Re: [Talk-GB] Electric forecourt

I would map it as amenity=charging_station area. Dec 20, 2020, 12:05 by rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com: > Hi all, > > I saw on Fully Charged (YouTube channel) that there is now a electric vehicle > charging forecourt. Unlike others, this is not a couple of charging points > added to an existing

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging bike ramp/ bike path down steps

Dec 13, 2020, 20:52 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > Dec 13, 2020, 19:50 by ch...@c-hodges.co.uk: > >> So how should this be tagged to indicate that the bike route really does go >> down the steps? >> > Add them to bike route relation. > Obviously it applies only if there is some signed bicycle

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging bike ramp/ bike path down steps

Dec 13, 2020, 19:50 by ch...@c-hodges.co.uk: > So how should this be tagged to indicate that the bike route really does go > down the steps? > Add them to bike route relation. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] driveway-becomes-track

Note that someone who wants to show their map style at OSM website can be included, though they must sponsor hosting See https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Featured_tile_layers/Guidelines_for_new_tile_layers As far as I know, the main blocker seems to be "Capable of meeting traffic demands.

Re: [Talk-GB] driveway-becomes-track

I run into from time to time and was unsure how to tag this. On the other hand highway=track is supposed to be used on roads used to access fields/forests (often unpaved and of low quality, but there are also high quality asphalt tracktype=grade1 surface=asphalt ones). So with road that is both

[Talk-GB] Is "GB revert request log" wiki page something that should be recommended?

It is about https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GB_revert_request_log that appears to be abandoned. I was looking through https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Abuse and https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Vandalism to improve them, and encountered "It may be appropriate to set up a log of

Re: [Talk-GB] FWD: Re: House number ranges that are only odd or even

Dec 10, 2020, 21:51 by sk53@gmail.com: > However, I would regard > the Dutch > > & Polish > communities approach of adding individual > nodes for each address in the building irrespective of the actual address > position outline

Re: [Talk-GB] British Waterways

Dec 7, 2020, 16:00 by and...@black1.org.uk: > > > > On 07/12/2020 10:33, Richard Fairhurst wrote: > >>   >> >> TBH there's only 170 operator=British Waterways tags according >> to taginfo, so it could be polished off pretty quickly with >> an

Re: [Talk-GB] Inland Border Facilities

Dec 6, 2020, 15:05 by sk53@gmail.com: > I was wondering if there were any equivalents elsewhere. > > Closest I can think of is > this location > > between > Feldkirch & Bludenz, which although described as a goods

Re: [Talk-GB] Recycling Points

28 Nov 2020, 10:48 by robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com: > I guess the problem is that recycling_type=container is being used > both for individual containers and for mini sites with a group of > containers. > Is it really a problem? ___ Talk-GB mailing

Re: [Talk-GB] Recycling Points

I always mapped group of containers as one object. amenity=recycling recycling:type=container recycling:paper=yes recycling:metal=yes recycling:batteries=yes for location with three containers, one for paper, one for metal, one for batteries Easier to map, process, resurvey... Nov 26, 2020,

Re: [Talk-GB] electric fences

So it is a footpath where somewhere along it there is an electric fence, but location changes? Maybe wheelchair=no + note tag with an explanation placed on path would be a good solution? Nov 23, 2020, 06:25 by mar...@templot.com: > There are several instances locally where a footpath across a

Re: [Talk-GB] Footways bikes can go on

there is also bicycle=permissive (based on access=permissive) for "permitted right now but can be revoked/changed at any time" In general modelling "clearly illegal but accepted and normal" is problematic for access/parking tagging in OSM. Nov 21, 2020, 16:36 by tonyo...@gmail.com: > > Wiki

Re: [Talk-GB] Footways bikes can go on

segregated=no I added it to https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bicycle as an example S7 surface=asphalt (if I am interpreting word "tarmac" well) width=1.5 / est_width=1.5 if you want Access tags are bit weird, but I will leave commenting to people who know GB rules well. Nov 21, 2020,

