[OSM-talk] OSM registrations by County

2016-07-29 Thread Steve Chilton
Has anyone a way of finding how many people in county of Kent (UK) are registered with OSM, please? A friend is writing piece for a local magazine to encourage take up in the county and wanted to be able to quote the number of existing mappers (yeh I know they don't all map who register).

[OSM-talk] Landcover for Brazil

2016-06-28 Thread Steve Chilton
Does anyone know of landcover data that is available for Brazil (like Corine for Europe), Bela Horizonte in particular? Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Teaching Fellow Lead Academic Developer Centre for Academic Practice Enhancement (CAPE) Middlesex University [normal working days Mon-Wed

[Talk-GB] London Geodata event

2015-11-24 Thread Steve Chilton
offer a half day shift then contact myself. Entry is free and will be registered by us as 3rd SoC person as we have paid the stand fee. Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Teaching Fellow Lead Academic Developer Centre for Academic Practice Enhancement (CAPE) Middlesex University [normal working

Re: [Talk-GB] Last quarterly project for 2015

2015-10-05 Thread Steve Chilton
Can you point me to a source for identifying NRs near me (L B of Enfield), and I will try to get out to them and do a bit of boundary and path network mapping where possible? Cheers Steve From: SK53 [mailto:sk53@gmail.com] Sent: 05 October 2015 09:29 To: Brian Prangle Cc: Talk GB Subject:

Re: [Talk-GB] Last quarterly project for 2015

2015-10-05 Thread Steve Chilton
Steve From: Steve Chilton [mailto:s.l.chil...@mdx.ac.uk] Sent: 05 October 2015 09:57 To: SK53; Brian Prangle Cc: Talk GB Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Last quarterly project for 2015 Can you point me to a source for identifying NRs near me (L B of Enfield), and I will try to get out to them and do a bit

Re: [Talk-GB] 10th Anniversary Rutland Mapping Party?

2015-09-01 Thread Steve Chilton
It would be great to have another significant out-and-about UK mapping party, I'd be up for it. Steve -Original Message- From: Philip Barnes [mailto:p...@trigpoint.me.uk] Sent: 22 August 2015 13:30 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] 10th Anniversary Rutland Mapping

[OSM-talk] Drones piece in Guardian

2015-02-10 Thread Steve Chilton
. Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Teaching Fellow Lead Academic Developer Centre for Academic Practice Enhancement (CAPE) Middlesex University phone: 020 8411 5355 email: ste...@mdx.ac.ukmailto:ste...@mdx.ac.uk Profile: http://www.middlesex.wikispaces.net/user/view/steve8 Blog: http

[OSM-talk] Data filter

2015-01-12 Thread Steve Chilton
. Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Teaching Fellow Lead Academic Developer Centre for Academic Practice Enhancement (CAPE) Middlesex University phone: 020 8411 5355 email: ste...@mdx.ac.ukmailto:ste...@mdx.ac.uk Profile: http://www.middlesex.wikispaces.net/user/view/steve8 Blog: http

[OSM-talk] Celebrating Cartography

2014-06-19 Thread Steve Chilton
The Society of Cartographers is hosting a public lecture (and debate) entitled 'Celebrating cartography'. It is on Friday 25 July at UCL in central London. The speaker is Ed Parsons, of Google and good friend of the Openstreetmap project. There was a profile of Ed in yesterday's Independent:

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM on Radio5

2014-04-08 Thread Steve Chilton
I was one of the contributors to the programme and I actually said a lot more about OSM - but they chose to cut because of time constraints. Gave description of the ways OSMers map, and used examples from Haiti earthquake mapping (mapping in emergencies) and Kibera (maps as empowering tools)

[Talk-GB] Spread the OSM message

2014-02-13 Thread Steve Chilton
/program.html Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Teaching Fellow Lead Academic Developer Centre for Academic Practice Enhancement Middlesex University phone: 020 8411 5355 email: ste...@mdx.ac.uk Profile: http://www.middlesex.wikispaces.net/user/view/steve8 Blog: http://itsahill.wordpress.com/ Chair

[OSM-talk] Mapping in Ghana

2014-01-08 Thread Steve Chilton
-one.org/oooc but suspect many of the Ghana entries are armchair mappers. Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Learning Support Fellow Educational Development Manager Educational Development Unit Middlesex University phone: 020 8411 5355 email: ste...@mdx.ac.uk Profile: http

