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Retail Landuse in Karlsruhe on OSM (scale 1:50k) :
both explicitly mapped and derived landuse polygons are shown, see below for methods. |
The availability of lots of open data on various kinds of retail outlets has led to me doing a lot of maps of shops, restaurants, fast-food outlets and bars lately. I'm following in the steps of
Paul the Archivist who mapped the
Mansfield Road area close to pub meetings we had in 2011. I've got a nice workflow : I map my target area for an hour on Sunday morning, usually trying to get all retail establishments in a quite small area. I also try and collect as many house numbers as I can. I discovered my new mapping protocol, because my mother asked me to drive her to church a few weeks ago and I found it very productive. It also means I've been actively surveying in a neglected inner-city area.
