[Talk-GB] Solar panels quarterly project progress

2019-07-30 Thread Dan S
Hi all, The current quarterly project is: solar panels. The good news: we've hit 25,000! (From a baseline of fewer than 5,000 at the start of the year.) https://twitter.com/mclduk/status/1156274870625472513 Great work folks. It'd be great to find a way to get other people to help spot solar

Re: [Talk-GB] Valuation Office Agency council tax data (was postcode mapping (was Re: Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only))

2019-07-30 Thread David Woolley
On 30/07/2019 15:12, Stephen Colebourne wrote: What about the Valuation Office Agency council tax data? http://cti.voa.gov.uk/cti/inits.asp I found this recently, and it allows you to lookup from a postcode to the individual addresses (presumably in their standard recognised form). I've not

Re: [Talk-GB] Valuation Office Agency council tax data (was postcode mapping (was Re: Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only))

2019-07-30 Thread Tom Hughes
On 30/07/2019 15:12, Stephen Colebourne wrote: Is it open data? Well, it has "Crown Copyright" at the bottom, so maybe? I'd love to know if this dataset has been considered before, as it can turn a postcode into something wereally need. What part of "crown copyright" says "open data" to you?

[Talk-GB] Valuation Office Agency council tax data (was postcode mapping (was Re: Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only))

2019-07-30 Thread Stephen Colebourne
What about the Valuation Office Agency council tax data? http://cti.voa.gov.uk/cti/inits.asp I found this recently, and it allows you to lookup from a postcode to the individual addresses (presumably in their standard recognised form). I've not used the data, although I'd love to because it is so

Re: [Talk-GB] postcode mapping (was Re: Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only))

2019-07-30 Thread Philip Barnes
Not displaying a house number is particularly prevalent with 'end of cul-de-sac' man where this makes working out where odd and even meet. Phil (trigpoint) On Tuesday, 30 July 2019, David Woolley wrote: > On 30/07/2019 14:19, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: > > Is it typical for post codes to be

Re: [Talk-GB] postcode mapping (was Re: Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only))

2019-07-30 Thread David Woolley
On 30/07/2019 14:19, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: Is it typical for post codes to be posted like housenumbers? Either on buildings or postboxes? Postcodes almost never. The only time you would normally find them is where the building is a company's registered office. Housenumbers seem to be

Re: [Talk-GB] postcode mapping (was Re: Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only))

2019-07-30 Thread Philip Barnes
We can use fhrs to obtain postcodes for businesses which sell food and drink, and these can be extended to other premises. Residential areas are rather more difficult. Phil (trigpoint) On Tuesday, 30 July 2019, Andrzej wrote: > Only postbox reference numbers, which are somewhat related to

Re: [Talk-GB] postcode mapping (was Re: Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only))

2019-07-30 Thread Andrzej
Only postbox reference numbers, which are somewhat related to local postcodes (share the first few characters). It may still be useful to add such quest to StreetComplete. Retail businesses and amenities tend to advertise their full addresses, including a postcode but there is no rule to that.

Re: [Talk-GB] postcode mapping (was Re: Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only))

2019-07-30 Thread Gareth L
I’ve certainly seen full addresses + postcode on the outside of some businesses. Never on a house though. Leeds and London and a few other towns have partial postcodes on street signs. That wiki page could do with an update and links to current acceptable sources. (As it is flagged as out of

Re: [Talk-GB] postcode mapping (was Re: Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only))

2019-07-30 Thread Dan S
Op di 30 jul. 2019 om 14:21 schreef Mateusz Konieczny : > > > > > 30 Jul 2019, 11:56 by nd...@redhazel.co.uk: > > 10M addresses that have yet to be surveyed. > > Is it typical for post codes to be posted like housenumbers? Either on > buildings or postboxes? No >

[Talk-GB] postcode mapping (was Re: Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only))

2019-07-30 Thread Mateusz Konieczny
30 Jul 2019, 11:56 by nd...@redhazel.co.uk: > 10M addresses that have yet to be surveyed. > Is it typical for post codes to be posted like housenumbers? Either on buildings or postboxes? https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_postcodes

Re: [Talk-GB] Automated Code-Point Open postcode editing (simple cases only)

2019-07-30 Thread Andrzej
On 19 July 2019 17:58:58 CEST, Devonshire wrote: > >I know that Robert is sincere in his views but the classic "don't add >data to OSM because it will spoil someone else's enjoyment" always >makes me chuckle. In most parts of the country the idea that the >current cohort of mappers can add