Putting Nottingham on the Map
Putting Nottingham on the Map
Jerry Clough
[email protected]/user/SK53
OpenStreetMap
www.openstreetmap.org
Wikipedia of Maps
Mass Collaboration
480,000 Users Oct '11
One Data Source Many Applications
OpenStreetMap tile server
Raw Data!
Many websites& mobile apps
Vector to Raster
Rendering
Cycling Applications UK
Cyclestreets (http://www.cyclestreets.net/)On-line journey
planner
Smartphone routing
OpenCycleMap (http://www.opencyclemap.org/)Online 'slippy'
map
Garmin GPS
Open MapQuest (http://open.mapquest.co.uk/)On-line journey
planner
Printed Maps (e.g. Wisbech)
Other uses are Legion
OSM in Nottingham
Around 85-90% road complete
Much more up-to-date than other mapsTurning Point, A46
widening
Lots more detail than other maps
S&W intensively mapped, N&E less so
Most recent mapping done by 3 people20+ significant contributors
in all
Cycle infrastructure very much better mapped in S & W
Can be very detailed
Where have mappers been?
When was a place mapped?
Who mapped it?
Things to Map
Inconsistent in Detail
Daybrook
Arnold
Personal mapping list
GeneralStreets, names, route information
Things found on OS maps
Footpaths, ProW, Crossings
Nature Reserves
OddmentsPostboxes, Phone Boxes, Trees
Points of Interest (POI)Pubs, Restaurants (not Fast Food)
Banks, Pharmacies, Post Offices
What to Map
Map what interests YOU
Map that which is useful to YOU
Map for fun or interestFind out how little/much you know about
the local area
Discover new places
Things missing from other maps
Map for others (recipriocity)
What to Map
Cycle Infrastructure
Poorly mapped elsewhere
Hugely useful for cyclistsRouting
Cycle parking
Problem reporting
Relatively discrete activity
Decent consensus
What to Map
Cycle Lanes, Tracks and Paths
What to Map
Cycle Lanes, Tracks and Paths
What to Map
Junctions & Signage
What to Map
Cycle Parking
What to Map
Obstacles
Where to Map
Close to home
Close to work
Favourite leisure locationsCycle rides
Footpaths
Holiday locations
Unmapped placesMapping as leisure activity
Exploration
Contributing
FeedbackCyclestreets
OpenStreetBugs & Skobbler (MapDust)
Walking Papers
Passive contributionGPS tracks
Photos with CC rights (like Geograph)
ActiveEditing
Other Workshops etc.
Gathering Data
Personal Observation
Aerial PhotographyBing
Ordnance SurveyOpen Data
Old OS Maps
PhotographsBest if geotagged (but not from Google Earth)
GPS Traces
Editing
What next?
for OSMMore mappers
More QA
More feedback
More resilience
Better awareness
for PedalsBetter Cycle Apps
Cycle Maps
Tools ?
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