[Talk-gb-westmidlands] West Midlands Fire Service using OSM data without attribution

2023-11-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
hill" [3]. [1] https://riskexplorer.wmfs.net/map [2] https://twitter.com/pigsonthewing/status/1719715267003974084 [3] https://shoothill.com/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mappa Mercia maps offiline

2023-07-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
, the gritting map is fine ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Cosford aircraft

2023-07-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Wed, 26 Jul 2023 at 17:28, Andy Mabbett wrote: > > If anyone can identify aircraft from slightly blurry photos then > > this one > > https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6249198917 > > is visible in > > https://www.mapillary.com/app/?pKey=734140723946844 >

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Cosford aircraft

2023-07-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
nstreetmap.org/node/6249198917 > is visible in > https://www.mapillary.com/app/?pKey=734140723946844 Thank you. That's the Vulcan: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/collections/avro-vulcan-b2-cosford/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Cosford aircraft

2023-07-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
ls, please? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] New Birmingham canal bridge opens to the public

2023-07-24 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 at 16:42, Nathan Case wrote: > it seems that https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/245524100 is the "Eyre > Street Basin bridge". Makes sense. > However, I think we'd need a licence-compatible source. The bridge should have a name-plate, if anyone's passing.

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] New turn restrictions into and out of City Hospital, Birmingham

2022-10-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
t each end of that reservation. Access arrangements at the Aberdeen Street entrance: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1605839577 have also changed, and it is now available to the public, and no longer one-way. I think I have mapped that correctly. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthew

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Langley Brook

2022-10-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 at 12:36, Andy Mabbett wrote: > > Thank you; that's very helpful. Unfortunately, on further examination, that map has this (other) waterway, which we have as Churchill Brook, labelled as Langley brook: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/167796053#map=17/52.56693/-1

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Langley Brook

2022-10-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 at 12:36, Andy Mabbett wrote: > > Thank you; that's very helpful. Though it does beg the question of what happens to the water in the south-flowing stream represented by this way: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/4001187 which appears as though it may be con

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Langley Brook

2022-10-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
> > Cheers > Andy > > -Original Message- > From: Andy Mabbett > Sent: 24 October 2022 20:33 > To: Mappa Mercia mailing list > Subject: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Langley Brook > > I'm trying to determine the western extent and source of Langley Brook, > wh

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Langley Brook

2022-10-24 Thread Andy Mabbett
#map=15/52.5704/-1.7727 and those linking the two might be the same, but there are intermediate pools. Can anyone advise, please? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] River Tame relation broken

2022-08-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
Please ignore this; my error. On Thu, 18 Aug 2022 at 17:11, Andy Mabbett wrote: > > Our relation: > > https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/7928300/ > > shows the Tame rising near Halesowen (it actually has its source at Oldbury ). > > Judging from the

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] River Tame relation broken

2022-08-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
them. Do we have a tool that does that? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Node vs. relation for railway station

2022-06-02 Thread Andy Mabbett
? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Access to High Street, Birmingham for blue badge holders.

2022-03-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
mage: Blue Badge] buses, taxis and for loading at any time" * "and authorised vehicles 7pm-6am". It can be seen here: https://goo.gl/maps/GTHTDxVeyugNZeKp7 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthew

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Access to High Street, Birmingham for blue badge holders.

2022-03-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
Thank you. In that case, we still have an issue, because some motor vehicles are allowed (and pedestrians may traverse these roads for any purpose). I'm not clear how this should be tagged. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing https://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Access to High Street, Birmingham for blue badge holders.

2022-03-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
see you node in High Street). > I've used access=destination I'm still confused, as we now have roads with: access=destination motor_vehicle=no Is there an implicit priority whereby the former overrides the latter? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing https://pigso

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Access to High Street, Birmingham for blue badge holders.

2022-03-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
Carrs Lane. Note that the restriction sign also permits "loading at any time", and "authorised vehicles 7pm-6am". [*] This includes vehicles which have already dropped off, or are about to pick up, Blue Badge holders, on the road(s) concerned. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing h

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Access to High Street, Birmingham for blue badge holders.

