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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Inspired by Robs excellent blog:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.mappa-mercia.org/2014/09/creating-an-always-up-to-date-map.html#comment-279">http://www.mappa-mercia.org/2014/09/creating-an-always-up-to-date-map.html#comment-279</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I knocked up a dynamic gritting map:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://u.osmfr.org/m/17803/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The default centre and zoom displays the three gritting priorities plus the bins. If you zoom out bins and priority 3 are only displayed at Z15, priority 2 at Z14 and priority 1 at Z15. This keeps the dynamic overpass calls sensible to keep the map browsing responsive.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Andy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> Andy Robinson [mailto:ajrlists@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 23 September 2014 10:10<br><b>To:</b> 'OSM Group WM'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Gritting routes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As a follow up I thought I would see how each LA is currently presenting (in map & data terms) its winter maintenance data:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/grittingroutes">http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/grittingroutes</a> (links to us for their map – available data is for 2013-14)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.coventry.gov.uk/downloads/download/493/gritting">http://www.coventry.gov.uk/downloads/download/493/gritting</a> They do not appear to have an online map.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/transport/staffshighways/winterdriving/salting/Saltingroutes.aspx">http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/transport/staffshighways/winterdriving/salting/Saltingroutes.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/gritting">http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/gritting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/gritting/gritting-map.aspx">http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/gritting/gritting-map.aspx</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200284/roads_travel_and_parking/2139/gritting">http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200284/roads_travel_and_parking/2139/gritting</a> They do not appear to have their own online map. The link to the spreadsheet data on our wiki are to a gdoc which when I access says will be unavailable soon. Data needs to be copied elsewhere? The link to the descriptive routes is fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/gritting">http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/gritting</a>. Link to data from our wiki gives a 404.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://cms.walsall.gov.uk/winter_service.htm">http://cms.walsall.gov.uk/winter_service.htm</a> No online map but route data and maps contained in their Operation Plan available for download (Oct 2013 draft version). Locations of grit bins are on a printed map and as a location list (2011).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dudley have a static map facility for a given location available via <a href="http://www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/parking-roads/street-care-and-maintenance/gritting-and-snow-clearance/">http://www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/parking-roads/street-care-and-maintenance/gritting-and-snow-clearance/</a> The wiki link to their full data that they previously provided is showing the same “deleted soon” gdoc message as the Sandwell data.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Other than where noted above I don’t see any links to data from the official pages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Andy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> Andy Robinson [<a href="mailto:ajrlists@gmail.com">mailto:ajrlists@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> 23 September 2014 08:55<br><b>To:</b> OSM Group WM<br><b>Subject:</b> Gritting routes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It won’t be long before the gritters head out onto the regions roads. Can we collate what information we have for each county regarding availability/accessibility of data and updates? We also ought to think about whether a re-ender update is needed (<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mappa_Mercia/gritting">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mappa_Mercia/gritting</a> suggests it hasn’t been updated for ages?). Also the map currently doesn’t show grit bin locations.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thus far our focus has been on the west mids but our map would be a whole lot more useful if we could also be slowly working on getting data for Warks, Worcs and Staffs as these counties certainly fall under our wider mercia interest. Also on a personal level the gritting of rural routes is especially of interest when planning winter cycling routes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Andy <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>