involves a nice mix of aerial imagery, local on-the-ground observation, etc; and anyone can do it, in the town and in the