[OSM-talk] The OSM Crossroads Challenge

Andy Robinson Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk
Thu Nov 16 20:46:53 GMT 2006


Nick Whitelegg wrote:
>Sent: 16 November 2006 7:38 PM
>To: talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] The OSM Crossroads Challenge
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>> There are a number of isolated sections done across the UK from both the
>E2
>> and the E8. If those sections (ways) that are there already can have the
>> additional tag era:route=E2 or era:route=E8 added then we have the
>> opportunity to monitor overall progress.
>
>If the E2 follows the route of the North Downs Way east of Guildford, I did
>a
>bit of it at the Surrey weekend. Sadly most of the rest of it is out of my
>range.... but the idea of collaborative mapping of long-distance paths is a
>good one - there's likely one not too far wherever you are in the country.

That was the idea Nick. They are simply too long to do on your own (although
I guess some long distance walkers try to knock these off the same way that
"because its there" gets done. As you say, a good proportion of our European
editors probably live within striking distance of part of one of these
routes and it's the type of objective that OSM was made for being a global
rather than local phenomenon.

I'm sure the same could be done with European road numbers but they are
normally major routes and would get priority in OSM edits anyway. Footpaths
are a real challenge!

Cheers

Andy

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