2022-03-29 Thread Andy Mabbett
n trying to fix it after so many people editing trying to interpret the bus gates. When are you going in? Can't guarantee when I'll be in the city next > > Regards > > Brian > > On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 19:50, Andy Mabbett wrote: >> >> I'm planning a trip by car to ce

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Access to High Street, Birmingham for blue badge holders.

2022-03-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
arrs Lane, from September 2020. Are they still there? Can Carrs Lane be approached via MSQ from Digbeth? I can do a survey during the trip, but this is chicken-and-egg! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mai

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Tipton Cemetery: Memorial to the victims of the 1922 "Tipton Catastrophe"

2022-03-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
at Tipton Cemetery? Or better still upload images of it to Wikimedia Commons? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fwd: Grit bin locations

2022-01-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
the road to the other every few years. Originally this was because they were taken away every spring and returned the following autumn; more recently they are left in situ all year round, but no doubt occasionally replaced due to damage or age. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewi

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] UPRNs for locally listed buildings in Birmingham

2021-12-03 Thread Andy Mabbett
vided just five days after my request. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Witton Brook, Birmingham

2021-12-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
And one of the waterways whose confluence is this node? If so, what is the other? https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/61106965 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] The Two Towers (at Bentley)

2021-11-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
-_Andy_Mabbett_-_01.jpg https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/367659836 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Advertising_pillar,_Boundary_Mill,_Walsall_-_2021-11-12_-_Andy_Mabbett_-_02.jpg -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Undeletion needed

2021-11-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Mon, 8 Nov 2021 at 16:39, Alan Mackie wrote: > If it's that recent then finding the changeset will probably be easiest > through osmcha.org filtered by your username and a rough bounding box. > JOSM's reverter plugin That combination worked; thank you. -- Andy Mabbett @pigs

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Undeletion needed

2021-11-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
kindly talk me through how to find and revert the edit? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fwd: TfWM bike hire

2021-03-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Tue, 9 Mar 2021 at 00:05, Ryan Underwood wrote: > On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 8:17 PM Brian Prangle wrote: >> On Mon, 8 Mar 2021 at 19:06, Andy Mabbett wrote: >>> >>> TfWM 's "Boris Bike" scheme has launched: >>> Local agreement on how we are going

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Cul-de-sac with turning circle

2021-01-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
in the vicinity. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bourn Brook/ River Tame near Woodgate Country Park

2020-12-04 Thread Andy Mabbett
? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Thimblemill Brook, Warley

2020-11-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
sappearing abruptly. Where does it go? Do we really have two thimblemill Brooks, rising a few yards apart and running in opposite directions? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-we

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Marton, Shropshire

2020-08-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 00:44, Philip Barnes wrote: > https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.62023=-3.07049#map=18/52.62023/-3.07049 Wonderful; thank you. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mail

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Marton, Shropshire

2020-08-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
I've identified the postcode, SY21 8JY, and found a list of properties which share it: http://www.mycounciltax.org.uk/results?postcode=sy218jy It's very close to Welshpool. On Mon, 17 Aug 2020 at 19:48, Andy Mabbett wrote: > > I'm trying to help a US friend toocate a building called &

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Marton, Shropshire

2020-08-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
I'm trying to help a US friend toocate a building called "Bray's Tenement", at Marton and, if possible, get a photo, for Wikipedia. Information is scant; but it's referred to here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bray Can anyone help? It doesn't seem like we've mapped it, yet.

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] UPRNs for Birmingham City Council buildings

2020-08-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
UPRNs for Birmingham City Council land and buildings are available in this data set: https://data.birmingham.gov.uk/dataset/birmingham_city_council_property_data_2020 which is under OGL. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fingerposts

2020-07-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 17:20, Alan Mackie wrote: > On Thu, 16 Jul 2020, 17:00 Andy Mabbett, wrote: >> I've just come to map a fingerpost, never having had cause to add one >> previously. > Maybe: > tourism=information > information=guidepost > https://

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fingerposts

2020-07-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
, something like: inscription:NW=foo or, using degrees: inscription:315:=foo -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Black Country Geopark

