WalkLakes Blog
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05/06/19
• Yet Another Release of Mapping
We've just put online a new release of our map tiles. This release also includes a number of changes, some resulting in feedback from users after our last release (and the blog post includes a rather cool slider to let you view the changes side by side).
We've just put online a new release of our map tiles. We do new releases regularly, not least to pick up any changes in the data coming from OpenStreetMap and the latest updates from Ordnance Survey's OpenData programme. read more ... |
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26/05/19
• New Release of our Map Tiles
We've just put online a new release of the map tiles we use on our site and in our GPX mapping app and it has some significant changes.
We've just put online a new release of our map tiles which we use on our site and in our GPX mapping app. We do new releases regularly, not least to pick up any changes in the data coming from OpenStreetMap and the latest updates from Ordnance Survey's OpenData programme. read more ... |
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01/05/19
• Welcome to our new Web Site
We have just moved our web site to a shiny new server. This server is a
lot faster so it should mean that we can serve you pages more quickly
and also cope with the ever increasing volume number of visitors to our
site.
We have just moved our web site to a shiny new server. This server is a lot faster so it should mean that we can serve you pages more quickly and also cope with the ever increasing volume number of visitors to our site. read more ... |
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14/04/19
• Blencathra Trig Detector Ring Returns
The trig detector ring on Blencathra was stolen but it's now been replaced, funded by an appeal.
Last November we wrote about how the Hallsfell Top on Blencathra is, or rather was, marked by a simple concrete ring, what the Ordnance Survey call a "trig detector ring", as opposed to the usual trig point. The concrete ring was a low concrete circle about 50cm in diameter, that actually sat on top of a buried block. read more ... |
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22/02/19
• Dogs and the Lambing Season
The National park are urging dog owners to keep pets under close control as lambing season nears, and to clear up after them.
As more people have been exploring the Lake District recently during half term, they are being asked to ensure that dogs are kept under control as the lambing season gets under way. read more ... |
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Older satnavs and such devices won't be able to use America's Global Positioning System properly after 6th April unless they've been suitably updated or designed to handle a looming epoch rollover.
We discovered this week via a posting on The Register that older GPSs, satnavs, and other such devices won't be able to use America's Global Positioning System properly after 6th April unless they've been suitably updated or designed to handle a rollover similar to the Y2K problem. read more ... |
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