Re: [Talk-GB] Service road with private locked gate and routing apps

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Surface https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tracktype that is useful tor highway=track and unpaved ones, but mostly duplicate of surface tag Nov 16, 2020, 12:40 by mattatt...@gmail.com: > Good point. I will also update the surface and quality of the

Re: [Talk-GB] Weight restrictions

Beware of such mass tagging, I also thought this about my area but during surveying with StreetComplete I found some surface=sett and surface=paving_stones and surface=concrete roads. (though it would be true for largest roads) Nov 13, 2020, 20:24 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > Yes. Just

Re: [Talk-GB] Lorries can't limbo

Nov 13, 2020, 10:16 by p...@trigpoint.me.uk: > On Fri, 2020-11-13 at 08:36 +, Peter Neale via Talk-GB wrote: > >> I am pretty sure that I remember checking bridges in my area some time ago, >> using a tool that someone kindly provided, which flagged up all bridges, >> where the clearance

Re: [Talk-GB] Turn Restrictions at roundabouts

Nov 11, 2020, 16:04 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > >After a quick look at his edits locally he has also been removing ref > >tags from roundabouts which seems an odd thing to do. > > This seems perfectly reasonable to me - the roundabout is a junction of > various roads and I do not consider

Re: [Talk-GB] High quality NLS imagery of buildings and HOUSENUMBERS (!) available in London (and Scotland). Create a tasking manger to add this?

Oct 30, 2020, 16:28 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > It has come to my attention that the "Town Plan" map from 1944-1967 in NLS is > available freely. > What are its licensing terms? "available freely" does not mean "compatible with OSM license"

Re: [Talk-GB] Mapping a building that's two connected separate buildings

It sounds like three connected buildings, but one building with three building:part areas also would be acceptable 12 paź 2020, 18:52 od m...@good-stuff.co.uk: > I was looking at tidying up a few things around my local area, and came > across this: > >

Re: [Talk-GB] Multi-lingual tagging in Wales

ad b) yes, but we had edit wars about all kinds of ridiculousness, and this is possible already and happened in some places 12 paź 2020, 15:21 od jez.nichol...@gmail.com: > Just being Devil's Advocatea) how do you decide on-the-ground what the > name by which the place is widely known in

Re: [Talk-GB] Multi-lingual tagging in Wales

In case of name where there is a language specific tag, repeating name tag in language specific tag is useful, welcome and a good idea. I even run into a case where it was needed to render map as expected(Polish labels, with fallback to English ones) - I am unable to comment on

Re: [Talk-GB] Hello world and automated change proposal: Add missing URL scheme on UK's Pubs websites

28 wrz 2020, 13:53 od talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > > > On 28/09/2020 10:00, Frederik Ramm wrote: >> The change you plan to execute is of limited use. Yes, it ensures more >> conformity in the data, but it will be a temporary fix (since new >> "wrong" URLs can be added at any time). >> > >

[Talk-GB] Jewson - is it shop=doityourself or shop=trade?

I encountered https://github.com/osmlab/name-suggestion-index/issues/4140 and it is hard to me how it should be decided. Do you have some clear preference? ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Overpass query strangeness within iD

08:18, Gareth L wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>     Morning Mateusz, >>>>>> >>>>>>     __ __ >>>>>> >>>>>>     You’re right, it’s not encountered in edit mode. >>>>>> >>

Re: [Talk-GB] Overpass query strangeness within iD

1) it is not a bug of default style at all - what is displayed in tiles is not related (both are using OSM data and here similarities end) 2) it is not a Mapnik bug - it is a library used by OSM Carto (default map style) 3) it is not in edit mode, so it is likely not an iD bug (maybe it uses an