2020-07-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
Do we have plans to map the new "Black Country Geopark": http://blackcountrygeopark.org.uk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Country_Geopark or to tag the various components as belonging to it? Is this suitable for a "relation"? -- Andy Mabbett

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] "Thank you NHS" sculpture in Lightwoods Park, Smethwick

2020-06-29 Thread Andy Mabbett
Is anyone kindly able to supply coordinates for this artwork: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/sandwell/2020/05/06/sculpture-in-tribute-nhs-frontline-workers-unveiled-at-sandwell-park/ please? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] One-way in Wolverhampton

2020-06-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Tue, 9 Jun 2020 at 16:20, Brian Prangle wrote: > On Mon, 8 Jun 2020 at 18:51, Andy Mabbett wrote: >> >> According to Midlands today just now, there's a new, temporary, >> one-way system and bike lanes in Wolverhampton, and the speed limit on >> the ring-road ha

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] One-way in Wolverhampton

2020-06-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
it, given the "current situation"? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] NHS Nightingale Birmingham

2020-04-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
Does anyone know which hall(s) of the NEC the new NHS Nightingale Birmingham is in? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mark Renn, sculptor

2020-01-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
http://paulawoof.co.uk/publicart/burnley.htm > I'll try to fill in some of the gaps. BTW is Ben Mabbett a relative?He's > doing lots of mapping in the W Mids Not that I'm aware of, but no doubt we have a common ancestor somewhere. -- Andy Mabbett @pi

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mark Renn, sculptor

2020-01-04 Thread Andy Mabbett
in the table on the article need coordinates and/ or photos. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] HS2 phase 1 updates - Solihull interchange station

2019-12-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 at 10:56, Barry Cornelius wrote: > I've a website that provides mapping for the HS2: > http://www.thehs2.com/ Any reason you're using Google maps, and not a free, open source map, like, oh I dunno, OSM? https://switch2osm.org/ ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsont

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Banksy

2019-12-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
It's OK folks, you can relax. I've added Birmingham's new Banksy artwork to the map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7047824939 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hay Mills Rotor Station

2019-10-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
800.jpg > > Rob > > > On Sat, 19 Oct 2019 at 22:16, Andy Mabbett wrote: >> >> I'm trying to pinpoint the former location of Hay Mills Rotor Station: >> >>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay_Mills_Rotor_Station >> >> a helidrome that operated in south Bi

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hay Mills Rotor Station

2019-10-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
there, and recollections found in online forums. I've looked at all the aerial imagery I can access in JOSM, but can see no sign. Can anyone find a trace on some other set of imagery, or an old map? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] End of an era at The Bull

2019-07-22 Thread Andy Mabbett
yone would like to come and see her, best thing about is it she won’t be working." -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Swift Payzones .

2019-06-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
if we could get TfWM to add and maintain them, so much the better. [1] See: https://www.networkwesmidlands.com/swift/topping-up/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@ope

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] River Rea, West of Kings Norton Park

2019-05-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
c maps on National Library of Scotland's > online map portal to see if you can find a name. > > Best, > Rob > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2019, 19:50 Andy Mabbett, wrote: >> >> Done; but is it a river, or a stream? And does it have its own name? >> >> On

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] River Rea, West of Kings Norton Park

2019-04-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
Done; but is it a river, or a stream? And does it have its own name? On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 19:09, Brian Prangle wrote: > > delete the name on the tributary should do the trick > > On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 12:05 PM Andy Mabbett > wrote: >> >> Compare the

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] River Rea, West of Kings Norton Park

2019-04-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
Compare the tagging on: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/34080550 and: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/591479120 and ways upstream (west) of the latter. I think the former is a tributary, and the latter is the river proper. What needs to be changed? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hamstead

2019-02-21 Thread Andy Mabbett
On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 at 22:12, Andy Mabbett wrote: > I thought I would settle the matter by referring to the Royal Mail > postcode database - and was surprised that they too have it as > "Hampstead Industrial Estate" - try searching for "B42 1DU" at: >

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hamstead

2019-02-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
's a screenshot of this sign taken from Google street view at: > http://www.northeastraces.com/temporary/hie.png Thank you. A URL for the original is: https://goo.gl/maps/4Rp7aczkhUA2 -- Andy Mabbett @Pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk _

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hamstead

2019-02-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
by referring to the Royal Mail postcode database - and was surprised that they too have it as "Hampstead Industrial Estate" - try searching for "B42 1DU" at: https://www.royalmail.com/find-a-postcode Has anyone had any luck, getting errors in the postcode database fixed?

