I have given the site a face lift:
http://toolserver.org/~timsc/locateservices/
Is there anyone interesting in testing a beta on a different data set? I
would supply the code and help to try to get it imported. Basic HTML
would be good but not necessary. They would also need somewhere to host
it (with PHP enabled) - like the OSM dev server.
Regarding importing with clashes against nearby shops, I would say that
is a reason FOR doing an import, as it shows the deficiencies in the
existing data!
TimSC
On 28/05/11 14:33, Ed Avis wrote:
TimSC<mapping@...> writes:
I have done further investigations. As I said, the national dataset has
about 90% of pharmacies exactly located. But in the Kent data set does
not include this precise data and instead has the postcode centre as the
pharmacy position. IMHO, if we can get permission for the national level
data set, we should import/merge the good 90% (and manually survey the
remainder).
If pharmacies are just points with lat/lon, it is not always simple to import
into the existing map, even if we knew the position were entirely accurate.
The road network in OSM has some margin for error so a pharmacy might end up
on the wrong side of the road. In areas with buildings, the pharmacy node might
appear in the next-door building by mistake.
That said, if you are looking for a pharmacy, it is certainly more useful to
have
one within a five metre accuracy rather than no data at all. So I would still
be in favour of adding the data.
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