[OSM-talk] good intro slidesets about OSM

2014-01-07 Thread Steve Chilton
know of any such freely available slides that I could use for lecturing one or two hours? Any links or offers gratefully received. Can obviously point to these as well: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners%27_guide http://learnosm.org/en/ Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Learning

[Talk-GB] Mapping Showcase

2013-11-18 Thread Steve Chilton
Robert Scott has joined us. I would someone like to volunteer to come along and hand out OSM leaflets, and talk up the benefits of OSM data? All you need to do is to register at the website (FREE) and then let me know who you are so I can look out for you. Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Learning

[OSM-talk] Irish placenames anomaly

2013-07-14 Thread Steve Chilton
The distribution of Irish placenames from OSM presents a couple of geographical anomalies. (See http://steve8.dev.openstreetmap.org/OSM_Placenames_Ireland.jpg). First, the west-east central belt has suspiciously far fewer names than immediately to the north and south. And secondly, bang in the

Re: [OSM-talk] House Numbers

2012-12-30 Thread Steve Chilton
Number seems in right sort of range for me. You could get some guinea pigs to do sanity checks by checking numbers before and after an extensive house number mapping effort by themselves Cheers Steve From: Frederik Ramm [frede...@remote.org] Sent: Sunday,

[OSM-talk] Join us at the Mapping Showcase

2012-11-26 Thread Steve Chilton
Would any keen OSMers like to join us at the Mapping Showcase? The Society of Cartographers have taken a stand at the event. It is at Lords cricket ground in London on Dec 6th. The event is very similar to that at the Emirates last year were we also shared a stand.

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM mapping parties/events in London in November

2012-10-31 Thread Steve Chilton
Kathleen Regular socials. See: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/London/Winter_2012-2013_Pub_Meetup You will just miss one! Harry et al - fix one for 18/19th? PS: John Snow is a fine pub (in my view) Cheers Steve From: Kathleen Danielson [mailto:kathleen.daniel...@gmail.com] Sent: 31 October

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM mapping parties/events in London in November

2012-10-31 Thread Steve Chilton
Kathleen Language really not likely to be a barrier where you are going! PS: should have said - a really good book on the whole Snow/cholera thing is: http://www.theghostmap.com/ Cheers Steve From: Kathleen Danielson [mailto:kathleen.daniel...@gmail.com] Sent: 31 October 2012 15:53 To: Philip

Re: [Talk-GB] Bomb dropped on St Helens Town Centre

2012-10-08 Thread Steve Chilton
Richard Another version (from CASA @UCL): http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/Map.aspx?name=FAIRHURSTyear=1998altyear=1881country=GBtype=name Cheers Steve -Original Message- From: Richard Fairhurst [mailto:rich...@systemed.net] Sent: 08 October 2012 14:26 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org

[OSM-talk] Slides and vids from ICA and SoC confs

2012-09-18 Thread Steve Chilton
and two of the workshops, by Andy Alan and Harry Wood Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Learning Support Fellow Educational Development Manager Centre for Learning and Teaching Enhancement Middlesex University phone: 020 8411 5355 email: ste...@mdx.ac.uk Profile: http://www.middlesex.wikispaces.net

[OSM-talk] Neocartography

2012-08-13 Thread Steve Chilton
have sessions of interest (eg Tilemill workshop). Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Learning Support Fellow Educational Development Manager Centre for Learning and Teaching Enhancement Middlesex University phone: 020 8411 5355 email: ste...@mdx.ac.uk Profile: http://www.middlesex.wikispaces.net

[OSM-talk] What's new in cartography

2012-07-23 Thread Steve Chilton
, Harry Wood, Ollie O'Brien and Steve Chilton. Details and booking at: http://www.soc2012.soc.org.uk/ Cheers Steve Steve Chilton FSEDA, Learning Support Fellow Educational Development Manager Centre for Learning and Teaching Enhancement Middlesex University phone: 020 8411 5355 email: ste

[OSM-talk] Wanted

2012-06-15 Thread Steve Chilton
suggestions or contacts welcomed, thanks. Cheers Steve Chilton (@steev8) ste...@mdx.ac.ukBoundary_(ID_UOsvvC79dWMMVALiP+j0aw) ** MESSAGE DAMAGED IN TRANSIT ** ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

