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

[JC Ahangama]

I do not have suggestion for a venue, but thought the weekend you said 
was this one, right now,

On 10/17/2008 6:16 PM, SteveC wrote:
> On 17 Oct 2008, at 12:45, JC Ahangama wrote:
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>> Time and place?
>>      
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> venue TBA as on the wiki... you have any suggestions?
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>> On 10/17/2008 2:00 PM, SteveC wrote:
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>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>> And when I say next weekend I mean 1/2 November, oops.
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> And, I would assume, that when you say Denver (in the subject) that
>>>> you
>>>> mean Dallas.  ;)
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> 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...
>>>
>>> Basically anything that can go on a map, we want to make it open and
>>> Free.
>>>
>>> A bit like Linux vs proprietary software, most maps are closed,
>>> expensive, out of date and heavily licensed. We want to fix that.
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
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> Best
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> Steve
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