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> -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Barnes [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 06 October 2013 18:42 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] NPE data > > I tend to see an NPE tag as something that needs attention. A lot of > the area, where I now live, North Shropshire, was armchair mapped using > NPE maps. That includes a lot of roads, I am getting through > resurveying them but even today I found one that according to my GPS > was 50m from where it should be. > > In the case of a road I see it as an indication that there is a road > there (somewhere), or it may be a dirt track, NPE did not show the > difference and I have re-tagged quite a few of these. > > Phil (trigpoint) > > > On Sun, 2013-10-06 at 16:23 +0000, Barnett, Phillip wrote: > > Paul, > > > > NPE maps were the first backgrounds for the editors other than some > > quite low res Yahoo imagery of the UK, so people used them for > mapping > > streams/rivers/woods etc back in the day. As you have noticed, they > > don’t necessarily relate to modern streams – they may have dried up > or > > been culverted/piped long since. They are all over 50 years old, (for > > copyright reasons) after all. > > > > Yes, if the facts on the ground have changed, then the stream needs > to > > be moved, or removed. No process needed, just use an editor. > > > > > > > > Note – only remove NPE tagged items if you know they have changed – > > don’t just do a mass-remove! (That’s in the unlikely event you were > > planning to write a bot to remove them all!) > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PHILLIP BARNETT > > SERVER MANAGER > > > > 200 GRAY'S INN ROAD > > LONDON > > WC1X 8XZ > > UNITED KINGDOM > > T +44 207 430 4474 > > E [email protected] > > WWW.ITN.CO.UK > > P Please consider the environment. Do you really need to print this > > email? > > > > > > > > From: Paul Churchley [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 06 October 2013 16:57 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Talk-GB] NPE data > > > > > > > > > > I have come across some data tagged as source=npe. I know what the > NPE > > maps are but my question is a bit of a newbies one... why is NPE data > > mapped on OSM if it is so old? > > > > > > I have just mapped an area for a customer of mine and there is a > > stream mapped running right through the centre of his property. It is > > tagged source=npe. The stream is no longer there and hasn't been for > > the 20 or so years he has owned the property. > > > > > > The old stream is showing up on OSM rendered tiles. His properly is a > > caravan site and so it would be good if his property did not have a > > stream that no longer exists running through it as it suggests that > it > > might flood... which it doesn't. > > > > > > What is the situation regarding npe data? Can it be removed? > Obviously > > I would just remove it!!! But is there is a process to get it > removed? > > If it is to be kept, then how can we get the OSM tiles rendered > > without it showing this old stream? I can see that some specialist > > tiles might want to show old data like this but I wouldn't have > > thought it appropriate that normal OSM tiles would need to show this > > old data would it? > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > Please Note: > > > > Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not > > necessarily represent those of Independent Television News Limited > > unless specifically stated. This email and any files attached are > > confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or > > entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email > in > > error, please notify [email protected] > > > > Please note that to ensure regulatory compliance and for the > > protection of our clients and business, we may monitor and read > > messages sent to and from our systems. > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-GB mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
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