Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-27 Thread Peter Childs
2009/8/26 Peter Miller peter.mil...@itoworld.com: On 26 Aug 2009, at 10:08, Chris Hill wrote: The orange (maybe brownish) roads can be secondary, tertiary or unclassified.  I've compared the NPE roads to some roads that I know well and they cover what I would say are secondary, tertiary or

Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-27 Thread Tom Hughes
On 27/08/09 10:31, Peter Childs wrote: From what I can work out the Use of Green Signs on A roads has nothing to do with classification and more to do with who put it up and who maintains the road. (Highways or Local Council) A similar line being used with B Roads. Not true at all. Green

Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-27 Thread David Earl
On 27/08/2009 10:31, Peter Childs wrote: I mean if you look at the A2 it looks and feels like a Motor Way (Hard Shoulder, Slipways, 70MPH) all the way till Wilmington it just happens that Tractors and Learners are aloud to use it (I would not advise it however). and cyclists (ditto) which

Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-27 Thread Tom Hughes
On 27/08/09 11:05, Tom Hughes wrote: In fact I can't find any map which shows either the tunnel or the approach roads as the A102(M) - they all shown as the A102 for the whole length from the junction with the A12/A13 to the north to the junction with the A2 to the south. I have now found

Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-27 Thread Peter Miller
On 27 Aug 2009, at 11:12, Tom Hughes wrote: On 27/08/09 11:05, Tom Hughes wrote: In fact I can't find any map which shows either the tunnel or the approach roads as the A102(M) - they all shown as the A102 for the whole length from the junction with the A12/A13 to the north to the

Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-27 Thread Jack Stringer
I mean if you look at the A2 it looks and feels like a Motor Way (Hard Shoulder, Slipways, 70MPH) all the way till Wilmington it just happens that Tractors and Learners are aloud to use it (I would not advise it however). Many bits of the M2 beyond Gillingham are actually smaller (Only two

Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-27 Thread Peter Childs
Would it be useful to validate our classification and labelling of roads in OSM against the relevant WIkipedia article[2]. Yes, But I'm still a little unclear from is as to what makes a trunk road trunk. I'm wondering if a render that ignores the classification but takes notice of lanes=? and

Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-27 Thread Tom Hughes
On 27/08/09 11:48, Peter Childs wrote: Would it be useful to validate our classification and labelling of roads in OSM against the relevant WIkipedia article[2]. Yes, But I'm still a little unclear from is as to what makes a trunk road trunk. That depends on what you mean... The definition

Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-27 Thread Chris Hill
Peter Childs wrote: 2009/8/26 Peter Miller peter.mil...@itoworld.com: On 26 Aug 2009, at 10:08, Chris Hill wrote: The orange (maybe brownish) roads can be secondary, tertiary or unclassified. I've compared the NPE roads to some roads that I know well and they cover what I would

Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-26 Thread Peter Miller
On 26 Aug 2009, at 10:08, Chris Hill wrote: The orange (maybe brownish) roads can be secondary, tertiary or unclassified. I've compared the NPE roads to some roads that I know well and they cover what I would say are secondary, tertiary or unclassified. Secondary have reference numbers.

[Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-25 Thread Peter Childs
I was trying to fill in a few gaps in what I thought was where by looking at the Out Of Copyright OS Maps at http://www.npemap.org.uk Would it be right to suggest that all Orange Roads on this old map (should they still exist) including any obvious diversions are either Secondary (and should have

Re: [Talk-GB] Uk Missing Major Roads.

2009-08-25 Thread Christoph Böhme
Peter Childs pchi...@bcs.org schrieb: snip (Does the Village on the map between Meopham, Sole Street, A2 and Southfleet and Sole Street have a name?) I recently created a map overlay with localities from the National Public Transport Gazetteer (part of the NaPTAN import). The NPTG data should