Tag Archives: openstreetmap

05
Apr 11

The Missing Manual For OpenStreetMap?

Posted on 5th April 2011 by Gary

The first computer I used at work was powerful for its day (though pitifully underpowered compared to the phone that’s sitting in my pocket at the moment) but was somewhat unfriendly by today’s standards. You sat down at a terminal … Continue reading →

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03
Oct 10

Crowd Sourcing The London Underground Tube Strike

Posted on 3rd October 2010 by Gary

From as early as 9.00 PM tonight, the London Underground network will be hit by a strike called by the RMT and TSSA unions. Again. For Londoners this will probably come as no surprise, but this time around, the BBC … Continue reading →

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07
Jul 10

What’s Wrong With OpenStreetMap? Have Your Say

Posted on 7th July 2010 by Gary

At the end of this week, anyone with even a passing interest in OpenStreetMap will be descending on Girona to be at the annual mapfest that is the State Of The Map conference. Sadly I won’t be there this year, … Continue reading →

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01
Jun 10

When Maps and Data Collide They Produce … Art?

Posted on 1st June 2010 by Gary

Last month I wrote that a map says as much about the fears, hopes, dreams and prejudices of its target audience as it does about the relationship of places on the surface of the Earth. With the benefit of hindsight … Continue reading →

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Apr 10

(Geo) Chicken and Egg (The Problem with Press Releases)

Posted on 18th April 2010 by Gary

There’s a danger in looking at too many press releases; you can easily come to think that the view of the world that these pieces of writing portray are a fair and accurate representation of the real world. Thus both … Continue reading →

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