Re: [Talk-GB] [OSM-talk] Isle of Wight 2

2009-06-01 Thread Tom Hughes
SteveC wrote: How about a weekend again and rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight? This time concentrating on maintenance of the map, detecting new changes and augmenting it with more PoIs and things like addressing? I can organise it all if there is a show of hands for people who'd come.

Re: [Talk-GB] Isle of Wight 2

2009-06-01 Thread Peter Childs
2009/6/1 SteveC st...@asklater.com: I'm tempted, but half the point is that we need to stop thinking that the IoW is mapped, without addresses or turn restrictions there's a long way to go. On 1 Jun 2009, at 10:53, Steve Chilton wrote: Steve I would be very interested. Would you consider

Re: [Talk-GB] Question regarding mapping inaccuracies.

2009-06-01 Thread Andrew M. Bishop
Shaun McDonald sh...@shaunmcdonald.me.uk writes: I'm wondering if someone will be able to implement an efficient version of the snooker ball visualisation on http://www.cyclestreets.net/blog/2009/03/26/thats-a-really-odd-route/ As a quick hack I have generated such a map for the UK.

[Talk-GB] OSM UK publicity challenge

2009-06-01 Thread Richard Fairhurst
So how do we get some more publicity for OSM in the UK? Here's one idea: http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/may/24/cycle-holiday-britain-mike-carter Do you have any tips for Mike about great campsites or interesting BBs along the coast? Or perhaps you'd like to ride alongside him for a

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM UK publicity challenge

2009-06-01 Thread Chris Hill
I emailed him a few days ago about loading OSM maps into his Garmin and to be careful about trusting roads on maps along parts of the east coast because of erosion. Haven't heard from him. Cheers, Chris Richard Fairhurst wrote: So how do we get some more publicity for OSM in the UK?

Re: [Talk-GB] Isle of Wight 2

2009-06-01 Thread Mark Williams
Peter Childs wrote: 2009/6/1 SteveC st...@asklater.com: I'm tempted, but half the point is that we need to stop thinking that the IoW is mapped, without addresses or turn restrictions there's a long way to go. On 1 Jun 2009, at 10:53, Steve Chilton wrote: Steve I would be very