Hi Folks, Has any one tried to actually download any of the OS Map Data, supposedly just released on "OpenData" access?
As detailed, for instance, by the Guardian today:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/apr/02/ ordnance-survey-open-data
[equivalent: http://tinyurl.com/yf9dr5y ]
I've tried three times today. When you choose a map to download, you fill in a form including your email address. When it is complete, you are told that they will email you the links for download. If you don't get an email within two hour, you are invited to try again.
I went through the process for two maps about 4 hours ago, and have heard nothing. I have recently repeated it for one of them (the "Land-Form PANORAMA (vector)" map -- see the Guardian article), and still have heard nothing.
Anyone want to compare notes?
Thanks, Ted.
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On 3 Apr 2010, at 14:25, (Ted Harding) wrote:
Hi Folks, Has any one tried to actually download any of the OS Map Data, supposedly just released on "OpenData" access?
Signed up, waiting for the email. Thought I'd heard the site was overloaded, so not holding my breath.
Rufty
On 3 Apr 2010, at 14:25, (Ted Harding) wrote:
Hi Folks, Has any one tried to actually download any of the OS Map Data, supposedly just released on "OpenData" access?
OK. Did a send/receive to boot your reply out the door, and look'e here - mail from OS. So downloading the data right now...
Rufty
On Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:25:26 +0100 (BST) (Ted Harding) Ted.Harding@manchester.ac.uk allegedly wrote:
Has any one tried to actually download any of the OS Map Data, supposedly just released on "OpenData" access?
As detailed, for instance, by the Guardian today:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/apr/02/ ordnance-survey-open-data
[equivalent: http://tinyurl.com/yf9dr5y ]
Signed up at 16.00. Still waiting for email at 17.30.
Mick ---------------------------------------------------------------------
The text file for RFC 854 contains exactly 854 lines. Do you think there is any cosmic significance in this?
Douglas E Comer - Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 1
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc854.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------
On 03/04/10 17:35, mick wrote:
Signed up at 16.00. Still waiting for email at 17.30.
Try here: http://parlvid.mysociety.org:81/os/
Same data without registration, as far as I can tell?
On 03-Apr-10 16:43:07, Mark Rogers wrote:
On 03/04/10 17:35, mick wrote:
Signed up at 16.00. Still waiting for email at 17.30.
Try here: http://parlvid.mysociety.org:81/os/
Same data without registration, as far as I can tell?
-- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450
So it would seem! I was pointed to this by someone else.
Meanwhile, I finally got a response from OS (but only for one of the two sets of map data I had requested -- the one I requested twice):
1: Date: 3 Apr 2010 10:52:30 +0100 Received: from [127.0.0.1] ... 10:51:48 +0100 Received: from ordsvywat-lin-14.whoc.theplanet.co.uk ... 10:52:30 +0100 Received: from source ([62.25.96.244]) ... 15:39:08 UTC Received: from eu1sys200aog110.obsmtp.com ... by phobos.mcc.ac.uk ... 16:39:10 +0100
So it sat somewhere for nearly 5 hours before delivery to MCC.
2: Date: 3 Apr 2010 14:08:29 +0100 [that was my second, later, try] ... [similar to above] Received: from eu1sys200aog110.obsmtp.com by phobos.mcc.ac.uk ... 16:39:08 +0100
So almost simultaneous deliveries of messages sent some 3 hours apart. It may have to do with mcc.ac.uk requiring novel sender addresses to re-try.
Ted.
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On 03-Apr-10 16:58:00, Ted Harding wrote:
On 03-Apr-10 16:43:07, Mark Rogers wrote:
On 03/04/10 17:35, mick wrote:
Signed up at 16.00. Still waiting for email at 17.30.
Try here: http://parlvid.mysociety.org:81/os/
Same data without registration, as far as I can tell?
-- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450
So it would seem! I was pointed to this by someone else.
Meanwhile, I finally got a response from OS (but only for one of the two sets of map data I had requested -- the one I requested twice):
1: Date: 3 Apr 2010 10:52:30 +0100 Received: from [127.0.0.1] ... 10:51:48 +0100 Received: from ordsvywat-lin-14.whoc.theplanet.co.uk ... 10:52:30 +0100 Received: from source ([62.25.96.244]) ... 15:39:08 UTC Received: from eu1sys200aog110.obsmtp.com ... by phobos.mcc.ac.uk ... 16:39:10 +0100
So it sat somewhere for nearly 5 hours before delivery to MCC.
2: Date: 3 Apr 2010 14:08:29 +0100 [that was my second, later, try] ... [similar to above] Received: from eu1sys200aog110.obsmtp.com by phobos.mcc.ac.uk ... 16:39:08 +0100
So almost simultaneous deliveries of messages sent some 3 hours apart. It may have to do with mcc.ac.uk requiring novel sender addresses to re-try.
Ted.
And finally I just received the OS download reference for my very first request (made at 09:59 today). From the headers, it had stuck in their system for 8 and a half hours! Ted.
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On Sat, 3 Apr 2010 17:35:35 +0100 mick mbm@rlogin.net allegedly wrote:
On Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:25:26 +0100 (BST) (Ted Harding) Ted.Harding@manchester.ac.uk allegedly wrote:
Has any one tried to actually download any of the OS Map Data, supposedly just released on "OpenData" access?
As detailed, for instance, by the Guardian today:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/apr/02/ ordnance-survey-open-data
[equivalent: http://tinyurl.com/yf9dr5y ]
Signed up at 16.00. Still waiting for email at 17.30.
And as at 21.45 today, I am /still/ waiting for a reply.
Damned good mail server they must use. Big queue.
Mick ---------------------------------------------------------------------
The text file for RFC 854 contains exactly 854 lines. Do you think there is any cosmic significance in this?
Douglas E Comer - Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 1
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc854.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 21:57:24 +0100 mick mbm@rlogin.net wrote:
On Sat, 3 Apr 2010 17:35:35 +0100 mick mbm@rlogin.net allegedly wrote:
On Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:25:26 +0100 (BST) (Ted Harding) Ted.Harding@manchester.ac.uk allegedly wrote:
Has any one tried to actually download any of the OS Map Data, supposedly just released on "OpenData" access?
As detailed, for instance, by the Guardian today:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/apr/02/ ordnance-survey-open-data
[equivalent: http://tinyurl.com/yf9dr5y ]
Signed up at 16.00. Still waiting for email at 17.30.
And as at 21.45 today, I am /still/ waiting for a reply.
Damned good mail server they must use. Big queue.
Mick
Maybe the mail server is having to compete with a rush of downloads of the mapping data. The mapping data is big so if there is high demand there will be lots of traffic.
Or maybe the codes are being deliberately sent out slowly to ease the burden on the servers.
Has anyone yet identified how to use the data yet? The raster images in TIF format seem straight forward but the various vector formats are more interesting with a number of file extensions and formats I have not come across before. Has anyone worked out what these are or whether there are any free software tools to work with them?
Steve.
and free/open source software that is able to make use of the vector data?
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