Re: [OSM-talk] Can wikidata links help fight name inflation?

and cultural variations. Just like city in OSM. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Can wikidata links help fight name inflation?

... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Can wikidata links help fight name inflation?

a method for non-logged-in users to see them. The closest thing I see is the list of wikipedia articles, which has the problem mentioned above. Those are not the labels -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk] Can wikidata links help fight name inflation?

it is not. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Can wikidata links help fight name inflation?

On 28 May 2015 at 09:50, SomeoneElse li...@atownsend.org.uk wrote: On 27/05/2015 22:56, Andy Mabbett wrote: A demonstrator, using Wikidata labels, is: http://googleknowledge.github.io/qlabel/demo/map/ (choose select language). Coders might enjoy viewing the source code. That's interesting

Re: [OSM-talk] Can wikidata links help fight name inflation?

has an entry for every street in the Netherlands. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[Talk-GB] SotM-US MappaMercia

Heritage map Amey BCC Anything else I should mention? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[OSM-talk] SotM-US

Are any other UK folk going to SotM-US? I've just booked my ticket, and am givng two talks. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] SotM-US MappaMercia

: Winter meetups Summer mapping armchair garden outlines Gritting map Heritage map Amey BCC Anything else I should mention? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [OSM-talk] Can wikidata links help fight name inflation?

could play that role, and take the burden off of us? Or is Wikidata not mature enough for that yet, or even unsuitable? While it continues to develop, it is already mature enough, suitable and available for this purpose -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Talk-GB] Fire Hydrants in Derbsyshire

/locations_of_fire_hydrants_2 Please feel free to cite that case, if you make a similar request to any other UK fire service. We now need to consider the best way to verify such information, and to get it into OSM. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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

(resolves to https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q650068 ) Wikidata then shows each as an instance of a college of the University of Cambridge (Q1055028) (Whatever approach we take; there is benefit in including Wikidata IDs.) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [OSM-talk] Please ban Xxzme in wiki

to Xxzme as you, and there's no certainly that he's yet aware of this discussion. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Please ban Xxzme in wiki

On 11 May 2015 at 10:08, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote: Andy Mabbett wrote: In the absence of blatant vandalism or base abuse, I would have expected, first, a recent, clear and unequivocal warning on the user's talk page No. Please remember that the primary means of discussion

Re: [OSM-talk] Please ban Xxzme in wiki

reasonably be interpreted as mere differences of opinion, as currently seen on Xxzme's talk page, suffice in this regard. Likewise the four-month old notice from January (where, I note, Xxzme's question went unanswered) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [OSM-talk] Please ban Xxzme in wiki

. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Using OSM on Wikitravel

/ ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org

[Talk-GB] Road-name oddity in Bath

Around: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.38137mlon=-2.37016#map=19/51.38137/-2.37016 Stanier Road seems to become Ivo Peters Road, then Stanier Road again Meanwhile, slightly to the NE, there is another Ivo Peters Road. Is something mis-tagged? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [OSM-talk] Chain Store Cleanup

to consider is that either method will incude some errors. Which will include fewest, and which will inconvenience our users less? How long will it take for all our entries for Domino's to be manually updated, even after the signs are changed? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [OSM-talk] Chain Store Cleanup

. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Ghoists igns

Is anyone tagging ghost signs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_sign around the West Midlands? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fossils stones

? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-GB] Ottoman Map of England, Wales IoM

You might like this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ottoman_Map_of_England.jpg -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

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

Likewise. Have fun! On Mar 26, 2015 2:33 PM, Matthijs Melissen i...@matthijsmelissen.nl wrote: 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

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] trying to get a Wheelchair kurb project off the ground

://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/kerb Mark also suggests asking Worcestershire County Council for their data; and I agree that this would be a good move. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list

Re: [Talk-GB] weeklyOSM 243 now in English

/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next and of course the scripts used should be open source. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-GB] weeklyOSM 243 now in English

/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next and of course the scripts used should be open source. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-GB] weeklyOSM 243 now in English

On 22 March 2015 at 16:20, Dan S danstowell+...@gmail.com wrote: It is a really nice service. But I'm puzzled why you'd want it on the wiki? So that anyone can edit it, of course. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk

Re: [OSM-talk] [Talk-GB] weeklyOSM 243 now in English

On 22 March 2015 at 16:20, Dan S danstowell+...@gmail.com wrote: It is a really nice service. But I'm puzzled why you'd want it on the wiki? So that anyone can edit it, of course. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Old railway-yard wall, Curzon Street, Birmingham

of that. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[OSM-talk] Fire hydrants in Oxfordshire

Data has been released here: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/location_of_fire_hydrants It's probably OS-derived, but may still be a useful aid to anyone wanting to conduct their own survey; and the diameter values may be OK. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [OSM-talk] guide to vandalism” in OSM?

