[Talk-GB] TfL CID: Addition of ref:GB:tflcid

[William Morland]

Hi there,

I’ve been mapping for a while but only recently joined the list.

I don’t have the full history but this seems a similar purpose to other UK IDs like the FHRS number and has the potentially to be quite useful for map users, as mentioned, on apps that integrate it https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Reference_values_in_the_United_Kingdom

Might it also prove useful for mappers (e.g. helping MapRoulette challenges have more context or similar)?

William
On 4 Aug 2022, 14:04 +0100, Martin - CycleStreets <list-osm-talk-gb at cyclestreets.net>, wrote:
>
>
> On
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb-london/2022-June/000217.html
> Robert Skedgell suggested:
>
> > Importing TfL's unique asset ID might have been useful. Where I have
> > matched assets with imagery (mostly in Newham), I have used
> > ref:GB:tflcid=*. The URLs of the asset photographs can be derived from
> > these IDs, which could perhaps be useful for navigation apps.
>
> What are people's views on this suggestion?
>
> I've created a ticket on this at:
> https://github.com/cyclestreets/tflcid-conversion/issues/41
>
> I don't have a strong opinion on this. However, given that the CID often
> may be adding increased attribute data to an existing object already in
> OSM, I imagine that this could be construed as database clutter by some. It
> might be more useful for newly-added items, e.g. cycle parking, for
> instance.
>
>
> Martin, ** CycleStreets - For Cyclists, By Cyclists
> Developer, CycleStreets ** https://www.cyclestreets.org/
>
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