Re: [Talk-GB] Overpass query strangeness within iD

Have you set Bulgarian as a preferred language in OSM settings? Are you using browser in Bulgarian language? Have you set Bulgarian as preferred language in browser? "query feature within iD (which uses the Overpass API)" - which part of iD is using Overpass API? Can you be more specific? Are

Re: [Talk-GB] Pedestrian priority and highway=cycleway

3 wrz 2020, 11:58 od o...@live.co.uk: > Would access=permissive or access:bicycle=permissive be sensible? Or is that > also mangling tagging conventions. I genuinely don’t know! > It would be bicycle tag, not access:bicycle___ Talk-GB mailing list

Re: [Talk-GB] NCN 231 and NCN 235 Isle of Wight

Iff it is not existing then it should be deleted. It is easy to do it in JOSM (after one passes hurdle if doing anything in JOSM) 1 Sep 2020, 11:52 by jpennyc...@bcs.org.uk: > Hello. > > https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2821036> and > > https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2821037>

Re: [Talk-GB] Proposal: Import EV charging point data

Plausible deniability is not the reason. Either (1) it is clear that we can do that without copyright and copyright like issues and then we can freely ignore whatever data provider likes it or not (2) it is not ok to do this in OSM Reason for not creating such notes automatically is for

Re: [Talk-GB] New Bing Imagery

19 Aug 2020, 12:17 by ajt1...@gmail.com: > To be honest, I'd never trust any imagery anywhere until I've seen how it > compares with other available sources in that area (GPS traces, OS OpenData > StreetView, etc.). > Not sure is there such dataset in UK, but Polish government releases aerial

Re: [Talk-GB] New Bing Imagery

gn without considering the > bigger picture. > > The only solution I can think of is to move all nodes in the area I've > worked on to match the new Bing (ie a mass edit). Any other > suggestions? > > Stephen > > > > > > > > > > >

Re: [Talk-GB] Proposal: Import EV charging point data

18 Aug 2020, 16:28 by aamac...@gmail.com: > > > On Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 09:09, Rob Nickerson <> rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> For me, once licencing issues have been fully resolved, it comes down to >> accuracy of data.  >> >> For example the TfL cycle data is great as it has

Re: [Talk-GB] Proposal: Import EV charging point data

Aug 18, 2020, 13:18 by steven.hirsch...@gmail.com: > And what would the conflation exercise be? Are we allowed to put the > points on a non-OSM map to ask local mappers to survey? > It would be better to put location on OSM map and ask mappers to survey there. As long as they survey and enter

Re: [Talk-GB] National Cycle Network removal/reclassification

Aug 14, 2020, 15:53 by for...@david-woolley.me.uk: > On 14/08/2020 12:46, Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-GB wrote: > >> If signage on the ground is gone or never existed then route relation should >> not be mapped in OSM*. >> > > In the long term, this could make

Re: [Talk-GB] National Cycle Network removal/reclassification

Aug 13, 2020, 16:41 by simon.st...@gmail.com: > > > >> On 13 Aug 2020, at 11:41, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) <>> >> robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com>> > wrote: >> >> On Sat, 18 Jul 2020 at 14:49, Richard Fairhurst <>> rich...@systemed.net>> > >> wrote: >> >>> ... However, note that the

Re: [Talk-GB] OSMUK Instagram ideas

Maybe something showing how  editing actually happens? Either as short movie, animated gif or as combination of some photos in one image? 10 Aug 2020, 16:38 by jez.nichol...@gmail.com: > Thanks for the ideas. > > Today's post is about Missing Maps London on Tues 1 September > >

Re: [Talk-GB] Using OSM as a base for my own fictional map?

Jul 25, 2020, 00:06 by mar...@templot.com: > I need to work out how to do the attribution and any copyright issues. I can > easily add the usual © OpenStreetMap Contributors caption on the corner of > each tile. But is it permitted to modify and re-use the standard OSM map > image in this

Re: [Talk-GB] Using OSM as a base for my own fictional map?

