[Talk-GB] Sunday Times article on OS map symbols

[Andy Townsend]

On 13/02/2023 13:03, Dudley Ibbett wrote:
> Another article on the same subject in the Guardian today: 
> https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/12/ordnance-survey-to-consult-on-new-map-symbols
>
> No reference to OSM however.


I suspect that the Guardian just printed the press release from OSGB and 
the Sunday Times sent an extra email - presumably the extra money from 
subscriptions allows them to do that :)


> I assume this is where they would get information about "stiles" from 
> if they want to show paths with and without these.
>

That's a really good point that I hadn't realised until now - the OS 
don't generally have that level of detail, do they?  Actually when this 
sort of question last popped up it transpired that they didn't have a 
routable path network outside the national parks, which I presume is 
this product:


https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/path-network-support


As OS GB are using OSM data in at least their mobile products, perhaps 
OSM UK should lobby whichever bit of government that deals with that 
sort of thing** that we ought to get told at the same time as they are 
of any road changes etc.? :)


Best Regards,


Andy



** is that 
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology 
now?  I'm confused...

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