[Talk-GB] OS and OSM

[SomeoneElse]

On 11/03/2011 13:31, Ed Avis wrote:
> I don't argue against that at all, I think it's great. But in fact 
> that is not
> the classical OSM way, which has been (a) armchair trace from Yahoo imagery
> then (b) send out the mappers to find street names and other stuff.
>
(adopts tone from the "four Yorkshiremen" sketch)

You had Yahoo Imagery?  Luxury!

Round where I live there was one GPS trace (leading from a motorway 
junction to a pub) and some B roads badly traced from NPE.  The Yahoo 
imagery is barely enough to tell you what county you're in.

Cheers,
Yet Another Andy