Resources for UK mapping (for the Wiki)

Timbones · by **Timbones** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:48 am

I'm starting this thread so that we can collect all the useful resources that are available for when we're working on roads. These would be good to have in the UK wiki at some point.

Waze Wiki
If you haven't checked the wiki yet, then this is the first place to go:

Online Maps*
*Of course, we're not allowed to copy directly from any 3rd-party maps or aerials, but they can be used for research.

http://www.google.co.uk/maps (including Streetview)
http://www.bing.co.uk/maps (also includes OS maps for some zoom levels)
http://www.openstreetmap.com (possibly more up-to-date, but don't rely on it)
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/ ... Master.pdf (London)
http://www.highways.gov.uk/aboutus/docu ... t_JULY.pdf (Trunk roads)
http://www.trafficengland.com (also Trunk roads)

Road Databases
These can be useful when trying to figure out the names of junctions, restrictions and classifications.

http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/ (Motorway database, and other good stuff. Not always up-to-date)
http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/inde ... =Main_Page (Wiki of UK roads)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:R ... ed_Kingdom (Wikipedia - duh!)

New Roads and Junctions
When mapping new roads or junction layouts, the big online map sites are often months or years behind. These resources can help you figure out what's what:

http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/29639.aspx (Highways Agency road projects - other sites for Scotland and Wales)
http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/forum/ (Sabre forum - often has threads about specific projects)
http://www.google.co.uk/maps (Streetview sometimes has more recent pictures than you see on the map, especially when a new road is constructed an old one. Useful for working out new junctions)

That's my rough draft so far - please add any I've missed...

Added: Specific regions:

Wiltshire: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisureandr ... yparks.htm
Nottinghamshire: http://info.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/insightmapping/

by **Dave2084** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:06 pm

Tim can you add the Insight Mapping Website to your original post?

It's an excellent resource for Nottinghamshire that even has house numbers mapped :-)

http://info.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/insightmapping/#

Timbones · by **Timbones** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:14 pm

Done. I added some formatting, plus the link that TonyG-UK gave in another thread.

Are there some Scottish/Welsh resources I've missed?

by **Dave2084** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:57 am

I use the royal mail postcode finder a lot as its useful to find the official town name for an area.

It's great where you have two joined "cities" to work out where one starts and the other ends.

I've also been using it a lot where google maps is hopelessly wrong west of Nottingham where long eaton etc are listed as being in Ilkeston!

Timbones · by **Timbones** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:01 pm

Here's another useful one, though most of the links it has are already included above:
Who manages roads, motorways and roadworks

dmcconachie · by **dmcconachie** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:03 pm

Tim, I can't make this topic sticky - for some reason nobody can sticky topics in the language forums! I'll check with support as to why.

by **Dave2084** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:38 pm

dmcconachie wrote:Tim, I can't make this topic sticky - for some reason nobody can sticky topics in the language forums! I'll check with support as to why.

I'd always assumed that it applied to all sub sub forums, but I just checked and I have the option to sticky say a thread on the map -> editing forum so it must be a property set on the language forums.

dmcconachie · by **dmcconachie** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:47 pm

Dave2084 wrote:
dmcconachie wrote:Tim, I can't make this topic sticky - for some reason nobody can sticky topics in the language forums! I'll check with support as to why.

I'd always assumed that it applied to all sub sub forums, but I just checked and I have the option to sticky say a thread on the map -> editing forum so it must be a property set on the language forums.

I asked Shirli once before and she reckoned she enabled all permissions. Have asked Dror again.

by **Dave2084** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:51 pm

I've now stickied this topic as I needed it yesterday and it took a while to find so figured it really should be at the head of the forum.

Note: I still cant Sticky in the UK forum so as suggested by petervdveen, I moved it to the Community forum, stickied it and moved it back.

by **Dave2084** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:07 pm

Tim, can you add to the original post some quick links to the major pages of the UK Wiki for handy reference?