[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bus stops

Dear all, I noticed that we have nearly all bus stops in Birmingham on the map, including Naptan data, but most of the stops don't have a name tag. For the stops where we do have name tags, these tags are formed inconsistently. Name tags are necessary in order to display the name on the Transport

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bus stops

On 12 November 2013 09:49, Ed Loach edlo...@gmail.com wrote: For name, use whatever is on the bus stop sign. So in this example: http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/65797/article_346b19a79c148b9f_1342893529_9j-4aaqsk.jpeg name=Corporation St (or perhaps Street rather than St – not sure if

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bus stops

Hi Brian, Generally I don't think adding names to bus stops adds anything to the map other than when it is an Interchange name- so they're the only ones I name. Why? Generally because adding a name consisting of a street name where the street name is already on the map I consider to be

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Update shops, pubs and restaurants

Dear all, All Birmingham shops, pubs and restaurants within the Queensway are now on the map (except if I overlooked any, of course). Most of the shops, pubs and restaurant had already been mapped by brianboru and pigsonthewing (thanks for that!). I made a new complete survey, and added

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bus stops

On 17 November 2013 22:03, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: On 12 November 2013 09:49, Ed Loach edlo...@gmail.com wrote: For name, use whatever is on the bus stop sign Bus information points use two-letter codes ( stop DL, etc). What about using those? These two-letter codes

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bus stops

On 17 November 2013 23:19, Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com wrote: My main concern is that I'm not convinced that bus stops even have a name in the UK. There seems to be indeed some variation in what name is being used. But there is some logic. For example, one I just looked at in

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Update shops, pubs and restaurants

development work is done. Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Matthijs Melissen [mailto:i...@matthijsmelissen.nl] Sent: 17 November 2013 02:28 To: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Update shops, pubs and restaurants Dear all, All Birmingham shops, pubs

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bus stops

, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Matthijs Melissen i...@matthijsmelissen.nl wrote: On 17 November 2013 23:19, Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com wrote: My main concern is that I'm not convinced that bus stops even have a name in the UK. There seems to be indeed some variation in what name is being

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] December meetup

I'll be there, what time do we meet? -- Matthijs On 3 December 2013 17:33, Brian Prangle br...@mappa-mercia.org wrote: Hi everyone This is scheduled for this Thursday Dec 5th at the usual venue The Bull on Price Street. Unfortunately I can't make this month. Have fun and a Merry Xmas! See

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] January Meeting Saturday January 11th

On 7 January 2014 13:03, Brian Prangle br...@mappa-mercia.org wrote: I haven't prepared a cake diagram so if folk could just use this email list to indicate where they want to map so we don't duplicate effort. Perhaps someone could give an overview of what we already have, and what needs to be

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] January Meeting Saturday January 11th

Hi Brian, On 8 January 2014 20:06, Brian Prangle bpran...@gmail.com wrote: Armchair mapping beforehand of building outlines is a good idea and some of us usually do this. I have made a start by mapping the buildings in the faraway part of the Southern suburb (district names are still missing

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] January Meeting Saturday January 11th

. Sunset is at 16:15 ish so I will probably be in the pub by then, especially as I will be heading back in to Brum on the train at 18:05 from Parkway. See you tomorrow. Cheers Andy From: Brian Prangle [mailto:bpran...@gmail.com] Sent: 08 January 2014 20:07 To: Matthijs Melissen Cc: OSM

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] January Meeting Saturday January 11th

Do people have mobile internet? I am on the 13.15 train from Moor Street now. I have my bike with me, and as said, I will concentrate on the suburbs North of the canal. I will wave to Ian ;-). -- Matthijs On 11 Jan 2014 10:19, Ian Caldwell ian1caldw...@gmail.com wrote: Embarrassing for a

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bus stops: proposal

Dear all, As I mentioned in my previous thread, I would like to populate the name field of bus stops in the West Midlands. I would like to use the following format: - For stops with blue flags, set name=First_line_on_pole/Second_line_on_pole (this normally corresponds to

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Bus stops: proposal

Hi Brian, Thank you for your feedback. I will address your points one by one. On 3 February 2014 19:55, Brian Prangle br...@mappa-mercia.org wrote: I can't see the point of putting Naptan:Street into the name - it will just repeat information that's already there in the street itself. Common

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] 20mph zones in Birmingham to be rolled out

The city council in late 2012 voted almost unanimously in favour of a city-wide 20mph speed limit to improve pedestrian safety, lessen traffic congestion and reduce pollution. The roll out of 20mph speed limits across Birmingham will begin in the city centre and inner city wards despite resident

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] 20mph zones in Birmingham to be rolled out

