Re: [Talk-us] Why are you missing out on this fun?

Reminder: The Bay Area OSM meetup group is still alive and has monthly events: http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-OpenStreetMappers/ Most of them are run in the South Bay/Peninsula and organized by Shawn Britton. If you want to host events via meetup, just get in touch with me and I can make you can

[Talk-us] Bay Area: mapping party video and upcoming meetup

Hey all, Thought I would share this video from Shawn Britton from a recent mapping party: half moon bay mapping party video, courtesy Kevin Wacknov http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDyXtjKTCMY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDyXtjKTCMYAlso, upcoming mapping party in gilroy on Oct 23:

[Talk-us] Fwd: [opensource-105] Mapping party in the news

OSM in a local bay area paper - not all details correct, but good to see it in there! -- Forwarded message -- From: Shawn Britton smbrit...@comcast.net Date: Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:06 PM Subject: [opensource-105] Mapping party in the news To: opensource-...@meetup.com

Re: [Talk-us] How to get college students involved?

Hi Stefan, I did some work with students back when I was with cloudmade. There are a few details here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Education I can pass along the power points I made if you like (although they are about a year out of date now). Just let me know. If anyone else wants them,

[Talk-us] OSM applications used to help in disaster situations

I recently received the following messages and was curious if anyone knew of any applications out there that used OSM (still waiting to get OSM's mediawiki extension on Wikia). Suggestions? I work for the a local County Civil Defense Agency. We have an interest in establishing a Disaster Wiki

Re: [Talk-us] US meetups?

Would it be best to collect these ideas on a wiki page? I started this: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/US_website_ideas (feel free to redirect to a better name) I do feel like it might be best for the whole community if we try to re-vamp the current global wiki rather than create our own, but

[Talk-us] CA: Mapping Party this weekend suggestion for draft foundation comments

Hey All, Just a reminder (esp to anyone who may be coming in early for where 2.0), there is a mapping party this weekend: http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-OpenStreetMappers/calendar/12726887/ Can I request that comments to the foundation draft rules also be placed on that wiki's talk page. Anyone

[Talk-us] CA: San Francisco Mapping Party- Sunday Feb 7

Join us before the super bowl! http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Mapping_Party_Feb2010 ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

[Talk-us] US OMSF proposal mission statement v2

All, Mission statement v2 is now open for discussion: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Mission_statement Please comment here on talk-us or on the wiki. This draft will be open for a 2 week comment period (ending Dec 29). Cheers, Sarah

Re: [Talk-us] San Francisco / Bay area projects

Agreed that at this point in time, having everything centralized here is the best way forward. I would like to make a request for the future though, that if a list is marked for deletion that a message is sent out on that list informing them. (maybe a week ahead of time). I was the admin for the

[Talk-us] Reminder: Bay Area mapping party this Saturday

Hi All, Reminder there will be a hike/mapping party this weekend in Gilroy. Details here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gilroy_Mapping_Party Best place to rsvp is on the meetup group if you are a part of it: http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-OpenStreetMappers/calendar/11833799/ I can not

Re: [Talk-us] San Francisco / Bay area projects

Paul, Your in luck: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gilroy_Mapping_Party ; http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-OpenStreetMappers/ Now that the bay area list was deleted the meetup is really the best place to fine events (although I do make sure its on the wiki as well). This is in conjunction

[Talk-us] deletion of talk-us-bayarea?

: by 10.142.9.11 with SMTP id 11mr409128wfi.101.1258073102381; Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:45:02 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:45:02 -0800 Message-ID: 2437b81b0911121645v5a0a968cte7ee9d3a9d69b...@mail.gmail.com Subject: gilroy hike mapping party From: Sarah Manley sarah.m.man...@gmail.com To: talk-us

Re: [Talk-us-bayarea] [Talk-us] US Chapter Call?

Do we have an agenda? What about someone who will act as a moderator? I would volunteer to be it, but I can only be on the call for 15 minutes due to a prior commitment. On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Sarah Manley

[Talk-us-bayarea] Reminder: Hike mapping event this weekend

Reminder all, this sunday there is a group hike in gilroy area: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gilroy_Mapping_Party I can not attend, so please contact Shawn Britton (details on wiki) Cheers, Sarah ___ Talk-us-bayarea mailing list

Re: [Talk-us] US Chapter Call?

Do we have an agenda? What about someone who will act as a moderator? I would volunteer to be it, but I can only be on the call for 15 minutes due to a prior commitment. On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Sarah Manley

Re: [Talk-us-bayarea] [Talk-us] proposal for deletion: talk-us-ga and talk-us-bayarea

First, you should probably include these lists on your mail if you plan to delete them. Its important to not take away something from the community without informing them. Some folks may not be on the general talk lists, and only these area specific ones. I agree that for the bay area, it is

Re: [Talk-us] US Chapter Call?

