-
Archives
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- October 2009
- August 2009
- May 2009
- October 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- December 2007
- September 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- August 2006
- July 2006
- March 2006
- January 2006
-
Meta
Protected: Location by name
Posted in General, Maps & GIS
Tagged Location, Place, registrar, translation
Enter your password to view comments.
The clear out continues….
I have been clearing out much of what I have accumulated.
I chucked out some old cassette tapes today, and will prob get rid of most latter. But those with printed inlays and label that were bought already are there for anyone who wants them. I would only play them in car and already have enough for that, and tend just like listening to Radio 1 in car. I listen to Radio 4 more in house.
Cassettes on offer (now under offer – hopefully shortly to be taken):
Asia – Asia
Yes – 90125
Yes – Close to the edge
Yes – Yesshows
Judas Priest – Turbo
Nirvana – Insecticide
Army Of Lovers – Crucified
Various Artists – Lambada
SL2 – DJs Take Control & Way in My Brain
Quadrophonia – Cozmic Jam
Narciso Yeps plays Spanish Guitar Music
Cocteau Twins – Sunburst & Snowblind Head over Heels
Belinda Carlisle
Pink Floyd – The Wall
Pink Floyd – A Saucerful of secrets
Pink Floyd – Relics
Pink Floyd – Animals
Patti Smith – Dream of Life.
Joe Jackson – Body & Soul
Joe Jackson – Big World
Paul Simon – Graceland
Eric Clapton – The Cream of
Laibach – Let it be + Opus Dei
Laiback – Kapital
The The – Mind Bomb
The The – Soul Mining
Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam
Technotronic – Body to Body
and several more..
Also:
The Lord of Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien
13 cassettes tapes in Box
Prepared for BBC radio 13 episodes by Brain Sibley.
Adapted by by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell.
Episode 9 is missing paper cassette cover, but all tapes.
The covers are golden in colour.
Also include card with cast details and a map of ‘Middle Earth’.
review: http://www.istad.org/tolkien/sibley.html
I can probably retrieve much stuff from ‘the cloud’ if find need in future. The mix tapes I am looking up listings on the net and seeing what is there. I wonder if any stuff rare and won’t be found, but more so for ephemera.
It is a pity our scanner not working at moment, but not really got time to scan stuff, and lots already gone.
I managed to sell 3 DVDs on ebay, but often seems more hassle than worth and others will go to charity shops.
Plenty of plain DVD cases if any one wants them including some never used still in wrap.
VHS Videos:
Eyes Wide Shut (Cruise / Kidman / Kubrick)
I have not found time to post more of what is to to go on Freeagle but here a list of some things available has been updated on previous blog entry repeated here:
- Old Apple Mac computer monitor (if you have Apple mac from 1990s)
- RAM PC100 & PC133 (256MB & 128MB)
- 370W low noise power units for tower pcs (2)
- Ethernet Cards (5)
- Several Ethernet Cat5 Cables with standard RJ45 connectors, of various lengths, mostly in red and grey.
- Kettle style mains electric leads (including a few German plug versions), mainly of use for computer monitors or printers.
- Various Computer speakers including 5 surround sound, in need of clean up: dust etc.
- old analogue to digital video capture card
- HDI SCSI/DOCK Adapter (previous used with Zip Disk)
- SAGEM Phone Charger Model 18 805 593 -9 4.5V
- Motorolla Phone Charger SPN4604A 4.4V.
- DIN to AV leads
- SCART to AV leads
- various other chargers, leads etc.
- Mains power Twin & Earth Cable 6242YH to BS 6004 2.5mm max rating at 240 volts 23amps2
- Two LDPE Waste water kitchen sink 90 degree Bend 40mm (1 & half “) compression waste system Marley product code KMB 2XR (still in packaging unused)
- Washing Machine W/M Valve Tee 15x15mm C x 3/4 Robimatic Code V354 – EN 1254-2 on compression bolt ends (still in packaging unused), both blue & red valve levers to swap as required
- Duracell Plus Battery Size D (MN 1300 LR20) Alkaline 1.5V
- ‘Butane Battery’ type – D4 BS 0044 Net 460g Standard screw thread EN417. Self sealing when removed from appliance. Gas type: butane propane mix added propane for consistent gas pressure and cold weather use. Note: I will only give this item to someone who has a corresponding appliance it can be used with. 5 060006 140044
- Ordnance Survey map of Stirling & The Trossachs Landranger 57 1:50000 2002
- Street Map of Prague (2) and many other European city maps.
- XL Brown leather Belt 39-41 Inch 99-104 cm unused
We already had big trip to charity shops with lots of books.
I gave away lots of old GNU/Linux mags but have found a few more to go. Still some tech books to go.