Re: [OSM-talk] Map key on osm.org

2012-03-22 Thread Steve Chilton
I produced the images (ages ago). If there are anomalies in the colours or symbols please let me know as I can change them. They are deliberately a subset of all the possible entities that could be included. Cheers Steve Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Educational Development Manager

Re: [Talk-GB] National Library of Scotland maps

2012-03-06 Thread Steve Chilton
Andy Thanks from me for working on this with Chris Fleet and co at NLS. One point to check is out-of-copyrightness of the individual sheets as presumably that affects our ability to use. As usual, just ask if you need any input from me. Cheers Steve Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow

Re: [Talk-GB] The state of Bristol in OSM

2012-01-13 Thread Steve Chilton
If that is a general question then yes I am working on this in my 'watched' areas - initially my home Borough (Enfield). If it is about Bristol then no I am not working on it Cheers Steve Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Educational Development Manager Centre for Learning and Teaching

Re: [OSM-talk] Heute Abend OSM Stammtisch Wien

2012-01-11 Thread Steve Chilton
Can recommend the venue if you are around!! Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Educational Development Manager Centre for Learning and Teaching Enhancement Middlesex University phone: 020 8411 5355 email: ste...@mdx.ac.uk Profile: http://www.middlesex.wikispaces.net/user/view/steve8 Chair

Re: [Talk-at] [OSM-talk] Heute Abend OSM Stammtisch Wien

2012-01-11 Thread Steve Chilton
Can recommend the venue if you are around!! Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Educational Development Manager Centre for Learning and Teaching Enhancement Middlesex University phone: 020 8411 5355 email: ste...@mdx.ac.uk Profile: http://www.middlesex.wikispaces.net/user/view/steve8 Chair

[Talk-GB] OSM at the Mapping Showcase

2011-11-10 Thread Steve Chilton
a double page spread on OSM in the book that is tied to the event too: http://www.londonmappingfestival.org/2011/11/coming-soon/ It is of Hyde Park, with two small enlargements for detail We could also form a team for the pub quiz later too! Cheers STEVE Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow

Re: [Talk-GB] [SPAM: 3.000] Re: 1:25,000 OOC OS maps - Update

2011-10-22 Thread Steve Chilton
Andy I reckon I could be up for that, possibly coming up for a day rather than weekend, to help. You can also count on a contribution towards scanner hire from me. Cheers STEVE From: Andy Robinson [ajrli...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011

[Talk-GB] Crowdsourcing crowdsourcing

2011-09-16 Thread Steve Chilton
The London Mapping Festival organisation (http://www.londonmappingfestival.org/) is producing a book to commemorate the Festival. They have asked me to provide a suitable OSM map image to represent the project. To accompany the map I have been asked to write around 200 words of text explaining

[Talk-GB] Info about SoC and SoC conference

2011-07-22 Thread Steve Chilton
Cartographic Association. http://www.soc.org.uk/Jul2011_Newsletter.pdf Cheers STEVE Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Educational Development Manager Centre for Learning and Teaching Enhancement Middlesex University phone: 020 8411 5355 email: ste...@mdx.ac.uk Profile: http

Re: [OSM-talk] early OSM webmap request

2011-06-05 Thread Steve Chilton
available (and no i am not the right person for that task!). Cheers STEVE From: Floris Looijesteijn [o...@floris.nu] Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 8:14 PM To: Steve Chilton Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] early OSM webmap request There's

[OSM-talk] early OSM webmap request

2011-06-04 Thread Steve Chilton
For my SOTMEU presentation I need an image of the OSM webmap prior to mapnik, the old landsat +white lines version. I have looked on 'history' and 'featured images' on wiki but no luck. There are a couple of examples in blackadder and coast lecture presentations in SVN but not really clear

[Talk-GB] More OS 7th series sheets available

2011-04-17 Thread Steve Chilton
Another batch of OS 7th series out-of-copyright maps are now available to OSMers (and others). See website for latest coverage: http://steve8.dev.openstreetmap.org/os7.htm Page also has links to other out-of-copyright maps, how to use the 7th series maps, and the live instance of the sheets in a

Re: [Talk-GB] Rebooting the NAPTAN import?

