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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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
Mysterious Objects: no 7 in an occasional series
It’s been a long time since I’ve found an object on my surveys that has left me perplexed. Neary two years actually. The cynical side of me thinks its probably I haven’t been... READ MORE
There’s no map to look at in this blog- it’s secret!
The attempts at secrecy surrounding the UK’s water supply became even more bizarre following my previous blog concerning the location of fire hydrants in the West Midlands, where making a map of fire... READ MORE