Thanks everyone for the rapid influx of comments. I've clearly mined a deep vein here.
In my locale, the council's records are overlays onto OS mapping, so this is what I'm taking away from the conversation: You should not copy from these maps, but they are useful to get an idea > of what is missing and can then be surveyed. > > Another reason not to copy is that they are not 100% accurate and we > should map what is on the ground Regards, *Paul* On 21 December 2016 at 10:59, Philip Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 2016-12-21 at 10:39 +0000, Paul Berry wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > As you probably know, local authorities must keep available an up-to- > > date copy of rights of way for inspection. Can this information then > > be incorporated into OSM, having been witnessed, or is it a case of > > public but copyrighted? I'm currently nursing a complaint about a > > rural right of way blockage (without a stopping-up order) in my area > > and have had the need to get very familiar with my local footpaths... > > > In most cases it cannot be simply incorporated into OSM. The definitive > maps were drawn onto OS maps, and all I have seen are overlayed onto OS > maps with the words Crown Copyright. > > You should not copy from these maps, but they are useful to get an idea > of what is missing and can then be surveyed. > > Another reason not to copy is that they are not 100% accurate and we > should map what is on the ground. The maps were originally drawn by > parish councils, and not always accurately. For example here in > Shropshire a path is shown passing through a house, built on a right of > way? No, the house was built in the 1500s, and the pen must have > slipped. > > The other advantage of surveying is that we can map the barriers, this > is when OSM can beat OS as a walking map. When you survey the paths, > please map the stiles, kissing_gates, gates etc. That is important > information for many walkers. > > Phil (trigpoint) > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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