2011-04-03 Thread Steve Chilton
The audit might also identify area champions. I feel that I have a pretty good eye on what is happening in my Borough (Enfield) and try to be actively maintaining the data for it (possibly less well in southern edge of Borough). Would it help to see what parts of London have similar active

Re: [Talk-GB] Hack weekend

2011-04-02 Thread Steve Chilton
Not even sure they were checking it today when I went in! Steve From: Ed Avis [e...@waniasset.com] Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 8:49 PM To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: [Talk-GB] Hack weekend I'd like to attend the hack weekend tomorrow (though

[Talk-GB] OS and OSM

2011-03-11 Thread Steve Chilton
back through his blog). Can anyone point me to others who have explored the possibilities that OS OpenData provided - PARTICULARLY if they can evidence WHY it is NOT of value to OSM? Cheers STEVE Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Educational Development Manager Centre for Learning

Re: [Talk-GB] OS and OSM

2011-03-11 Thread Steve Chilton
for response Cheers STEVE From: Tom Chance [mailto:t...@acrewoods.net] Sent: 11 March 2011 11:00 To: Steve Chilton Cc: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] OS and OSM Steve, In Southwark I experimented with bulk importing buildings auto-traced from OS StreetView, but gave up

[Talk-GB] Enfield update

2011-02-19 Thread Steve Chilton
After much survey and onground detective work work Enfield has 100% OS Locator OSM roads match. It is first London Borough and largest authority (by road length) to do so. Next: completing all buildings. Am on what is probably my 4th iterative walk/cycle pass through whole Borough,

Re: [OSM-talk] It's fun while it lasts

2011-02-11 Thread Steve Chilton
When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. From: Jean-Marc Liotier [j...@liotier.org] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 10:33 AM To: Chris Browet Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] It's

[OSM-talk] How deep into mapping are you?

2011-02-03 Thread Steve Chilton
I am on a bit of mission to get traditional cartographers and associations to encompass all the fantastic new mapping that is being produced by so-called neocartographers, which includes many folk working in the osm project and/or with the osm and other open data. To this end I am submitting a

Re: [Talk-GB] Adding a further 250, 000 UK roads quickly using a Bot?

2011-02-03 Thread Steve Chilton
Peter I have been using the excellent analysis tool to try to complete roads data in my Borough (Enfield). I am now left with some that need a further very careful walk/bike survey. This is to deal with parts of North Circular and Hertford Road with weird combinations of road/ref names

Re: [Talk-GB] Boundaries for Forestry Commission land

2011-01-29 Thread Steve Chilton
Not open, but available at magic.defra.co.uk: http://magic.defra.gov.uk/datadoc/metadata.asp?dataset=24 http://magic.defra.gov.uk/datadoc/metadata.asp?dataset=25 Cheers STEVE From: Peter Miller [peter.mil...@itoworld.com] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 2:18 PM

Re: [OSM-talk] highway=unsurfaced

2011-01-11 Thread Steve Chilton
Serious about changing highway=unsurfaced? In response to Richard's suggestion I have rendered where they occur in England: http://steve8.dev.openstreetmap.org/unsurfacedENG.png I am currently rendering a tile set (down to about z10) to help identify exact locations. These will be uploaded to a

Re: [OSM-talk] Rendering of construction sites by Mapnik

2011-01-07 Thread Steve Chilton
green/brownfield/construction lightened slightly allotments lightened and hatched at higher zooms Will display on next stylesheet deploy Cheers STEVE From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org [talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Floris Looijesteijn

[OSM-talk] Use of Bing imagery visualised - update

2011-01-04 Thread Steve Chilton
Updated and colour differentiated: http://www.stevechilton.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/osm/buildingsBing.png Cheers STEVE -Original Message- From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Steve Chilton Sent: 23 December 2010 00:23 To: talk

[OSM-talk] FW: Workshop on Public Transport Geoinformation - Call for papers

2011-01-04 Thread Steve Chilton
Interested in mapping and transport? See details below of a conference this July - 'User Issues in Geospatial Public Transport Information' www.univie.ac.at/icacomuse Cheers STEVE -Original Message- From: David Forrest [mailto:david.forr...@glasgow.ac.uk] Sent: 20 December 2010 12:35

[OSM-talk] Use of Bing imagery visualised

2010-12-22 Thread Steve Chilton
Have done a quick render to show the effect of using Bing imagery to get building outlines. The two illustrations are for the Borough of Enfield (using today's geofabrik data file). The larger shapes are predominantly those done earlier from OS OpenData. The smaller shapes are a bunch of

Re: [OSM-talk] Beginners guide to mapping technique?

