I'm not sure the OS has reliable footpath data for the countryside anyway. Last time I chatted with the OS about this they were interested in whether OSM could work with them to update rural ROW footpaths because they don't survey them anymore.
Cheers Andy >-----Original Message----- >From: talk-gb-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-gb- >boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Nick Whitelegg >Sent: 01 April 2010 12:23 PM >To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org >Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey > >>Does that mean there's nothing at all for countryside users in the OS >data being released? Or does Meridian have it? > >Sorry to follow up my own post - it would appear not. > >A real shame about the lack of countryside data in this free OS dataset. >The Meridian data doesn't really contain anything that isn't in OSM >already, and it's the countryside stuff, particularly things like field >boundaries and wood outlines, and exact courses of rights of way, that >would be really valuable. > >Oh well, at least it still means I can continue to spend my time mapping >the footpaths, I guess. > >Nick > >_______________________________________________ >Talk-GB mailing list >Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2782 - Release Date: 03/31/10 >19:32:00 _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
