Hi I'm based in Hereford and happy to be a contact here.
Cheers Ben On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 12:39, Philip Barnes <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 2019-04-23 at 11:45 +0100, Brian Prangle wrote: > > Hi everyone > > Mainly for west mids mappers but cross-posted to talkgb for a wider > audience. > > For some time I've collaborated with TfWM who make extensive use of > OpenStreetMap. Together we've refreshed the entire NapTAN dataset for the > West Midlands and we're engaged on an ongoing basis in solving data quality > issues where the OSM data throws up errors with their bus routeing software. > Word spreads and at a regional meeting of shire transport authorities > there was a request for contact with local OSM volunteers in the following > areas: > > Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke, Telford, Warwickshire, > Worcestershire > > If anyone wants to volunteer please get in touch with me and I can put you > in touch. It will mainly involve dealing with errors they spot such as > missing/wrong roadnames, missing/wrong roads. With TfWM there's been an > average of one of these week, sometimes bunched together followed by weeks > with nothing - so not a heavy workload and worth the effort to improve the > data. > > If my experience is anything to go by, there'll be an initial peak and > then they'll realise, with a little prompting, it's easier and quicker to > fix the errors themselves. But it's good to have an initial period of > handholding as I think they are respectful of causing any damage > > Hi Brian > Please put me forward for Shropshire and Telford. > > Cheers Phil > _______________________________________________ > Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list > Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands > -- Ben Proctor, Technical Director *The Satori Lab*, 22 Windsor Place Cardiff. CF10 3BY Wales, UK b...@satorilab.org | @likeaword <https://twitter.com/likeaword> | 07904 1234 98 | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/likeaword/> We help public servants with data, design and system change challenges
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