On Thursday 03 Jun 2010 09:01:27 Philip Stubbs wrote: > On 3 June 2010 08:05, Micah <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you want to find a place by name including quite small localities use > > > > http://www.gazetteer.co.uk/ > > > > This will give you a tile ref. > > You may need to chop off 2nd & 4th numerical digit (10000m x 10000m) or > > get four tile set add NE, NW, SE, SW (500m x 500m) depending on what size > > tiles you are working with. > > Thanks. That is just what I was after. >
Also you can search locations as website: Where is the Path? http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm by placename, or streetname with placename then choose from drop down. and then set OS grid ref (meter) in bottom right after clicking on map at point you want covered You can even set to have OSM in righthand panel. knock of last 3 digits of Northing and Easting to get 1000mx1000m tile ref. In fact one can work out by if bits knock off over 500 or under 500 if NE, NW, SE or SW tiles. There is plenty of info on Ordnance Survey National Grid Eastings & Northings http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/information/coordinatesystemsinfo/guidetonationalgrid/page1.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/information/coordinatesystemsinfo/guidecontents/index.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/docs/A_Guide_to_Coordinate_Systems_in_Great_Britain.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_National_Grid http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong-gridref.html At one point I though OS Eastings & Norhings so old hat and longitude & latitude the way of future with GPS, and world wide coverage. But I really like Easting and Northing where it is much easier to work out distance between points and or even just get a feel for how place relates to another by number of 1km tiles away, or where positioned on a tile. And OS Eastings Northings are embeded in so many records. I even thing good idea to set up website nearly same as 'Where is the Path?' but that defaults to showing British Areas of OSM with search and display using OS Northings and Eastings. Maybe even generate some special tiles that use OSM data but have replace in case of green space coverage, water courses & bodies and high tide lines with data from OS Vector District. Though not sure if I will ever find time to do which involved me working out how to. regards, Micah -- -- _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
