[kwlug disc.] openstreet map

[Insurance Squared Inc.]

This is very interesting (particularly from the perspective of an online 
marketer).  It seems like we could do something like have get togethers 
where we band together with GPS's and then drive around a city to get it 
mapped out?  Seems like a few hours with a few dozen volunteers could 
get a good part of kw mapped out.  If I had a GPS I could map out new 
hamburg in an hour or so.


Richard Weait wrote:
> On 1/23/07, Chris I <chris at chrisirwin.ca> wrote:
>> On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 22:34 -0500, Richard Weait wrote:
>> > The newly founded Cambridge LUG will hold its first organizational
>> > meeting on Monday at 7pm in Preston (Cambridge) Ontario.
>> >
>> > Location / Directions http://cambridgelug.org/taxonomy/term/1
>>
>>
>> Some very nice maps for the directions! Where could I get some maps like
>> that, Richard? :)
>
> Well, I'm glad you asked that question, Chris (the cheque is in the 
> mail).
>
> Those maps were made through the OpenStreetMap[1] project.  You can
> find out more about OpenStreetMap by asking me[2], diving right in[3]
> attending a LUG meeting[4] or other cool community meeting[5]
>
> [1] http://www.openstreetmap.org/index.html
>
> [2] My previous victims made the mistake of asking me about OSM
> without locating a route to the exit first.  Let this be a lesson to
> you.
>
> [3] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/ will get you to the wiki.  It's
> great and has lots of info, but can be daunting as an introduction to
> OSM.
>
> [4] There is an Intro to OSM presentation in the suggestion queue.  It
> has not been scheduled for KWLUG yet, as only limited interest has
> been expressed.  http://kwlug.org/node/437
>
> [5] The Town with No Map is a modified Intro to OSM presentation that
> is currently considered for presentation at Hicktech in Owen Sound.
> http://hicktech.com/node/6
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