[Talk-GB] Official database of 350, 00 GB bus stops etc and 50, 000 places to be made available!

2008-12-23 Thread Peter Miller
I am pleased to be able to announce that after discussions between various OSM contributors and the DfT / Traveline over the past months we are now able to make this announcement just in time for Xmas :) --- The UK Department for Transport, together with Traveline, is offering to make

Re: [Talk-GB] Official database of 350, 00 GB bus stops etc and 50, 000 places to be made available!

2008-12-23 Thread LeedsTracker
This is great news, well done to all involved. Even with some restrictions, makes a nice change from the ongoing Ordnance Survey arguments. Does this mean I can stop photographing bus stop signs around Leeds (and receiving pitying glances from folk waiting for their bus)? cheers, LT

Re: [Talk-GB] Official database of 350, 00 GB bus stops etc and 50, 000 places to be made available!

2008-12-23 Thread Chris Morley
Peter Miller wrote: The UK Department for Transport, together with Traveline, is offering to make available the bulk of the data from their NaPTAN and NPTG data sets to the OpenStreetMap project. Well done Peter Miller, this is very welcome and illustrates the importance of OSM having

Re: [Talk-GB] Official database of 350, 00 GB bus stops etc and 50, 000 places to be made available!

2008-12-23 Thread Simon Ward
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 02:48:24PM +, Peter Miller wrote: I am pleased to be able to announce that after discussions between various OSM contributors and the DfT / Traveline over the past months we are now able to make this announcement just in time for Xmas :) A lovely Christmas

Re: [Talk-GB] Official database of 350, 00 GB bus stops etc and 50, 000 places to be made available!

2008-12-23 Thread David Earl
On 23/12/2008 14:48, Peter Miller wrote: I am pleased to be able to announce that after discussions between various OSM contributors and the DfT / Traveline over the past months we are now able to make this announcement just in time for Xmas :) --- The UK Department for Transport,

Re: [Talk-GB] Official database of 350, 00 GB bus stops etc and 50, 000 places to be made available!

2008-12-23 Thread Kyle Gordon
This is awesome news to hear! A big thank you to all those involved, in OSM and the DfT / Traveline. Kyle Peter Miller wrote: I am pleased to be able to announce that after discussions between various OSM contributors and the DfT / Traveline over the past months we are now able to make