OpenStreetMap

Slowly but steady

Posted by Stead on 1 May 2008 in English.

I've updated a bunch of roads that were out of place or just wrong in and around the bridgend area, I accidently changed a couple of roads that i didn't mean to(but reverted them back to the originals! phew!)

half of broadlands housing estate is now mapped, well, at least a third anyways, most street names are listed in english and welsh (some streets are only welsh it seems, have a nice large photographic collection of street signs which i'm sure some people have been watching me in confusion as i take pictures of signs...I must admit I do feel silly but I can never remember how these welsh roads are spelt!)

got a tiny bit of my hometown pencoed mapped, the main strech of tondu is complete except maybe one or too little roads including an accurate map of a new housing estate, also added 2 industrial estates (still need to get all the street names, also started on nantgarw industrial estate), also i think i've pretty comprehensivly mapped M4 J35, (would appricate any feedback, I tried to do it as detailed as possible) think i spent way to long trying to get the junction just right, and the shopping centre just next to it.

chucks of sarn have been mapped, a start on aberkenfig, a big B road previously onmapped has also been added in the small costal town of southerdown :)

A friend of mine has also been getting along slowly but steadily on bridgend, mainly brackla, and the industrial estates around the area.

I've only been going a week, I'm hoping to finish off my town within the next few weeks, at least the side I deliver to anyway.

I hope no one minds but i've been fixing up alot of roads adding in dual carrigeways and trying to lay more accurate road layouts, had to shift one of the dual carrigeways completly as it seemed to drive straight thru a small town.

(in case anyone is wondering why what i've done seems random its just the area's I'm driving to for work, as I drive to roads I add them in, I try not to go to far out of the way to add odd things as fuel is expensive these days!)

Discussion

Comment from Steve Hill on 4 May 2008 at 19:08

"I must admit I do feel silly but I can never remember how these welsh roads are spelt!"

Yeah, I've been mapping the Ynystawe area (Swansea) with a camera - I'm sure it's only a matter of time before someone decides I'm a terrorist/kiddie-fiddler/crazy-person since I keep wandering up and down all the cul-de-sacs taking photos of road signs, bus stops, mailboxes, etc. :)

Comment from Steve Hosgood on 8 May 2008 at 23:40

Paham na allwch chi bobl siarad yr hen iaith eich wlad chi? Siomedig!
:-)

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