Hello All I have just acquired a copy of this sheet. It says it is third edition 1942, with print code 515/43/213. Having looked it up in Roger and Oliver's...
Hello All I have just acquired a copy of this sheet. It says it is "Third Edition 1942", with print code 515/43/213. Having looked it up in Roger Hellyer's and...
Browsing maps, my attention is occasionally focussed on striking patterns. The example which prompted me to put finger to keyboard was that of 'crayfish...
The flamboyantly-designed junction at Headless Cross, Worcestershire (SP045658) used to entertain me when I had Landranger 139 on my wall as a student. This is...
This is nice! For your possible interest: 'georeferenced Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs)' I wonder when OS.... ! iain...
Iain Taylor
mapman@...
Nov 7, 2007 7:32 pm
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Adrian My guess is that the three parts of the print code refer: 515 - to the Field Survey Company that printed it 43 - to the year 1943 213 - probably a job...
Roger Hellyer
roger.hellyer@...
Nov 11, 2007 7:20 pm
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... Hello Can you point me to a key for the significance of the colours used in Victorian/Edwardian OS maps e.g. looks like most houses are coloured a light...
Peter Stubbs
pstubbs@...
Nov 20, 2007 8:23 am
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The colours used are: Blue: water 'Sienna' (shade varies over time and viewing illumination, from nearly bown to almost 'cream'): road infills 'Carmine'...
Richard Oliver
R.R.Oliver@...
Nov 20, 2007 12:15 pm
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A new version of Ed Fielden's Co-ordinate calculator (v1.2) is now available for download. To quote Ed: "Co-ordinate Converter is a small freeware program for...
Ed has written an article about the converter for the next issue of Sheetlines. This is currently at the printers and should be distributed to Charles Close...
Alan (and all) If you're ever up in the area of mid/north Wales, I can thoroughly recommend the scale model of the Dysynni valley that can be found in the...
Dear All, I was wondering if anybody had a record of all County Series 1:2500 scale and 1:10,560 scale maps that contain insets. I have a list of combined map...
I have been trying to get some information from OS about the last date on which a particular area was surveyed and was surprised to learn that OS no longer...
Try this link; http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/landline/tileselector .html It is the OS Landline Tile Selector. If you navigate to the...
I just tried the link from my last post and it seems not to work! Another way to access it is to input "Tile Selector" in the search box on the OS Homepage and...
Thanks. Yes, that does work - but the information about changes is only the year in which the last change was made. That does not help one to discover when was...
Unaware of my ignorance in such matters, a friend has sought my advice. He is a keen walker, both within the UK and abroad, mainly in Europe. He has noted the...
... There is quite a lot of information about the various handheld GPS devices on the OpenStreetMap wiki: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/GPS_reviews ...
Mention in Andy Robinson's posting of the battery problem accounts for why some of us, who would prefer to be considered as environmentally conscious rather...
Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Dec 13, 2007 10:17 am
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This problem of the 'situation date' being difficult or impossible to ascertain has actually been in the making for a long time: it was implicit when the...
Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Dec 13, 2007 10:45 am
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Mention has been made within this discussion about device costs coming down. I bought a Garmin for my car, essentially for speed cameras, but as a 70 year map...
Dear all, I work for the Wildlife Trust in Birmingham and the Black Country and am currently in the process of carrying out an inventory of 'ancient woodland'...
... What a fascinating project! I recommend getting hold of 'Indexes to the 1/2500 and 6-inch scale maps : England and Wales'. The book is published by David...
Does anyone out there have any knowledge about the new SatMap product {http://www.satmap.com/} and its attendant SD [Secure Digital memory card, as used on my...
Richard Oliver has, as usual, managed to explain the current situation very well. It is little comfort to those like myself who make heavy use of OS maps for...
