Bradford on Avon/OSLocator Comparison

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OS Locator Data is a file with a list of road names for the UK. These road names can be compared with data in the OSM database, highlighting the following issues:

  • Missing roads in OSM
  • Roads with missing names in OSM
  • Roads with mis-spelt names in OSM

This page provides the latest discrepancies between the OS Locator data and the OSM data for Bradford_on_Avon. The bounding box used for Bradford_on_Avon is shown in this map.

Accessing the Latest Road Name Discrepancies

There are currently 12 road name discrepancies within the Bradford-on-Avon bounding box. These can be viewed and acted upon using the following three methods.

Online

View online.

JOSM/Google Earth

Download this GPX file and open in JOSM or Google Earth.
A separate kml file is also available for Google Earth. This is also the source of the data for the online viewer.

Table

The table below notes the latest road name discrepancies. When updating the OSM data, please also update the table below by striking out the road name and describing the change made and the source.
A special case is made for the word SAINT. All instances of the acronym St or St. which occur at the start of a name are expanded to SAINT by the script which creates the gpx files and the table below. When entering any street name into OSM which uses the word SAINT it must not be abbreviated, as per Editing Standards and Conventions#Street Names.
This table was last updated 11:52, 8 August 2010 (BST).

Name
In OS data but not in OSM data.
Comment Link
BASSETTS PASTURE Most similar OSM road: BASSETT'S PASTURE (97% similar). Edit in Potlatch OSM StreetView
BELCOMBE PLACE OSM StreetView
BUDBURY CIRCLE OSM StreetView
CORONATION AVENUE OSM StreetView
LEIGH PARK ROAD OSM StreetView
NEW ROAD COURT OSM StreetView
RUSHEY LANE OSM StreetView
WESTWOOD ROAD OSM StreetView
WESTWOOD ROAD OSM StreetView
WINSLEY ROAD OSM StreetView
WOOLEY DRIVE Most similar OSM road: WOOLLEY DRIVE (96% similar). Edit in Potlatch OSM StreetView
WOOLLEY STREET OSM StreetView

Commands used

OSM Download

wget http://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/map?bbox=-2.2803,51.3244,-2.2176,51.3666 -O Bradford-on-Avon.osm