Re: [Talk-GB] British Waterways

2020-12-07 Thread Malcolm Herring via Talk-GB
On 07/12/2020 12:52, SK53 wrote: but other operators too Also note that British Waterways Marinas Ltd has now become Aquavistq Waterside Ltd ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Hull road renamed after rugby league star - BBC News

2018-01-27 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 27/01/2018 13:21, Andy Mabbett wrote: Cool, but my question was "Does anyone have the coordinates, or the ID of the way, please?" Changeset: 55773434 ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Use of Drones

2017-09-18 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 18/09/2017 11:03, Brian Prangle wrote: Does anyone have any experience of using drones? I once used a drone to map an inaccessible island in the Humber. The drone's camera can be pointed directly downwards, so I flew it around the island, keeping the high water mark in the centre of the

Re: [Talk-GB] Naming of places

2017-08-17 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 17/08/2017 16:25, Chris Hill wrote: I'd like to replace the name=tag with Hull. +1 ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] GB Coastline - PGS vs OS

2016-12-12 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 12/12/2016 09:42, Stuart Reynolds wrote: sand is shown all the way out to the end of the pier A practical solution to tidal beach areas is to map them as two areas with a common bound, that being the MHW nominal coastline. The areas above MHW can optionally carry the tag "tidal=no", but

Re: [Talk-GB] Purton Hulks

2016-06-02 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 02/06/2016 10:10, Jez Nicholson wrote: I'm guessing that the Malcolm H. responding here is the Malcolmh OSM User involved with openseamapif so, could you tell us whether seamark tags are specifically for known/acknowledged navigation objects or whether anything visible from the sea can be

Re: [Talk-GB] Purton Hulks

2016-06-01 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 01/06/2016 17:37, Brian Prangle wrote: If you go to OSM's sister project openseamap you'll find they have a tag for hulk Those tags are not suitable for the objects described in the OP. All the categories of seamark:type=hulk are floating objects, whereas the Purton Hulks are beached &

Re: [Talk-GB] elsan_points

2015-04-22 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 21/04/2015 18:08, Bryce Nesbitt wrote: Are what's presently tagged elsan_point /both/ walk up toilets /and/ CDP chemical holding tank emptying points? And do they welcome waste originating from Elsan-based motorhomes as well as canal boats? This is going to vary from point to point.

Re: [Talk-GB] elsan_points

2015-04-22 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 22/04/2015 08:04, Bryce Nesbitt wrote: What can we assume the UK tag waterway=elsan_point means? One or more of: 1) Walk up toilet 2) Cassette dump for boats 3) Cassette dump for motorhomes 4) Pump out The only safe assumption is (2)

Re: [Talk-GB] elsan_points

2015-04-21 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 21/04/2015 08:01, Bryce Nesbitt wrote: I'm seeking additional local input on this tagging. Elsan is simply a trade name for a chemical toilet (likewise Portapotti). So your cassette tagging covers these use cases. ___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [Talk-GB] elsan_points

2015-04-21 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 21/04/2015 10:01, Bryce Nesbitt wrote: In the UK is the Elsan trade name used for both the mobile toilet and the fixed spot to empty it? It appears the intent of the elsan_point tag in the UK was the later ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tELRMqFZKM ). Yes. This dates from the days when

Re: [Talk-GB] Google Maps: the city of Avon

2014-12-07 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 07/12/2014 12:17, Nick Whitelegg wrote: Do Google know something we don't? It also appears on Yahoo maps and Apple maps, in both cases as small place only visible at high zooms. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Google Maps: the city of Avon

2014-12-07 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 07/12/2014 12:39, Malcolm Herring wrote: It also appears on Yahoo maps and Apple maps, in both cases as small place only visible at high zooms. ... and on our map! http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/413600880 ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB

Re: [Talk-GB] Life Ring - British English

2014-06-16 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 16/06/2014 10:30, Richard Mann wrote: en-gb is probably lifebuoy Also lifebelt is commonly used. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Life Ring - British English

2014-06-16 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 16/06/2014 10:30, Richard Mann wrote: en-gb is probably lifebuoy Also lifebelt is commonly used. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Phone numbers in little England

2013-08-22 Thread Malcolm Herring
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_United_Kingdom: For dialling the United Kingdom from overseas, Ofcom and ITU-T recommendation E.123 states that numbers be written in the form: Number Location +44 20 London +44 29 Cardiff +44 113

Re: [Talk-GB] Tidying up some shop tags

2013-05-05 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 05/05/2013 14:25, sk53.osm wrote: I propose to tidy up some shop=* tag values. Synonyms fine but not specific products/services to generic ones as this deletes useful information. e.g: Shops that do key cutting are rarely locksmiths. sandwich shops are a subset of fast food shops, as are

Re: [Talk-GB] Missing place=city nodes: Manchester, Leeds

2013-04-28 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 28/04/2013 09:49, Nick Whitelegg wrote: don't know Leeds well enough to know what might be thought of as the centre. Leeds Town Hall would the most suitable. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Mass edits of landuse /natural tags

2013-04-25 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 26/04/2013 00:32, Roy Jamison wrote: Doesn't happen in a democratic society, which OSM embodies. Actually, OSM is more akin to an anarchic society - there is no government to enforce laws, instead we rely on all citizens to self-police. This requires a much higher level of personal

Re: [Talk-GB] Fowey estuary coastline problem

2013-01-30 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 30/01/2013 08:00, Jason Woollacott wrote: Does anybody know if a new coastline will be generated soon? as this should address the problem. There is often a very a long time lag for coastline re-rendering, sometimes several weeks. Because of this long cycle time, it is a good idea to

Re: [Talk-GB] How to tag marine lights on posts

2011-11-07 Thread Malcolm Herring
These are warning beacons to mark the line of reefs. The appropriate OpenSeaMap tagging would be: seamark:type=beacon_special_purpose seamark:beacon_special_purpose:category=artificial_reef seamark:special_purpose_beacon:shape=pile seamark:light:colour=whatever the colour of the light is

Re: [Talk-GB] Tags for waterways

2011-01-31 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 31/01/2011 21:54, Chris Moss wrote: 2. That page says issues include is it navigable by powered craft? but I can't find the relevant tag. Key:boat only relates to access as far as I can see, not to the type of boat. This could be canoe, rowing boat, powered boat, ship, ... Is this important?

Re: [Talk-GB] Waterways Map (was invisible)

2011-01-20 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 20/01/2011 05:59, Graham Jones wrote: I just added navigable rivers and it looks a bit more like a network now. There are still a few odd gaps to investigate though. The gaps are most likely due to missing boat=yes tags. I noticed that one river I mapped had a couple of gaps sure enough,

Re: [Talk-GB] Waterways Map (was invisible)

2011-01-20 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 20/01/2011 13:56, martyn wrote: In my region, The River Stort navigation, from Roydon up to the limit of navigation to Bishops Stortford, is mostly tagged waterway=river. But this is frequently navigated, has locks, a towpath, and is wide enough for vessels wider than the traditional