Re: [Nolug] OpenStreetMap.org Mapping Party March 7th

Thanks Simon and Joey for the enthusiastic responses! Things are looking
good for tomorrow so I hope to meet a bunch of NOLUG folks there, and
other people interested in open source collaborative mapping.

Simon, thanks for those great tips. I have been in touch with NOLACycle,
and we are trying to integrate that work into opencyclemap.org (a
rendering of OpenStreetMap for bike routes). I didn't know about Open
Sound, very cool project, thanks. And I'd love to present at a 2600
meeting sometime, though I won't be able to make it to tonight's event.

-matt

ps - here's the URL again for anyone who missed it, 11am Saturday at the
Mid-City Library:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Mapping_Party_-_March_2009

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009, Simon Dorfman wrote:

> Hi Matt,
>
> First I have to say: awesome!
> I've been wanting to do the same thing in New Orleans once I heard about the
> project a month or so ago. I'm so glad to hear you're doing this! I'll
> definitely be there and I'll spread the word.
> Simon
>
> P.S.-three groups that I can think of off hand that would be interested:
>
> 1. http://nolacycle.blogspot.com/ NolaCycle is a project aimed to create
> a high quality cycling map of New Orleans.
> 2. http://opensoundneworleans.com/ A Collaborative Soundmap of the City
> 3. http://no.la2600.com/
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 6:06 AM, <mtoups@cs.uno.edu> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi NOLUG folks,
>>
>> Are yall familiar with OpenStreetMap.org? I've been working on the open
>> source map of the city for several months now and I'm we're trying to build
>> up a community of open source mappers here in New Orleans. It would be
>> great if folks from NOLUG and generally folks interested in open source
>> stuff could get involved.
>>
>> We're having a Mapping Party on Saturday March 7th, it is an informal and
>> fun gathering of folks to learn more about the project, and to go out and do
>> some mapping with support from experienced folks. It is gonna be at the new
>> Mid-City Public Library branch, event details are here:
>>
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Mapping_Party_-_March_2009
>>
>> I'll be giving an intro to the project, and there will also be GPS
>> receivers to borrow and space to get started and do some mapping. Please
>> let me know if you are interested and please tell people you know -- this is
>> a great thing that tech folks and non-tech folks can all get into!
>>
>> thanks,
>> Matt Toups
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