Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mapping the University of Birmingham

2009-09-14 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mapping the University of Birmingham Dear Ciaran, I'm not quite sure what you mean, but I'm guessing you mean creating a new node within the building that has the reference number. Which (and I apologise if I am wrong) sounds like you

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mapping the University of Birmingham

2009-09-01 Thread Eike Ritter
Hello, I recently discovered openstreetmap, and it looks good! I live in Tamworth, which still has large gaps in its map. I'm trying to fill some of them. The University of Birmingham is half completed. As I work there, I'm trying to help completing it. I find it difficult to get good traces

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mapping the University of Birmingham

2009-09-01 Thread CiarĂ¡n Mooney
Hi, It is difficult, but possible. Both me and Christoph have tried to map bits of the campus. I found that I had to do it in a half traditional - half technical manner. The attached picture explains it better. Each X is a waypoint, taken a distance away from the building in an area you get