Supporting OpenStreetMap in the West Midlands.
I just wonder if anyone bothers to go and check the work before they pay the invoices? And if anyone bothers to read the signs before they send them out and before they erect them? Not only is the sign … Continued
Had a series of meeting last week in Aston Science Park so I took the opportunity to walk around the campus improving the map. It was graduation ceremony time so there were lots of happy graduates and families around. I … Continued
On a glorious summer’s evening we altered our regular monthly social meeting venue to the city of Lichfield. For the first hour we mapped and then spent the rest of the evening through dusk sitting in the pub garden eating, … Continued
Chelmsley Wood town centre has been undergoing a major redevelopment for several months – well it was the last time I surveyed it which was nearly a year ago. So it was time to repay it a visit. The road … Continued
I added a tram relationship to the Midland Metro line today so hopefully the opnvkarte renderer will show this on the public transport map in a few days.
Well I’m well and truly hooked on entering bus routes as relations now I’ve discovered a cool German website that renders bus routes (and all other forms of surface public transport routes). Click here for a browse around. Two minor … Continued
Or more accurately why can’t the contractors be bothered to check before they erect them? I wonder how long it will be before anyone bothers to correct this? Bus stop on SALISBURY ROAD
It wasn’t all mapping and editing at West Bromwich this weekend. Our party coincided with a Beer Festival complete with live music. Our party was held in the West Bromwich’s major new architectural land mark The Public, and was arranged … Continued
The Bus Station was just too tempting, given the sparse nature of the the NaPTAN data on import, which you can see on the right. The blue vertical line represents the collection of bus stop nodes for the bus station. … Continued
Import of the NaPTAN data for Birmingham has been completed as a trial and we can now start the job of bus stop verification and adding all the bus route information which is not available in the NaPTAN dataset. Here’s … Continued