[Talk-GB] Post Boxes no longer present

2015-09-14 Thread SK53
This is really a question for Robert, but I think it might be of more general interest. I surveyed a fair bit of the town centre of Stockport on Saturday morning & have just been checking against Post Hoc to see if I missed any possible

Re: [Talk-GB] Post Boxes no longer present

2015-09-14 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM lists)
On 14 September 2015 at 16:02, SK53 wrote: > I surveyed a fair bit of the town centre of Stockport on Saturday morning & > have just been checking against Post Hoc to see if I missed any possible > postboxes so that I could recheck my photos. > > In doing so I came across a

[Talk-GB] Post boxes!

2012-05-11 Thread Rob Nickerson
Heard about this on the radio. See link below: Here's a guy who is photographing post boxes in the UK - could be of real help for OSM. Anyone have contact with him or any other members of the 'Letter Box Study Group'?

Re: [Talk-GB] Post boxes!

2012-05-11 Thread Gregory
Royal Mail grid reference every post box Erm, a request made under the Freedom of Information Act only returned textual descriptions (usually names of roads, often a side road it is 'near'). I believe Hull has been very hard to find postboxes from this list. If there is grid reference data for

Re: [Talk-GB] Post boxes!

2012-05-11 Thread Mike Evans
On Fri, 11 May 2012 14:24:05 +0100 Gregory nomoregra...@googlemail.com wrote: Royal Mail grid reference every post box Erm, a request made under the Freedom of Information Act only returned textual descriptions (usually names of roads, often a side road it is 'near'). I believe Hull has

Re: [Talk-GB] Post boxes!

2012-05-11 Thread Robert Whittaker (OSM)
On 11 May 2012 14:24, Gregory nomoregra...@googlemail.com wrote: Royal Mail grid reference every post box  Erm, a request made under the Freedom of Information Act only returned textual descriptions (usually names of roads, often a side road it is 'near'). I believe Hull has been very hard to

Re: [Talk-GB] Post boxes!

2012-05-11 Thread Craig Wallace
On 11/05/2012 14:24, Gregory wrote: Royal Mail grid reference every post box Erm, a request made under the Freedom of Information Act only returned textual descriptions (usually names of roads, often a side road it is 'near'). I believe Hull has been very hard to find postboxes from this list.

Re: [Talk-GB] Post boxes!

2012-05-11 Thread Rob Nickerson
Was thinking more along the line of asking him is he minds us using his photos to add the extra details to OSM (e.g. ref numbers, collection times, and royal cyphers). This would of course depend on how good the photos are - the ref numbers and collection times are quite small on the details pane

Re: [Talk-GB] Post boxes!

2012-05-11 Thread John Sturdy
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com wrote: Was thinking more along the line of asking him is he minds us using his photos to add the extra details to OSM (e.g. ref numbers, collection times, and royal cyphers). Or we could invite him to sign up to OSM

Re: [Talk-GB] Post boxes!

2012-05-11 Thread Robert Norris
NB There's a group on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/postboxbypostcode/ With a reasonably active number of members and photos with varying amounts of tag info. Photographs are under the copyright terms of the original taker. Be Seeing You - Rob. If at first you don't succeed, then