Re: [Talk-GB] NaPTAN Stops and Hail and Ride Buses

2013-08-28 Thread OpenStreetmap HADW
On 24 August 2013 12:32, sk53.osm sk53@gmail.com wrote: I doubt if anyone checks the Naptan account: it's an import account largely to separate personal mapping from imports. Furthermore I don't know how active the user who co-ordinated the imports is these days: info is available on the

[Talk-GB] Grounds of Places of Worshiip when not Graveyards

2013-08-28 Thread OpenStreetmap HADW
The rules for places of worship differ from other amenities in that there is a strong diktat that only the actual building (where there is a building) should be tagged. This seems to be partially backed up by an assumption that all places of worship are medieval churches with graveyards, so that

Re: [Talk-GB] Grounds of Places of Worshiip when not Graveyards

2013-08-28 Thread Richard Fairhurst
OpenStreetmap HADW wrote: The rules for places of worship This is OpenStreetMap. We don't have rules. Stop placing so much trust in the wiki. :) cheers Richard -- View this message in context:

Re: [Talk-GB] Grounds of Places of Worshiip when not Graveyards

2013-08-28 Thread sk53.osm
The convention exists because the grounds in which a place of worship exists are rarely places of worship themselves. Try conducting a marriage in a churchyard (probably the tag you are looking for landuse=churchyardhttp://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/landuse=churchyard, to heavily used but in

[Talk-GB] State of the Map Scotland 2013 October 11-12 - Speakers

2013-08-28 Thread Bob Kerr
Hi, We are starting to organise speakers for State of the map Scotland. I know everyone will be busy with SOTM2013 but if there are people that would like to give talks at our event please let me know Cheers Bob ___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [Talk-GB] State of the Map Scotland 2013 October 11-12 - Speakers

2013-08-28 Thread Gregory
Hi Bob, When and where? Okay, I eventually found http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Scotland_2013 (I don't think it was mentioned on the Scotland page). Friday 11th and Saturday 12th October 2012 10am-4pm, Edinburgh. I might be interested (need to work out if I could make it).

Re: [Talk-GB] HS2 mapping

2013-08-28 Thread Peter Miller
Nice, We are keen to add a heritage layer to the mapping. Nothing certain, but will be great to have more data for the route. Regards, Peter On 26 August 2013 21:52, Brian Prangle bpran...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Peter I'm gradually adding listed buildings along the route in Warwickshire

Re: [Talk-GB] Grounds of Places of Worshiip when not Graveyards

2013-08-28 Thread OpenStreetmap HADW
On 28 August 2013 09:50, sk53.osm sk53@gmail.com wrote: churchyard (probably the tag you are looking for landuse=churchyard, to heavily used but in existence) instead of a church: you need one of the I was hoping for something with less Christian connotations. Besides having a zero

Re: [Talk-GB] Grounds of Places of Worshiip when not Graveyards

2013-08-28 Thread sk53.osm
Yes, churchyard doesn't work very well for non-Christian sites, and indeed many christian ones. Quaker meeting houses are not usually described as churches. I could live with landuse=religious_precinct, but not precinct per se. First off our US members will instantly start mapping votiing

Re: [Talk-GB] Lines of Trees along river banks etc.

2013-08-28 Thread Dudley Ibbett
Hi I was wondering if anyone has been mapping these? Quite often I come across streams and rivers where there are dense lines of trees along the river banks. Occasional I find lines of trees which seem to be remnant hedgerows where the shrubs have been removed. Looking on line it would

[Talk-GB] SOTM 2013 - Final programme and end of mates rates

2013-08-28 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi All, == SOTM Final Programme == After a lot of hard work and many long hours the final programme for State of the Map 2013 is now available to view at http://2013.stateofthemap.org/info/programme/ This will also be copied over to Lanyrd in the coming days and the preceding text updated on the

Re: [Talk-GB] Lines of Trees along river banks etc.

2013-08-28 Thread sk53.osm
I don't think these are hedgerows at all. They are really relict river gallery woodland (usually *Salicion albae,* NVChttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodland_and_scrub_communities_in_the_British_National_Vegetation_Classification_systemW6) and I would expect are mainly Willows with the odd Poplar