On 10 Jun 2008, at 10:09, Steve Hill wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jun 2008, Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) wrote: > >>> From my experience you get lots of questions so best keep the >>> presentation >> simple and allow enough time to answer stuff. You might also find >> you get >> questions regarding the "free" aspect of the project and the licence. > > Yes, be prepared for the usual "why not just use Google?" > questions. I > did a short lightning talk on OSM at my local LUG a few months ago and > being able to cite uses of the data other than the plain slippymap was > quite good (such as the Welsh language version (as I am in Wales :), > the > cyclemap, the pistemap, the ability to use the data for satnav > projects, > etc.).
Isn't it easier with such a group to ask 'why not use windows?' > > > The level of interest seemed quite high at the time, but sadly I don't > think we've got any new mappers from that group. :( > > I shall try and dig out the slides I wrote, but basically I briefly > talked > out the benefits of the project over commercial maps and how the > surveying > is actually done. > > - Steve > xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED] sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nexusuk.org/ > > Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum - Whisper, Evanescence > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk > Best Steve _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