2010-12-21 Thread Steve Chilton
Not quite sure what you are looking for, but there is a downloadable chapter from the OpenStrretMap book called Mapping practice at: http://www.openstreetmap.info/content/index.html There is also much useful data on the wiki, starting at: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners%27_guide If

Re: [Talk-GB] OpenStreetMap promotional leaflets

2010-11-25 Thread Steve Chilton
Thanks for providing this service for OSM, it is really useful - so encourage others to use it. They are real neat. As Andy knows I had 50 and distributed them in the delegate packs at the AGI/BCS Better Mapping workshop yesterday Cheers STEVE From:

Re: [OSM-talk] Steve Coast Joins Microsoft as Principle Architect of Bing Mobile

2010-11-23 Thread Steve Chilton
Thanks for that. I will try to live up to your image! The other SteveC From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org [talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Gonsalves [law...@au-kbc.org] Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 7:21 AM To: Frederik Ramm

Re: [OSM-talk] How do I go about doing this?

2010-11-08 Thread Steve Chilton
You will also score good brownie points if you include a URL (or two) pointing to an instance of the particular feature you are referring too. Cheers STEVE -Original Message- From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Richard Weait Sent:

[OSM-talk] Blog: thoughts on OSM

2010-11-06 Thread Steve Chilton
Thoughts on OSM in interview with Ed Freyfogle on Nestoria blog Cheers STEVE ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] OSM book

2010-10-28 Thread Steve Chilton
OpenStreetMap: Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World by Ramm, Topf and Chilton is now widely available and selling well. Purchase from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/OpenStreetMap/dp/1906860114/ - where it is currently #32 in Books Reference Consumer Guides Computer Internet

[Talk-GB] OSM book

2010-10-28 Thread Steve Chilton
OpenStreetMap: Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World by Ramm, Topf and Chilton is now widely available and selling well. Purchase from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/OpenStreetMap/dp/1906860114/ - where it is currently #32 in Books Reference Consumer Guides Computer Internet

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM book in English published

2010-09-16 Thread Steve Chilton
-Original Message- From: Ed Loach [mailto:e...@loach.me.uk] Sent: 15 September 2010 21:55 To: Steve Chilton; talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: RE: [OSM-talk] OSM book in English published Steve wrote: OpenStreetMap: Using, and Contributing to, the Free World Map (Paperback, in English) by Ramm

[OSM-talk] OSM book in English published

2010-09-15 Thread Steve Chilton
OpenStreetMap: Using, and Contributing to, the Free World Map (Paperback, in English) by Ramm/Topf/Chilton will be available in 5 days. Pre-order at discount http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781906860110/ OpenGeoData post about it: http://opengeodata.org/osm-book-available-in-english Also

[Talk-GB] Late bookings for Society of Cartographers conference

2010-08-24 Thread Steve Chilton
Manchester Speakers include: Richard Fairhurst, Gary Gale, Andy Robinson, Ollie O'Brien, Bob Barr, Martin Dodge There is space in the programme to show off your work in lightning talks. To discuss, put a marker down for your application, or to book a lightning talk just contact me. Cheers STEVE Steve

Re: [OSM-talk] Garmin etrex Vista HCx issue

2010-08-23 Thread Steve Chilton
...@openstreetmap.org [talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Dave F. [dave...@madasafish.com] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 10:03 PM Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Garmin etrex Vista HCx issue On 22/08/2010 21:42, Steve Chilton wrote: My new week old Garmin etrex Vista

[OSM-talk] Garmin etrex Vista HCx issue

2010-08-22 Thread Steve Chilton
My new week old Garmin etrex Vista HCx is causing me grief. The power on/off button has decided to not function at all. Am thinking I will have to go to Garmin to resolve it (it was purchased from Amazon). Anyone had this issue with theirs? Anyone with good (or bad) experiences of going to Garmin

[OSM-talk] Bursaries available to Society of Cartographers conference

2010-08-09 Thread Steve Chilton
If you are a student or non-UK OSMer you might be interested in chance to gain a bursary to attend the Society of Cartographers conference next month (in the UK). Join the society (v small joining fee - get conf fees part paid). See message below:

[OSM-talk] Society of Cartographers conference

2010-07-07 Thread Steve Chilton
, with several speakers and topics of direct relevance. Check it out - day passes are available. Cheers STEVE Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Manager of e-Learning Academic Development Centre for Educational Technology Middlesex University phone/fax: 020 8411 5355 email: ste

Re: [OSM-talk] Fw: Software goes on, brain goes off...