Agreed that call a call during business hours will be difficult for a lot of people to attend. To be fair then, should we try for a saturday? On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 5:26 AM, Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:41 PM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote: unless

Re: [Talk-us] proposal for deletion: talk-us-ga and

What is the status of the forum: http://forum.openstreetmap.org? Would building this out more maybe solve some of our problems? In my current role, we tend us to use forums on our wikis more than mailing lists, and I know that wikipedia moved away from mailing lists as they grew. I am not

[Talk-us] OSM Atlanta new video

Hey All, This was passed on to me, and thought it would interest all of you. http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/good_day_atl/Open_Street_Map_Project_101909 Sounds like a good time to get the US chapter off the ground, esp. since they are referring to OSM as an non-profit. Best, Sarah PS.. good

Re: [Talk-us] Atlanta Mapathon reported by BBC

Nice press! Thea at Cloudmade has been one of the main organizers, good job! On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Stellan Lagerstrom lagerst...@blindsight.com wrote: The upcoming Atlanta Mapathon http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Atlanta_Citywide_Mapathon just got some nice press coverage on

[Talk-us-bayarea] Gilroy Hike and Mapping Party

All, Shawn Britton will be hosting a Hike Mapping Party on Sunday Oct 25th in Gilroy. More details here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gilroy_Mapping_Party Cheers, Sarah ___ Talk-us-bayarea mailing list Talk-us-bayarea@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-us] U.S. Local Chapters

Yes, that was helpful, thanks Bill. So, as mentioned before, we should probably set a time to plan a conference call so we can start to make some decisions. Does anyone have access to a conference call service? I do not. I would say a tentative agenda is: 1. decide where we plan to incorporate

Re: [Talk-us-bayarea] [Talk-us] U.S. Local Chapters

of their contacts (per Kate's suggestion). On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 5:36 PM, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: On 16 Sep 2009, at 13:56, Sarah Manley wrote: As listed by Kate in her second email (and being built out on the wiki: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters

Re: [Talk-us] U.S. Local Chapters

of their contacts (per Kate's suggestion). On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 5:36 PM, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: On 16 Sep 2009, at 13:56, Sarah Manley wrote: As listed by Kate in her second email (and being built out on the wiki: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters

Re: [Talk-us] U.S. Local Chapters

, Sarah Manley sarah.m.man...@gmail.comwrote: As listed by Kate in her second email (and being built out on the wiki: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States) A local chapter will do more advocacy within their own nation. In the US, if incorporated as a non

Re: [Talk-us] U.S. Local Chapters

All, I was planning to send a similar email this week, so Kate, thanks for beating me to it. I agree that it is important to get the US chapter up and running, and that local groups can then use the national non-profit status for their efforts. One place we may want to look to as an example is

Re: [Talk-us] U.S. Local Chapters

As listed by Kate in her second email (and being built out on the wiki: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States) A local chapter will do more advocacy within their own nation. In the US, if incorporated as a non-profit, the chapter would be able to accept

[Talk-us] Native American Reservations

Hello All, Has anyone done any work (or know of areas/examples), of mapping on Native American reservations? I know some people who work with Native American groups, and are intersted in OSM. I haven't seen much in the wiki, or on the map. I have seen some ares defined by nodes imported with the

Re: [OSM-talk] A possible way to promote OSM

and there is very little mapped so it'll be interesting to see how far they get. http://osm.org/go/s2QkW9f2-- ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk Sarah Manley Community Ambassdor sa...@cloudmade.com

Re: [Talk-us] US mapping parties this weekend (NYC, Santa Clara)

. Consult the list below: Thea Clay: http://community.cloudmade.com/event/custom/generic/show/218 Dallas TX Chris McNally: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/New_York%2C_New_York NYC Sarah Manley: http://community.cloudmade.com/event/custom/generic/show/158 Santa

[OSM-talk] OSM integrated into exhibits at museums?

Hello, Does anyone know of any museums (science/art/cultural), or cultural centers that have used/displayed OSM? I am was curious if others knew any work that has occurred or is in the process. Best, Sarah Sarah Manley Community Ambassdor sa...@cloudmade.com Cell: 415-254-3050 Skype

[OSM-talk] Education talk at SOTM

Hello All, I am working on a talk about OSM + Education for SOTM. If you have any projects / curriculum / initiatives that you would like included or to share with me, please contact me. Thanks! Sarah Sarah Manley Community Ambassdor sa...@cloudmade.com Cell: 415-254-3050 Skype

Re: [Talk-us] National Park Mapping Party?

in .e00 format. I'd like to at least get the park boundaries imported. -- Jeff Ollie ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us Sarah Manley Community Ambassdor sa...@cloudmade.com Cell

[OSM-talk] OSM at where2.0

://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/spark_20090603_16475.mp3 Sarah Sarah Manley Community Ambassdor sa...@cloudmade.com Cell: 415-254-3050 Skype: Sarah_cloudmade Twitter: SarahManley ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org

[Talk-us] Where Camp

All, I have started a wiki page for OSM @ wherecamp. Hope some of you can make it. Sarah http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WhereCamp/2009 Sarah Manley Community Ambassdor sa...@cloudmade.com Cell: 631-338-3815 Skype: Sarah_cloudmade Twitter: SarahManley

