[Openstreetmap] Re: Workshop: Map the Isle of White

[SteveC]

* @ 27/11/05 04:56:11 PM reviews at pacific-rim.net wrote:
> Thought it might be helpful if I posted some general information about the 
> Isle of Wight.
> Also I don't want to seem too picky, put it is spelt  "Wight" not "White".

Yes of course, sorry :-)

> 
> >From east to west, the land measures 25 miles, and 13 from north to south. 
> The total area of 146 sq. miles has 532 miles of roads, 514 miles of 
> footpaths and bridleways, and 57 miles of coastline. Taken from the 
> Councils Website
> 
> Whilst 532 miles of road might not sound much, it should be pointed out 
> other than about 2 miles all of this is single carriage ways, and probably 
> over half has a speed limit of  40mph or under.  It terms of how long I 
> think you should be looking for to collect the GPS data then it would 
> obviously depend on how many people were involved, but I would think a 
> weekend would be too short.

So let's be conservative and say a car will average 20 mph? Between two
cars that's 13 hours. Double it if we expect 10 mph. It really hinges on
the number of people that come who can bring cars.

Would the cyclists and walkers care to estimate some times?

It might be better for cyclists to cover some roads, too.

have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/