On 4 Jun 2009, at 15:01, Andy Allan wrote: > Out of interest, how much would one of these tenders go for i.e. how > much do people pay in the "real world" for this kind of thing? Are we > talking £500, £50,000, £250,000? >
No idea, but the tender process must have significant costs associated with it measured in £x,000. Anyway, I feel that the 'real world' is shifting and possibly in the real world' in future the answer will be 'not very much just so as long as you work with people not against them'. Incidentally, I was speaking to a senior professional person from the South West a few days ago who was aware that OSM had just mapped MK and was wishing that something similar could happen where he was. I suggested that all he had to do was ask, be nice and offer warm beer and pizzas at the end of the day from council funds! Regards, Peter > Cheers, > Andy > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Peter Miller <peter.mil...@itoworld.com > > wrote: >> >> The DfT have just published a contract out for the collection and >> management of cycle data for St Leonards on Sea >> >> "Lot 1. Cycle data collection. Undertaking cycle surveys to extend >> the >> Ordnance Survey Integrated Transport Network to include information >> about existing cycling infrastructure and where cycling is permitted >> and recommended. Cycle data will be provided in accordance to >> CycleNetXChange specification (http://www.cyclenetxchange.org.uk/). >> >> "Lot 2 - Cycle data management. Managing the central database >> including coordinating data collection, journey planner publishing, >> data maintenance and quality assurance activities and managing local >> authorities and data suppliers. These activities are supported >> through >> the online data management tools provided by Transport Direct. >> http://www.publictenders.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=84033 >> >> Should we give the place a review and ensure it is top notch for >> cycling before the contact is awarded. The roads for the place seems >> to be complete, however there is a distinct lack of footpaths and >> cyclepaths in the town which seems unlikely. There is also a lack of >> paths through parks and there are no cycle lanes/tracks on roads >> according to OpenCycleMap. It might also need work on turn >> restrictions. >> >> The users retselkim, timsc, fyremoon and the_winch seems to be >> reasonably active in the area. It is too far for me to go but might >> be >> a good venue for a mapping party this summer - south coast, sun, sea, >> ice cream etc ;) >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Peter >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >> _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