[Talk-us] OSM on whitehouse.gov

Dear All, Not sure if many of you have seen this, but the OSM is the base map being used here by the US gov: http://www.whitehouse.gov/change/ It's a great day to be an American Mapper! Cheers, Sarah Sarah Manley sa...@cloudmade.com Cell: 631-338-3815 Skype: Sarah_cloudmade Twitter

[OSM-talk] Multiple addresses/use for one building

is a different address number. Also, for buildings such as malls, where there are many stores (I am working on San Francisco's Ferry building which has about 30 shops in it), are people just adding in separate nodes for each shop, or is there a better alternative? Thanks Sarah Sarah Manley

[Talk-us] Portland Car-free happy hour tonight-- potential networking for mappers interested in transit maps

Dear All, I was asked to pass this along to OSM folks. Sounds like an interesting event that holds potential for networking around OSM Portland car-free happy hour is tonight at Roots in SE (http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-carfree/browse_frm/thread/f01529f84095f162 ). I hope you can

[talk-au] OSM involvement @ Foss4g2009

To: Cameron Shorter cameron.shor...@gmail.com Cc: Mark Leslie mrk.les...@gmail.com, foss4g2009-private foss4g2009-priv...@lists.osgeo.org , Sarah Manley sa...@cloudmade.com Subject: Re: [Foss4g2009-private] Summary time! Hi all, They guys at OSM CloudMade should be interested in a Mapping Party

[Talk-us] Bay Area Mapping Events

Dear All, Here is a list of mapping events in the upcoming weeks. This weekend: Feb 28th and Mar 1, 11am - 4pm, Berkeley Mapping Party! http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Berkeley_Mapping_Party_Feb2009 Next Wednesday: Mappy Hour, social geo-focused event 5:45pm: short intro presentations at UMI

[OSM-talk] Overlay capabilities with environmental data

as an alternative. Are there overlay capabilities for your system? From what I remember and understand there are ways of doing that. We have to overlay maps or data from various sources, such as Cal fish and game. Thanks. - Shawn Sarah Manley sa...@cloudmade.com Cell: 631-338-3815 Skype

[Talk-us] Upcoming Bay Area Mapping Parties

...@cloudmade.com cell number: 631-338-3815 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mountain_View_Mapping_Party_-_February_2009 Please spread the word, as well as send me recommendations for other groups/individuals who may be interested in attending. Cheers, Sarah Sarah Manley sa...@cloudmade.com Cell: 631-338

Re: [OSM-talk] fitness center/gym?

@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk Sarah Manley sa...@cloudmade.com Cell: 631-338-3815 Skype: Sarah_cloudmade Twitter: SarahManley ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

[OSM-talk] data import in Belarus

of such nature (article 8). I think will be good idea if OpenStreetMap will require official confirmationsin such exports since (AFAIK) public domain status of US federal government is exception, not a rule. I am not familiar with the imports/OSM work in Belarus, is anyone else? Sarah Manley

[OSM-talk] tags for businesses

Does anyone know the correct way to tag business such as HR block (this is a US company that does your taxes)? What about other similar businesses such at lawyers office, accountants, etc? Thanks! Sarah Sarah Manley sa...@cloudmade.com Cell: 631-338-3815 Skype: Sarah_cloudmade Twitter

[Talk-us] Marin Mapping Party this weekend!

the word! Also, send me suggestions for people/places to contact as well as locations in Marin to map. Cheers, Sarah Sarah Manley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 631-338-3815 Skype: Sarah_cloudmade ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-us] Bay Area Mailing List created

) I am working to build the OSM community in the Bay Area, so please feel free to contact me with ideas for events/speaking engagements/ collaborations. Cheers, Sarah Sarah Manley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 631-338-3815 Skype: Sarah_cloudmade

Re: [Talk-us] Bay Area Mailing List created

). ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us Sarah Manley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 631-338-3815 Skype: Sarah_cloudmade ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http

[Talk-us] Mapping Party next weekend (Nov 2223) in Palo Alto

Dear All, We had a great weekend in Oakland, and hope to have another in Palo Alto. Stop by if you are in the Bay Area! http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/South_bay Cheers, Sarah ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-us] OSM mapper from ITO World

Dear All, I thought this would interest most of you http://www.itoworld.com/static/osmmapper Cheers, Sarah PS If you are in the Bay Area, stop by the Oakland mapping party this weekend! ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-us] Mapping Party in Oakland this weekend!

Dear All, I will be hosting my first mapping party this weekend in Oakland. If you live in the Bay Area, stop by! It will be held from 1pm - 6pm Mama Buzz 2318 Telegraph Ave Oakland, CA 94612 BART: 19th St Oakland see details on the wiki: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Oakland

Re: [Talk-us] Mapping Party in Oakland this weekend!

Its actually on both days On Nov 4, 2008, at 4:28 PM, David Muir Sharnoff wrote: Saturday or Sunday? -Dave On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Sarah Manley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear All, I will be hosting my first mapping party this weekend in Oakland. If you live in the Bay Area

[Talk-us] labels for roads with or without sidewalks

Dear All, I am new to OSM and wanted to ask a question about sidewalks. From my understanding we do no record sideways because it is assumed that all roads have them. In my experience, this is not true. So would we want to create labels that differentiate roads with sidewalks from roads