tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082422783692631078.post5591730743111252361..comments2024-01-08T12:54:17.716+00:00Comments on Maps Matter: Pub Density on OpenStreetMapSK53-osmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05611497805471433828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082422783692631078.post-39213634263665454092011-02-06T21:55:19.737+00:002011-02-06T21:55:19.737+00:00Another link of interest density maps based on Bee...Another link of interest <a href="http://www.frisnit.com/pubs/index.html" rel="nofollow">density maps</a> based on <a href="http://www.beerintheevening.com/" rel="nofollow">Beer in the Evening</a> pub records. It doesn't say how the data were obtained, but interesting the dataset is of similar size to the OSM one. BITE now claim 42,000 pubs, but like OSM some will be marked as closed.SK53-osmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611497805471433828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082422783692631078.post-63502210825154597962011-02-06T15:12:06.314+00:002011-02-06T15:12:06.314+00:00A short postscript. There were around 56,000 pubs ...A short postscript. There were around 56,000 pubs in Great Britain in 2008 (<a href="http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/10/06/53051/number-of-pubs-in-the-uk-industry-data.htm" rel="nofollow">source</a>). The dataset I used had over 27,000.SK53-osmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611497805471433828noreply@blogger.com