As well as computer stuff above I am giving away a very old working laptop that is only good for dial up internet access, basic email and really slow web browsing, use until recently by a friend of mine who said served her well, but she now has laptop with wireless broadband access. It will take a little while to re-configure the dial up access, I likely do this when collected by arrangement, it may take a few minutes. It runs Vector GNU/Linux operating system. If you have never used GNU/Linux you will need to spare time to be shown basics. If you don’t have time then don’t take it. I really only give it to some willing to use it with GNU/Linux on as it, it is not worth running anything other than lightweight Linux distro on.
I also recently checked out the lightweight Linux desktop called LXDE is what I have installed on old tower pc and worked really well, until the pc just broke (zapped it with static I think when cleaning)
Posted in General, Technology
Leave a comment
OpenSUSE 11.3
Just upgraded my desktop computer to OpenSUSE 13.3. It was very smooth and the changes look good. But not that much seems to have changed since 11.2 which suits me. Amarok has a better look for my podcast list with icons pics for each subscribed podcast.
Flash broke in Firefox but works in Konqueror browser which I use more. Although may just need a few tweaks to get Gnash free (as in freedom) flash alternative to work well for sites I use
Also my partners laptop upgraded similarly with no problems so far. And flash still works in Firefox on that.
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Deer in Granton & other wildlife.
Yesterday I saw a small brown deer at site of some demolished flats near the National Museum storage building near site of old gasworks in Granton. It was 8.30am.
The forth Quarter park still is fenced off from road at West Shore Road where it ends in path to nowhere.
But a footpath link through new housing has been opened of Marine Drive.
They have restarted work on the housing there including a block that I liked the look of when was just concrete structure set against the trees.
I saw last week the swan with 2 grey fluffy babies swans, on the Water of Leith.
I quite often see one of at least 2 Grey Herons at various places on the Water of Leith.
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Edinburgh Tram works near start of cycle path
Work start the in last few months on tram works near start of cycle path near Roseburn. They have cut end of loop short so making it slighly more steeper.
Photo of how looked before:
Loop in path at start of cycle path near roseburn, which has since been alter to allow tram works.
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Sale
In addition to giving lots of stuff away as part of my efforts to take up less space in my flat, I will try to sell some.
Here is a few to start:
Youth of Today 12″ Record: Break Down the Walls
(We Bite Records WE BITE 053)
Sold
Death in June CD collection
Many other CDs.
Watch this space and ebay, (which is not playing for me at moment).
Any offers.
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Surrey Aerial Photos
Posted in Maps & GIS
1 Comment
Some Ordnance Survey & Royal Mail data is freed
Ordnance Survey
have released some data for wider freer use.
Streetview (raster data)
which could already see on Where is the Path? website which used OS Open Space API but would often run out of allowed hits so won’t now I guess
And with new license can now be used more widely, and mashed up with wider amount of data in wider settings and new datasets derived from it.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2010
Merdian2 (vector data):
Merdian is not particularly complete lots missing or truncated it seems with junctions abbreviated and other bits roughly done, but maybe that is just that representation of data on that site. But it does cover whole country.
http://oliverobrien.co.uk/2010/04/accuracy-vs-completeness-osm-vs-meridian/
Coming end of May OS District (Vector)
This looks like will be most useful to Open Street Map
Gazetteer to look up placenames
Also include is Royal Mail Postcode locations in the Code Point data. See
CodePoint Postcode areas on map.
Will the whole Postcode Address File which has each address be next?
Which Ordnance Survey use as basis for their Address Layer 2.
Open Street Mappers discussion
Also see Gov’t Data site
And there is always those old OS maps over 50 years old that can be freely copied and data derived from to be freely used:
Spring Clean
My spring clean is later than planned this year but so has upturn in weather still being pretty cold. I hope to do a really big clear out this year and so have plenty of stuff to give away that will list here. I will probably add to this list over time; and will try to remove stuff when gone. I may also post some stuff onto Edinburgh Freeagle. I think Freeagle sound really odd as name for group but they had to come up with new one when wanted to split from Freecycle. Or stuff may got to The Forest Free Fair, or other free stalls and exchange events.
- Metal computer desk. Whiteish top with 2 light grey supports. Square flat top.
- Computer desk. with metal legs/support and a lower wooden surface (for printer etc.) & 2 wooden top surface one at back at angle for CRT monitor. It has supports at side for tower pc, but these swing away if not required.
- Ethernet Cards (5)
- Several Ethernet Cat5 Cables with standard RJ45 connectors, of various lengths, mostly in red and grey.
- Kettle style mains electric leads (including a few German plug versions), mainly of use for computer monitors or printers.
- Various Computer speakers including 5 surround sound, in need of clean up: dust etc.
- HDI SCSI/DOCK Adapter (previous used with Zip Disk)
- SAGEM Phone Charger Model 18 805 593 -9 4.5V
- Motorolla Phone Charger SPN4604A 4.4V.
- DIN to AV leads
- SCART to AV leads
- various other chargers, leads etc.