2010-06-03 Thread Steve Chilton
talking of annoying . has this thread not been to death?! -Original Message- From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org on behalf of John Smith Sent: Wed 02/06/2010 15:16 To: Anthony Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org; Nick Whitelegg Subject: Re:

Re: [Talk-GB] skobbler OSM bug backchannel

2010-05-14 Thread Steve Chilton
As a 'cool kid' - now that is a laugh! - I second the UK-Potlatch co-relation ... steve8 -Original Message- From: talk-gb-boun...@openstreetmap.org on behalf of Richard Fairhurst Sent: Fri 14/05/2010 18:58 To: talk-gb OSM List (E-mail) Cc:

Re: [Talk-GB] FW: [carto-soc] Maps on Radio 4

2010-03-19 Thread Steve Chilton
Should include two interviews with myself, predominantly on OpenStreetMap, but also on the future of mapping. Trying to get the full schedule from the producer (supposed to be a series of 10 short programmes) and confirmation it will be available via playback. Cheers STEVE

Re: [Talk-GB] [carto-soc] Maps on Radio 4

2010-03-19 Thread Steve Chilton
Full list of programmes is (with key words), 3-45 to 4pm Radio 4 each day: Mon 22nd - Map makers - OS Tue 23rd - Mapping the metropolis - Manchester and A-Z London Wed 24th - Motoring maps - road atlases and satnavs Thu 25th - Social mapping - mashups and crowdsourcing Fri 26th - The lie of the

Re: [OSM-talk] People in charge of the tiles used in haiti.openstreetmap.nl

2010-03-08 Thread Steve Chilton
Julio Not 100% certain, but think it is Lennard - l...@xs4all.nl Email him - he will know who if it is not him. Cheers STEVE From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Julio Costa Zambelli Sent: 03 March 2010 14:42 To:

[Talk-GB] rendering locks

2010-02-27 Thread Steve Chilton
Have submitted mapnik patches to SVN to render locks but unfortunately there isn't a standard way of tagging that makes it easy to be comprehensive. I have dealt with what I think are the two most logical options, which are: two nodes with waterway=lock_gate at either end of a way tagged

[Talk-GB] rendering locks

2010-02-27 Thread Steve Chilton
Have submitted mapnik patches to SVN to render locks but unfortunately there isn't a standard way of tagging that makes it easy to be comprehensive. I have dealt with what I think are the two most logical options, which are: two nodes with waterway=lock_gate at either end of a way tagged

Re: [OSM-talk] Thoughts on OSM design, and looking forward and back

2010-02-24 Thread Steve Chilton
I have been very busy (and very put off) recently, so have not read EVERY posting on this topic but I would like to respond on the specific issue of an entry level editor. I can understand where people are coming from (Steve C included), can understand where they might be going, but really

[OSM-talk] Way out west

2010-02-07 Thread Steve Chilton
Could someone who knows the area have a look at this problem in Mass, USA (Just N of Worcester). http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=mapnikmt1=googlehybridlon=-71.90686lat=42.34427zoom=14 The wet and dry bits seem to be inverted. Kendall and Pine Hill reservoirs are dry (white), whilst the water

[Talk-GB] UK tube/rail/canal outputs updated

2010-01-31 Thread Steve Chilton
I have updated, with todays data from geofabrik, the OSM renders for: London Tube (moved servers) http://is.gd/7qIA5 UK Railways http://is.gd/7qINv and UK Canals http://is.gd/7qIFd You may find them useful for checking these features in your area PS: am aware of the Thames not showing up

