Re: [OSM-talk] OS Trumped
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Steve Chilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyway the OS are one the of the primary (platinum?!) sponsors of the > RGS (along with Land Rover and Rolex from memory). So the map of the > venue, and how to get to it, prominantly displayed on the back cover of > the abstracts naturally used Open Street Map data. Nice one! Awesome. And the next time someone complains that OSM is unusable because it's not complete or accurate, we can point out that map. Having spent eight years of my life at Imperial College, I know that Princes Gardens (directly under the letters "RGS-IBG") is a through road... But even that obvious a problem that close to the venue doesn't detract from how useful the map is nonetheless. Cheers, Andy ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] OS Trumped
Ah right, I went there once and a bit annoying that the RGS was the only building not mapped in that little area, so I added it to OSM http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.50137&lon=-0.17516&zoom=17&layers=0B00FTF 2008/9/10 80n <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Link: > http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/5D520339-B5BE-47CB-86B5-2FC1673861A6/6207/IBG_Streetmap.pdf > > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Steve Chilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Just noticed this gem on Mike Smith's blog: >> >> OS Trumped >> >> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 >> >> Just returned from a pleasant day at the RGS-IBG annual conference. An >> event well worth attending as its mellow and covers a range of subjects. >> However it is largely colonised by human geographers, a strange breed. >> Thats not for want of the RGS trying to get physical geographers >> involved... Time will tell. >> >> Anyway the OS are one the of the primary (platinum?!) sponsors of the >> RGS (along with Land Rover and Rolex from memory). So the map of the >> venue, and how to get to it, prominantly displayed on the back cover of >> the abstracts naturally used Open Street Map data. Nice one! >> >> From: >> http://www.journalofmaps.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/meetings/OSM_map.html >> >> Nice one indeed >> Cheers >> STEVE >> >> Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow >> Manager of e-Learning Academic Development >> Centre for Learning and Quality Enhancement >> Middlesex University >> phone/fax: 020 8411 5355 >> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.mdx.ac.uk/schools/hssc/staff/profiles/technical/chiltons.asp >> >> Chair of the Society of Cartographers: http://www.soc.org.uk/ >> >> SoC conference 2008: >> http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cartographers08/ >> >> >> >> ___ >> talk mailing list >> talk@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> > > > ___ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > -- Gregory [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.livingwithdragons.com ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] OS Trumped
Link: http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/5D520339-B5BE-47CB-86B5-2FC1673861A6/6207/IBG_Streetmap.pdf On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Steve Chilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just noticed this gem on Mike Smith's blog: > > OS Trumped > > Fri, 29 Aug 2008 > > Just returned from a pleasant day at the RGS-IBG annual conference. An > event well worth attending as its mellow and covers a range of subjects. > However it is largely colonised by human geographers, a strange breed. > Thats not for want of the RGS trying to get physical geographers > involved... Time will tell. > > Anyway the OS are one the of the primary (platinum?!) sponsors of the > RGS (along with Land Rover and Rolex from memory). So the map of the > venue, and how to get to it, prominantly displayed on the back cover of > the abstracts naturally used Open Street Map data. Nice one! > > From: > http://www.journalofmaps.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/meetings/OSM_map.html > > Nice one indeed > Cheers > STEVE > > Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow > Manager of e-Learning Academic Development > Centre for Learning and Quality Enhancement > Middlesex University > phone/fax: 020 8411 5355 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.mdx.ac.uk/schools/hssc/staff/profiles/technical/chiltons.asp > > Chair of the Society of Cartographers: http://www.soc.org.uk/ > > SoC conference 2008: > http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cartographers08/ > > > > ___ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] OS Trumped
Steve Chilton wrote: > Anyway the OS are one the of the primary (platinum?!) sponsors of the > RGS (along with Land Rover and Rolex from memory). So the map of the > venue, and how to get to it, prominantly displayed on the back cover of > the abstracts naturally used Open Street Map data. Nice one! Just as good, from the BGS press release: ORDNANCE SURVEY MASTERMAP AWARD FOR BETTER MAPPING The Ordnance Survey MasterMap award is to encourage innovative and stimulating map products derived from, and composed mainly of, Ordnance Survey's MasterMap data. The award is run with the support of Ordnance Survey. Unfortunately, an award will not be made this year as it was the opinion of the judges that the entries did not fulfil all of the criteria as stated in the rules. The problem was not with the quality of the products, but they felt there was minimal or no innovative use of OS MasterMap data. -- Jonathan (Jonobennett) ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
