Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project update 4

2016-02-14 Thread Rob Nickerson
Knew I'd forget some! 7. Eight postcodes are 100% complete Several more are as complete as can be due to shared sites etc making "100%" on the tracker difficult. http://robert.mathmos.net/osm/schools/progress/ 8. Robert W's tool has had some updates See

[Talk-GB] Schools project update 4

2016-02-14 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi, A few updates on the school mapping project (sorry if I missed any, I've been away from it a little so may have missed a few things): 1. Trial of Loomio In the loomio trial we have decided to attempt a press release. Gregory has got a great draft up already for review [A] and you can join

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update 3

2016-01-29 Thread Philip Barnes
On Wed, 2016-01-27 at 18:35 +, Rob Nickerson wrote: > >> 1. Open Data Manchester > >> Following a tweet Open Data Manchester have asked whether anyone > can > >> go and show them how to map. Looks like their next meeting is > Monday > >> February 1st, 6.30 – 8.30pm. Any volunteers? > >>  >

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update 3

2016-01-28 Thread Dave F
I note the edubase website has Eastings & Northings. If they're more accurate than postcode centroids is there a way to 'scrape' the website as they don't appear to be in the downloaded database? Cheers Dave F. On 26/01/2016 19:38, Rob Nickerson wrote: A third update on the quarterly project.

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update 3

2016-01-27 Thread Rob Nickerson
>>* 1. Open Data Manchester *>>* Following a tweet Open Data Manchester have asked whether anyone can *>*> go and show them how to map. Looks like their next meeting is Monday *>*> February 1st, 6.30 – 8.30pm. Any volunteers? *>*> *>Have you any more information on this? I can get into Piccadilly

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update 3

2016-01-27 Thread Philip Barnes
On Tue, 2016-01-26 at 19:38 +, Rob Nickerson wrote: > A third update on the quarterly project. > > 0. The what project? > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_Quarterly_Projects > > 1. Open Data Manchester > Following a tweet Open Data Manchester have asked whether anyone can > go and show

[Talk-GB] Schools project - update 3

2016-01-26 Thread Rob Nickerson
A third update on the quarterly project. 0. The what project? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_Quarterly_Projects 1. Open Data Manchester Following a tweet Open Data Manchester have asked whether anyone can go and show them how to map. Looks like their next meeting is Monday February 1st,

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update 3

2016-01-26 Thread Lester Caine
On 26/01/16 19:38, Rob Nickerson wrote: > 4. HS and ZE are 100% complete! > Wow! The HS (Outer Hebrides) and ZE (Lerwick) postcodes are complete. > Thanks go to OpenStreetMapper seumas. Many other postcodes (with more > schools within them ;-) ) are close to this now too >

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update 3

2016-01-26 Thread Rob Nickerson
Am aware of this Lester. It makes the blog post a lot harder though. Feel free to write something up and send it through :-) BTW: The amenity=college page on the wiki [1] is lacking a lot. Could do with some extra details (rather than simply linking to wikipedia) and it's context needs expanding

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update 3

2016-01-26 Thread Lester Caine
On 26/01/16 21:20, Rob Nickerson wrote: > > BTW: The amenity=college page on the wiki [1] is lacking a lot. Could do > with some extra details (rather than simply linking to wikipedia) and > it's context needs expanding beyond just the UK. Any takers? > > [1]

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update 2

2016-01-15 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
On 14 January 2016 at 22:43, Rob Nickerson wrote: > 2. Matching algorithm updated > It looks like Robert W updated the matching algorithm shortly afterwards as > all percentages have seen an increase. London WC is now showing as 100% > complete but the detailed page

[Talk-GB] Schools project - update 2

2016-01-14 Thread Rob Nickerson
Another update on the quarterly project. 0. The what project? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_Quarterly_Projects 1. GL postcode gains the lead I've updated the progress table in the above link. GL postcode has surged from 12th place to 1st! Well done :-) 2. Matching algorithm updated It

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update

2016-01-13 Thread Stuart Reynolds
There ought to be, somewhere - they are all required to be Ofsted inspected, after all. I searched Ofsted for Maids Moreton Pre-School, and it has a URN of EY476044. EY in this case would stand for “Early Years”. I’ll go hunting for a database, now! Regards, Stuart

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update

2016-01-13 Thread Dave F.
Hi Is there a similar national database for nurseries, or would that be controlled by individual local authorities? Further comments in-line On 12/01/2016 22:01, Rob Nickerson wrote: Hi all, > Cross post to talk-ie (we are working on a quarterly project to map schools - feel free to join

[Talk-GB] Schools project - update

2016-01-12 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi all, > Cross post to talk-ie (we are working on a quarterly project to map schools - feel free to join (see item 3 below). A few updates for the schools mapping project. As always there is also the page on the wiki for quick reference ( http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_Quarterly_Projects

Re: [Talk-GB] Schools project - update

2016-01-12 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi, Robert W's comparison tool now includes schools in Northern Ireland. Looks like it could do with some work as current progress is at 18.8%. Comparison tool: http://robert.mathmos.net/osm/schools/progress/ More info: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_Quarterly_Projects Tag for including