Changeset 400 for trunk/npemap.org.uk

Timestamp:

Nov 30, 2006, 7:18:43 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Nick Burch

Message:

More on scotland

File:

• trunk/npemap.org.uk/static/FAQ.html (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/npemap.org.uk/static/FAQ.html

@@ -165 +165 @@
  almost all of these maps remain in copyright for another few years, so
  we couldn't put them online.</p>
-<p>If you do have free higher resolution images of either of Scotland or
- Northern Ireland (eg the 1920s Popular Edition, or the War Office Editions),
- then we would be very interested. Do please contact us if you have such
- maps.</p>
+<p>The Ordnance Survey did release some updates to the Popular Edition
+ of Scotland in the 1940s, which had the National Grid over-printed on. 
+ them. (The War Office also published similar versions). While the grid 
+ isn't parallel with the main map, it is possible to work with (just a 
+ little bit more work). We don't have very many of these sheets though,
+ so we would love to hear from anyone who does.</p>
 <p>If you would like to be notified when we do get out of copyright 1 inch
  to the mile maps of Scotland and Northern Ireland, please 
  <a href="scotlandAndNI.html">register your interest</a>.</p>
-
+<p>For now, our Scottish coverage is limited to:</p>
+<ul style="margin-left: 2em">
+<li><a href="http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#110,189,2">Gretna</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#104,193,2">Lockerbie</a>
+ and <a href="http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#100,191,2">Dumfries</a>
+ (included on the Carlisle New Popular Edition map)</li>
+<li><a href="http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#385,640,1">Coldstream</a>
+ and <a href="http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#394,664,1">Eyemouth</a>
+ (included on the Berwick upon Tweed New Popular Edition map)</li>
+<li><a href="http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#86,281,2">Inverness</a>
+ (trial area scanned from an Updated Popular Edition map)</li>
+</ul>
 
 
@@ -178 +191 @@
 
 <ul>
-<li>Richard Fairhurst acquired and scanned the maps,</li>
-<li>Dominic Hargreaves and David Sheldon straightened and tiled the maps,</li>
-<li>Matthew Westcott, <a href="http://www.earth.li/~dave/">David Sheldon</a>, Dominic Hargreaves and Nick Burch worked on the user interface and backend software.</li>
-<li>Nick, David and Matthew's employer <a href="http://www.torchbox.com">Torchbox</a> has supported the project with some development time and design work.</li>
+<li>Richard Fairhurst acquired and scanned the maps of England and Wales,</li>
+<li>Richard Fairhurst and Nick Burch are aquiring and scanning maps of 
+ Scotland,</li>
+<li>Dominic Hargreaves, David Sheldon and Nick Burch straightened and tiled 
+ the maps,</li>
+<li>Matthew Westcott, <a href="http://www.earth.li/~dave/">David Sheldon</a>, 
+ Dominic Hargreaves and Nick Burch worked on the user interface and backend 
+ software.</li>
+<li>Nick, David and Matthew's employer 
+ <a href="http://www.torchbox.com">Torchbox</a> has supported the project 
+ with some development time and design work.</li>
 </ul>