[Talk-GB] OS, OSM and field boundaries

[Steve Doerr]

Field boundaries can be traced from Bing? A lot of work though. Contours 
can be done using the same method as Cycle Map.

I don't buy the (implied) 'we paid for it so it should be free to use' 
argument by the way.

Steve

On 11/03/2011 13:19, Mike Harris wrote:
> Although the OS has at last been forced into releasing some data we 
> have paid for, it is still withholding field boundaries (as per OS 
> 1:25k). These are invaluable for footpath walkers in agricultural 
> areas (i.e. most of England and parts of Scotland and Wales) even 
> though inevitably out-of-date (and the poor registration between the 
> rights of way GIS layer and the base mapping can all too often leave 
> you backtracking after walking a few hundred metres on the wrong side 
> of the hedge!). Clearly most boundaries cannot readily be surveyed on 
> the ground by OSM workers (short of triangulation) although satellite 
> mapping is a big help where licence-free and clear enough. (Nick and 
> others - thanks for the great work). Sadly I still cannot really use 
> OSM for footpath walking away from conurbations. On a smart phone the 
> zoom limitations make the OS 1:25k mapping of limited use (although 
> Multimaps' OS version is better). Google satellite mapping is often 
> too dark to read out of doors (and tiles cannot be downloaded for 
> outdoor use because of Google's "fair usage" terms - as I have learned 
> the hard way after having my IP address blocked by Google for 24 
> hours!); Google Maps is of little use out of town. What is needed in 
> OSM for walkers - but how to do it? (thanks to Nick and others for 
> great work) is (a) contours and (b) field boundaries.
>
> Mike
>
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