[OSM-talk] Suggestion more complete mapping verifactiion

[John Baker]

On 15/09/2007, D Tucny wrote:

> On 15/09/2007, John Baker  wrote:
> >
> >
> > So if anyone could assist me with the "official" sources of data for
> > streets please let me know and I will see what I can work out.
> >
>
> Some good ideas there, not sure what the licence you can buy for the PAF
> allows you to do with it, but, worth investigating, for the UK only though,
> not necessarily of use anywhere else...
>


There is more info and my thoughts here (and to be honest I much prefer the
forum to communicate)

http://osm.na1400.info/viewtopic.php?id=255

I don't understand how it will be illegal at all. We are not storing the
street name or postcode I am proposing to  looking at the streets by hand to
get the data just lookup the info and compare.

Also the same model can easily be used for everywhere else in the world no
doubt I just don't know how easy it  is to get a index list (AtoZ, postal
service, offical records) of street names and the postal/zoning codes.

Anyway I thought it would be useful as afaik atm you do not know if you have
mapped an area properly, say, for these mapping weekends.

It was suggested that Steve Coast might have a copy of an official list. I
only need a distinct list of street name and half a postcode for it to work.
If I have all the data it will be easy to right a simple SQL query to get
what I need than I can workout the OSM data.

On 15/09/2007, D Tucny  wrote:



>  B) Mailing lists? It is 2007 not 1997 people.
> > Where is the other one I thought they came in pairs. I thought
> > everything on the ark came in pairs……..
> >
>
> But I'm totally confused by this... erm... what are you trying to say?
>

/mailing list rant = on

It is the year 2007 now not 1997 when people last used mailing lists or was
in that when people lived in caves when they were last used. Dunno maybe you
all wind your computers up........

I don't really want to give everyone my email address and posted on the
Internet for all to see (WTF?!!) just to give an offer of help. Mailing
lists where you cannot find the information you want and I am really not
interested in any other subject apart from this one at this stage yet I will
be getting constant spam about all subjects forever. I could go on and
on...........

Forums are a much more modern way of communicating. I was
seriously considering not posting/emailing at all because of the damn
mailing lists. In fact I will probably unsubscribe shortly when I find
someone that can help as I don't want more spam.......

/mailing list rant = off

Hope that makes sense. :)
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