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Ika-chan!/Fantasy_maps_with_OSM_software looks useful despite disclaimer on top finds other usefully looking materials In general, main technical issues are exactly the same as with rendering unmodified OSM data I would not worry too much about people

Re: [Talk-GB] Surveying rural buildings

Jul 24, 2020, 12:46 by r...@hubris.org.uk: > On 23/07/2020 10:55, Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-GB wrote: > >> >> >> >> Jul 23, 2020, 11:49 by for...@david-woolley.me.uk: >> >> On 23/07/2020 10:12, Nick wrote: >> >> Do we actually

Re: [Talk-GB] Surveying rural buildings

Jul 24, 2020, 11:38 by n...@foresters.org: > > My thanks to Mateusz and Dave for their comments, which I would like to > try to summarise as I see it: > > the purpose of OSM mapping in the UK of rural buildings isprimarily > to provide a general location of properties i.e.

Re: [Talk-GB] Surveying rural buildings

Jul 23, 2020, 11:49 by for...@david-woolley.me.uk: > On 23/07/2020 10:12, Nick wrote: > >> Do we actually know what the general public use OSM for? >> > > My impression is that the target for a lot of the material in OSM is > professional users of maps, rather than the general public. > I

Re: [Talk-GB] Scheduled Monument

Maybe changeset tag would be sufficient? Jul 23, 2020, 11:47 by r...@hubris.org.uk: > On 15/07/2020 10:18, Tony OSM wrote: > >> Whilst mapping some of my local historic places I have found Scheduled >> Monuments. They are described in the Historic England list as Heritage >> Category: Scheduled

Re: [Talk-GB] Surveying rural buildings

to e.g. for Planning applications? > > > Cheers > > > Nick > > On 22/07/2020 13:20, Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-GB wrote: > >> >> >> >> Jul 20, 2020, 12:29 by >> n...@foresters.org>> : >> >>> Dear all >>> &g

Re: [Talk-GB] Surveying rural buildings

Jul 20, 2020, 12:29 by n...@foresters.org: > Dear all > > I have been mapping a few properties using Bing maps with local knowledge > supplemented by some physical measuring (tape measure or simply pacing). I > now want to ramp up my mapping but the challenge especially in rural areas is >

Re: [Talk-GB] Electric vehicle charging points

Part of highway=street_lamp, similarly to street lamps mounted on power poles. Though it is yet another case of tricky difference between fuel stations that have quite standard size and charging spots ranging in size from such minor ones to bigger features... Jul 21, 2020, 14:47 by

Re: [Talk-GB] Q3 2020 Quarterly project Cycle Infrastructure

"Is it one-way? oneway=yes / oneway=no" is it really a good idea to always include oneway=no? I would consider it as kind of pointless to require oneway tag to be always present I added some advertisement for StreetComplete (I implemented for example bicycle_parking quests as part of my plan for

Re: [Talk-GB] New Bing Imagery

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JOSM/Plugins/Imagery_Offset_Database/Quick_Start https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Imagery_Offset_Database (I think that nowadays it is built in - is plugin installation still necessary?) No idea about iD support -

Re: [Talk-GB] Paths on Wimbledon Common

Jul 10, 2020, 14:49 by ajt1...@gmail.com: > On 10/07/2020 12:54, Andrew Hain wrote: > >> I have been doing some tidying based on Osmose, including the warning for >> highway=footway foot=yes, which is often left over from a preset in Potlatch >> 1. >> >>

Re: [Talk-GB] Bus Routes on OSM

Jul 6, 2020, 15:43 by for...@david-woolley.me.uk: > On 06/07/2020 14:02, Matthew Scanlon wrote: > >> How are Bus Routes added into OSM? I have noticed that bus routes in >> Basildon (my local area) are a few years out of date with some service such >> as the 5 and 8Ahaving been  withdrawn

Re: [Talk-GB] Server crash or dns spoofing?

etails, but it seems they gave a brief summary on twitter: > https://twitter.com/OSM_Tech/status/1277001284705570821 > > Best > Dan > > > Op zo 28 jun. 2020 om 19:39 schreef Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-GB > : > >> >> Apparently it was a temporary outrage, >&

Re: [Talk-GB] Server crash or dns spoofing?

