[Talk-GB] >- Map layer with OS Locator comparison from ITO

[Robert Scott]

On Wednesday 02 June 2010, Jerry Clough - OSM wrote:
> I for one would miss a publicly-deployed version. The matching of strings really makes a difference between your data and the ITO one: 
> 
> 1. in well-mapped areas one finds a few places which either have not been surveyed or require a re-survey, whereas the ITO comparison layer largely shows finger trouble. So far I've found them completely complementary: yours for the big picture, ITO locator comparison for the nitty-gritty of getting fluff out of the data.
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> 2. in areas with large numbers of nonames the ITO layer just has too much data (and I have been trying to bang in names N of Liverpool).
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> 3. Data from Musical Chairs gives a better handle on completeness, but when compared with the ITO figures we can assess quality/validation as well.

Well either way, I'll be dumping the code for whatever I do up on bitbucket for anyone to use.


robert.