- Mains power Twin & Earth Cable 6242YH to BS 6004 2.5mm max rating at 240 volts 23amps2
- Two LDPE Waste water kitchen sink 90 degree Bend 40mm (1 & half “) compression waste system Marley product code KMB 2XR (still in packaging unused)
- Washing Machine W/M Valve Tee 15x15mm C x 3/4 Robimatic Code V354 – EN 1254-2 on compression bolt ends (still in packaging unused), both blue & red valve levers to swap as required
- Duracell Plus Battery Size D (MN 1300 LR20) Alkaline 1.5V
- ‘Butane Battery’ type – D4 BS 0044 Net 460g Standard screw thread EN417. Self sealing when removed from appliance. Gas type: butane propane mix added propane for consistent gas pressure and cold weather use. Note: I will only give this item to someone who has a corresponding appliance it can be used with. 5 060006 140044
- Ordnance Survey map of Stirling & The Trossachs Landranger 57 1:50000 2002
- XL Brown leather Belt 39-41 Inch 99-104 cm unused
I will be giving away books, CDs & DVDs.
Many political books are going to the SRL at the Autonomous Centre library, and others to charity book shops.
Also I hope to give back anything I have borrowed from anyone, so if that is you then get in touch as I may have lost track of you or what you lent me.
Ordnance Survey Consultation
Last December 2009 the UK Department for the Communities and Local Government (DCLG) announced proposals for the provision of free data from the Ordnance Survey. The consultation closes on the 17th March 2010.
The consultation document is titled: Policy options for geographic information from Ordnance Survey Consultation. ISBN: 978 1 4098 2100 7.
The DCLG announcement states:
“The possible range of products under consideration for release as part of the ‘Ordnance Survey Free’ includes:
‘Raster’ products in a range of scales from 1:10,000 to 1:1 000 000 that will enable developers to produce an application that overlays their information on a map and to zoom-in from a national view down to the street level; Definitive gazetteer, boundary and postcode information that will enable widespread use of these commonly used geographies and act as a link between other government data sets which reference the same geography;
Small-scale vector mapping products which would enable developers to link between boundary, postcode and mapping data.”
You can see what we will get to use more widely via Where is the Path?. The 1:10000 is interesting. While I welcome the proposal as a step in the right direction but the data to be freed does not include the large scale vector Mastermap (which views well at 1:1250 and 1:500) that shows building outlines, boundaries, kerb-lines, and much detailed geographical data is referenced against it, so releasing it for free incorporation in web applications would allow much easier access to all sorts of records,.
While even with present system we have sites that show data against such as gov’t MAGIC we would get more and ability to have this sort of data across many web applications.
An example of existing web service using OS Master Map is Fix My Street. I envisage all sorts of similar services where users can select location on the map.
Another example of sort of data referenced against Ordnance Survey large scale maps is location of utilities underground such as pipelines and cables, if the data for these was open that allow quicker easier access to such records by those who may which to check where they are before digging. At moment one can apply to each major utility for copies of maps showing utilities and do search via services such as Linesearch which will enable application to various underground asset owners, but open web access would I am sure ensure such record are checked more often with more up to date versions on site.
Now it seems maybe there are plans even within framework of present copyright agreements with OS to maybe do this. See NUAG website. But a report by NUAG notes on page 36 concerns that ‘The relatively high price of Ordnance Survey maps will continue to militate against widespread use of the most accurate versions unless more reasonable prices apply. There is an argument that map information should be free, or near free, particularly on health and safety grounds; this would unlock a great deal of its potential, and encourage much wider use, leading to more accurate information’.
The making available for free distribution of such utility asset data into various third party websites such as Open Street Map would push forward innovation.
Open free use of OS Mastermap would also allow companies to enable greater integration of systems with each other.
Here are questions that responses are invited as part of consultation:
“Question 1: What are your views or comments on the policy drivers for this consultation?
Question 2: What are your views on how the market for geographic information has evolved recently and is likely to develop over the next 5-10 years?
Question 3: What are your views on the appropriate pricing model for Ordnance Survey products and services?
Question 4: What are your views and comments on public sector information regulation and policy, and the concepts of public task and good governance as they apply to Ordnance Survey?
Question 5: What are your views and comments on the products under consideration for release for free re-use and the rationale for their inclusion?
Question 6: How much do you think government should commit to funding the free product set? How might this be achieved?
Question 7: What are your views on how free data from Ordnance Survey should be delivered?
Question 8: What are your views on the impact Ordnance Survey Free will have on the market?
Question 9: What are your comments on the proposal for a single National Address Register and suggestions for mechanisms to deliver it?
Question 10: What are your views on the options outlined in this consultation?
Question 11: For local authorities: What will be the balance of impact of these proposals on your costs and revenues?
Question 12: Will these proposals have any impact on race, gender or disability equalities?”
I may later update this blog with my responses.
Posted in General, Maps & GIS
Tagged GIS, Maps & GIS, Ordnance Survey, OS, Pipes, Underground, Utilities
Leave a comment