On 12 February 2015 at 13:55, Marc Gemis marc.ge...@gmail.com wrote: The comments were saying that vandalism is rare on OSM Wikipedia sensibly offers this advice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_stuff_beans_up_your_nose -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [OSM-talk] 176k Wikidata tags to add to OSM

On 24 November 2014 at 11:28, Edward Betts edw...@4angle.com wrote: This is a progress report about my attempt to match Wikidata items and OSM objects automatically. Where are we with this? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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

___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] MAPPING BIRMINGHAM: The East Prospect of 1732

Here's a post which will interest many of you: http://mappingbirmingham.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/the-east-prospect-of-1732.html The rest of the blog is also worth a read. ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-GB] Data search request: help please

I need some help, please. I want to compile a list of all the pubs (including taverns bars, etc) in the UK, with the word Louise as part of the name. How might I do this, given that I am not a coder? Or, if coding skills are needed, can someone kindly do it for me? -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM UK Qarterly Project: Fix that Road name!

but we shall try again - 38 names is not a lot after all! Is there a URL where these roads are listed or mapped, that is understandable to a lay person? I have contacts at Coventry Council and could ask them; or we could use social media to crowd source. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Blue Plaques i Smethwick

(High Street) * The Theatre Royal (Rolfe Street) * Soho Foundry (Foundry Lane) * Old Chapel Inn (Uplands) * Warley Woods (Abbey Road) * Chance’s Glassworks (Spon Lane * The Three Shires Oak (Three Shires Oak/Thimblemill Roads) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] New Street Station

://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mappa_Mercia/New_Street_Station Please feel free to add to that. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Tipton Blue Plaques

I've just been informed of: http://www.tiptoncivicsociety.co/p/blue-plaques-in-tipton.html which lists Tipton Civic Soceity's blue plaques. Use as you see fit... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM-Tagging in Wikidata

://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Key:bridgediff=prevoldid=1077814 https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Tag%3Awaterway%3Driverdiff=1122164oldid=976981 Of course, being OSM, some people already have objected to this... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Talk-GB] OOC

Any sign of http://ooc.openstreetmap.org/ reappearing? I miss it! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Defibrillators

anyone have other data sources? The tag page is at [2] [1] https://mobile.twitter.com/northernjamie/status/541749706934996992 [2] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:emergency=defibrillator -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [OSM-talk] 176k Wikidata tags to add to OSM

. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] Future Group

communicated since then. Should we presume the group is defunct, and mark the age accordingly? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hockley Flyover art

out on my next visit. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hockley Flyover art

there. I've added a node to the map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3151337391 but a survey is needed. I'll do that when I can, but one of you might be close by... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [OSM-talk] Howto tag a prominent dead tree?

OTOH, see: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1436388260 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfin_Oak for an extreme example ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [OSM-talk] [Announce] Server maintenance – 26th October

efficient? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

On 27 August 2014 17:47, Edward Betts edw...@4angle.com wrote: I'd like to annotate these 70k objects in OSM with a Wikidata tag automatically. Can we now move forward with this? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk

[Talk-GB] Invitation: map tagging event at British Library

). Sadly I'm already committed elsewhere, but I think many of you would enjoy this. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [OSM-talk] Tagging of private roads

On 7 September 2014 11:45, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: Generally we don't tag ownership but only access rights What about operator= ? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk

[Talk-GB] Kettering area: request

Do we have anyone near Kettering/ Trapston (A14 J10), who could survey this quarry: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/180325130 which I roughly sketched two years ago, based on what I could see from the A14? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-GB] Prominent UK Government Sites using OSM

