[Talk-GB] OSM use on ITV in Lewis

Craig Loftus craigloftus+osm at googlemail.com
Sat May 26 13:36:18 BST 2012


For those interested in use of OSM data, in the latest Lewis [1] at
~55 min they show a 'fictionalised' OSM map of Oxford (the
Jericho/Walton Manor area). It definitely uses OSM data but with lots
of modifications to include features from the episode, and to remove
inconvenience things like streets and the canal. Hathaway, the
irreverent Sgt, in a classic piece of procedural police drama, draws
several x marks and a giant triangle on the map.

Needless to say, there is no attribution in the credits, so I did not
feel too bad taking screenshots [2, 3] (I'm afraid they are not very
clear). Pretty much everything west of Woodstock Road up to Port
Meadow has been invented [4].

[1] http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=317466
[2] http://craigloftus.net/tmp/lewis/1.jpg
[3] http://craigloftus.net/tmp/lewis/2.jpg
[4] http://osm.org/go/eutD0~iS

Craig



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