Re: [Talk-GB] UK tube/rail/canal outputs updated

2010-01-31 Thread Steve Chilton
in on canal version sometime (as check mechanism). Cheers STEVE -Original Message- From: Dave F. [mailto:dave...@madasafish.com] Sent: Sun 31/01/2010 21:47 To: Steve Chilton Cc: talk-GB@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] UK tube

Re: [Talk-GB] OS DG Vanessa Lawrence on the Future of mapping

2010-01-27 Thread Steve Chilton
Pub for afters is the Abbey in Orchard St, SW1P 2LU Meet there at 7-30pm Cryptic PS: Don't be deceived by the exterior Hope to see some of you there, even if you can't make the lecture (RICS 6pm). Welcome to let me know if you expect to make it. Cheers STEVE Steve Chilton, Learning

[OSM-talk] Replacing Google with OSM

2009-12-11 Thread Steve Chilton
that was suggested to change their site's map, but not to switch to Openlayers and redo the overlays (if you get my drift). Can someone point me to a link or mail thread please? Cheers STEVE Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Manager of e-Learning Academic Development Centre for Educational

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM Inspector now world-wide and with additional views

2009-12-01 Thread Steve Chilton
Frederik Big thanks from me for the update. Particularly for adding Places. Can you pass my personal thanks to Jochen? He shared draft with me (was my original request) and I was just too sloppy to have responded to him personally on it. Cheers STEVE Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow

Re: [OSM-talk] Potlatch 2

2009-11-30 Thread Steve Chilton
Richard Let me not be the last to say: Thanks for all the development time you have commited to Potlatch. I have long enjoyed using it for editing and am sure P2 will aid my productivity. I marvel sometimes at your time commitment to this and other OSM-related work. So a huge big up to you (and

[OSM-talk] OSMers in Santiago?

2009-11-12 Thread Steve Chilton
Anyone reading this mapping in Chile? I will be in Santiago from Sun 15th - Sat 22nd Nov, attending the International Cartographic Association conf, and giving a paper entitled Crowdsourcing is changing the geodata landscape. http://cartography.tuwien.ac.at/ica/ I know that Santiago is mapped in

[Talk-GB] More OS 7th series sheets available

2009-10-24 Thread Steve Chilton
More o-o-c OS 7th series sheets are now available. Thanks to those who have been working on the rectifications. More to follow. http://old-dev.openstreetmap.org/~steve8/os7.htm Cheers STEVE ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM Rights of Way overlaid on First Edition maps

2009-10-22 Thread Steve Chilton
Nick Couldn't reply on blog as no Wordpress account. You should definately try using green for overlay. The 1st Edition has loads of detail in red, which detracts from the effect. Looks promising though. Cheers STEVE -Original Message- From:

[Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey 7th series available

2009-10-06 Thread Steve Chilton
I am pleased to announce that the first of the OS 7th series out-of-copyright maps are available for use in OSM. Very brief details of the sheets and how to access them is available on the wiki at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/7th_Series Thanks to TimSC for rectification work and setting up

Re: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey 7th series available

2009-10-06 Thread Steve Chilton
To: Frankie Roberto Cc: Steve Chilton; talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey 7th series available ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org

[OSM-talk] Nokia N97

2009-09-12 Thread Steve Chilton
Friend is thinking of getting Nokia N97 Can it save GPS tracks for OSM uploading? Can you use OSM maps on it in any way? No info on N97 on OSM wiki. Cheers STEVE ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Revert to avoid boundary dispute

2009-09-12 Thread Steve Chilton
I think I have just screwed up the Eng/Wales border relation around Presteign where I have tried to make part of it be tagged as a river as well as admin boundary - by splitting the boundary twice to add a tag: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.2641lon=-2.9896zoom=14 I am not familiar with

[OSM-talk] edit to vimeo file front page

2009-09-10 Thread Steve Chilton
Could someone please correct the front page on the vimeo file for James Rutter's Surrey Heath SOTM09 presentation: http://www.vimeo.com/6051589 I want to link to it and don't want people put off by it seeming to be wrong. Appreciate it, and a note when done please. Cheers STEVE

[OSM-talk] mapnik rendering

2009-09-10 Thread Steve Chilton
I don't know whether I have missed something, or else am just lucky, but mapnik is rendering the things I am editing super-fast. Two new and different renders of an area in about 30 minutes. STEVE ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [OSM-talk] mapnik rendering

