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On Thu, Jan 06, 2011 at 06:19:09PM -0000, Rob Malpass wrote:
> Hi all - happy new year
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> I need a recommendation for some mapping software. If - having read the
> following you conclude there's a website - that's fine - but I've not been
> able to make Google maps do exactly what I want.
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> For reasons I won't bore you all with, what I want to do is start with a
> (physical) map of an area and gradually superimpose points and layers of
> infrastructure. For example:
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> 1) Pick a city like Manchester.
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> 2) Find the town with best links for public transport. Problem 1 - most
> bus / train maps I've seen are highly stylised. For example the London
> tube map is more a diagram than an actual representation of how far from
> Covent Garden to Picadilly Circus. I want something that shows these
> lines.
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> 3) Add on schools (I know Google maps does this)
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> 4) Add NHS trusts - not just hospitals (I know Google maps can do this).
> If I could find postcodes of all - is there an app / website / software to
> overlay them?
>
> 5) Add Local Authority boundaries so I can tell whether my bins will be
> emptied
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> 6) and any other layer you can think of! ... broadband speed, dab coverage,
> cable tv availability.
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> A few years back, I used some closed source mapping software called Mapinfo
> for Windows that got close to what I want (but my daughter was born half way
> through the course so I missed the 2nd half!!). I've seen loads of
> websites which collect links of open source GIS stuff but a recommendation
> would be great. Websites or applications please - no mobile apps - this
> sort of project doesn't lend itself to that - besides I don't have a 3g
> phone.
I've not looked into it in detail, but OpenStreetMap may have much
of this data, and data.gov.uk _may_ have some of the political/
administrative boundary data (although that's always been bloody hard
to get hold of in my experience).
Hugo.
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