Re: [Talk-GB] Fwd: [Wikimediauk-l] Ordnance Survey 1st series 1:10, 560 - a complete mid 19th century map of Britain

2017-09-14 Thread Adam Snape 
Of interest, but - for osm purposes - don't we already have permission to
use all of the National Library of Scotland's Ordnance Survey scans (which
I think already include all editions of the 6-inch County Series)?

Adam

On 13 Sep 2017 7:33 p.m., "Andy Mabbett"  wrote:

> FYI,
>
> 
> From: Fæ 
> Date: 13 September 2017 at 14:09
> Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Ordnance Survey 1st series 1:10, 560 - a
> complete mid 19th century map of Britain
> To: UK Wikimedia mailing list 
>
>
> Category link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/
> wiki/Category:Ordnance_Survey_1st_series_1:10560
>
> A full set of high resolution OS map scans is being gradually uploaded
> to Wikimedia Commons and indexed by historic county. These are very
> large files, 10,000 pixels wide, so are both in TIFF and jpeg format
> to make reuse easier.
>
> These are of 'specialized' interest, but I would think could be of use
> to both Wiki Loves Monuments projects and readers of this email list
> interested in early maps and geo-related experiments. The maps show
> plenty of fine detail, including inns/pubs, churches, bridges etc.
> Those that still exist will be likely to be listed and protected, and
> those that are not, may still be great photography subjects. Note that
> to view the maps, Commons' in-built ZoomViewer is useful but it
> appears to be broken today, so you may have to settle for examining
> the full size jpeg in-browser.
>
> As I write this, the uploads are working through "B", so the projects
> is going to take several weeks to complete. If there are ideas for how
> better to categorize or template these maps, feel free to drop a note
> on my Commons talk page. It is always possible to do some post-upload
> housekeeping or adjusting the way the uploads are currently getting
> formatted.
>
> Thanks,
> Fae
> --
> fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
>
>
>
> --
> Andy Mabbett
> @pigsonthewing
> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>
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[Talk-GB] Fwd: [Wikimediauk-l] Ordnance Survey 1st series 1:10, 560 - a complete mid 19th century map of Britain

2017-09-13 Thread Andy Mabbett 
FYI,


From: Fæ 
Date: 13 September 2017 at 14:09
Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Ordnance Survey 1st series 1:10, 560 - a
complete mid 19th century map of Britain
To: UK Wikimedia mailing list 


Category link: 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ordnance_Survey_1st_series_1:10560

A full set of high resolution OS map scans is being gradually uploaded
to Wikimedia Commons and indexed by historic county. These are very
large files, 10,000 pixels wide, so are both in TIFF and jpeg format
to make reuse easier.

These are of 'specialized' interest, but I would think could be of use
to both Wiki Loves Monuments projects and readers of this email list
interested in early maps and geo-related experiments. The maps show
plenty of fine detail, including inns/pubs, churches, bridges etc.
Those that still exist will be likely to be listed and protected, and
those that are not, may still be great photography subjects. Note that
to view the maps, Commons' in-built ZoomViewer is useful but it
appears to be broken today, so you may have to settle for examining
the full size jpeg in-browser.

As I write this, the uploads are working through "B", so the projects
is going to take several weeks to complete. If there are ideas for how
better to categorize or template these maps, feel free to drop a note
on my Commons talk page. It is always possible to do some post-upload
housekeeping or adjusting the way the uploads are currently getting
formatted.

Thanks,
Fae
--
fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae



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Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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