Apparently it was a temporary outrage, see https://github.com/openstreetmap/operations/issues/431 (without useful details except that whatever is broken become fixed) Jun 28, 2020, 20:30 by witwa...@disroot.org: > Is www.openstreetmap.org down? > > I am getting an error "We're sorry, but

Re: [Talk-GB] TfL Cycle Infrastructure Database - matching against OSM

Jun 21, 2020, 03:54 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > > > > Jun 21, 2020, 01:28 by list-osm-talk...@cyclestreets.net: > >> We think in particular that a significant part of the cycle parking data >> (generally the residential areas, where there is little parking presently) >> and the speed

Re: [Talk-GB] TfL Cycle Infrastructure Database - matching against OSM

21 Jun 2020, 12:07 by p...@trigpoint.me.uk: > On Sun, 2020-06-21 at 08:42 +0200, Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-GB wrote: > >> >> >> >> Jun 21, 2020, 01:21 by list-osm-talk...@cyclestreets.net: >> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2020,

Re: [Talk-GB] TfL Cycle Infrastructure Database - matching against OSM

Jun 21, 2020, 01:21 by list-osm-talk...@cyclestreets.net: > > > On Sun, 26 Apr 2020, Richard Fairhurst wrote: > >> You’ll remember that a couple of weeks ago I posted about the work I’m doing >> to look at getting the relevant bits of Transport for London’s openly >> licensed Cycle

Re: [Talk-GB] TfL Cycle Infrastructure Database - matching against OSM

Jun 21, 2020, 01:28 by list-osm-talk...@cyclestreets.net: > > Speed bumps: > https://bikedata.cyclestreets.net/tflcid2osm:type=bumps_road/#14.98/51.47101/-0.02755 > > Cycle parking: > https://bikedata.cyclestreets.net/tflcid2osm:type=parking_new/#14.98/51.46059/-0.05586 > RWG197392

Re: [Talk-GB] TfL Cycle Infrastructure Database - matching against OSM

Jun 21, 2020, 01:28 by list-osm-talk...@cyclestreets.net: > We think in particular that a significant part of the cycle parking data > (generally the residential areas, where there is little parking presently) > and the speed bumps data are ripe for automated conversion. These form tens >

Re: [Talk-GB] Status of Potlatch 2

Jun 18, 2020, 10:57 by nathanc...@outlook.com: > > Hi all, > > >   > > > Possibly not the correct place to raise this but I was wondering if anyone > knew what the plans for Potlatch 2 are? > > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Potlatch_2_for_desktop >

Re: [Talk-GB] Cycle Track - part/soft protection tags - proposal

Do you have a photo of such feature? https://i1.wp.com/bicilonatours.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/barcelona-cr-urgell.png link is dead Jun 16, 2020, 20:21 by simon.st...@gmail.com: > Full disclosure - I’m currently working for London Cycling Campaign on a > project to bring data from the

[Talk-GB] hgv=discouraged

I created https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:hgv%3Ddiscouraged based on https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:access content and what I found on internet. Triggered by post on an international mailing list by someone who was unaware that we have a way to tag "Unsuitable for Heavy Goods

Re: [Talk-GB] INSPIRE Polygons spatial data

Is "Although the data is released under the OGL, there is an important caveat: third party rights the Information Provider is not authorised to license" is still applicable what makes it basically useless for us? May 16, 2020, 16:47 by christian.lederm...@gmail.com: > Reading through the

Re: [Talk-GB] Ficticious embankments?

