Mappa Mercia is a project to grow OpenStreetMap in the West Midlands, UK. We run community events, provide training and support local organisations wishing to open up their data.
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Birmingham is the Bus Stop Capital of Europe
The city has more bus stops per kilometre than any other city in Western Europe according to an article published in the Birmingham Post. The revelation comes from a press release issued by... READ MORE
Mapping an Industrial Dispute
Birmingham is in the grip of an industrial dispute by binmen which is causing rubbish to pile up on the streets due to missed refuse collections. Needless to say this is causing much... READ MORE
Updating bus stops in the West Midlands
It has been 8 years since the original NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) data was imported into the UK space of OpenStreetMap in 2009. It was done on a piecemeal basis and... READ MORE
Massive Release of Highways Asset Data in Birmingham
This month Amey released a number of open datasets to Birmingham City Council, which has published them on its Data Factory site under an OGL licence Amey maintains Birmingham’s highways under a 25... READ MORE