Re: [Talk-GB] Event: A New Cycle Map for Oxford, 22nd January 2009

2009-01-18 Thread Gregory
What happened to Oxford University using OpenStreetMap? They still have it live (without attribution): http://www.ox.ac.uk/applications/dynamic/map.rm?location=Trinity%20Collegeid=486postcode=OX2+6UD But the college pages link to a google maps implementation:

Re: [Talk-GB] heathorw expansion sipson

2009-01-18 Thread Gregory
Before heading out there please check the no names map and perhaps detour your journey if you can collect names along the way. There are some big areas that could do with an inside the M25 no-name mapping party. I would join you but I'm not back home till Easter now. I think contacting local

[Talk-GB] [OT] Coordinates

2009-01-18 Thread Chris Hill
A friend of mine has received a planning application with some strange coordinates in it. The location is described by the local council as: 504165 433891. He asked me about it and it doesn't make sense to me. I estimate the OSGB ref as TA 030322 and the lon/lat as: -0.443913, 53.77588.

Re: [Talk-GB] Event: A New Cycle Map for Oxford, 22nd January 2009

2009-01-18 Thread Matthew Westcott
On 18 Jan 2009, at 15:04, Gregory wrote: What happened to Oxford University using OpenStreetMap? They still have it live (without attribution): http://www.ox.ac.uk/applications/dynamic/map.rm?location=Trinity%20Collegeid=486postcode=OX2+6UD But the college pages link to a google maps

Re: [Talk-GB] [OT] Coordinates

2009-01-18 Thread Thomas Wood
For reference - http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/information/coordinatesystemsinfo/guidetonationalgrid/page1.html 2009/1/18 Chris Hill chillly...@yahoo.co.uk: A friend of mine has received a planning application with some strange coordinates in it. The location is described by

Re: [Talk-GB] [OT] Coordinates

2009-01-18 Thread OJ W
You can type BNGR eastings/northings into various websites to convert them: http://www.nearby.org.uk/coord.cgi?p=504165p=433891cs=1 On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Chris Hill chillly...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: A friend of mine has received a planning application with some strange coordinates in