[OSM-talk] Notes from Sheffield

[Ben Ward]

On 12/27/06, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
> Sheffield is the first urban place I've mapped where it seems that a car
> would be quicker to map it as there arn't many cul-de-sacs. There are
> lots of grids, and going up and down the hills is a killer.
>
> Lots of street signs are missing here, or only at one end. [...]
>
> The cold here seems to make the GPS batteries run out more quickly. [...]
>

It's grim up north [tm].

I'd have to say mapping the city centre by car would be impossible,
but getting the one-way system and traffic restrictions mapped might
mean that one day it'll be navigable without the traditional 8 wrong
turns and several tram incidents.

Ben
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