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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's with
the map and then one knows what's what?
Not sure what aspect of it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you and me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know what this
symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...ay=179145&lm=0 -
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

I happened to come across this symbol which I've never seen before, and it
took several attempts to find an Ordnance Survey Legend web page that
included it.

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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's with
the map and then one knows what's what?
Not sure what aspect of it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you and
me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know what
this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...ay=179145&lm=0 -
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

Its completely stupid to have maps with no table
of symbols or a page of symbols and to have to
memorise the obscure ones that are hardly ever
seen and to teach that in schools.

I happened to come across this symbol which I've never seen before, and it
took several attempts to find an Ordnance Survey Legend web page that
included it.

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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's with
the map and then one knows what's what?
Not sure what aspect of it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you and
me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know what
this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...ay=179145&lm=0 -
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

Its completely stupid to have maps with no table
of symbols or a page of symbols and to have to
memorise the obscure ones that are hardly ever
seen and to teach that in schools.

The paper maps do include a list of symbols. I wonder whether a modern one
would include all the new symbols such as this one.

The problem with online sites is that the map is "endless" rather than being
divided into 40x40 km sheets each with all the marginal stuff like scale,
instructions on how to work out a grid reference and what the symbols mean.
But web sites like Bing and Streetmap should contain a link to a page of
symbols.

The one I found is one that is probably noteworthy enough to merit a symbol,
and is a "thing" that is found more and more often nowadays.

On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:37:02 +0100, NY wrote:

wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's with
the map and then one knows what's what?
Not sure what aspect of it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you and
me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know what
this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?
x=354045&y=179145&z=120&sv=354045,179145&st=4&ar=y &mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=704&ax=354045&ay= 179145&lm=0
-
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

I happened to come across this symbol which I've never seen before, and
it took several attempts to find an Ordnance Survey Legend web page that
included it.

Viewpoint?



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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's with
the map and then one knows what's what?
Not sure what aspect of it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you and
me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know what
this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...ay=179145&lm=0 -
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

Its completely stupid to have maps with no table
of symbols or a page of symbols and to have to
memorise the obscure ones that are hardly ever
seen and to teach that in schools.

The paper maps do include a list of symbols. I wonder whether a modern one
would include all the new symbols such as this one.

The problem with online sites is that the map is "endless" rather than
being divided into 40x40 km sheets each with all the marginal stuff like
scale, instructions on how to work out a grid reference and what the
symbols mean. But web sites like Bing and Streetmap should contain a link
to a page of symbols.

You should be able to hard press on the symbol and have the meaning pop up.

The one I found is one that is probably noteworthy enough to merit a
symbol, and is a "thing" that is found more and more often nowadays.

Sacrificial altar ?

On Friday, 22 May 2020 18:37:34 UTC+1, NY wrote:
I happened to come across this symbol which I've never seen before, and it
took several attempts to find an Ordnance Survey Legend web page that
included it.

Even looking it up, I'm not completely sure, but I have a very poor short term visual memory.

Solar farm?

There's a guide to new symbols here

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2015/08/04...y-map-symbols/

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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's
with the map and then one knows what's what? Not sure what aspect of
it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you
and me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know
what this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...ay=179145&lm=0
- the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

Its completely stupid to have maps with no table of symbols or a page
of symbols and to have to memorise the obscure ones that are hardly
ever seen and to teach that in schools.

The paper maps do include a list of symbols. I wonder whether a modern
one would include all the new symbols such as this one.

The problem with online sites is that the map is "endless" rather than
being divided into 40x40 km sheets each with all the marginal stuff like
scale, instructions on how to work out a grid reference and what the
symbols mean. But web sites like Bing and Streetmap should contain a
link to a page of symbols.

The one I found is one that is probably noteworthy enough to merit a
symbol, and is a "thing" that is found more and more often nowadays.

I'm guessing "viewpoint"

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On 22/05/2020 21:14, wrote:
On Friday, 22 May 2020 18:37:34 UTC+1, NY wrote:
I happened to come across this symbol which I've never seen before, and it
took several attempts to find an Ordnance Survey Legend web page that
included it.

Even looking it up, I'm not completely sure, but I have a very poor short term visual memory.

Solar farm?

There's a guide to new symbols here

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2015/08/04...y-map-symbols/

:-)
Perhaps more usefully

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc...ter-legend.pdf


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On 22/05/2020 23:18, Tim Streater wrote:
On 22 May 2020 at 21:04:26 BST, Bob Eager wrote:

On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:37:02 +0100, NY wrote:

wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's with
the map and then one knows what's what?
Not sure what aspect of it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you and
me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know what
this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?
x=354045&y=179145&z=120&sv=354045,179145&st=4&ar=y &mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=704&ax=354045&ay= 179145&lm=0
-
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

I happened to come across this symbol which I've never seen before, and
it took several attempts to find an Ordnance Survey Legend web page that
included it.

Viewpoint?

Not much of a view from there, I venture to suggest. Motorways, railways,
sewage works. Wonderful.

Looks like solar panels, but a strange place to put them


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Yes it means danger, ridiculously long web link ahead....:-)

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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's with
the map and then one knows what's what?
Not sure what aspect of it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you and
me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know what
this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...ay=179145&lm=0 -
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

I happened to come across this symbol which I've never seen before, and it
took several attempts to find an Ordnance Survey Legend web page that
included it.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 22/05/2020 23:18, Tim Streater wrote:
On 22 May 2020 at 21:04:26 BST, Bob Eager wrote:

On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:37:02 +0100, NY wrote:

wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's with
the map and then one knows what's what?
Not sure what aspect of it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you and
me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know what
this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?
x=354045&y=179145&z=120&sv=354045,179145&st=4&ar=y &mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=704&ax=354045&ay= 179145&lm=0
-
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

I happened to come across this symbol which I've never seen before, and
it took several attempts to find an Ordnance Survey Legend web page that
included it.

