[CALUG] Fwd: [baltolug] OpenStreetMap mapping party in Baltimore

[Chuck Frain]

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From: Russ Nelson <russ at cloudmade.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [baltolug] OpenStreetMap mapping party in Baltimore
To: Baltolug at baltinet.com


Alas, I had to cancel the meeting because not enough people RSVPed.  If you
are interested in OpenStreetmap, but didn't RSVP, well, I'm planning to hold
a mapping party the first weekend in April.  Any chance I could give a
presentation on Open Data and OpenStreetMap to a baltolug meeting that week?
-russ


On Feb 22, 2009, at 8:46 PM, Russ Nelson wrote:

 Hi.  I'm flying in to Baltimore next weekend to host an OpenStreetMap
> mapping party.  It's being held from 10a.m. to 4p.m. at Red Emmas on both
> Saturday and Sunday.  I have a set of GPS receivers to loan out to people,
> and I'll teach all skills needed to improve the map of Baltimore.
>
> Why?  Because all the existing maps are closed, expensive, and out of date.
>  Because this open street map is free, open, and as current as you want it
> to be.  Because if you want to write a mapping program, or present your data
> against a map, you have no good starting point.  Let's fix that.
>
> OpenStreetMap is a database of geospatial information, licensed under the
> CC-BY-SA license, and is managed by a UK non-profit foundation (I'll let you
> guess the name.)  (hint: it's not "OpenStreetMap Rumbottom").
>
> More information about OpenStreetMap:  http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/
>
> More information about this mapping party:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Baltimore
>
> Hope to see you there; if you have any questions, send email, or call my
> call: 315-323-1241.  Feel free to forward this email to anyone you know who
> loves maps.
>
> --
> Russ Nelson - http://community.cloudmade.com/blog -
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:RussNelson
> russ at cloudmade.com - http://openstreetmap.org/user/RussNelson
>
>
--
Russ Nelson - http://community.cloudmade.com/blog -
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:RussNelson
russ at cloudmade.com - http://openstreetmap.org/user/RussNelson


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