Map Lovers - this is the thread for you

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4:49pm, 12 Oct 2020
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becca7
I have an OpenSource query. Is there a way to edit the street to show private roads? The CityStrides site that I use to log the streets I have run down (81% of Leicester so far) uses Open Source maps and Mapbox https://citystrides.com/. Each street has nodes allocated. When you run down a street you have to pass through all the nodes. The problem is that some nodes are in gated developments or private driveways and I don't want to trespass. Hopefully this shows an example https://www.google.com/maps/@52.6221096,-1.1496996,3a,75y,200.3h,78.61t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sayjR2eW0Cba3FqPo4Pg_6A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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4:50pm, 12 Oct 2020
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becca7
Ah, hyperlink fail.
um
Oct 2020
5:04pm, 12 Oct 2020
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um
Becca, yes, you can mark the road / stretch as private, permissive etc


You can also add gates or barriers


All of my changes seem to have been auto accepted, but there is (supposedly) a validation/approval process. There is an audit trail to show who has changed what.
Oct 2020
5:07pm, 12 Oct 2020
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becca7
Thanks, will try that.
Oct 2020
9:27pm, 12 Oct 2020
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-Monty-
Something me and friend have just discovered and are wondering why.
On OS maps why are some A roads coloured red on 1:25 and green on 1:50 maps? Is it because they have no side verge or fences?
Oct 2020
9:34pm, 12 Oct 2020
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K5 Gus
Red roads are "main" roads, green roads are "Primary Routes", their definition of a primary route is "Primary routes form a network of recommended through routes which
complement the motorway system
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9:36pm, 12 Oct 2020
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K5 Gus
Ahh, sorry haven't answered your question - I've explained difference between red and green on 50k
Oct 2020
9:39pm, 12 Oct 2020
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K5 Gus
25k series doesn't differentiate between "main" and "primary", only shoes "main" as red
Oct 2020
9:40pm, 12 Oct 2020
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K5 Gus
OS 25k legend ordnancesurvey.co.uk

OS 50k legend ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Oct 2020
9:55pm, 12 Oct 2020
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-Monty-
Thanks K5. So recommended through routes. It wasn’t on the legend that I have.

About This Thread

Maintained by McGoohan
Do you love maps? Is planning the journey the best bit? Yeah, course it is.

This is the thread for YOU! (Original idea: Trin)

Here are some Fetchie-sourced links:

Buying maps
Dash4it: dash4it.co.uk (Oranj)
Yellow Publications: yellowpublications.co.uk (GM)
New Zealand: data.gns.cri.nz (Jenelopy)

Links to online mapping
DEFRA online map: magic.defra.gov.uk (Cerretonia)
Where's The Path: wtp2.appspot.com (Homer)
Lightning Maps: lightningmaps.org (McG)
Ordnance Survey: osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
ViewRanger: viewranger.com (-Monty-)
Swiss Maps: map.schweizmobil.ch (Homer)
The Underground Map (London through the ages) (Dio): theundergroundmap.com

Historical maps
Archi UK Old Maps: archiuk.com (Homer)
Historical maps: maps.nls.uk (Creature of the Hill)
British Library Collection: flickr.com
ianvisits.co.uk (Chrisull)

Routes
British Pilgrimage Trust: britishpilgrimage.org (McG)
Slow ways (connecting towns): slowways.uk (Sigh/GordonG)

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