[Talk-us] WIN a Free trip to State of the Map

2011-06-06 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Love OpenStreetMap? Show us and you could win a trip to State of the Map! We're hosting a video competition for the best short film about what OSM means to you. More information can be found on the State of the Map websitehttp://stateofthemap.org/win-a-trip-to-state-of-the-map/, but here's the

Re: [OSM-talk] Scholarship program to State of the Map 2011

2011-06-02 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Alvin Villar sea...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Hurricane, Will the organizers help out in processing the US visas? 2 months is really, really short time to apply and be granted a US visa based on stories I've heard. Eugene On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:35 AM, Coast, Hurricane hurricane.co

[OSM-talk] Scholarship program to State of the Map 2011

2011-06-01 Thread Coast, Hurricane
The State of the Map Committee is excited to announce a program to cover full travel and accommodations costs for mappers to attend State of the Map 2011 in Denver, Colorado (United States). We’re seeking nominations from the community for potential mappers. We are seeking people from places

[Talk-us] Cool ITO World US and Canada coverage

2011-03-25 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Thought that the US and Canada might be interested in this: http://itoworld.blogspot.com/2011/03/ito-map-extended-to-cover-usa-canada.html ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

[OSM-talk] Update on travel discounts to SotM

2011-03-10 Thread Coast, Hurricane
We were able to talk with United Airlines today and clear up some items on booking travel. In order to book from an international departure city, you need to call a local United Representative, there are several numbers for different countries! For a complete list of country specific phone

[OSM-talk] OSM job in Georgia

2011-03-01 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi, A friend of mine let me know about this job opportunity based in Tbilisi, Georgia: Open Maps Caucasus is looking for a new executive director. It sounds like a really cool job (there's a lot of momentum behind OSM in the Caucasus) and Tbilisi is a wonderful and very livable place to be. If

Re: [OSM-talk] Difficulty using the promotional code for booking Denver flights

2011-02-23 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi Nick, I will call United and see what might be up. I will also mention that the online code was to be active 2 weeks after we got the contract, which would be so it could be just a matter of time. Hurricane On 2/23/11 5:18 PM, talk-requ...@openstreetmap.org talk-requ...@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-us] Imports, trails, POIs for National Parks

2011-02-15 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi, I noticed that there is a bit of work going on with importing Park data. I know that's a broad subject, anything from Forest Service Roads to GPSed trails from vacations, hydrology imports and as always, fixing TIGER data… There's a bunch out there. I wanted to get a feel for what, if

[OSM-talk] Travel Discounts to SotM 2011

2011-02-07 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi, I have been working on a relationship with United Airlines to attain travel discounts for people flying to Denver for SotM in September. Woohoo! I have started a wiki page here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_SotM_Travel_Discounts Please add your name (and user name) to this

[OSM-talk] SOTM Denver travel discounts?

2011-02-01 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi Nick, You are right about the travel discounts! I am waiting on a few more details before this offer is 'live' but here is what it looks like. We will have a Meeting ID # that you will use either online or by calling United. This will get a traveller 10%-20% off regular published fares

[OSM-talk] Join the State of the Map Committee

2011-01-31 Thread Coast, Hurricane
We are looking for OpenStreetMappers interested in helping make this years international conference absolutely stellar. There are several ways to get involved including working with the program format, sponsorships and scholarships and volunteering during the conference to name a few! Check out

[Talk-us] Join the State of the Map Committee

2011-01-31 Thread Coast, Hurricane
We are looking for OpenStreetMappers interested in helping make this years international conference absolutely stellar. There are several ways to get involved including working with the program format, sponsorships and scholarships and volunteering during the conference to name a few! Check out

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

2011-01-28 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi Richard! You are so right about having fun with mapping and getting social! Along with posting events to the OSM calendar, talk lists, and IRC, I also use meetup.com to help outreach to new mappers. [1] It's free and you can capture people already interested in open source, GIS, mapping,

[OSM-ja] Hurricane and Steve Coast in Japan

2011-01-25 Thread Coast, Hurricane
, it would be probably easier for people to joina mapping party. Have you been to Kyoto already? If it's your first time a combination of mapping sightseeing might be a good idea. Let us know when you finalized your dates. Daniel 2011/1/11 Coast, Hurricane hurricane.coast at mapquest.comhttp

[OSM-ja] Visiting Japan in March

2011-01-10 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi OSMers! My name is Hurricane Coast (username: hurricanecoast), and I will be in Kyoto around March 2-4 this year (dates are not finalized) attending the Web Wireless GIS 2011 conference. I would love to organize a mapping party and mappy hour to get to know the community mappers in the

[Talk-us] Vermont mappers?

