Archive for 'maps'
Constituency maps in under a minute
Opening up geographic data is beginning to bear fruit. MySociety's Matthew Somerville has just unveiled MaPit, 'our database and web service that maps postcodes and points to current or past administrative area information and polygons for all the United Kingdom.' What that means in practice is, postcode lookups and boundary data are now just a [...] read on »
Ordnance Survey data 'will' be freed
It's quite amusing to compare and contrast the announcements from DCLG and Ordnance Survey today, regarding boundaries, postcode areas and mid scale mapping information. DCLG's press release proudly declares: The Prime Minister and Communities Secretary John Denham will today announce that the public will have more access to Ordnance Survey maps from next year, as [...] read on »
Wiped off the map
I've come across a rather curious anomaly in Google's new Street View. Southampton is one of the cities covered in the initial UK rollout... or rather, most of Southampton. You'll note the bizarrely unavailable stretch of Romsey Road... and the odd interruption of Wimpson Lane. Here's a link to it in Street View, to see [...] read on »
Crime maps by Christmas
A Home Office press release this morning makes the explicit pledge: 'Every neighbourhood in England and Wales will have access to the latest local crime information through new interactive crime maps. [...] By the end of the year every police force area will produce crime maps which will allow the public to see where and [...] read on »
Ordnance Survey reinvents Google Maps
'Following a successful closed launch', apparently involving no fewer than 12 developers, Ordnance Survey has opened the doors to OpenSpace. It describes itself as 'a JavaScript® Application Programming Interface (API) that uses 'slippy map' technology, letting you dynamically pan the map by grabbing and sliding the image in any direction you like.' Just like Google [...] read on »
Ordnance Survey's new approach
Over the last few weeks, I've been working with Ordnance Survey to produce a WordPress version of their new business strategy, published today. As you'll immediately spot, it's another piece of work based on Steph Gray's Commentariat theme, including some of the tweaks I did for BERR's Low Carbon Strategy. As I write this, I've [...] read on »