[OSM-talk] [Talk-GB] oxford uni is not using OSM anymore

[Matthew Westcott]

On 13 Dec 2007, at 10:47, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:

>> [quoting OUCS]
> The reason (I understand) they removed OSM for maps of where colleges
> are is that the data was wrong - the database of the lat/long or
> postcode or whatever for each college was not right. Where that data
> came from I have no idea.

By way of filling in the gaps, I should clarify that this particular  
data wasn't sourced from OSM - this was supplied by Oxford either as  
lat/long coordinates where available, or postcodes otherwise (which  
were then converted to lat/long via NPEMap). One would assume that  
the postcode-based data was the source of the inaccuracy that they  
had issues with.

Clearly, it wouldn't have been an enormous task to improve this with  
the aid of either OSM or OXPOINTS data, but given that OUCS had a  
working solution based on Google Maps ready to roll, this was the  
path of least resistance (and cost) that they ultimately went for.

Hopefully that clears up any outstanding questions, although  
obviously don't treat what I say as a substitute for an official  
statement from the Public Affairs directorate at Oxford...

Cheers,
- Matthew