[Talk-GB] HS2 mapping

[Peter Miller]

Thanks for that. Is there any chance that this ROW information can be added
to OSM? Possibly I am missing something, but it seems to be adding
complexity to have to fish around in another database for this information.

Regards,


Peter



On 25 August 2013 18:04, Barry Cornelius <barrycorneliusuk at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Aug 2013, Peter Miller wrote:
>
>> Just to highlight some mapping ITO have just released [
>> http://hs2maps.com/], which was developed with CPRE showing the
>> construction, landuse and operation impacts of the High Speed 2 line. ...
>> Would be great to get more detail into OSM along the route, in particular
>> footpaths and heritage details so the project is based on a thorough
>> understanding of the impacts. We will update the maps from time to time,
>> and use the latest OSM data when we do so.
>>
>
> If you wish to detect which public rights of way (PROWs) are close to the
> route of the proposed HS2, my web site http://www.thehs2.com may help.
>
> www.thehs2.com can be used to display a map showing:
>    the route of the HS2;
>    the PROWs that are close to the route of the HS2;
>    the points at which these PROWs cross the route of the HS2.
> The underlying map can be from the Ordnance Survey, OpenStreetMap, Google
> or Bing.
>
> Examples are:
>    Phase 1 (from London to the West Midlands):
>       http://www.thehs2.com/phase1/**maps/showmap.php?place=South%**
> 20Heath&type=rcOSM&lat=51.705&**lon=-0.677&zoom=13<http://www.thehs2.com/phase1/maps/showmap.php?place=South%20Heath&type=rcOSM&lat=51.705&lon=-0.677&zoom=13>
>    Phase 2 (from the West Midlands to the North West and the North East):
>       http://www.thehs2.com/phase2/**maps/showmap.php?place=**
> Culcheth&type=rcOSM&lat=53.45&**lon=-2.52&zoom=13<http://www.thehs2.com/phase2/maps/showmap.php?place=Culcheth&type=rcOSM&lat=53.45&lon=-2.52&zoom=13>
>
> Those web pages show a map from OpenStreetMap with various items
> superimposed on the map:
>    a multi-coloured line that shows the route of the HS2;
>    some cyan coloured lines showing the route of PROWs;
>    some circles showing crossing points (i.e., where HS2 and a PROW meet).
> You can click on any of these items to get more details about the item.
>
> www.thehs2.com provides information about PROWs close to the HS2 as
> follows:
>    Phase 1:
>       Only for those PROWs which I've walked.  This is all but two of the
>       crossing points between Euston and Offchurch (near Leamington Spa).
>       Because of my GPS device, this data is inaccurate in places.
>    Phase 2:
>       Only for those PROWs where the council has released data about their
>       PROWs.  This is actually most of the PROWs as only the councils of
>       Manchester, Sheffield and Trafford are unable to supply data.
>
> The data is also available in KML format:
>    Phase 1:
>       crossing points: http://www.thehs2.com/phase1/**kmls/c/all.kml<http://www.thehs2.com/phase1/kmls/c/all.kml>
>                 PROWs: http://www.thehs2.com/phase1/**kmls/r/all.kml<http://www.thehs2.com/phase1/kmls/r/all.kml>
>    Phase 2:
>       crossing points: http://www.thehs2.com/phase2/**kmls/c/all.kml<http://www.thehs2.com/phase2/kmls/c/all.kml>
>                 PROWs: http://www.thehs2.com/phase2/**kmls/r/all.kml<http://www.thehs2.com/phase2/kmls/r/all.kml>
>
> The crossing points are also available in csv files:
>    Phase 1:
>       http://www.thehs2.com/phase1/**kmls/c/all.csv<http://www.thehs2.com/phase1/kmls/c/all.csv>
>    Phase 2:
>       http://www.thehs2.com/phase2/**kmls/c/all.csv<http://www.thehs2.com/phase2/kmls/c/all.csv>
> In these csv files, the word "Fill" means "embankment" and the phrase
> "At Grade" means "level with the nearby land".
>
> So these maps/data may help you find the PROWs which cross the route of
> the HS2 that are missing from OpenStreetMap and so need some mapping done.
>
> --
> Barry Cornelius
> http://www.northeastraces.com/
> http://www.thehs2.com/
> http://www.rowmaps.com/
> http://www.oxonpaths.com/
> http://www.barrycornelius.com/
>
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