can someone help?
On Jan 26, 2010, at 6:10 PM, Charles Morris wrote: > Sorry to bother you but please could you point the following OpenStreetMap > question in the right direction. > > Why is barrier/hedge rendered blank? As you can see from the map below, where > there are lots of hedges, it makes the map difficult to follow. > > Thanks for your help. > > Charles Morris > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: FW: The London Loop - Sections 15 to 23 > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:36:06 +0000 > > Hi Charles > Some intelligence from our mapping section! > > > Alexandra Rook > Project Director > Walk London > A project of Walk England > > M: 07811 465880 > Skype: Alexandra Rook > www.walklondon.org.uk > > > > There is no detail on the map because there’s no detail on OpenStreetMap > which we are using as a base. I don’t think we can do anything about this. > > In terms of Foxburrows Farm – it’s marked on the map as a Point of Interest > (see letter in circle) and the route description does mention it. We > decided, early on in the process, that some detail would need to be removed > from the route description – and this is what happened to Foxburrows Farm. > > <image001.gif> > > From: Alexandra Rook [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 18 January 2010 08:51 > To: 'Charles Morris' > Subject: RE: The London Loop - Sections 15 to 23 > > Ok Charles, thanks. I’ll fwd to the route manager for consideration to add > back & we’ll discuss the mapping issue further at our next team mtg. > > > Alexandra Rook > Project Director > Walk London > A project of Walk England > > M: 07811 465880 > Skype: Alexandra Rook > www.walklondon.org.uk > > > > > From: Charles Morris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 16 January 2010 15:55 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: The London Loop - Sections 15 to 23 > > Thanks for your reply. > > Just to give you an example of how detail has been removed from the map and > the route directions compare the old and new version of Section 20. > > On the map where the route goes across fields all you get now is an orange > line on a light brown background with no features like field boundaries > whatsoever. > > In the route description you've cut out everything about Foxburrows Rare > Breeds Farm and the plaque on the side of Foxburrows Farm Cottages which were > contained in the old version. Both of these were interesting and added to the > walk. One thing I do accept is the danger of quoting opening times which do > change and therefore should be given as a guide only. > > Charles Morris > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: The London Loop - Sections 15 to 23 > Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:12:35 +0000 > > Charles - thank you for taking the trouble to let us know about these details > from your walk. I will pass these on to the Route Manager to check where we > need to amend the directions on the website or take action on the ground. > > With regard to your last comment: > The new maps have lost a lot of detail and the route descriptions have had > some detail taken out as well. Why was this done? > We took a decision to phase out the printed leaflets, which had all been > produced at different times and were becoming out of date, and have a common > mapping base for all the route sections with a separate downloadable > description. In the process some of the finer detail has been lost/dropped to > provide a simpler more straightforward structure. We are open to adding > detail where this proves necessary to navigate particularly tricky stretches > & welcome user feedback. Having this all on-line means making changes is much > easier. > > When you complete the whole LOOP we issue Certificates of Completion, if you > would like one- and are currently giving away Tshirts too. If you like > walking with others our Winter Wanders walking weekend is coming up 30-31 jan > – see website for full schedule of over 30 walks. > > With kind regards > > > Alexandra Rook > Project Director > Walk London > A project of Walk England > > M: 07811 465880 > Skype: Alexandra Rook > www.walklondon.org.uk > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Morris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 27 December 2009 21:00 > To: [email protected] > Subject: The London Loop - Sections 15 to 23 > > Please find attached my comments on the above. I have included a few > questions which I would be interested in hearing what you have to say. > > I'm enjoying the walking and looking forward to the remaining sections. > > Charles Morris > > Use Hotmail to send and receive mail from your different email accounts. Find > out how. > > Got a cool Hotmail story? 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