2010-12-13 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi, David McGowan ( dmcgo...@woodstockdigital.com) is looking to include OpenStreetMap in a really cool Digital Media Festival next summer. Are there any mappers close to Woodstock, Vermont interested in hosting a mapping party of sorts? Thanks, Hurricane

Re: [Talk-us] One in a million.

2010-12-07 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Message: 3 Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 16:04:21 -0500 From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com To: talk-us@openstreetmap.org Openstreetmap talk-us@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-us] One in a million. Are you that mapper? Message-ID:

[Talk-us] Red Cross Users of OpenStreetMap

2010-12-07 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi, Who would like to help Herb? Thanks, Hurricane -- Forwarded Message From: Herb Fischer fisch...@nefloridaredcross.org Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 21:07:30 + To: hurricane.co...@mapquest.com hurricane.co...@mapquest.com Subject: Red Cross Users of OpenStreetMap Hurricane, I sat in on a

[OSM-talk] SotM 2011: September 9-11, 2011

2010-11-05 Thread Coast, Hurricane
The organizing committee for State of the Map (SotM) conference selected September 9-11, 2011 as the dates for the fifth annual international gathering. More information can be found at http://blog.osmfoundation.org/2010/11/05/state-of-the-map-2011-september-9-11-2011/ See you there!

[Talk-us] Metrics on SotM Bid

2010-10-18 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi all, I¹m forwarding on this request to the list: I helped a bit with the numbers, but I don't know who started the metrics? If you have the inclination to edit the Budget page, please do! Thanks, Hurricane Hurricane (or Steve, or else please forward :), Can you elaborate a bit on the

[OSM-talk] Vote for Icons on Open MapQuest sites

2010-10-12 Thread Coast, Hurricane
You asked, we listened, and now the vote it open to you! Vote for your favorite POI icon to be shown on open.mapquest.co.uk http://open.mapquest.co.uk and all other language specific sites. By opening up the choices to the community, we aim to gain a crowd sourced answer to what the most

[Talk-us] SOTM bid- Denver

2010-10-12 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hey North American OSMers, The Bids for State of the Map must be final by October 15th. Much work has been done on the Denver Bid page, but it still can use some spit and polish :) http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2011/Bid/Denver Go ahead and give it a 5 minute look over and

[Talk-us] River help?

2010-10-06 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hi, I noticed that Clear Creek isn’t on the map! This is only a small sample of where it is: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=39.7399lon=-105.4256zoom=13layers=M Can someone help with the hydro info for this river? It follows I-70 and highway 40. It’s a pretty major creek, for Colorado anyhow.

Re: [Talk-us] River help?

2010-10-06 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Katie~ Thanks that’s exactly what I was searching for :) On 10/6/10 4:08 PM, Katie Filbert filbe...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Coast, Hurricane hurricane.co...@mapquest.com wrote: Hi, I noticed that Clear Creek isn’t on the map! This is only a small sample of where

[OSM-talk] OSM and MapQuest [was Hurricane hits MapQuest]

2010-10-04 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Message: 1 Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:46:48 + (UTC) From: Ed Avis e...@waniasset.com To: talk@openstreetmap.org mailto:talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Hurricane hits MapQuest Message-ID: loom.20100929t10450...@post.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Re: [OSM-talk] talk Digest, Vol 73, Issue 65

2010-09-30 Thread Coast, Hurricane
On 9/30/10 4:39 PM, talk-requ...@openstreetmap.org talk-requ...@openstreetmap.org wrote: Message: 2 Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:07:42 -0600 From: Peter Batty pe...@ebatty.com To: SteveC st...@asklater.com Cc: OSM-talk Openstreetmap talk@openstreetmap.org,

[Talk-us] Mapping event in Colorado October 9th

2010-09-29 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Howdy OSMers! The Colorado OSM group ( http://www.meetup.com/OSM-Colorado/) would like to announce a mapping event in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Details are here: http://www.meetup.com/OSM-Colorado/calendar/14785687/?from=listoffset=0 and to sign up! We chose Idaho Springs because of it’s

[Talk-us] Polishing up the SOTM 2011 Denver bid

2010-09-29 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Hey everyone, Please help us polish up the SOTM 2011 bid for Denver! Bids are due in just under 20 days and we should bowl the selecting committee over with an offer they can’t refuse. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2011/Bid/Denver

Re: [Talk-us] Hurricane hits MapQuest

2010-09-29 Thread Coast, Hurricane
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Re: [OSM-talk] Hurricane hits MapQuest

2010-09-24 Thread Coast, Hurricane
Message: 1 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:43:36 -0400 From: Richard Weait rich...@weait.com To: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Hurricane hits MapQuest Message-ID: aanlktin=qvmnnd6ub3akkdbw6rmbemnszfkwvmg9w...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1