James Derrick
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James Derrick
@jamesderrick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Chartered Engineer, architect, technologist, Newbiggin dinghy sailor, cyclist and #OSM volunteer cartographer (17 years!) based in Northumberland, England […]

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#android16 is now so clever that if you have a calendar event, it switches Modes to Event.
This silently blocks incoming calls, which is a problem if the event WAS AN INCOMING CALL! 🤦
#usererror #riseoftherobots
October 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
For #openstreetmap mappers in the #uk seeing #lorawan back-haul transceivers appear on utility_pole and street_light infra apparently, they are apparently operated by #connexinltd and used by several water utilities for remote metering.

I've according added […]

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August 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
For #openstreetmap mappers in the #uk seeing #lorawan backual transceivers appear on utility_pole and street_light apparently, they are apparently operated by #connexinltd

Newly created Wikidata:Q135981913 entry!

communication:lorawan=yes […]
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August 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#osm tagging conundrum for LoRaWAN remote utility meter reading base stations (Part 2)

Add-on to an existing street light pole.
This is a bit harder as it is both a street light, AND a base station:

highway=street_lamp
lamp_mount=straight_mast
lamp_type=LED […]

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June 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
#osm tagging conundrum for LoRaWAN remote utility meter reading base stations (Part 1)

Dedicated wooden pole, radio base station, solar power.

Best I can come up with is:
height=5m
man_made=utility_pole
material=wood
utility=water
communication:lorawan=yes […]

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June 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
@gazza-d.bsky.social Looks like the South Shields coast road is getting lights:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyrndl0n05o

I'll look out for them when peering South from Newbiggin Sailing Club!

We can often see Marsden, Souter, and car headlamps on the cliff road (even at 26km) from the bar.
South Shields: Lamp-posts approved for coast road near The Leas
Street lighting will make it 'safer and more accessible' for cyclists, say South Tyneside Council.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Interesting article on #theverge about #openstreetmap 🗺️ encouraging gamers playing transport simulations 🚋 for fun to contribute back:
https://www.theverge.com/games/672035/openstreetmap-data-games

Creating open-licensed data has always surprised - from flight simulators to these transport […]
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May 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The combination of a #brompton #bike and the #northumberlandline train is rather good.

Personal teleport that runs on fat, and a £1.60 train journey for the longer section.

Almost perfect - just need active travel links to Ashington Station, and […]

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April 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Upgrade your #zigbee coordinator firmware occasionally!

After a month of testing with various #homeassistant #Zigbee hardware and #zha, my conclusion is #ZHA + Yellow (SilLabs = ZBT1) + #aqara kit does not work without a firmware update.

A test rig with a Sonoff 3.0 worked, but the factory […]
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March 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM