Re: [Talk-GB] oxford uni is not using OSM anymore
Is there someone from Oxford University who can shed some light on the real reason for the decision to/not to use OSM? I've tried to get in touch via the website, but got directed to an external company who haven't replied. On Dec 12, 2007 11:49 AM, Artem Pavlenko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12 Dec 2007, at 10:48, Matthew Westcott wrote: On 11 Dec 2007, at 18:14, Artem Pavlenko wrote: Hello, It looks like Oxford university dropped OSM in favor of Google Maps. I wonder why? Has anyone got any insights? Hi, I've not been involved in the OU website myself, but I know a few people who are... Hi Matthew, Apparently it was mostly down to organisational reasons - we reluctantly changed it on their behalf, as two members of OUCS staff had invested time in the OXPOINTS project and wanted to put it to use: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/oxpoints/ Understand. Still, OSM has more up-to-date mapping of Oxford and university (buildings,walks). Could having an optional OSM layer on Google Maps interface be a solution? It's trivial to implement and I'm happy to help;) For an example see: http://media.mapnik.org/oxford-osm.html. As a secondary reason, there were reports that OSM felt slower than Google - whatever that might mean. I'm not sure either. Could be OpenLayers vs GMap JavaScript. - Matthew (developer at Torchbox and part-time Charlbury Code Ninja) Artem (who thinks OUCS should use OSM) ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb -- Nick Black http://www.blacksworld.net ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] oxford uni is not using OSM anymore
On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 12:18:30PM +, Nick Black wrote: Is there someone from Oxford University who can shed some light on the real reason for the decision to/not to use OSM? I've tried to get in touch via the website, but got directed to an external company who haven't replied. I've forwarded your question onto the team here in OUCS responsible for OXPOINTS (who also have some advisory role in the Oxford website, though don't get to make decisions) to see if they can shed any extra light. Cheers, Dominic. -- Dominic Hargreaves | http://www.larted.org.uk/~dom/ PGP key 5178E2A5 from the.earth.li (keyserver,web,email) ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] oxford uni is not using OSM anymore
On 12 Dec 2007, at 12:48, Dominic Hargreaves wrote: On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 11:49:25AM +, Artem Pavlenko wrote: (who thinks OUCS should use OSM) Just to make clear: reponsibility of the www.ox.ac.uk web site rests with the University Public Affairs Directorate[1], which is entirely separate from OUCS, advised by The University Web Strategy Group[2][3] Cheers, Dominic. Thanks for the info, Dom. Artem [1] http://www.ox.ac.uk/public_affairs/index.html [2] http://www.ox.ac.uk/web/index.html [3] This is probably more detail than you needed to know - but I felt it necessary to point out the basic misunderstanding. -- Dominic Hargreaves | http://www.larted.org.uk/~dom/ PGP key 5178E2A5 from the.earth.li (keyserver,web,email) ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] UK spam(ish) - result for walking and cycle paths
Andy, You'll soon get the chance because it was announced on the lunchtime news that Connect2 has won! The 5 years referred to is laid down by the Big Lottery as the time within which all 79 constituent projects of Connect2 must be complete. We hope to complete the Two Tunnels Greenway within 3 years - maybe earlier. I would be happy to give anyone interested a guided tour of the route as it stands - ie without the tunnels open, requiring a hike over big hills - and when the route is open. Regards (before I get very drunk this evening) Frank Tompson Chairman Two Tunnels Group www.twotunnels.org.uk www.tompson.demon.co.uk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Allan Sent: 12 December 2007 14:53 To: Richard Fairhurst Cc: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] UK spam(ish) - vote for walking and cycle paths On Dec 7, 2007 10:47 AM, Richard Fairhurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I beg your indulgence in posting something UK-only which is a bit spammy. Please bear with me. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7140621.stm - they won the vote. Wikiproject-Sustrans-Connect2 anyone? They mention it taking 5 years, but it would be nice to hound them with GPSs whilst they progress their projects. Another potential area to show why our model rocks, perhaps. Cheers, Andy ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
