UK Mapping Priorities
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UK Mapping priorities are larger places in the UK with poor levels of mapping completeness. These are ideal targets for spreading the word and organising mapping parties.
As of September 2009 these have a combined population of over 5 million.
This list is for poorly mapped towns with a population greater than 50,000. For towns with populations of 10,000 to 50,000 see UK Mapping Secondary Priorities
Contents |
List of priority places
| Place | Population | File size (MB) | Score | Notes | Stats Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover view download | 52,000 | 1.9 | 27.4 | Almost complete following May mapping party | 2010-06-24 |
| Birkenhead view download | 83,729 | 3.5 | 23.9 | Aerial photo available, but little/no on the ground activity, so score is deceptive. | 2010-08-04 |
| Blackpool view download | 142,283 | 3.6 | 39.5 | 2010-08-04 | |
| Bolton view download | 139,403 | 5.8 | 24 | 2010-09-01 | |
| Burnley/Nelson view download | 148,177 | 2.8 | 52.9 | 2010-06-24 | |
| Carlisle view download | 71,773 | 2.1 | 34.2 | 2010-06-24 | |
| Chelmsford view download | 99,159 | 3.1 | 32 | 2010-09-01 | |
| Doncaster view download | 127,851 | 5.9 | 21.7 | 2011-11-26 | |
| Dudley view download | 194,919 | 2.7 | 72.2 | New bbox defined, subject to revision | 2010-06-24 |
| Grimsby view download | 121,421 | 1.8 | 67.5 | Now includes Cleethorpes, area may include other large villages | 2010-06-24 |
| Halifax view download | 82,059 | 2.7 | 30.4 | Includes Sowerby Bridge | 2010-12-13 |
| Huddersfield view download | 146,234 | 4.5 | 32.5 | W to Golcar, E to Fennay Bridge, N close to M62. Score is lower than expected from visual inspection. | 2010-12-13 |
| Luton view download | 185,543 | 5.5 | 33.7 | Does not include Dunstable. Mapping Party held May 2009 | 2010-09-01 |
| Mansfield view download | 87,918 | 2.4 | 36.6 | Mansfield & Mansfield Woodhouse ONLY. | 2010-09-01 |
| The Medway Towns view download | 250,000 | 8.6 | 29.1 | Rochester, Strood, Gillingham, Chatham and contiguous urban areas to E | 2010-09-01 |
| Middlesbrough view download | 142,691 | 7.0 | 20.4 | 2010-12-13 | |
| Northampton view download | 189,474 | 7.9 | 24 | 2010-09-01 | |
| Nuneaton (urban area) view download | 131,581 | 1.6 | 82.2 | 2010-06-24 | |
| Oldham view download | 103,544 | 1.2 | 86.3 | Using bounds to exclude Chadderton, Failsworth etc. | 2010-06-24 |
| Pontypool/Cwmbran view download | 82,016 | 2.3 | 35.7 | 2010-09-01 | |
| Poole view download | 144,800 | 1.6 | 90.5 | Is the pop figure for the borough or town? Gravitystorm 17:52, 11 February 2010 (UTC) | 2010-06-24 |
| Rochdale view download | 206,100 | 2.4 | 85.9 | District rather than town | 2010-06-24 |
| Rotherham view download | 117,262 | 3.6 | 32.6 | 2010-08-04 | |
| Scunthorpe view download | 72,000 | 2.2 | 32.7 | 2010-09-01 | |
| South Shields view download | 81,871 | 1.8 | 45.5 | 2010-08-04 | |
| Stafford view download | 63,681 | 3.7 | 17.2 | 2010-12-13 | |
| Stoke-on-Trent view download | 259,252 | 9.7 | 26.7 | 2010-12-13 | |
| Sunderland view download | 177,739 | 6.6 | 26.9 | Sunderland/Mapping Party 2nd-3rd May 2009. | 2010-09-01 |
| Tameside view download | 214,400 | 2.7 | 79.4 | District not town. Largest town, Ashton-under-Lyme is less than 50,000 | 2010-06-24 |
| Telford view download | 138,241 | 5.8 | 23.8 | Area here excludes Wellington which looks well mapped, but accounts for about 20,000 of the population from what I can work out. | 2010-06-24 |
| Walsall view download | 170,994 | 5.5 | 31.1 | 2010-08-04 | |
| Weymouth view download | 51,880 | 1.1 | 47.2 | Should be mapped for the 2012 Olympics as the water sports are coming here then (It's not only at Stratford!) | 2010-09-01 |
| Wolverhampton view download | 251,462 | 7.8 | 32.2 | 2010-12-13 |
Mapping Priority Graduates
These places have recently gained enough mapping to be removed from the Mapping Priority list.
| Place | Population | Graduation date | Special thanks to... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester | 104,390 | 15th May 2009 | Soya Bean and Sime |
| Milton Keynes | 184,506 | 4 September 2009 | mapping party 16th+17th May 2009 |
| Newport / Casnewydd | 116,143 | 17 October 2009 | oglord |
| Inverness | 70,207 | 11 February 2010 | |
| Saint Helens | 102,629 | 11 February 2010 | |
| Lincoln | 101,000 | 11 February 2010 | |
| Watford | 120,960 | 11 February 2010 | |
| Sandwell | 287,500 | 11 February 2010 | |
| Stockport | 136,082 | 17 February 2010 | |
| West Bromwich | 136,940 | 17 February 2010 | |
| Basildon | 99,876 | 17 February 2010 | |
| Darlington | 106,000 | 24 June 2010 | looks awesome |
To add a place to the list
To add a place to the list:
- Add to the table above including the population which can be found in Wikipedia (easiest way is to copy & paste an existing line, then edit the details)
- Make sure there is a prioritylinks template after the place name. Fill in the bounding box in the template, eg: {{prioritylinks|-2.2127|52.5533|-2.0688|52.6349}} The template will create "view" & "download" links.
- Add a score (see below for method)
- Ideally also create a page of the place and link it to the relevant county and add it to the category 'UK Mapping priority'
To remove a place which much improved mapping
If the mapping for a place is now good and it no longer qualifies to be on the list move it to the bottom of the graduate section as follows:
- Remove from the mapping priority table
- Add to the bottom of the graduate table
- Add the graduation date
- Add any credits to the 'Special thanks' column
- Remove it from the 'UK Mapping priority' category
Scoring method
There is a template which will calculate the score automatically. Simply enter the following: {{prioritymaths|POP|FILE_SIZE}} Replace "POP" with population (do not include a comma), and replace "FILE_SIZE" with the size of the .osm file in MB, eg: {{prioritymaths|259252|4.2}}
The higher the score, the more work that is needed.
Yahoo photography
A yahoo aerial photography coverage map is also available to identify areas where photography is available.
See also
- Completeness - General page about completeness metrics, with list of other tools.
- Quality Assurance - Various tools for finding bugs in the data (some providing automated tracking stats)
