I think it's Non-Civil Parish. Sent from Mailspring (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/1531978742.local-ca768658-9c97-v1.2.2-96fb3...@getmailspring.com/0?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fgetmailspring.com%2F&recipient=VGFsay1HQkBvcGVuc3RyZWV0bWFwLm9yZw%3D%3D), the best free email app for work On Jul 19 2018, at 2:14 am, Andrew Black <andrewdbl...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Surrey seems ot have a format of " Banstead NCP 123A". But existing entries > in OSM are "FP 37". > > What does NCP mean. I will enter then as f " Banstead FP 37" unless told > otherwise! > > > > > On 14 July 2018 at 17:27, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) > <robert.whittaker+...@gmail.com > (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/1531978742.local-ca768658-9c97-v1.2.2-96fb3...@getmailspring.com/1?redirect=mailto%3Arobert.whittaker%2Bosm%40gmail.com&recipient=VGFsay1HQkBvcGVuc3RyZWV0bWFwLm9yZw%3D%3D)> > wrote: > > On 13 July 2018 at 19:26, Andrew Black <andrewdbl...@googlemail.com > > (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/1531978742.local-ca768658-9c97-v1.2.2-96fb3...@getmailspring.com/2?redirect=mailto%3Aandrewdblack%40googlemail.com&recipient=VGFsay1HQkBvcGVuc3RyZWV0bWFwLm9yZw%3D%3D)> > > wrote: > > > I am pondering a similar but simpler question. I would like to add a table > > > listing each authority at > > > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:prow_ref > > > (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/1531978742.local-ca768658-9c97-v1.2.2-96fb3...@getmailspring.com/3?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.openstreetmap.org%2Fwiki%2FKey%3Aprow_ref&recipient=VGFsay1HQkBvcGVuc3RyZWV0bWFwLm9yZw%3D%3D) > > > describing the conventions used. > > > > I've been working on something like this already as part of my PRoW > > Progress/Comparison tool at > > http://robert.mathmos.net/osm/prow/progress/ > > (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/1531978742.local-ca768658-9c97-v1.2.2-96fb3...@getmailspring.com/4?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Frobert.mathmos.net%2Fosm%2Fprow%2Fprogress%2F&recipient=VGFsay1HQkBvcGVuc3RyZWV0bWFwLm9yZw%3D%3D) > > . The tool needs to know > > the format that's used in each area in order to correctly parse the > > prow_ref values use in OSM, and to generate Right of Way numbers to > > display. The formats are stored in my database as a regular expression > > for parsing and a sprinf format string for generating the output. I've > > been displaying the formats on the county and parish pages for some > > time, but I've now added a page showing the formats for each county > > where one is defined: > > > > http://robert.mathmos.net/osm/prow/ref-formats/ > > (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/1531978742.local-ca768658-9c97-v1.2.2-96fb3...@getmailspring.com/5?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Frobert.mathmos.net%2Fosm%2Fprow%2Fref-formats%2F&recipient=VGFsay1HQkBvcGVuc3RyZWV0bWFwLm9yZw%3D%3D) > > These are the formats currently used by my tool. They may not always > > be the best one, as sometimes there didn't seem to be a consistent > > format in use (either by the Council or in OSM), and so sometimes I've > > just opted for my default "[Parish Name] [Type] [Number]" style. I can > > add other counties on request. I'm also more than happy to amend any > > of the formats already there if there's a consensus amongst local > > mappers to use something different. > > > > One thing to be aware of though, is that the GIS data provided by the > > councils is usually not the official Definitive Map, but just a > > working representation of it. Often the council will assign reference > > numbers to parishes, and segment numbers to the ways that are just for > > internal convenience, and don't form part of the official PRoW number > > as defined in the Definitive Map and Statement. My philosophy in the > > above is to try to stick to the official numbering as used in the > > Definitive Map and Statement. > > > > I plan to add a download of the data at > > http://robert.mathmos.net/osm/prow/ref-formats/ > > (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/1531978742.local-ca768658-9c97-v1.2.2-96fb3...@getmailspring.com/6?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Frobert.mathmos.net%2Fosm%2Fprow%2Fref-formats%2F&recipient=VGFsay1HQkBvcGVuc3RyZWV0bWFwLm9yZw%3D%3D) > > (probably in JSON > > format) at some point so anyone else who wants to can make us of this > > data more easily. I also have CSV files containing parish IDs and > > names for the counties where it's necessary to do this translation, > > which I can make available. For those using rowmaps data, sometimes > > you'll find the parish name in the INFO field, but the presence and > > format of this varies from county to county. > > > > Robert. > > -- > > Robert Whittaker > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-GB mailing list > > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > > (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/1531978742.local-ca768658-9c97-v1.2.2-96fb3...@getmailspring.com/7?redirect=mailto%3ATalk-GB%40openstreetmap.org&recipient=VGFsay1HQkBvcGVuc3RyZWV0bWFwLm9yZw%3D%3D) > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > > (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/1531978742.local-ca768658-9c97-v1.2.2-96fb3...@getmailspring.com/8?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Flists.openstreetmap.org%2Flistinfo%2Ftalk-gb&recipient=VGFsay1HQkBvcGVuc3RyZWV0bWFwLm9yZw%3D%3D) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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