Putting Nottingham on the Map

Putting Nottingham on the Map Jerry Clough [email_address] sk53-osm.blogspot.com www.openstreetmap.org/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 maps
Turning Point, A46 widening
Lots more detail than other maps
S&W intensively mapped, N&E less so
Most recent mapping done by 3 people
20+ 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
General
Streets, names, route information
Things found on OS maps
Footpaths, ProW, Crossings
Nature Reserves
Oddments
Postboxes, 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 interest
Find 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 cyclists
Routing
Cycle parking
Problem reporting
Relatively discrete activity
Decent consensus

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 locations
Cycle rides
Footpaths
Holiday locations
Unmapped places
Mapping as leisure activity
Exploration

Contributing
Feedback
Cyclestreets
OpenStreetBugs & Skobbler (MapDust)
Walking Papers
Passive contribution
GPS tracks
Photos with CC rights (like Geograph)
Active
Editing
Other … Workshops etc.

Gathering Data
Personal Observation
Aerial Photography
Bing
Ordnance Survey
Open Data
Old OS Maps
Photographs
Best if geotagged (but not from Google Earth)
GPS Traces

Editing

What next? for OSM
More mappers
More QA
More feedback
More resilience
Better awareness
for Pedals
Better Cycle Apps
Cycle Maps
Tools ?

Putting Nottingham on the Map

by SK53 on Oct 17, 2011

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