On 02/04/2015 12:41, Lester Caine wrote:
On 02/04/15 12:28, Dave F. wrote:
Ah, might as well forget it...
Just read Richard F's blog on the CRT website. V. disappointing.
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/blog/odette-myall/new-maps-for-a-new-website
It is much better to look at this as a positive rather than a negative!
What *IS* needed is a successful way of using third party data sets
rather than continually merging now quite complex data sets into the one
unmanageable whole. I would hope to see the information available as an
overlay to osm in the same way it overlays google.
As you can see. it's not just me who want CRT to use OSM:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/blog/odette-myall/thanks-for-the-map-feedback
Note paragraph: "We’re very fortunate to have Google as one of our
partners, so we won’t be moving away from Google as the base layer for
the map."
My tweets to Victoria Peckett, CRT's 'digital manager':
I'm disappointed by your decision not to use OSM, especially since it
has more data, detail & accuracy. When things change, they're updated
quicker in OSM (especially pubs!). Please reconsider your decision to
make CRT maps even better.
Genuinely surprised you think Google to be better quality than OSM (sent
her comparative links)
Her reply:
Thx for feedback. Understand not everyone will prefer Google, but is
very widely used format & one many people familiar with
Me: It's a shame a collaborative/volunteer org. like the CRT can't
embrace a similar volunteer/crowd sourced project. OSM already contains
much canal & ancillary data. Does Google? (which, incidentally, owns any
data you freely enter into it)
Hi Dave. Understand your prefer OSM but we believe our styling over
Google base layer does offer good quality experience & data..
Me: As a "digital manager" it's a shame you're unaware of OSM's
rendering abilities, even better than Google. Annoyed with @richardf
I have to say, considering the response (I found "one many people
familiar with" especially irritating) I'm struggling to see the positive.
Richard F:
Is it planned to release the SAP database under an open license?
Cheers
Dave F.
Then perhaps all the
material that is simply missing or incorrect on google can be replaced
with much more accurate local views :) Certainly the paths and access to
the navigable sections of canals and rivers around here are currently
totally blank on the google version.
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