colour code mobiles?

mattstachurski · Lifetime Member Joined: Feb 02, 2005 Posts: 82

I saw a while ago pgps said for us to report mobile sites whenever we see them even if they are already in the database! hows about this information is used to colour code these sites i.e green for regular hotspot red for not very often! amber for quite often? this may help.

DennisN · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject:

Helluva maintenance jobbie I would have thought - close to 6,000 on the database, not counting the unverified 1,200. Brilliant idea, just needs a few dozens of helping hands.
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MaFt · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject:

i personally don't think this would be a good representation. if we put one as 'red' for 'not used often' then how would we know this? we can only say 'this one has not been re-reported' as not everyone DOES report subsequent mobile sightings. out of around 7000 mobile sites in the DB there re only about 300 that have been reported as being 'seen again'

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mattstachurski · Lifetime Member Joined: Feb 02, 2005 Posts: 82

like dennis said it would be a hell of a job! but surely if there was a big enough push for people to report every time you see one, we would get a better picture of the "Old Faithful" very active mobile sites which i know are around! i'd be willing to report every siting for a better mobile database as its very hit and miss at the moment.

DennisN · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:45 am Post subject:

How do you get "a big enough push" though? There's supposed to be a push on now, but I think somebody asked MaFt the other day about this and it turned out that only about 300 of 5000 had been reported in this fashion (memory fails me, I could be a bit wrong, but that was the trend). I myself have reported about five such sites, including the same one on the M4 three times and another only a couple of days ago. But that's not even a drop in the ocean. Don't get me wrong, I'm all in favour of it, but it's a case of getting all the other members on side too. Let's put it on a wish list!
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Dennis

If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

Oldboy · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:30 am Post subject:

CliffEdge · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:46 pm Post subject: Have I just been lucky???

Have I just been lucky??? I don't download the mobile sites as there are so many around Bristol that the unit is always bleeping. I do about 25k miles a year including business motoring which is not alot I know, but I can't remember the last time I saw a van. We just seem to have more fixed cameras than most I guess.

DennisN · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject:

mattstachurski · Lifetime Member Joined: Feb 02, 2005 Posts: 82

so only 300 mobile sites are any good then...
been travelling 2 and from wales every day for the last few weeks 250 mile round trip. twice on a bridge i have seen an "incident support unit" a nice bright coloured van which happens to be on the database as a mobile site, are people just reporting any bright old thing?! or just coincidence they waiting on this bridge...

Oldboy · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: Have I just been lucky???

MaFt · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:56 pm Post subject:

dennis: twice, and heading now updated ;)

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