[OSM-talk] [Talk-GB] reminder: 2nd Birmingham Micro Mapping Event - Inside theRingroad - Sunday 2nd March

[Tom Higgy]

Not sure I can come along to this one but will text you, Andy, on the day.

I'll see if I can get a decent picture of the new St. Chad's Circus when 
I'm in one of the buildings for my driving theory test on Friday. Floor 
18 so should be high enough. :)

Andy Robinson (blackadder) wrote:
> Mike Paley [mailto:mike at pmailkeey.wanadoo.co.uk] wrote:
>> Sent: 26 February 2008 3:38 PM
>> To: Andy Robinson (blackadder)
>> Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] reminder: 2nd Birmingham Micro Mapping Event -
>> Inside theRingroad - Sunday 2nd March
>>
>> Hi Andy,
>>
>>> The 2nd Birmingham Micro Mapping Event - Inside the Ringroad - which
>> follows
>>> on from the success of the first one a month ago, is scheduled for this
>>> Sunday morning 2nd March starting at 9:00am (meeting at Millennium
>> Point).
>> A
>>> morning of mapping fun for all, no GPS required. We'll reconvene in one
>> of
>>> the local hostelries at lunchtime :-)
>>>
>> Which one ?
>>
> 
> We usually decide that when everyone is there. Last time we simply wandered
> into one of the eateries by the canal at Brindley Place. This time I'm sure
> we will do something similar on the east side or around Aston University
> (Sack or Potatoes or something perhaps). Communicating via mobile phone on
> the day makes it all very easy and relaxed.
> 
>> How many people turn up to these 'events' ?
> 
> Varies a great deal. Last time for the Sunday morning there were 4 of us.
> 
>> What do you do ? (especially without a GPS receiver ?)
> 
> Later this week I will upload the data from some out-of-copyright mapping
> for the target area. It's just the street alignments. On the Sunday we
> gather the names of the streets, locations and extents of the major landuse
> areas and add in all the other interesting stuff. Those with GPS receivers
> get those new streets and changes of configuration etc. Usually we carve up
> an area to avoid too many overlaps.
> 
>> What area do you anticipate covering in the morning ?
> 
> Again it depends on numbers. I'd expect to complete the area around Aston
> University and around to the A34 in the north and around to A41 in the
> south. All inside the middle ringroad. Some of the area is partly done
> already. Anyone is of course quite at liberty to map elsewhere if they wish
> too. Its all got to be done this year :-)
> 
>> Mike (curious!).
>>
> 
> Hope we'll see you? It's very relaxed and a lot of fun and I always find a
> lot of new things I never knew about the area.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
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Cheers,

Tom
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