[Talk-GB] [OSM-talk] Spring and summer UK countryside mapping parties

David Groom reviews at pacific-rim.net
Fri Jan 4 14:23:02 GMT 2008


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From: "Nick Whitelegg" <nick at hogweed.org>
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Subject: [OSM-talk] Spring and summer UK countryside mapping parties


>
> Well, it's that time of year again I guess where our thoughts turn 
> thoroughly
> to the upcoming spring and summer, and I'd like to suggest a couple of UK
> outdoors-orientated mapping parties.
>
> 1. The Southwest Surrey Mapping Party, or "Fill The Gap III" (following on
> from  Richmond and East Hants). At the moment there exists a gap of about 
> 10
> miles between the SW London/Guildford well-mapped area and the
> Haslemere-Petersfield-Midhurst triangle (the original home of Freemap). 
> I'd
> like to propose a mapping party to close that gap, pencilling in the 
> weekend
> of April 5/6 (two weeks after Easter). Like the East Hants party this will 
> be
> countryside orientated (foot/off-road bike/horse???), the aim is to try 
> and
> complete as much of the footpath network along the
> Haslemere/Hindhead-Guildford axis as possible, but there will be scope for
> car drivers (e.g. Godalming, complete Haslemere). If this gap is filled we
> will have a swathe of good mapping stretching from London all the way down 
> to
> the New Forest, almost 100 miles.
>
> 2. A mountain-area mapping party, following up to the Lake District party 
> last
> July,  I'd like to suggest a couple of options:
>
> * either return to the Lake District and cover the west side 
> (Wasdale/Scafell
> Pike/Great Gable/Buttermere, etc - currently not mapped at all),
> * central Snowdonia. Some Snowdon paths are mapped but there's still 
> plenty of
> gaps.
>
> Please let me know any preference (or other suggestions).>

Wasn't there some town up north which had out of dates maps and it was 
suggested we might map it.  Unfortunately I cant remember its name at 
present.

David


> This will be
> sometime between June 15-July 15, I want to avoid the school holidays as 
> the
> Lake District was surprisingly (and pleasantly) quiet last year in early 
> July
> so this seems to be a good time to go. More details when I know about work
> commitments.
>
> Nick
>
> 





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