Viewpoint?

Not much of a view from there, I venture to suggest. Motorways, railways,
sewage works. Wonderful.

Looks like solar panels, but a strange place to put them



I cheated. ;-)

https://goo.gl/maps/Q2kQ9yXYZ3JZSVoA6

Tim

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"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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Yes it means danger, ridiculously long web link ahead....:-)

Sorry, Brian. I couldn't find a way to shorten it.

The icon is roughly square, with a diagonal line from bottom left to top
right, dividing it into two halves. In the top left segment there is a
symbol of sun with "rays" radiating from it. The bottom right segment is all
black, like an arrow head pointing south-east.

It symbolises a solar farm - and indeed on the satellite photo on Google,
there are rows of the solar panels covering a large area. It is situated
between two motorways (M49 that goes over Severn Bridge, and M5 from Exeter
to Birmingham) north west of Bristol, in a fairly insalubrious area of
sewage works, industrial estates and trading estates, close to the Severn
Estuary.

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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:37:02 +0100, NY wrote:
Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know
what
this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?
x=354045&y=179145&z=120&sv=354045,179145&st=4&ar=y &mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=704&ax=354045&ay= 179145&lm=0
-
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

I happened to come across this symbol which I've never seen before,
and
it took several attempts to find an Ordnance Survey Legend web page
that
included it.

Viewpoint?

Not much of a view from there, I venture to suggest. Motorways,
railways,
sewage works. Wonderful.

Looks like solar panels, but a strange place to put them

I cheated. ;-)

https://goo.gl/maps/Q2kQ9yXYZ3JZSVoA6


You're allowed to cheat once you give up - that's what I did.

I like the suggestion that it's a viewpoint, because that was my first
thought until I realised that there wouldn't be much that you'd want to see.

On Sat, 23 May 2020 06:06:29 +1000, "Rod Speed"
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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's with
the map and then one knows what's what?
Not sure what aspect of it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you and
me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know what
this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...ay=179145&lm=0 -
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

Its completely stupid to have maps with no table
of symbols or a page of symbols and to have to
memorise the obscure ones that are hardly ever
seen and to teach that in schools.

The paper maps do include a list of symbols. I wonder whether a modern one
would include all the new symbols such as this one.

The problem with online sites is that the map is "endless" rather than
being divided into 40x40 km sheets each with all the marginal stuff like
scale, instructions on how to work out a grid reference and what the
symbols mean. But web sites like Bing and Streetmap should contain a link
to a page of symbols.

You should be able to hard press on the symbol and have the meaning pop up.

The one I found is one that is probably noteworthy enough to merit a
symbol, and is a "thing" that is found more and more often nowadays.

Sacrificial altar ?


Summer solstice sunset?

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On 23/05/2020 12:50, AnthonyL wrote:
On Sat, 23 May 2020 06:06:29 +1000, "Rod Speed"
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On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:17:54 UTC+1, Brian Gregory wrote:
Does one just look at the map that's available and any key that's with
the map and then one knows what's what?
Not sure what aspect of it would need to be taught?

That's part of what needs to be taught. It might be obvious to you and
me.

Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know what
this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...ay=179145&lm=0 -
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

Its completely stupid to have maps with no table
of symbols or a page of symbols and to have to
memorise the obscure ones that are hardly ever
seen and to teach that in schools.

The paper maps do include a list of symbols. I wonder whether a modern one
would include all the new symbols such as this one.

The problem with online sites is that the map is "endless" rather than
being divided into 40x40 km sheets each with all the marginal stuff like
scale, instructions on how to work out a grid reference and what the
symbols mean. But web sites like Bing and Streetmap should contain a link
to a page of symbols.

You should be able to hard press on the symbol and have the meaning pop up.

The one I found is one that is probably noteworthy enough to merit a
symbol, and is a "thing" that is found more and more often nowadays.

Sacrificial altar ?


Summer solstice sunset?

Its a target. A solar farm. best place to detonate warheads


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On Sat, 23 May 2020 11:10:26 +0100, NY wrote:

"Tim+" wrote in message
news:2109507376.611911786.702288.tim.downie-
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2020 18:37:02 +0100, NY wrote:
Without cheating and looking it up on Google, how many people know
what this symbol is?
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?

x=354045&y=179145&z=120&sv=354045,179145&st=4&ar=y &mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=704&ax=354045&ay= 179145&lm=0
-
the black symbol in the angle between the two motorways.

I happened to come across this symbol which I've never seen before,
and it took several attempts to find an Ordnance Survey Legend web
page that included it.

Viewpoint?

Not much of a view from there, I venture to suggest. Motorways,
railways,
sewage works. Wonderful.

Looks like solar panels, but a strange place to put them

I cheated. ;-)

https://goo.gl/maps/Q2kQ9yXYZ3JZSVoA6


You're allowed to cheat once you give up - that's what I did.

I like the suggestion that it's a viewpoint, because that was my first
thought until I realised that there wouldn't be much that you'd want to
see.

It's quite similar to the actual viewpoint symbol (which I knew already).
The difference is subtle apart from the big black triangle, qwhich I
assume was the way you'd want to 'view'!



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