Wikimapia project UK canals
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Welcome to Wikimapia project UK canals.
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[edit] Background
The canals of the UK were one of primary the enablers of the Industrial Revolution, predating the railways by a century or so they permitted the transport of bulk cargoes (coal, iron ore, clay, etc) and also of fragile china and pottery from it's place of manufacture to the urban centres where it was sold.
According to Wikipedia's List of canals in the United Kingdom, there are just under two hundred.
[edit] Aims and objectives
The aim of this project is to:
- gently coordinate people's efforts
- give them a place to record achievements/see what remains to do
- provide consistent, agreed standards to work to.
The long term objective is to map all canals in the UK. In reality people will continue to map canals that interest them. The best that we can hope for is that they see fit to record their progress on the project page and follow the agreed standards.
[edit] Standards
Wikimapia provides a single type of waterway marking, rivers, so we will use these.
We map at the highest available zoom level and follow the centre line of the waterway.
We name all canals as soon as they have been mapped with the names used at Wikipedia
While mapping a canal we also map the infrastructure encountered along its route including but not limited to: aqueducts, bridges, locks, marinas, winding holes (places where a 70' narrow boat can be turned around).
[edit] Progress
- Background information: Canals of the United Kingdom.
| Name (Wikipedia)) | From | To | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Canal | Junction with Rochdale Canal | Junction with Huddersfield Narrow Canal | 6 miles (10 km) 18 locks | Mapped. Some infrastructure outstanding. |
| Fairbottom Branch Canal | Junction with Hollinwood Branch Canal | Terminus | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) 0 locks | Mapped. Some infrastructure outstanding. |
| Hollinwood Branch Canal | Junction with Ashton Canal | Terminus | 1 mile (1.82km) 8 locks | Mapped. Some infrastructure outstanding. |
| Kennet and Avon Canal | River Avon, Bath | 57 miles (92 km) 107 locks | Mapped to here. Some infrastructure outstanding. | |
| Trent and Mersey Canal | Derwent Mouth | 93.5 miles (150 km) ? locks | Mapped to here excluding infrastructure. |
[edit] Invitees
If you come across a new editor of UK roads, please send them a personal Wikimapia message inviting them to this page (example) and then add their name below (to avoid them being sent multiple invitations).
[edit] Members
To join the project, simply add on a new line below an asterisk, your signature with the date (~~~~) and anything else you'd like to say.
- Arb 11:13, 20 October 2008 (UTC) Will be an occasional contributor. My primary Wikimapia interests lie elsewhere but I occasionally feel compelled to add or edit a UK canal.
