[Talk-GB] OpenKent, OSM coverage estimation

[Bob Kerr]

Do you think that a heatmap of the different formats released by the councils, with an indication from us of preferred formats be worth considering. I know that Edinburgh council uses pdf but I don't have an idea of the status of other councils


cheers

Bob


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From: TimSC <mapping at sheerman-chase.org.uk>
To: talk-gb at openstreetmap.org
Cc: Bob Kerr <openstreetmapcraigmillar at yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, 4 June 2011, 11:56
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] OpenKent, OSM coverage estimation


 On 04/06/11 11:04, Bob Kerr wrote: 
Hi,
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>Is there any way that we can request the data in a standard easy
to use format, one that we can requested from different councils
throughout the uk. 
That would be ideal because data standards enable sharing and use. On
the other hand, any barrier to councils releasing the data might be
used as an excuse not to share it at all. The problem is different
councils have different levels of commitment to open data. The most
popular formats from Kent seems to be Excel and RSS feeds. At least it
is not PDF!


If we can do this, and use a standard tool for comparison I
think it would be beneficial for us and the local councils. If there
isn't should we make one?
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My locateservices CMS goes some way towards this. An alternative, for
data with high spacial accuracy (within GPS receiver accuracy), is to
import it directly into OSM and maintain the data there. Also, I think
the councils might be confused by any license beyond the most simple
(that is just a guess though), so sharing the data back with the source
might be problematic with OSM (with either the old or new license).

TimSC
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