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To: "OSM GB"
From: Philip Barnes
Date: 18/11/2013 01:17PM
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Sources - was "Re: Upcoming changes to OpenStreetMap.org
website"
Also the area we are lacking at the moment is rights of way, these are often
not visible on sate
It depends on the county, in most cases the council right of way data is still
covered by OS copyright, so is not suitable for inclusion in OSM. I would be in
breach of OS copyright if I was to do the same in Shropshire.
Right of way data also lacks the location of stiles, gates etc. Adding thes
Why re-invent the wheel? There's nothing wrong with "copying" a source
that is open, yes, there's always the caveat of the quality of its data
and yes verify some of it with your own survey but there is too much of
the World to map and too few people. Stand on the shoulders of Giants!
Last we
I should re-phrase my comment, GPS traces are important, but for small
niche parts of the map or brand new developments. I do use GPS, but the
bulk of editing is done from other sources, and I don't mean Bing, there
are loads of sources coming online every day.
In Worcestershire, where the lo
Also the area we are lacking at the moment is rights of way, these are often
not visible on satellite imagery and the only way to map them is to go out and
walk them with a GPS.
Phil (trigpoint)
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On 18/11/2013 13:03 SomeoneElse wrote:
Jonathan wrote:
... but are t
Jonathan wrote:
... but are traces really that important now? They have some uses but
the bulk of sources now and going forward are from other methods?
If "other methods" means "copying from other data sources rather than
actually going out and surveying" then you're never going to get "the
b
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