I wondered if it might have come from OS OpenData so I downloaded the latest OS
Open Names, but no it isn't there yet.
Unless it's come from OS MasterMap (anyone on here have access to check?), it
does appear the council are collaborating with the goog.
On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 03:41:40PM +, Andy Townsend wrote:
> > Has anyone seen something similar? Presumably this could happen to nodes
> generally, there is no reason to think amenity=post_box is a factor.
The threading here seems to be odd.
Anyway, when I was new to OSM and using an old
> Has anyone seen something similar? Presumably this could happen to
nodes generally, there is no reason to think amenity=post_box is a factor.
Exactly that pattern no - but occasionally new users manage to drag
nodes by accident.
> Is there any way to identify features which have moved by
If there's a better place, please direct me appropriately...
I've been using Robert Whittaker's Post Box tool to help fill gaps and
fix anomalies in the CT postal area. I think I've now found a pattern
which leads to "ghost" entries in locations where there has never been a
post box and
I once watched a conference presentation on the in-house software Google
use to update their map data (forget where I came across this). While they
didn't reveal full information on it, a large part of their workflow is
semi-automated and mostly comes down to humans reviewing and intervening in
I've long suspected that local councils and other government bodies are
giving data directly to Google. I've seen developments turn up on Google
maps that couldn't possibly have been established with a survey. It's all
really shady. But at least we can say, even in this case, that OSM is the
more
Just been reading about the naming of a new road in Bristol "Cheers Drive"
which is apparently a local way to thank a bus/taxi driver
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-51501412
Thing that caught my eye was the reference to Google Maps having it on
already which made me wonder how,
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