Re: [Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question...

2011-08-21 Thread Nick Whitelegg
From: Steve Dobson st...@dobbo.org To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Sent: Sat, 20 August, 2011 16:44:45 Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question... Nick On 20/08/11 14:52, Phil Endecott wrote: Nick Whitelegg wrote: Around Easter

Re: [Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question...

2011-08-21 Thread Nick Whitelegg
[snip] Someone suggested the definitive map, maybe I'll see if the relevant council (it's not my local one) has an online map and verify it with that. As it happens, the problem seems to have gone away. Since I originally surveyed the track, the designation tag has been removed by an

Re: [Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question...

2011-08-21 Thread A Snail
Isn't it better to say access=private, and possibly foot=no That way people know its private, keep out and its in both map reader and landowners interest for the path to be on the map. -Original Message- From: Graham Jones [mailto:grahamjones...@gmail.com] Sent: 21 August 2011 16:39 To:

[Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question...

2011-08-20 Thread Nick Whitelegg
Had an experience yesterday which raises an interesting legal question. Around Easter 2010, IIRC, I surveyed what appeared to be a footpath in good faith: the footpath sign appeared to point down a gravel track across a field. Yesterday, as part of another mapping expedition, I followed said

Re: [Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question...

2011-08-20 Thread Tom Hughes
On 20/08/11 11:11, Nick Whitelegg wrote: This does raise a legal dilemma though. Should the path stay in OSM and risk the possible consequences - or should the path be deleted, risking potential OS copyright infringement (as it was the OS that confirmed that the path didn't in fact exist)?

Re: [Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question...

2011-08-20 Thread Nick Whitelegg
To: Nick Whitelegg nick_whitel...@yahoo.co.uk From: Tom Hughes t...@compton.nu Date: 20/08/2011 11:23AM Cc: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org, legal-t...@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question... On 20/08/11 11:11, Nick Whitelegg wrote: This does

Re: [Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question...

2011-08-20 Thread Dave F.
On 20/08/2011 11:41, Nick Whitelegg wrote: The only hard-and-fast evidence for it being private, though, was the OS. Well, the landowner also told you. I've been in a similar situation, said sorry, I'm a bit lost. Which way does the path go. The owner should know. Why not follow

Re: [Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question...

2011-08-20 Thread Chris Hill
The OS map is not definitive, the local council hold the definitive data. If they have a textual form, not on an OS map, you should be able to get permission to use that. If not, there has been talk of OS no longer making a claim to overlays on OS maps made by public sector bodies as breaching

Re: [Talk-GB] To delete or not to delete, that is the question...

2011-08-20 Thread Phil Endecott
Nick Whitelegg wrote: Around Easter 2010, IIRC, I surveyed what appeared to be a footpath in good faith: I was then given a hard time by the landowner about trespassing etc. The landowner has told you that it is not a footpath. Please delete it. (Or re-tag as private.) Regards, Phil.