<p>Hi Peter,</p>
<p>I follow your methodology of tracing buildings from the most zoomed in (but out of date) layer, and then re-align them to the next (but up to date) zoom layer. </p>
<p>I think the most zoomed in layer can be badly aligned as it was taken from a relatively low flying plane so at the edge of the image the photo is not "straight down".</p>
<p>No idea about any bing imagery plans. In Coventry I'm assuming that's it for now. Will keep an eye on MapBox as they may put some imagery online. </p>
<p>R</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On 21 Sep 2013 10:17, "Peter Page" <<a href="mailto:peter@cvpages.plus.com">peter@cvpages.plus.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>Matt, Andy & Rob,<br>
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We have had the new Bing Maps covering most of Coventry and much of the surrounding countryside for about 6 months now, and spreading fast. Like your area, it is not at the highest zoom.<br>
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I am now always using the new version for alignment, which as well as being up to date is always aligned as good & often much better that the old versions. All results based on the new maps that I have tested for accuracy are now for practical purposes in line with the latest Google Earth maps, and would appear to be the same as found on the ground.<br>
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The only real use I make of the highest zoom level is to trace buildings more accurately and easier for shape, then to move them to line up with the latest version for better accuracy. Occasionally I also use the highest zoom level to see what an area was like some years back!<br>
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Questions:<br>
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1. Should everyone be encouraged to adopt my methodology?<br>
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2. When will we get the new maps at highest zoom level?<br>
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PeterP<br>
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-----Original Message----- From: Matt Williams<br>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 12:10 PM<br>
To: Andy Robinson<br>
Cc: talk-gb-westmidlands<br>
Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] BING imagery<p><font color="#500050"><br><br>On 18 September 2013 11:41, Andy Robinson <<a href="mailto:ajrlists@gmail.com">ajrlists@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> I note some new BING (sa...</font></p>
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