On 12 March 2014 10:52, Matthijs Melissen i...@matthijsmelissen.nl wrote: The city council in late 2012 voted almost unanimously in favour of a city-wide 20mph speed limit to improve pedestrian safety, lessen traffic congestion and reduce pollution. The roll out of 20mph speed limits across

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] 20mph zones in Birmingham to be rolled out

Good to hear! -- Matthijs On 25 March 2014 22:37, Brian Prangle br...@mappa-mercia.org wrote: Hi Matthijs Both Amey and BCC have said they want to work with us on this and I'm following up Regards Brian On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Matthijs Melissen i...@matthijsmelissen.nl

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Thursday's meeting

On 1 April 2014 15:29, Brian Prangle br...@mappa-mercia.org wrote: This month we need to decide which towns/villages we'll visit for monthly meetings through the summer and also what local celebration we're going to have to mark OSM's 10th birthday on Aug 9th It seems that some areas between

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Summer social programme

Hi Brian, Thanks for creating the planning. Unfortunately, I won't make it to the Stourbridge meeting this month. I hope to see you again in Redditch. -- Matthijs On 23 April 2014 16:35, Brian Prangle br...@mappa-mercia.org wrote: Hi everyone Next month, in fact next Thursday May 1st can I

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Interesting signage

HI all, I noticed today this interesting road signage in Birmingham: http://goo.gl/maps/7HmDu So apparently, according to the city council it is possible to have one-way dead-end streets... I don't think that would pass the validator :). -- Matthijs

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Thursday this week

;-) Cheers, see you tomorrow. *From:* Matthijs Melissen [mailto:i...@matthijsmelissen.nl] *Sent:* 04 June 2014 14:16 *To:* Brian Prangle *Cc:* talk-gb-westmidlands *Subject:* Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Thursday this week Fine, then I will do the shops in the city center (including

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Thursday this week

Brian On 5 June 2014 11:46, Matthijs Melissen i...@matthijsmelissen.nl wrote: My native Dutch doesn't have the town-city distinction, and I guess I will never learn to use it correctly in English... What time do we meet? -- Matthijs On 4 Jun 2014 16:16, Andy Robinson ajrli...@gmail.com

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Cross City Line

Thank you! -- Matthijs On 6 June 2014 17:09, Andy Robinson ajrli...@gmail.com wrote: Matthijs, This website has good background and info on the cross city line improvements now underway. http://www.redditch-mrc.com/Redditch%20Railways%20-%20Redditch%20Branch%20Im provements.htm Cheers

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Monthly meet up - Thursday 31st July

:13, Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I like the idea of small places that you can try to tackle in one evening. Problem is most aren't on a railway line, which is one of our criteria. Fortunately Shenstone is :-) R On 17 July 2014 22:21, Matthijs Melissen i

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Monthly meet up - Thursday 31st July

On 29 July 2014 09:33, Andy Robinson ajrli...@gmail.com wrote: I knocked up a bit of a cake: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mappa_Mercia#Next_meeting Mjam! Can I have 1 and 2 (bounded by New Road and Holly Hill Road)? -- Matthijs ___

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Monthly meet up - Thursday 31st July

, Matthijs Melissen i...@matthijsmelissen.nl wrote: On 29 July 2014 09:33, Andy Robinson ajrli...@gmail.com wrote: I knocked up a bit of a cake: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mappa_Mercia#Next_meeting Mjam! Can I have 1 and 2 (bounded by New Road and Holly Hill Road)? -- Matthijs

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Shenstone done

Great work, thank you! -- Matthijs On 7 August 2014 22:12, Andy Robinson ajrli...@gmail.com wrote: I wrapped up the remaining main Shenstone area mapping this evening. There is still the little private road in the NE corner which I’ll check out on the bike next time I’m up there. Looks

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Shenstone done

I fixed one more. -- Matthijs On 12 August 2014 09:17, Andy Robinson ajrli...@gmail.com wrote: Cheers Rob. One fixed, 2 noted for check and one note to data added. Andy From: Rob Nickerson [mailto:rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com] Sent: 11 August 2014 23:48 To: Andy Robinson Cc: OSM Group

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mapping Wikipedia artciles

On 15 August 2014 21:11, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I would like to propose a project for our group: that we make the West Midlands the first county with all of its geotagged Wikipedia articles, and their equivalent Wikidata entries, added to OSM. I think that's a great

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] September mapping party

Dear all, It turns that many of us won't be available on 4 September for the Coventry mapping party. Are there any objections against holding the mapping party one week earlier, that is on 28 August? -- Matthijs ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Old Longbridge building outlines

