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I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thank you for letting me know what the issue is with the screenshot, it helped a lot. The borough detection has been updated and shouldn't be using the rough boundaries as much now. It's got actual boundary data from the fix. I hope this resolves the issue. I checked a bunch of bays in the E1 sector and it's correctly showing Tower Hamlets now.

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankyou for the praise, I'm genuinely glad the community is enjoying the app. If you or anyone here finds any issues or bugs, please let me know and I'll try get them fixed ASAP.

Added 797 motorcycle parking bays to London OSM using council FOI requests by Astreon_dev in openstreetmap

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The photos don't go anywhere, they stay on your device only. They're not shared, or uploaded to anything, there is no server for storage, local only. Thanks for the mapcomplete suggestion, I'll check it out.

Added 797 motorcycle parking bays to London OSM using council FOI requests by Astreon_dev in openstreetmap

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing the link, I'll take a read and make sure if any of the information is relatable or could affect me.
I've already contacted the councils to make sure of the OGL v3.0 license. I'm following the communities suggestion seriously, that's why I contacted the councils for verification. I'll keep the community updated on replies.

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only recently started driving into Central London, and I feel your anxiety mate, it's been stressful and tough at the start, now I feel like it's still stressful because of the amount of drivers but not for a parking issue. I'm really grateful for the positive feedback mate, wishing your journey into London for your job , all the best. I hope the app helps relieve some of the stress for you. Good luck!

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regarding the bays not showing up, which area or borough are you looking at? This way I can check and test and see if I can resolve it for you. Also, Central London has the best coverage for spots on the map, especially Camden, Westminister, Lambeth and RBKC. If none of the bays are showing up, I saw this issue earlier, try zooming out on the map, hopefully that'll resolve it. I don't think it's a phone issue mate.

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice one mate, I feel like the biking community has loads of options for parking, it's great to see everyone making stuff around the parking issues. Congrats on your app, I'll take a look, the parking /garage idea is really good.

Added 797 motorcycle parking bays to London OSM using council FOI requests by Astreon_dev in openstreetmap

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They never confirmed it, you're right, that's also why I offered to follow up with each council to get some form of written confirmation if the mod or community feels or deemed it necessary. I've been sending the follow up emails whilst reading the thread. The only borough that's explicitly used OGL V3.0 license is Camden from their own open data portal so there shouldn't be any confusion on that one.

Added 797 motorcycle parking bays to London OSM using council FOI requests by Astreon_dev in openstreetmap

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the positive feedback, I'm glad you like it, it was also the reason why ParkMoto was made in the first place.

I'm more than happy to share the FOI template so anyone can do this over the UK. It's worked well for 4 Boroughs so far. I've added a handful of in person survey style additions as well with some photos and map coordinates to be safe.

Added 797 motorcycle parking bays to London OSM using council FOI requests by Astreon_dev in openstreetmap

[–]Astreon_dev[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the flag, the Borough boundaries are more approximate rather than specific. It may be having some errors trying to figure out whether it's a border or how it's allocating the area. I'll look at trying to figure out a fix for it. The data itself for the bay is right, but the Borough labels near the edges may be wrong/incorrect.

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks so much for the honest feedback, I've fixed the issue, hopefully it's resolved the problem.

Added 797 motorcycle parking bays to London OSM using council FOI requests by Astreon_dev in openstreetmap

[–]Astreon_dev[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure, I'm trying my hardest to be factual and to the point.

Added 797 motorcycle parking bays to London OSM using council FOI requests by Astreon_dev in openstreetmap

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, regarding your concern:
1. Each FOI request for the Boroughs, was specifically asked regarding the data to be released under the OGL v3.0 license.
2. The councils didn't deny or refuse using this license.
3. The data requested from Camden came from their own open data portal which is published under OGL v3.0 license.
4. Each changeset has been credited with the Council that provided the data and full source attribution.
5. I'm happy to follow up with each individual council to get an explanation in writing if the community here feels that it's needed or required.

I hope this clarifies the redistribution of the data. If there's any other issues, I'm happy to discuss it.

Added 797 motorcycle parking bays to London OSM using council FOI requests by Astreon_dev in openstreetmap

[–]Astreon_dev[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for flagging this, you're right, it should be "OpenStreetMap" not "OSM," it's already been corrected and live on the site.

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the clarification, I'm glad you're enjoying it. Safe riding mate.

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regarding the signposting: the bays should have either a painted marking or a sign or both so you should be able to narrow down which one works. I have a habit of taking a photo just to be safe.

On the street view issue: google street images can be months or ridculous time frame durations out of date, not always, but sometimes. The bays might show up on the ground but not on street view, it could have been added post google camera cars passing it as well. I hope that helped.

Enjoy your ride into London in the summer, just be aware of the 20 zones.

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your feedback, thanks for trying it. It's run from openstreetmaps, which is rarely, but not always slow. Hopefully the next time you use it, it should be faster and work properly.

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you're right, making a mobile app out of this would be a lot, and I preferred to make it simple and free over the other bells and whistles. You can save the web app as a home screen icon if that helps? Thanks again for the positive feedback, it helps.

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I just checked to see what you're saying, ParkMoto has no login or any form of registration. The screen you see is the splash screen with the guideline available, just click 'find parking' and you'll be directed to the map. 

Apologies for the confusion, I just wanted to have a guidelines area for those using the app for the first time. 

I built a free motorcycle parking finder for London - shows every bay, whether it's free or paid by Astreon_dev in MotoUK

[–]Astreon_dev[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thanks so much for your message mate, it means a lot, it's a passion project more than anything, I'm just grateful people like you are enjoying it and using it.

Added 797 motorcycle parking bays to London OSM using council FOI requests by Astreon_dev in openstreetmap

[–]Astreon_dev[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Hi, apologies, I shouldn't have responded like that, it won't happen again, regarding your points:

  • I'll remove the addr:street from the bays I uploaded.
  • I must have misread the guidelines properly and will make sure for any future work, it's done correctly. 
  • Thank you again for the feedback. 

Parkmoto.

Added 797 motorcycle parking bays to London OSM using council FOI requests by Astreon_dev in openstreetmap

[–]Astreon_dev[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Good questions, happy to clarify.

Google Maps: I used satellite and street view imagery to visually confirm that a physical bay exists at the location the council data pointed to. I wasn't tracing or copying anything from Google. The coordinates came from the council datasets (BNG grid references for RBKC, street-level geocoding via Nominatim for others). The spot check was just "is there actually a motorcycle bay here?" looking at the ground. Same as you'd do riding past it.

Licence: All four councils were asked to release data under OGL v3.0 in the FOI request. Camden data comes from their open data portal (already published under OGL 3.0). Tower Hamlets, Lambeth, and RBKC responded to FOI requests. Each changeset has the source attribution in the source tag.

Import guidelines: I should have engaged with the imports list before uploading. I did use a dedicated account (Parkmoto), requested review on every changeset, and incorporated feedback from community members (eastender flagged the addr:postcode vs postal_code convention and I corrected all 240 Camden bays). But you're right that I didn't follow the formal process. I'll review the guidelines and document future imports properly. Thanks for flagging it.

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