Re: [Talk-GB] Govt should pressure Google to release data

2018-11-26 Thread Rob Nickerson
Hi Gregory, Leigh has expanded a bit on twitter: https://twitter.com/ldodds/status/1066233917722845184 I think their argument is that some big tech companies are already sharing back (e.g. into OSM) and this should be seen as the standard approach. This becomes particularly true when big tech

Re: [Talk-GB] How to map houses

2018-11-26 Thread Dan S
Hi BD, Ed's right that opinions will vary and there's often not one perfect answer. Allow me to propose a modification of Martin's suggestion, for the case where you have one single outline for a whole terrace and no knowledge of exactly which housenumber sits where: building=terrace

Re: [Talk-GB] How to map houses

2018-11-26 Thread Ed Loach
BD asked: > can some one tell me, what is the best way to map houses in residential area. > > Which one should we consider the most appropriate way to map longer building > comprised of few properties? I'm not sure either of your two examples are the best way, and I suspect the answer is

[Talk-GB] How to map houses

2018-11-26 Thread BD
Hi, can some one tell me, what is the best way to map houses in residential area. I was thinking of this on a much smaller scale (four or five terraced homes) but here is a good example of even longer properties. www.openstreetmap.org www.openstreetmap.org West of the Westbury Ave., each

Re: [Talk-GB] Govt should pressure Google to release data

2018-11-26 Thread Mark Goodge
On 26/11/2018 12:07, Gregory Marler wrote: The ODI have called on the government to pressure Google, Uber, Apple into releaseing "mapping data"

[Talk-GB] Govt should pressure Google to release data

2018-11-26 Thread Gregory Marler
The ODI have called on the government to pressure Google, Uber, Apple into releaseing "mapping data" https://theodi.org/article/we-call-on-the-government-to-work-with-google-apple-and-uber-to-publish-more-map-data-and-support-the-uks-emerging-technologies/ This got a fair amount of media