Mar 15, 2020, 22:36 by witwa...@disroot.org: > On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 09:18:59PM +, David Woolley wrote: > >> On 14/03/2020 18:09, ael wrote: >> > I have just noticed some new "Embankments" added around a fortnight ago. >> > These were added to some stone circles in Cornwall which I know

Re: [Talk-GB] Still too many universities in Cambridge

Feb 4, 2020, 16:37 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > >> (Ironically, the current tagging makes it hard for me to search to see > >> if there's a "proper" amenity=university in there somewhere, e.g. as a > >> relation or area covering a large swathe of them.) > > > >There isn't, I'm afraid.. it's

Re: [Talk-GB] Still too many universities in Cambridge

Feb 4, 2020, 15:14 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > Hi > There was a discussion 5 years ago. There may have been others. > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2015-May/017455.html > > Many amenity=university tags were added unnecessarily to building=yes > A contributor had

Re: [Talk-GB] Soild fuel

shop=fuel + fuel=coal ? 2 Feb 2020, 22:27 by ajrli...@gmail.com: > > Solid fuel; as in a coal merchants. Yes, still a few of those around, > probably many of them in some countries. > > > amenity=fuel / fuel=solid perhaps but that will receive a petrol pump on the > map for your efforts. > > >

Re: [Talk-GB] railway=halt

Feb 1, 2020, 00:49 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > I've now added them with the more explicit tag 'request_stop=yes'. > BTW, I just created wiki page for this tag at it appeared to be undocumented and it seems to have no competing versions:

Re: [Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

1 Jan 2020, 12:58 by mar...@templot.com: > On 01/01/2020 11:00, David Woolley wrote: > >> >> The standard map doesn't claim to be a definitive specification of what is >> allowable. >> > > So where is the definitive specification? The only practical way to discover > if something is valid

Re: [Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

1 Jan 2020, 15:31 by silentspike...@gmail.com: > Definitely don't rely on the standard map to drive tagging practise, > rendering decisions for the standard map are made based on tag usage. > I would treat Standard Map display as a hint. It is not final authority, but it very give an useful

Re: [Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

1 Jan 2020, 08:13 by mar...@templot.com: > Thanks, but the problem is that landuse=highway is not a valid tag. > Why? > Voting on it was suspended in 2013 after several votes against, see: > > > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/landuse%3Dhighway > It is ok to use tags that

Re: [Talk-GB] Disused or empty apartments prior to demolition

17 Dec 2019, 17:58 by silentspike...@gmail.com: > The `building` tag actually specifies the original purpose or form of the > building - it just happens that this usually aligns with the current use. As > such, I think it's fine to leave them tagged as `building=apartments`. > I would do

Re: [Talk-GB] barrier=kerb on highways may be blocking OSRM (Car) routing

It sounds like traffic_calming=table (not 100% sure). 18 Dec 2019, 17:20 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > Returning to the original issue, I think I've worked out what the problem is. > It's that on a crossing node, kerb=* is fine (it describes the > presence/attributes of the kerb on the

Re: [Talk-GB] What is farmland?

16 Dec 2019, 11:07 by revi...@pacific-rim.net: > -- Original Message -- > From: "Dave F via Talk-GB" <> talk-gb@openstreetmap.org> > > To: > talk-gb@openstreetmap.org > Sent: 14/12/2019 15:54:13 > Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] What is farmland? > > >> On 14/12/2019 15:19, Martin Wynne wrote:

Re: [Talk-GB] ITO! World Tools

28 Nov 2019, 11:30 by jez.nichol...@gmail.com: > As Jerry says, the key feature was that it compared OS road names to OSM and > highlighted the differences. > Just to check: was it containing any third-party data where "the licence explicitly excludes rights in third party data and therefore

Re: [Talk-GB] ITO! World Tools

27 Nov 2019, 22:10 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > Apologies if this has already been announced. ITO! World have stopped > supporting their very helpful set of OpenStreetMap tools. Please see the > announcement here: > > https://www.itoworld.com/ito-openstreetmap-tools-announcement/>   > >

