[Openstreetmap] London locations

[SteveC]

google for placeopedia and the mysociety Gaze service and let us know
the results?

* @ 04/10/05 11:07:15 AM mike.ryan at redmar.com wrote:
> All
> 
> Does anyone know if there is a datafile of London locations and lat/long points?
> ie,
> Abbey Wood, 51.491123, 0.120935
> Acton, 51.502907, -0.280165
> Addington, 51.342973, -0.063373
> Aldgate, 51.514200, -0.075749
> Aldwych, 51.512656, -0.118545
> Angel Islington, 51.532868, -0.106048
> Archway, 51.565414, -0.135414
> Ashford, 51.436567, -0.467940
> Baker Street, 51.522493, -0.157594
> Balham, 51.443454, -0.152804
> Banstead, 51.329424, -0.212912
> Bank, 51.513368, -0.089202
> etc
> 
> If not, I'm happy to put something together myself. However, before I start down
> this road, can anyone advise what I should use as the source for my data? I
> could use streetmap or google maps to randomly pick on any point in the Acton
> area, as an example, but I assume it then becomes another derivative work.
> 
> I *think* I can just about make out where things are on openstreetmap. Can I
> click on a point and get it to tell me where I am lat/long-wise?
> 
> Would be a shame to put all the work into doing something like this and not be
> able to release it into the wild 8-)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mike
> 
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have fun,

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