OpenStreetMap- the online world map that's both free and Free

[der.hans]

Am 22. Nov, 2008 schwätzte Brandon Aguirre so:

moin moin Brandon,

> I'm working on this really exciting open source online world map
> called OpenStreetMap.www.openstreetmap.org and http://wiki.openstreetmap.org

Thanks for working on OpenStreetMap. Someone introduced me to it over the
summer. Cool project.

> OpenStreetMap is both free and Free so you can do really cool things
> with the data. (check outwww.opencyclemap.org and openrouteservice.org)
>
> I will be in Phoenix December 5th, 6th and 7th to:

December is a somewhat sparse month for us. Our devel meeting on the 4th
has been cancelled.

The local Ubuntu group was going to do a release party on the 7th, but it
looks like that's out :(.

> - give presentations on OpenStreetMap
> - host a mapping party so locals can go out and map parts of the region.

Please let us know where and when for these activities.

> Anyone interested? Please contact me ASAP! I'm also looking for venue
> options for the Mapping Party with a good space, funky feel and free
> wi-fi or at someone's office if they'll open their doors over the
> weekend. (I found eJoy coffeehouse @ ASU so far)

We might be able to get you in at UAT ( University of Advancing Technology
) in Tempe. What size crowd are you expecting?

If you have any locals working on the project please have them contact us.
We'd love a presentation for one of our meetings. We will also have a
Free Software conference sometime in the next six months somewhere outside
of Phoenix. Planning for that starts in the next couple of weeks :).

Interesting read on licensing for OSM for those of us who care.

http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=262

ciao,

der.hans
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