[NTLUG:Discuss] OpenStreetMap mapping party in Denver 1/2 November

[JC Ahangama]

Time and place?

On 10/17/2008 2:00 PM, SteveC wrote:
> On 17 Oct 2008, at 11:27, Stuart Johnston wrote:
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>> SteveC wrote:
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>>> On 17 Oct 2008, at 11:07, SteveC wrote:
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>>>> We're having an OpenStreetMap mapping party in Dallas next weekend.
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>>> And when I say next weekend I mean 1/2 November, oops.
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>> And, I would assume, that when you say Denver (in the subject) that
>> you
>> mean Dallas.  ;)
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> It's clearly been a long day already! :-)
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>> Actually, I am curious what type of data is the goal of this party to
>> add.  When I looked at the Dallas map, it looked pretty complete.
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> So OSM is a bit like wikipedia in that if you see _anything_ wrong you
> can fix it... but to give some ideas - one way streets, turn
> restrictions, cycle lanes, hiking trails, your favourite bar,
> footpaths in parks, roads that have been closed/pedestrianised..
> lakes...
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> Basically anything that can go on a map, we want to make it open and
> Free.
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> A bit like Linux vs proprietary software, most maps are closed,
> expensive, out of date and heavily licensed. We want to fix that.
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> Best
>
> Steve
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