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Tagging/ naming a railway junction

2018-06-21 Thread Andy Mabbett
? A relation? One (or each) of the three points of the triangular junction? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] New Severn-Trent Aquifer in Edgabaston

2018-02-13 Thread Andy Mabbett
) is, and do we need to add anything to the map? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Leamington Spa: Guide Dogs Association appeal for help

2017-12-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=60753 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] [Talk-GB] Dec social

2017-12-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
> Andy >> >> >> >> ___ >> Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list >> Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands >> >> >> >> >> __

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Chad Brook at Edgabton

2017-11-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 30 November 2017 at 19:34, Andy Mabbett <a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote: > I found today that we have all of the Chad Brook mapped, except for > the stretch from The Vale, at Birmingham University, to Edgbaston > Pool; I have added that as: > with an estimated route. Ca

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Chad Brook at Edgabton

2017-11-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
culverted? I've also added the name to all the sections, up- and down-stream of the above way, which lacked it. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Holbrook

2017-11-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
r relation like this, will give me the length; and the coordinates of the mid point? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.or

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Balti resturants

2017-11-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
cuisine=kashmiri" or "cuisine=balti"? Happy to debate this in person, at the aforesaid event ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.or

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Christmas curry

2017-11-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
anzils.co.uk/ https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3245136568 or Adil's, in the balti triangle: http://www.adilbalti.co.uk/ https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3520086674 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bus stops suspended

2017-10-03 Thread Andy Mabbett
How should they be tagged, given the hope that they will return to service? Has anyone done this yet? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Post box and war memorial

2017-09-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
Here's an oddity; a post box which is also a war memorial: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5106084752 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Post_box_B66_52 I've tagged it as a post box; I'm not sure how to add the memorial details. Suggestions? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Import Progress

2017-03-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
"On 19 March 2017 at 13:13, ajt1...@gmail.com <ajt1...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 19/03/2017 12:52, Andy Mabbett wrote: >> I'm told that Brian has been blocked for these edits This is >> outrageous. > No, he was sent this message: > > https://www.openstreetma

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Import Progress

2017-03-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
s outrageous. There is clearly consensus for them in the local mapping community, and a well-defined and transparent plan for the process has been published. A well-respected member of the community should not be treated this way. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonth

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] February meetup

2017-02-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
Are we meeting this Thursday? The wiki page: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mappa_Mercia still says 5 Jan is the next meet. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Collaboration with TfWM

2017-01-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
hey need to use. Excellent work Brian - well done! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Wolverhampton Railway Station

2017-01-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
rum which are on OSM but not Google M :-) Which ones? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Perry Barr underpasses

2016-12-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
as changed, and if any new pelicans need to be added, next time I'm passing, unless someone beats me to it. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://l

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] RSPB Sandwell Valley

2016-09-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
across the lake. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Acock's Green well uncovered

2016-05-21 Thread Andy Mabbett
Have you mapped this yet, Brian? http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/ancient-water-well-discovered-acocks-11365399 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Aston Bridge

2016-04-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
Aston Bridge (the one-way flyover that crosses the city end of the A34(M) in Birmingham) reopened recently. I edited it today, changing "highway:construction" to "highway:yes" on all three ways, but it seems to heve disappeared from the map :-( -- Andy Mabbett

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] OSM & Wikidata, down under in Australia & Indonesia

2016-02-02 Thread Andy Mabbett
ries. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Duplicate railway station objects

2016-01-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
ave added the station stop to each > track. When a station is properly mapped out it normally gets fixed > > Cheers > Andy > > -Original Message- > From: Andy Mabbett [mailto:a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk] > Sent: 14 January 2016 10:47 > To: talk-gb-westmidla