On 3 September 2014 17:02, Derick Rethans o...@derickrethans.nl wrote: If there *is* not such a list, I would like to make one. Please do so on the Wiki, where it can easily be found; and updated. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Chamberlain Clock

On 21 August 2014 15:34, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I note that the Chamberlain Clock in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/187104810 does not render in the default map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/52.48701/-1.91258

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

deployed (such as by the propposal at hand), I expect editing tools to start fetching and displaying related labels, in the user's preferred language(s). -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

to the database of a completely separate project with different goals and structures. Indeed. Who has suggested it should be? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

that? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

On 28 August 2014 12:04, SomeoneElse li...@mail.atownsend.org.uk wrote: On 27/08/2014 22:15, Andy Mabbett wrote: Wikidata has data on each of these entities which either isn't in OSM (who's the mayor of this town/ vicar of this church?) OK - not sure how that's a benefit to OSM

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

should also put those relationships (e.g. bridge=yes == Q12280) onto the Wiki page which defines the tag; preferably as a parameter in {{KeyDescription}}. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

by region. I've corresponded with Edward during his prepartory work, and know that the former is already in place. I've also checked random instances of his matches, and have found no false positives; indeed, his cautious approach has been admirable -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

from Wikidata are being added to OSM. No text from Wikidata is being added to OSM. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

are accurate? That sounds much like an edge case - a extreme-edge case, at that. How many such villages are mapped in OSM? Isn't that what needs fixing? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org

Re: [OSM-talk] Adding Wikidata tags to 70k items automatically

? And would you like to address the merits of the proposal at hand? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

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

there are so many more Wikipedia than Wikidata? There's also a smattering of wikipedia :architect :artist :subject That's nice to see; again, they could use Wikidata, but that's not crucial. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Talk-GB] The Secret Corners And Peculiar Nicknames Of Victoria Station

Good luck mapping these: http://londonist.com/2014/08/the-secret-corners-and-peculiar-nicknames-of-victoria-station.php ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] UK addresses

, the locality (e.g., city); * county the region (e.g., state or province); and of course also has the country name. Standards, schmandards, eh? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB

Re: [Talk-GB] City names translation

On 5 August 2014 00:38, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: if I visit Pont Neuf will there be a sign in English explaining to me that this building is called New Bridge? Your rhetorical question suggests that perhaps there is a need for something like a translated_meaning: tag. -- Andy

Re: [Talk-GB] A431 toll road

On 4 August 2014 12:11, Andy Robinson ajrli...@gmail.com wrote: Have the Bath Bristol folks picked up on this one? http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Toll-road-field-gets-drivers-A431-closure/story -22064579-detail/story.html tag: legality=none insurance_validity=dubious -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Talk-GB] City names translation

. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] City names translation

/Pigsonthewing -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Aug 9th OSM 10th Birthday

-_what_is_it_and_what_does_it_mean_for_Wikimedians%3F and I hope to take part in the joint Wikimania/OSM birthday event there. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org https

Re: [Talk-GB] Getting Highway Agency information into OSM

to publish details of the new works as open data, so that anyone may reuse it, including but not only OSM. The Open Data User Group can advise: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/open-data-user-group -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Talk-GB] Fwd: [cultural-partners] Wikimania Community Village organisations needed

treat emails sent to this list as confidential.Ask senders for permission before forwarding emails off-list. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org

[Talk-GB] Fwd: Adding links to Wikidata (and Wikipedia?)

Apologies; this was meant for the list (*please* can we make the list behave in a more standard way?) -- Forwarded message -- From: Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk Date: 17 June 2014 13:57 Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Adding links to Wikidata (and Wikipedia?) To: Archer arc

Re: [Talk-GB] Adding links to Wikidata (and Wikipedia?)

to confirm they are referencing the same thing to check consistency. One could. It's the sort of thing a validator like that in JOSM might check. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Adding links to Wikidata (and Wikipedia?)

of our data. On 8 June 2014 14:44, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: A year or so ago, I raised a proposal for a bot to add links from OSM entities, to the equivalent entities in Wikidata. Details are at: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Pigsonthewing/Wikipedia While

[Talk-GB] Adding links to Wikidata (and Wikipedia?)

for more topics; and in other territories. Can anyone assist? How can we increase community buy-in? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Adding links to Wikidata (and Wikipedia?)

