Although Scotland’s Environment Protection Agency makes available its LIDAR data (at https://remotesensingdata.gov.scot/data#/list), it isn’t easy to download the data in bulk, so I’ve not been able to download the full dataset and use to generate contours. The data is available as 5 separate datasets that overlap considerably, downloadable only as small areas (5km x 5km)…

The LIDAR data at https://oomap.dna-software.co.uk/ currently covers around 85% of England, including most urban areas. Annoyingly there have been significant gaps in the coverage in my home county of Hertfordshire, which have meant that some of our Street-O events have been unable to use LIDAR contours. While the composite English LIDAR dataset is incomplete, individual…

I’ve just reactivated a hidden option in oomap, which is to allow the map creator to tag the event with a club name, selected from a drop-down list. As well as tagging the event (for possible future use…), the renderer picks up the club name and adds the corresponding logo to the top-right corner of…