This is primarily a social event for East Midland mappers, but anyone who wishes to come & ask any kind of detailed question about OpenStreetMap is very welcome. We have a good range of experienced contributors who can usually give guidance on a wide range of OSM topics, from mapping to setting up a server. Typically we discuss a range of mapping issues in the first hour of the meeting.

We try and meet in pubs which meet are number of criteria: not too busy (making easily accessible by a range of public transport.

Despite its name and origins we are now aiming to form a nucleus for anyone in the East Midlands. To that end we now meet in Derby once a quarter (Feb, May, Aug and Nov), occasionally in Sheffield, and may meet elsewhere if an opportunity comes up.

Our FUTURE MEETINGS are CANCELLED.









Who's coming?

Here's a list of people who will probably be coming along. Do add your name to the list if you're interested.

John Stanworth

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Getting There

Check the venue for the given month.

If the pub is busy look for a table with GPS devices and possibly various OSM maps and/or paraphernalia. I have a(n old) logo which I hope to be able to put somewhere reasonably prominent. If all else fails you can call me (Jerry) on 077 9103 4742.

The Market Tavern, Chesterfield

Located in the market square close to the famous spire fo the parish church. A short (under 10 minute) walk from the station and even closer from the bus station. There is car parking at Holywell Cross ("The Doughnut"), at Rose Hill and possibly at others nearby (though check the closing time of multi-storeys).

Lincolnshire Poacher, Nottingham

The Lincolnshire Poacher is readily reached by a short walk (10 minutes), or a hot cycle ride (if on a Brompton) or by bus from the city centre, but is directly on bus routes from the North of the city.

There is parking in the immediate local area near The Arboretum (free across the road from 20:00). Bike parking is available just to the S of the pub: and is marked on OpenCyclemap. Recent experience suggests that this is not safe, many people take bikes into the back room of the pub or lock them up in the outdoor area.

The pub usually serves food, but there are a number of fast-food outlets nearby (some of dubious quality).

The Brunswick, Derby

The Brunswick is 200 metres from Derby railway station (turn right out of the main entrance and walk along Walkway Terrace). It's also about 600 metres from the bus station.

The railway station offers bicycle parking and car parking (£2 after 6pm).

The pub does not serve food on Tuesday evenings.

Mapping Targets

Chesterfield

There are still some wholly unmapped sides of shopping streets in the town centre, and also the turnover of businesses at the "value" end is quite high, so a recheck of what's already mapped is welcome.

Derby

There are still a few missing businesses in the centre of town, so a recheck of what's there wouldn't come amiss. Some industrial areas (Alfreton Road, Darley Abbey Mills) are also incomplete.

Many or most housing in the city is unmapped and unaddressed, so there's plenty to keep everyone busy there.

Area N of pub on E bank of Derwent near Little Chester looks a reasonable target for pre-pub mapping.

Nottingham

These are still fairly informal (at some stage I may start making cake slices). Currently the following look like interesting candidates:

Continue address / house mapping in St Ann's (E of Corporation Oaks, Elm Avenue), specific target Sycamore neighbourhood (bounded by Robin Hood Chase, Abbotsford Road, Hungerhill Road, Gorsey Close Allotments & Woodborough Road):

Sycamore area of St Anns

Known specific issues:

Status of the two brownfield areas: former Sycamore Inn & immediately adjacent to Robin Hood Walk

Is the social club still open; check status of convenience store.

Check which footpaths actually link between buildings & which just give access to people's front-doors

Establish pattern of location of doors in the large apartment/maisonette buildings. Usually there are doorways on both first & ground floors, and most buildings seem to have 3 apartments in each building section (visible on aerial images).

Number of building levels, wall & roof materials

House numbers in Rose Close & odds at start of Hungerhill Road

Status of footpaths behind 1-4 Rose Close.

Check if some footpaths are actually service roads with car parking (esp on blocks next to Robin Hood Chase

What is narrow building on Verbena Walk

House numbers Lavender Walk (second part) and SE end of Lupin Close.

Additional amenity trees (but not those on Robin Hood Chase)



In practice if there are 2-4 experienced mappers we may divide up to pursue these tasks. Anyone not familiar with mapping is very welcome to come along, and even choose what we should map. The area around the Lincolnshire Poacher includes a wide range of different urban environments so there is plenty of variety in what we can map.

Potential Discussion Themes for the pub

Nottingham Mapping Priorities. MarkIliffe raised the issue as to what sort of things newcomers could map. I'm interested in getting public transport better.

Sneinton Markets.

Future Meet-ups

2020 Outline Calendar

Some dates may change to avoid clashes with other Open Data/OSM events. We hope to move around a little more this year in the East Midlands area. So the last meeting in the quarter may change location from Nottingham.





January: Tuesday, 21st January. Nottingham

February: Tuesday, 18th February, Derby



Meetings cancelled because of Covid-19 Epidemic

* March: Tuesday, 17th March, Nottingham

April: Tuesday, 21st April, Nottingham. Pre-pub mapping restarts

May: Tuesday, 19th May, Derby

June: Tuesday, 23rd June, Sheffield

July: Tuesday, 21st July, Nottingham

August: Tuesday, 25th August, Derby

September: Tuesday, 22nd September, Nottingham (or another 'away-day')

October: Tuesday, 20th October, Nottingham. Last pre-pub mapping day

November: Tuesday, 24th November, Derby

December: Tuesday, 15th December, Nottingham

Tweeting this page

There is a custom short link suitable for tweeting at http://tinyurl.com/NGosmPub.

Past Meet-ups

July 2014 was our 20th meeting.