infinite number of things we could add, but if nobody ever uses them, is the time take do so wasted? Why do you (apparently) suppose they will not be used? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB

[Talk-GB] OSM session at Wikimania 2014

-_what_is_it_and_what_does_it_mean_for_Wikimedians%3F Any suggestions for other things I should include will be welcome, and I hope to meet some of you there. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] OSM session at Wikimania 2014

On 2 June 2014 12:11, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: I've had a session pitch accepted, to speak about OSM at Wikimania 2014 (the annual Wikipedia/ Wikimedia conference; their equivalent of State of the map), held this year in London, in August. P.S. The talk will be on Saturday

[Talk-GB] New features in Oldbury; Willenhall

-Willenhall/story-21093177-detail/story.html -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Stourbridge tonight

On 1 May 2014 13:42, stuart lester stules...@googlemail.com wrote: Apologies I can't make it again tonight. Nor me; sorry. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-GB] Tag for benches

comfort_rating=0 ? Benches installed in the centre of a seaside town have been deliberately designed to be uncomfortable, council bosses have admitted. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/10/dover-benches-designed-uncomfortable-council-bosses -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [Talk-GB] Key: PMSA_ref

you like to know? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Key: PMSA_ref

that the PMSA have, unhelpfully, changed their URI structure, and that the references no longer form part of the URI. For example, WMbiBIxx288 is now: http://pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk/pmsa-database/6690/ Should we tag with the URI as well as the ref? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [Talk-GB] Mapping Indoor walkways

example to work on; it's the venue for this year's Wikimania (the State of the Map for Wikipedia and sister projects), in August, and it would be neat to showcase the results there. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fwd: Sampad - My Route

, a website, and mobile devices. You can get more details about the role and project at: http://www.sampad.org.uk/special-projects/my-route/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands

Re: [Talk-GB] W3C Invitation

afternoon of the 31st. Would this topic and date fit? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Digbeth mural unveiled

From Twitter: Grand unveiling of graffiti art mural along the Digbeth branch in Birmingham http://pic.twitter.com/IFuE0gyC2s -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands

[Talk-GB] How mapping software screws wheelchair users…

A Twitter contact has requested comments on this article: http://joereddington.com/2013/12/27/how-mapping-software-screws-wheelchair-users/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB

[Talk-GB] British Librarary relaeasees 1million+ free images

/britishlibrary/tags/sysnum001499433 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

[Talk-GB] Norfolk editors' help needed

My Twitter contact @Mistlemoon, who works for a library service in Norfolk, would like to contact a local editor to ensure that coverage of branch libraries is complete and accurate. If you're not on Twitter, I can put you in touch. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-GB] Upcoming changes to OpenStreetMap.org website

, but not high-volume discussions, would be catered for. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb

Re: [Talk-GB] Upcoming changes to OpenStreetMap.org website

On 2 December 2013 14:08, Ed Loach edlo...@gmail.com wrote: I think most of the changes are cosmetic and just need a bit of getting used to. I miss the slider for zooming in and out. Having to make multiple clicks (on the - icon for zooming out) is an inconvenient kludge. -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Talk-GB] Upcoming changes to OpenStreetMap.org website

On 2 December 2013 15:19, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote: Andy Mabbett wrote: Perhaps we need an Announce mailing list (with follow-ups set to the 'talk' list)? https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/announce/ :) So, we have an announcements list

[Talk-GB] George Road Carrs Lane, Hoylake

Someone should survey and map this, ASAP: http://thehoylakebugle.wordpress.com/2013/06/29/dear-buglers-the-mystery-of-over-the-lines-is-finally-explained/ Coordinates: 53.38967,-3.17133 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Talk-GB] Cycling

On 28 November 2013 20:39, Dudley Ibbett dudleyibb...@hotmail.com wrote: It makes the comment that OSM like Wikipedia, is neither complete nor entirely accurate! Which map is? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB

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 Bus information points use two-letter codes ( stop DL, etc). What about using those? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

[Talk-GB] Fwd: [MCG] Project Manager: Cynefin (Exploring Wales' Sense of Place (ARCW))

website: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup [un]subscribe: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ -- Andy Mabbett

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