using and creating. See the svn repository for many, many tools from bash scripts to distributed rendering engines to complete web sites. Lots to keep you busy. http://svn.openstreetmap.org/ Cheers, Brandon Aguirre Community Development CloudMade 503.998.1567 Skype: bragpdx brandon@cloudmade.com www.cloudmade.com On Nov 23, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > > are you using any OSS mapping components? Just finished a very > small job using Deegree. Geotools looks promising. > > btw- to PLUG: I recently did a little GIS work for the State of > Arizona and yes, your tax dollars are funding projects using Open > Source. And special thanks to Lisa Kachold for her quality Linux > security support. > > -jmz > > > > On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Brandon Aguirre > wrote: > Definitely.... it's approaching a terabyte though > > Cheers, > > Brandon Aguirre > Community Development > CloudMade > > 503.998.1567 > Skype: bragpdx > brandon@cloudmade.com > www.cloudmade.com > > > > > > > On Nov 23, 2008, at 12:32 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Brandon, > > > > Thanks for the response. Can I download the entire data set? > > > > -jmz > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Brandon Aguirre > > wrote: > > Not quite, > > We're using that as a base to recruit folks to improve upon. If you > > look at anywhere else in the world (London, Sydney, or even > Kinshasa) > > you'll see that the maps look relatively similar. The thing to > keep in > > mind is that none of those countries provide anything like TIGER. > All > > the data you see was mapped out by members. So, with the US > providing > > an extremely comprehensive (albeit crappy) set of data for free, the > > possibilities are endless for how we could much we can improve upon > > it. > > There's two ways to edit in OSM, one is to go out and map using a > GPS > > and the other is to switch to edit mode and use aerial images to > > 'correct' the TIGER data. And the system is updated every Wednesday > > (in Britain, so Tuesday night here) so you can make changes to the > map > > and see your changes in less that one week's time. When you find > > something incorrect in the traditional online maps, you have no > > recourse for correction. And that's only if it isn't an Easter Egg > > that is incorrect on purpose. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Brandon Aguirre > > Community Development > > CloudMade > > > > 503.998.1567 > > Skype: bragpdx > > brandon@cloudmade.com > > www.cloudmade.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 23, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > > > > > > > Its looks to me as though you are republishing TIGER data... jmz > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Brandon Aguirre > > > wrote: > > > Only that I'll have a lot of questions to ask folks as I work to > > > generate interest in Phoenix and Arizona as a whole. Most of > those > > > questions will migrate away from open source as a topic and > focus on > > > things like planning events, securing speaking engagements with > > > organizations and doing outreach... > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Brandon Aguirre > > > Community Development > > > CloudMade > > > > > > 503.998.1567 > > > Skype: bragpdx > > > brandon@cloudmade.com > > > www.cloudmade.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 22, 2008, at 5:46 PM, mike havens wrote: > > > > > > > I would say this is open source related.... why the private > email? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Brandon Aguirre > > > > wrote: > > > > John, I'd definitely want to get you involved if you have > > > interest.... > > > > > > > > Also, sorry to everyone here, someone graciously informed me I > > > should > > > > have written "please contact me offlist" =) > > > > I'm a LUG list newbie > > > > > > > > So John, just shoot me a personal email.... > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Brandon Aguirre > > > > Community Development > > > > CloudMade > > > > > > > > 503.998.1567 > > > > Skype: bragpdx > > > > brandon@cloudmade.com > > > > www.cloudmade.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 22, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Jon M. Hanson wrote: > > > > > > > > > I've contributed some things to the Open Street Map. I've > mostly > > > > done > > > > > some stuff around my neighborhood and things when on vacation. > > > > > --- > > > > > Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) > > > > > Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ > > > > > Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ > > > > > Jabber IM: jon@the-hansons-az.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 22, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Brandon Aguirre wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Hey all, > > > > >> I'm working on this really exciting open source online world > > map > > > > >> called OpenStreetMap.www.openstreetmap.org and http://wiki.openstreetmap.org > > > > >> > > > > >> 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: > > > > >> - give presentations on OpenStreetMap > > > > >> - host a mapping party so locals can go out and map parts of > > the > > > > >> region. > > > > >> > > > > >> 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. 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