This came across the BaltoLUG mailing list and thought it would be of interest to the members here. What you see here is all I know of the event. <br><br>A similar event had been planned once before last fall iirc but was canceled so be sure to check back on the website for updates if they should occur. <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Russ Nelson</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:russ@cloudmade.com">russ@cloudmade.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 1:02 AM<br>
Subject: [baltolug] OpenStreetMap Baltimore Mapping Party<br>To: Baltimore Linux Users Group <<a href="mailto:Baltolug@baltinet.com">Baltolug@baltinet.com</a>><br><br><br>I'm hosting a mapping party in the city next weekend (April 4th and 5th). A mapping party is a social event where you meet other people interested in maps, and we help each other improve OpenStreetMap. It's fun, and you get a sense of why the great artists would paint and overpaint until they felt satisfied that they'd captured everything they saw.<br>
<br>
Do you know someone who would like to contribute to an open source project, but doesn't code, and isn't interested in writing documentation? This is a great way for them to experience the joy that we geeks get out of creating something for ourselves, sharing it with others, and seeing their pleasure. Map editing is something that everyone can do, since everyone knows one place or another.<br>
<br>
I have GPS receivers to loan out to people. I'll show you how to use them to gather location information, and edit OpenStreetMap. Even if the weather is bad, we can do online mapping off aerial photos.<br>
<br>
A new feature added in the last month is faster Mapnik rendering, so that if you make edits during the afternoon of next weekend, by the time you get home, those edits will likely be rendered and visible for all to see. Very exciting!<br>
<br>
Here are the details. Please share this email with anyone you know loves their community, likes to walk, hike, and bicycle, or makes maps.<br>
<a href="http://community.cloudmade.com/event/custom/generic/show/131" target="_blank">http://community.cloudmade.com/event/custom/generic/show/131</a><br>
--<br>
Russ Nelson - <a href="http://community.cloudmade.com/blog" target="_blank">http://community.cloudmade.com/blog</a> - <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:RussNelson" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:RussNelson</a><br>
<a href="mailto:russ@cloudmade.com" target="_blank">russ@cloudmade.com</a> - Twitter: Russ_OSM - <a href="http://openstreetmap.org/user/RussNelson" target="_blank">http://openstreetmap.org/user/RussNelson</a><br>
<br>
<br>
_____________________________________________________________<br>
BaltoLUG <a href="http://www.baltolug.org" target="_blank">www.baltolug.org</a> Mailing List <a href="mailto:baltolug@baltinet.com" target="_blank">baltolug@baltinet.com</a><br>
Unsubscribe or change your mailing list settings:<br>
<a href="http://baltinet.com/mailman/listinfo/baltolug_baltinet.com" target="_blank">http://baltinet.com/mailman/listinfo/baltolug_baltinet.com</a><br>
</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Chuck Frain<br>GPG Key: A86EA59F<br><a href="http://www.chuckfrain.net">http://www.chuckfrain.net</a><br>