2009-09-10 Thread Steve Chilton
] Sent: Thu 10/09/2009 22:45 To: Shaun McDonald Cc: Richard Weait; talk@openstreetmap.org; Steve Chilton Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] mapnik rendering Shaun McDonald wrote: It's really old news, that tile.openstreetmap.org is using

Re: [OSM-talk] creating shapefile of postcodes

2009-09-08 Thread Steve Chilton
James Sorry to hear that. Thanks for the warning. Speak sometime. STEVE -Original Message- From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org on behalf of maning sambale Sent: Tue 08/09/2009 10:26 To: osm-talk Cc: Subject: [OSM-talk] creating

Re: [Talk-GB] Chester Zoo: feedback requested

2009-09-03 Thread Steve Chilton
Frankie Not familiar at all, so observations of the map suggest: Is there really a bridleway right through the middle? Doesn't that play havock with the paying to get in? Tagging of 2 islands needs looking at: Lemur Island and one in Flamingo Lake Are there really three things called

[Talk-GB] Yahoo coverage map

2009-08-30 Thread Steve Chilton
I have just corrected an error on the display of the Map of Yahoo coverage in UK. http://dev.openstreetmap.org/~steve8/yahoo.html Thanks to Edgemaster for the advice. If anyone knows of any new areas that have Y! coverage please let me know so I can update that layer. Cheers STEVE

[Talk-GB] Reduced rates for Society of Cartographers conf

2009-08-15 Thread Steve Chilton
SOCIETY OF CARTOGRAPHERS ANNUAL SUMMER SCHOOL A unique opportunity to hear the DG of the Ordnance Survey, to hear about UKMap, to see how crowdsourcing is affecting cartography, and/or to participate in an OpenLayers workshop - making this an excellent value networking opportunity The

[OSM-talk] Mount Obama mapped

2009-08-04 Thread Steve Chilton
detail in the north of the island. Cheers STEVE Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Manager of e-Learning Academic Development Centre for Educational Technology Middlesex University phone/fax: 020 8411 5355 email: ste...@mdx.ac.uk http://www.mdx.ac.uk/study/elearning/chiltons.asp Chair

[OSM-talk] Mount Obama (revisited)

2009-08-04 Thread Steve Chilton
and zoom tools for full effect. Check SE of Island which appears to have no roads in it at all and the road detail in the north of the island. Cheers STEVE Steve Chilton, Learning Support Fellow Manager of e-Learning Academic Development Centre for Educational Technology Middlesex University phone

Re: [OSM-talk] Second Grand State Of the Map Poetry Competition!!

2009-07-09 Thread Steve Chilton
One in 3, 5, 3 metre: GPS Some software magic Mapnik maps Cheers STEVE -Original Message- From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org on behalf of Iván Sánchez Ortega Sent: Wed 01/07/2009 17:48 To: talk@openstreetmap.org Cc: Subject: Re:

Re: [OSM-talk] Second Grand State Of the Map Poetry Competition!!

2009-07-07 Thread Steve Chilton
My entry, using 5-7-5 metre and traditional kigo (seasonal reference): Morning time, birds tweet In Amsterdam I will too Using @steev8 Cheers STEVE -Original Message- From: talk-boun...@openstreetmap.org on behalf of Iván Sánchez Ortega Sent: Fri 03/07/2009

[OSM-talk] Society of Cartographers programme/booking

2009-07-03 Thread Steve Chilton
Booking is now open for the Society of Cartographers Summer School at the University of Southampton from 7-9th Sept 2009. If you want to: - hear the Director General of the OS talking about the future of the National Mapping Agency - hear about the new UKMap large scale map database - take

Re: [OSM-talk] Fwd: General inquiry: hand drawn maps

2009-06-16 Thread Steve Chilton
Dan and Kris The repository I can think off is mentioned in the original email below. Other individuals that immediately spring to mind are: Alfred Wainwright: http://www.wainwright.org.uk/ I can provide more details, as I have done quite a bit of research on his mapping. For instance he

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

2009-06-01 Thread Steve Chilton
Steve I would be very interested. Would you consider pitching at somewhere less mapped. Parts of Devon/Cornwall spring to mind. Cheers STEVEs -Original Message- From: talk-gb-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-gb-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of SteveC Sent: 30 May 2009 15:54

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