On 21 September 2011 14:18, John Sturdy <jcg.stu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > And I'd be worried about "being brought to the attention of the > authorities" for being seen pointing lasers at infrastructural things > such as electricity pylons --- do people tend to complain about having > their buildings etc visibly surveyed? (I'm a newbie at all this, my > only experience of potential problems has been that I could see that > people were wondering what I was doing when I was walking around > writing down house numbers.) Or does a hi-vis jacket make it all > alright ;-) ? > > __John
When I'm specifically out mapping, or cycling (so it's a safety thing too), I often wear this OSM high-vis jacket. http://shop.opencyclemap.org/products/openstreetmap-surveyors-jacket Wearing it has mixed results but definitely a difference with people think I'm official (or from Google). I get less people questioning what I'm doing, more people asking me for directions or to fix/report something. In rougher residential areas people are more defensive to the high-vis, they think I'm from the council or something. But it's nice to be asked what I'm doing with interest. You soon learn key words that are good to mention, I like to make sure I get in "volunteer", "hobby", and "more detailed & more uses than google". This is made easier by kindly offering them a leaflet so they can go away and read about it or look at the map I've made. http://shop.opencyclemap.org/products/openstreetmap-promotional-leaflets (free to UK addresses) -- Gregory o...@livingwithdragons.com http://www.livingwithdragons.com
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