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fwd: Duplicate railway station objects

2016-01-16 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 16 January 2016 at 15:49, Brian Prangle <br...@mappa-mercia.org> wrote: > I would (and do) put the station node on one (arbitrary) way and then a > public_transport=stop_position on all the other ways Thank you. Like this: http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3389328188/history

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] New plaque at tipton

2016-01-04 Thread Andy Mabbett
FYI: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2016/01/03/tipton-zeppelin-bombing-raid-remembered-100-years-on-with-plaque-unveiling/ The unveiling is scheduled for 31 January. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Map of Modernist and Brutalist Birmingham

2015-08-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
This new map of Modernist and Brutalist Birmingham is OSM based: http://www.birmingham-modernist.com -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Pricey pew to take pride of place in Wolverhampton

2015-06-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
Stand by to map this: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-news/2015/06/30/pricey-pew-to-take-pride-of-place-in-wolverhampton/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bidford Bridge

2015-06-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
Having seen this sad news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-33084348 I've marked the OSM object: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-33084348 as access=cyclists; pedestrians. Is there a better tag? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] SotM-US MappaMercia

2015-05-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
: Winter meetups Summer mapping armchair garden outlines Gritting map Heritage map Amey BCC Anything else I should mention? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Ghoists igns

2015-04-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
Is anyone tagging ghost signs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_sign around the West Midlands? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fossils stones

2015-04-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] April Meeting Thursday 2nd April

2015-03-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
Likewise. Have fun! On Mar 26, 2015 2:33 PM, Matthijs Melissen i...@matthijsmelissen.nl wrote: Hi Brian, I will be abroad, so I won't be able to make it. -- Matthijs On 26 March 2015 at 14:18, Brian Prangle bpran...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone Just a reminder that we're meeting in

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] trying to get a Wheelchair kurb project off the ground

2015-03-24 Thread Andy Mabbett
://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/kerb Mark also suggests asking Worcestershire County Council for their data; and I agree that this would be a good move. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Old railway-yard wall, Curzon Street, Birmingham

2015-02-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
of that. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Social this Thursday

2015-02-03 Thread Andy Mabbett
___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] MAPPING BIRMINGHAM: The East Prospect of 1732

2015-01-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
Here's a post which will interest many of you: http://mappingbirmingham.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/the-east-prospect-of-1732.html The rest of the blog is also worth a read. ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Blue Plaques i Smethwick

2015-01-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
(High Street) * The Theatre Royal (Rolfe Street) * Soho Foundry (Foundry Lane) * Old Chapel Inn (Uplands) * Warley Woods (Abbey Road) * Chance’s Glassworks (Spon Lane * The Three Shires Oak (Three Shires Oak/Thimblemill Roads) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] New Street Station

2015-01-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mappa_Mercia/New_Street_Station Please feel free to add to that. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Tipton Blue Plaques

2015-01-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
I've just been informed of: http://www.tiptoncivicsociety.co/p/blue-plaques-in-tipton.html which lists Tipton Civic Soceity's blue plaques. Use as you see fit... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hockley Flyover art

2014-10-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
out on my next visit. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hockley Flyover art

2014-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
there. I've added a node to the map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3151337391 but a survey is needed. I'll do that when I can, but one of you might be close by... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Chamberlain Clock

2014-08-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 21 August 2014 15:34, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I note that the Chamberlain Clock in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/187104810 does not render in the default map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/52.48701/-1.91258

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mapping Wikipedia artciles

2014-08-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
there are so many more Wikipedia than Wikidata? There's also a smattering of wikipedia :architect :artist :subject That's nice to see; again, they could use Wikidata, but that's not crucial. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Aug 9th OSM 10th Birthday

2014-08-02 Thread Andy Mabbett
-_what_is_it_and_what_does_it_mean_for_Wikimedians%3F and I hope to take part in the joint Wikimania/OSM birthday event there. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Stourbridge tonight

2014-05-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 1 May 2014 13:42, stuart lester stules...@googlemail.com wrote: Apologies I can't make it again tonight. Nor me; sorry. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands

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