Still the Council's budget though - so don't hold your breath - my lot can only afford a couple of cheap units although they are trying to get the funds for a top-of-the-range ±1m jobby!
Mike Harris > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave F. [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 25 September 2009 18:29 > Cc: 'OSM Talk' > Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Breach of Copyright? > > Mike Harris wrote: > > There may be a misunderstanding here - the Definitive Map > is a legal > > document and was (in almost all cases produced a long time ago - > > interesting thought in passing - if it is 50 years old > would it be out > > of copyright! The initiating legislation is the National Parks and > > Access to the Countryside Act 1949 so some could be almost > that old). > > Almost all Definitive Maps are years earlier than GPS. The nice men > > from the council with cheap yellow GPS units (they can't usually > > afford good ones) are surveying the paths with respect to the > > definitive map to build a database on path condition to > assist their > > statutory duties of maintenance etc. and to cover their > backsides in > > case of legal action against them e.g if someone gets hurt > on a path - > > this wonderful litigious modern world! > > > > Very few Councils indeed (exceptions may be one or two major cities > > who were initially exempt) are still producing definitive > maps - just > > amending them from time to time in respect of a particular path. > > > > Mike Harris > Some cities, including mine, have never had one, but must > have had a kick up the ass, because last year the were signs > tied to lampposts asking the public if, when & how they used > these various paths. > They were produced for the surrounding country side, and are > being updated, but not for the urban city centre. > > The job of surveying was tendered out to a (hopefully) > professional surveying company so hopefully they're top of > the range yellow units! > > Cheers > Dave F. > > > > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