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM-UK misunderstands the British Isles

Can you explain what you  want to achieve? This message seems to complain about something, but it is unclear  what is the problem. 13 Nov 2019, 16:08 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > Someone involved with OSM-UK may wish to check the definition of The British > Isles: >

Re: [Talk-GB] Monochrome map layers

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_on_Paper may be useful 12 Nov 2019, 15:59 by m...@good-stuff.co.uk: > Does anyone know of a map layer/tile set that is completely > monochrome? I want to create some maps specifically for printing, but > the standard Carto layer is costly to print in

Re: [Talk-GB] Poly Tunnels vs Greenhouses

We have over 1800 building=tent and over 14 000 building=houseboat. I feel comfortable with tagging them as building=greenhouse. https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/building#values disclaimer: not from UK, but have plenty of objects matching this description 8 Nov 2019, 20:18 by

Re: [Talk-GB] OS Map Rules

5 Nov 2019, 00:37 by andrew+...@pluven.co.uk: > I was thinking of using a paper OS map to identify public footpaths > which are not currently on OSM, and use it to plan and navigate (map and > compass) a route along those paths. > > If I get a GPS trace (e.g. with OSMTracker) while I walk that

Re: [Talk-GB] Zebra crossings being lost in iD - how to respond

24 Oct 2019, 22:48 by rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com: > Hi all, > > Before I start this message, I would like to say that I am looking for > solutions and not wishing to open the flood gates on abuse of the iD editors. > On the whole they do a great job and even when we disagree it should be with

Re: [Talk-GB] Licensability of an employee's work

21 Oct 2019, 13:47 by for...@david-woolley.me.uk: > I meant you should use an account that clearly belongs to the company. I > guess you could have an account for each relevant employee, but that will > cause problems when an employee changes job, either internally, or to another > employer.

Re: [Talk-GB] FIXME/fixme/OSm Notes Quarterly Project

21 Oct 2019, 11:46 by bpran...@gmail.com: > Hi everyone > > So  far according tothe taginfo script we've managed to ADD 415 fixmes and > remove 84 FIXMEs. I don't have data yet on OSM Notes. Don't know what's going > on here with the increase when the aim of the project is to reduce the >

Re: [Talk-GB] TfL cycle data published - proposed conflation process

(1) I would suggest also generating  big OSM file with this data (without conflation, just what would be imported into unmapped area) and running JOSM validator on it. It may find bugs in data, proposed conversion and in JOSM itself. (2) I would advise also consulting OSM community

Re: [Talk-GB] Import UK postcode data?

4 Oct 2019, 01:26 by talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > There's no point in importing to stand alone nodes as deliveries are destined > for buildings.  > Importing accurate and complete address nodes on a suitable licence is certainly helpful. Not sure is it applying also to incomplete set, but based

Re: [Talk-GB] non-squared buildings

30 Sep 2019, 12:55 by ajt1...@gmail.com: > one of the complaints - perhaps because it's an "easy to find"problem > - is unsquared (or unrounded) buildings > Common issue was that traced geometry was sometimes utterly unrelated to geometry of object on the ground. Unsquared check is

Re: [Talk-GB] Subject: Re: Thomas Cook shops

Is it possible to buy any services there? 24 Sep 2019, 15:20 by tonyo...@gmail.com: > > I think this is all premature. The shops still have the branding, they > could be taken over by a new company operating as Thomas Cook. I Think > that nothing should be done until there is greater

Re: [Talk-GB] UK Licences

10 Sep 2019, 16:09 by robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com: > On Tue, 10 Sep 2019 at 13:49, Stephen Colebourne wrote: > >> I'd like to see some guidance on whether data can be taken directly >> from a business's website and entered directly into OSM. eg. on the >> "contact us" page there is often

