[OSM-newbies] Rivers and Streams

[Roger Calvert]

I have found that a lot of rivers and streams in the Lake District are 
mapped from the OS New Popular edition maps of the 1950s (these were 
some of the first to be available as a mapping background). But they are 
often not very accurate. I find that the OS OpenData StreetView maps 
agree much better with my GPS traces, and I have adjusted many rivers 
and streams (further south than Eskdale - Coniston/Windermere area) to 
match these.

Roger
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Roger Calvert
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On 22/02/2012 20:38, Dudley Ibbett wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've recently did some walking in Eskdale in the Lake District UK 
> using openstreetmap on my GPS.  I'd like to add some stone walls to 
> help with the path navigation to the map but have noticed a number of 
> streams and the main river do not follow the Bing images very well.  
> Putting in the walls would require adjusting these.  How to people log 
> streams/rivers and it is reasonable for me to adjust these using the 
> Bing images.  Path and road data seems to line up well on the Bing 
> images so they would seem to be registered correctly.  Some advice as 
> to the best way to approach this would be appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Dudley
>
>
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