[Talk-GB] TfL Cycling Infrastructure Database

[Martin Lucas-Smith - CycleStreets]

Transport for London (TfL) have created a new database of cycling 
infrastructure, containing 240,000 assets, covering all of Greater London.

This groundbreaking database contains every cycle infrastructure asset 
within Greater London, including assets on and off-carriageway. The assets 
surveyed are: cycle parking; signals; signage; traffic calming measures; 
restricted points (e.g. steps); advanced stop lines; crossings; cycle 
lanes/tracks; and restricted routes (e.g. pedestrian only routes).

TfL is keen to make this available to the OpenStreetMap community under a 
compatible open license, to ensure maximum use of the CID. TfL is also 
potentially willing to consider tool development to help facilitate 
sensitive merging in of this data.

There is a new Wiki page, giving full details, at:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/TfL_Cycling_Infrastructure_Database


Demonstrator map:
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A demonstrator map, for the purposes only of evaluation by the OSM 
community at this stage, has been created by CycleStreets.

This demonstrator map contains only one of the 25 areas that have been 
surveyed.

We are specifically seeking comments on data quality and usefulness of this 
data from the OSM community. Initial analysis by CycleStreets is that the 
data is of excellent quality, and very suitable for conflation into OSM, to 
increase both comprehensiveness and metadata quality.

https://tflcid.cyclestreets.net/
(Use the controls on the right to change feature type.)

Usage notes: The controls on the right of the map allow the different 
feature types to be selected. The OSM layer (available at zoom level 19+) 
also provides a live feed from the OSM API, to enable quick comparisons. 
The two photos of each asset are in the process of being supplied; those 
already available and cleared in GDPR terms are included in the popup.

It is stressed that at this point, no permission is given for re-use of the 
data in any way, but TfL strongly intends to make this available in future. 
All 25 areas would be covered in the final data release, not merely the one 
shown currently in the demonstrator map.


Feedback is very strongly encouraged, as soon as possible. What are 
people's thoughts?


Martin,                     **  CycleStreets - For Cyclists, By Cyclists
Developer, CycleStreets     **  https://www.cyclestreets.net/