Would anyone like to write a short post about this for our blog? I can help edit. I'm really keen to get our community more involved in our comms work, and it would be good to have help publicise things like this to the wider community.
Thanks! John Lubbock Communications Coordinator Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0767 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Office 1, Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 14 September 2017 at 00:35, Owen Blacker <[email protected]> wrote: > Omfg, this is *awesome*. Great work, Fæ! > > On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 at 17:11 Robin Owain <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's fantastic, Fae! well done! >> >> On 13 September 2017 at 14:09 Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Category link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ >> wiki/Category:Ordnance_Survey_1st_series_1:10560 >> >> A full set of high resolution OS map scans is being gradually uploaded >> to Wikimedia Commons and indexed by historic county. These are very >> large files, 10,000 pixels wide, so are both in TIFF and jpeg format >> to make reuse easier. >> >> These are of 'specialized' interest, but I would think could be of use >> to both Wiki Loves Monuments projects and readers of this email list >> interested in early maps and geo-related experiments. The maps show >> plenty of fine detail, including inns/pubs, churches, bridges etc. >> Those that still exist will be likely to be listed and protected, and >> those that are not, may still be great photography subjects. Note that >> to view the maps, Commons' in-built ZoomViewer is useful but it >> appears to be broken today, so you may have to settle for examining >> the full size jpeg in-browser. >> >> As I write this, the uploads are working through "B", so the projects >> is going to take several weeks to complete. If there are ideas for how >> better to categorize or template these maps, feel free to drop a note >> on my Commons talk page. It is always possible to do some post-upload >> housekeeping or adjusting the way the uploads are currently getting >> formatted. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Fae >> -- >> [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >
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