On 22 Jun 2009, at 14:45, Chris Hill wrote: > I'm interested the relations of the boundaries for counties. I notice > that some counties (and recently English Regions) include the way for > the coastline (natural=coastline), and some coastal counties do not. > > I think that coastal counties would benefit from a way to close the > boundary, but does it make sense to use the coastline? The coastline > way probably indicates cliffs or a sea wall, yet there is often some > beach or tidal flats beyond this on the seaward side. I understand > that > councils are responsible for the beach so the county could be said to > extend beyond what we currently mark as the coastline. Does anyone > know > where council boundaries actually end with respect to the sea and > coastline?
Not sure about the answer, or what happens at estuaries. I do however notice that Map Mechanics offer a dataset where the:- "The data has been reconciled with other Meridian layers to ensure a best fit so the districts match the coastline. Annual licence includes updates. http://www.mapmechanics.com/digital-mapping-data/uk-admin-census-political-data.html I certainly think the boundaries should be continuous and would suggest that we learn more about the official position around high/low water and estuaries. Using the coastline as a default seems reasonable. Regards, Peter > > Cheers, Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