On 21 August 2014 20:23, stuart lester stules...@googlemail.com wrote: Also I wondered if anyone had any good sources for mapping underground Birmingham. I am interested in both tunnels, etc. but also underground infrastructure. User bigfatfrog67 has mapped (part of) Anchor ( in a way that

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] September mapping party

Hi all, I will be focussing on retail and pubs/restaurants within the ring road, including the shopping malls See you tomorrow! -- Matthijs On 23 August 2014 11:06, Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, If mapping in Coventry city centre can you please use the Warwickshire

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fwd: Post-Christmas Midlands OSM Meet-up

On 29 December 2014 at 17:42, Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com wrote: Also if anyone wants to do some mapping from home before we head out there's quite a bit to be done aligning roads, mapping landuse and/or tracing buildings. I have traced the buildings in Hanbury. -- Matthijs

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Monthly meeting?

Dear all, Happy new year to all of you! I'm not sure if we decided anything about the monthly meeting in the Bull tonight? I suppose because of the New Year and our meeting this Saturday we won't meet tonight, but just wanted to verify. -- Matthijs

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Monthly meeting?

On 1 January 2015 at 16:50, Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com wrote: Are you sorted for Saturday or do you need a lift? I arranged for Jerry to pick me up from Burton. -- Matthijs ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Social this Thursday

I will be there this Thursday (hopefully not on my own). -- Matthijs On 3 February 2015 at 09:24, Andy Robinson ajrli...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, its first Thursday of the month this week. Unfortunately I have a prior engagement but hope you all have a good meet up. At the Bull?? Cheers

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mappa Mercia events

Hi all, Some suggestions: - In Coventry there's always a lot to do, and there are not so many local mappers, so I'd suggest to revisit Coventry. - The Black Country also has gotten less attention than other places. It's probably best to meet somewhere along the railway or tramway. Would Tipton

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] April Meeting Thursday 2nd April

Hi Brian, I will be abroad, so I won't be able to make it. -- Matthijs On 26 March 2015 at 14:18, Brian Prangle bpran...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone Just a reminder that we're meeting in the Black Eagle Factory Road (nearest Metro Stop Soho Benson Road) probably from about 8 pm onwards so

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] May Meeting (Disabilty Kurb Project)

Is anyone planning to map the shops in the high street? I think it would be useful if they were added, but personally I'd prefer to come by bike and do some of the suburbs and the industrial estate. I'll also do some tracing in advance. -- Matthijs On 5 May 2015 at 11:19, Andy Robinson

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] May Meeting (Disabilty Kurb Project)

Locator name issues. He also reminded me about postboxes. Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Matthijs Melissen [mailto:i...@matthijsmelissen.nl] Sent: 07 May 2015 01:43 To: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] May Meeting (Disabilty Kurb Project) Brian

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] May Meeting (Disabilty Kurb Project)

, Matthijs Melissen i...@matthijsmelissen.nl wrote: Is anyone planning to map the shops in the high street? I think it would be useful if they were added, but personally I'd prefer to come by bike and do some of the suburbs and the industrial estate. I'll also do some tracing in advance

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] May Meeting (Disabilty Kurb Project)

Hi all, I added my Bromsgrove survey to the map. I surveyed the High Street: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/52.33483/-2.05912 and the businesses in the industrial estates at Aston Fields: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/52.31863/-2.05871 -- Matthijs On 5 May 2015 at 11:19, Andy

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Plamts Brook, North Birmingham

Hi Andy, I hope you and everyone in Birmingham are doing fine. There seems to be a little ditch here: https://www.google.nl/maps/@52.5295575,-1.7850049,3a,65.9y,127.32h,61.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1KvjUmlAex9LK-Faj3LTxw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Could that be related? -- Matthijs On 11 October 2015

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] New St station platform alignments

On 25 September 2015 at 14:56, Brian Prangle wrote: > Does anyone know whether the alignment of the platforms under the concourse > is based on anything other than pure guesswork? The alignment at either end > where they can be seen in Bing doesn't look right either. I'm

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] TfWM NaPTAN refresh

On 15 February 2017 at 17:58, Brian Prangle wrote: > I've just removed the highway=bus_stop tag from any NaPTAN node that after > yesterdays' refresh carried the tag naptan:Status=DEL. There were 237 cases. > The nodes are still there, just not rendered so if there are any

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] TfWM NaPTAN refresh

On 15 February 2017 at 23:10, Brian Prangle wrote: > I don't understand what there is to sort out. We don't want to delete the > node and its naptan data just the bus_stop tag which the naptan:Status=DEL > indicates. If we delete the node entirely it's difficult to recover if