[Talk-GB] Mapping Beginnings

[Shaun McDonald]

Hi Roy,

As someone who has cycled out and mapped parts of Sheerness and Minster, it's great to see someone local starting to map recently.

I'd recommend taking a looking at central London or Canterbury for inspiration of the amount of detail that you can enter into OpenStreetMap.

Shaun

On 1 May 2010, at 18:08, Roy Jamison wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I live in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey and have done quite a lot
> of work on mapping the island. I am constantly adding bits here and
> there; buildings, POIs, adjusting roads that need minor changes and
> have recently been fiddling around with the local railway lines.
> How accurate is the OS map, and is there any difference between the
> tiles from it if they are used in Potlatch, Merkaartor, etc.? I have
> been using the OS maps quite a bit as I haven't had a lot of time to
> go into town myself.
> Also, I'd appreciate if a few people wouldn't mind taking a little
> look, especially near the Sheerness town area and make any suggestions
> or notes for improvement (I realise it is far from complete I just
> need a good idea on where to go).
> 
> Much appreciated!
> 
> Roy (Teej), Sheerness, Kent :)
> 
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