Re: [Talk-GB] 'Sources' tags

Manual addition is still useful as it   confirms that editor guessed correctly (iD will add this data both for user tracing from imagery and one who ignored it). 7 Sep 2019, 19:54 by bainton@gmail.com: > I've noticed the changeset data includes the aerial image used (presumably at > the

Re: [Talk-GB] Copyright in OS-derived maps (Jez Nicholson)

5 Sep 2019, 00:40 by bainton@gmail.com: > Out of interest, is OS's position on derived data clearly the correct one > legally speaking?  I note the wiki talks in terms of OS 'claiming' IP in the > derived data, not that it actually *is* their IP, so I wondered.  > As far as copyright goes,

Re: [Talk-GB] Fixing shop=yes, now it no longer renders on the default OSM map

2 Sep 2019, 14:42 by robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com: > Any mappers with a few minutes to spare might like to have a look at > their local area, and see if there are any shop=yes objects they could > re-tag with a more specific value. Some resources to help: > > * Overpass Turbo query to find

Re: [Talk-GB] Fixing shop=yes, now it no longer renders on the default OSM map

2 Sep 2019, 15:30 by stu...@travelinesoutheast.org.uk: > I have found, variously (aside from those without a shop tag at all) > “houseware”, “household”, “doityourself”, “department_store”. > > I would suggest that “houseware” or “household” (is this a recognised tag?) > comes closest, or

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

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] Gates open/closed by default

26 Jul 2019, 14:14 by mar...@templot.com: > The tag is *barrier*=gate. > > A permanently open gate isn't a barrier, so I don't think it should be tagged > as such. At least not across a way. > Amber there is *highway*=path and land*use*=water. And *natural*=water used for man made water

Re: [Talk-GB] Ground truth v legal truth

19 Jul 2019, 13:55 by for...@david-woolley.me.uk: > I think mapping it in conflict with a published official designation will > devalue OSM. > Not sure is it happening in UK but Poland has some private driveways that are officially assigned status of major road ("droga krajowa"). There is also

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

17 Jul 2019, 12:58 by nd...@redhazel.co.uk: > I haven't seen such guidelines for the UK myself. In general people prefer > having address tags on buildings. Separate address points are more of a stop > gap solution until building shapes are sufficiently accurate. > In that case maybe it would

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

16 lip 2019, 23:19 od nd...@redhazel.co.uk: > added as separate points rather than tags (automated edit will add > addr:postcode tags directly to the building, this is what I chose to do > manually as well) > Duplicating address data or adding part to a separate node and part to building

Re: [Talk-GB] NaPTAN Aberdeen Import Completion

Thanks for making this import! 16 lip 2019, 13:47 od silentspike...@gmail.com: > Just an update to say the import has been completed. > > I wrote a diary entry to share some insight (> > https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/TheEditor101/diary/390283 >

Re: [Talk-GB] Importing NaPTAN Data

4 lip 2019, 19:28 od talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > On 04/07/2019 16:39, Martin Wynne wrote: > >> On 04/07/2019 16:11, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: >> >>> >>> In OSM we map *physical* objects only. >>> >> >> In rural areas there are many places where buses are timetabled to stop but >> where there

Re: [Talk-GB] Importing NaPTAN Data

4 lip 2019, 17:11 od talk-gb@openstreetmap.org: > > In OSM we map *physical* objects only. > What about border - especially  lower administrative units and  nature reserves?___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Adjacent nature reserves

28 Jun 2019, 02:29 by for...@david-woolley.me.uk: > On 28/06/2019 00:56, Warin wrote: > >> that are also holes in them (they usually omit making the hole, so an added >> car parking area will be covered by trees until I notice >> > > I believe that is a renderer bug. Generally smaller, fully

[Talk-GB] Is metric or imperial units system used for max weight signs in UK?

According to information that I found UK switched to metric system, at least as far as max weight signs go - with exception of Guernsey that use hundredweight as a unit. Is this correct? Are there still traffic signs using pounds as an unit? I am asking as I am during implementing

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