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It's hard to get a quality map, because I think, many people get the chills to send their work to us. You'll need some convincing, but it's a great idea. Cheers On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Simon Cropper < simoncrop...@fossworkflowguides.com> wrote: > On 30/07/12 02:19, se...@arnulf.us wrote: > >> Really good idea, and great to see so many interested. >> >> I offer to act as data licensing advisor / clearinghouse and add what we >> learn from the process to the OSGeo Wiki. Step one of my planned Public >> Geospatial Data Committee revival. Step two will be an OSGeo White Paper >> defining Open Data, VGI, Crowdsourced and so on geospatial data. If >> there is interest... >> >> Cheers, >> Arnulf >> >> -- >> Arnulf Christl (aka Seven) >> http://arnulf.us >> >> ----- Reply message ----- >> From: "nicolas bozon" <nicolas.bo...@gmail.com> >> To: "Michael P. Gerlek" <m...@flaxen.com> >> Cc: "osgeo-discuss" <discuss@lists.osgeo.org> >> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source Geospatial Atlas >> Date: Sat, Jul 28, 2012 13:57 >> >> >> Barry, >> >> Hi also think it is a really good idea. >> >> However, one simple question comes to my mind: >> How to deal with the data property and rights, ragrding both printing or >> spreading on the Web ? >> >> May be such an initiative should accept maps using OpenData or OSM only ? >> >> Best, >> >> Nick >> >> >> >> >> 2012/7/28 Michael P. Gerlek <m...@flaxen.com> >> >> > Barry: >> > >> > This is the coolest idea I've heard in a long time. >> > >> > ESRI does a yearly coffee-table book for Arc-generated maps, the >> various >> > satellite companies make calendars every year with their best hi-res >> > shots... We should play the game too. >> > >> > Count me in, I'll volunteer to help. >> > >> > .mpg >> > >> > On Jul 28, 2012, at 4:33 AM, Barry Rowlingson < >> > b.rowling...@lancaster.ac.uk> wrote: >> > >> > > Do you think an atlas of beautiful maps produced with open-source >> > > technology (software and data) could be made? Here's what I was >> > > thinking: >> > > >> > > * Put out a proposal for beautiful cartography, stunning maps, and >> > > insightful visualisations done with OpenSource applications and/or >> > > Open Data. >> > > >> > > * Collect map proposals as images on a flickr group: >> > > >> http://www.flickr.com/groups/**osgeomaps/<http://www.flickr.com/groups/osgeomaps/> >> > > >> > > * Get enough, have a community vote/expert opinion for the best 50 >> or so. >> > > >> > > * Get high-res or vector versions of the winners. >> > > >> > > * Get authors to write a note for the book, explaining the software, >> > > the techniques, and the impact of their work. >> > > >> > > * Edit them into a glossy colour book, publish on a publish-on-demand >> > > site (eg lulu.com). >> > > >> > > * Give free copies to the authors of the top ten voted maps or maybe >> > > all the ones included (I'll pay for these unless someone wants to >> > > sponsor it). >> > > >> > > * Release the PDF under an open license. Of course. >> > > >> > > * Profit!! [By selling copies on lulu at a small premium for OSGeo] >> > > >> > > I don't think the production effort is very much, I just wonder if >> > > enough people are producing maps that will look good in A4 or larger >> > > (we're all about the web these days, right?) and if publicity can be >> > > sustained enough to get 50 nice maps. The timeline would be set so we >> > > have lots of glossy copies of these sitting around for sale at FOSS4G >> > > 2013. >> > > >> > > Good idea? Or will we just get 45 maps which are stamen.com >> > > watercolour backgrounds with some points pasted on? There is a >> > > perception which I think we've all heard that Open Source GIS >> packages >> > > can't do cartography, but with a little help from Inkscape I've seen >> > > some great-looking maps on posters at conferences. >> > > >> > > ESRI used to (still do?) produce an Arc/Info atlas (I have a vague >> > > memory of something A3-size in our GIS research lab 20 years ago) of >> > > maps - surely we can do something like that now. Obviously I'm >> > > sticking my hand up to do the work for this, my concern is purely >> > > whether we'd get enough entries. I'd like the bar to be quite high. >> > > Most of the work is going to be done by the mappers themselves. >> > > >> > > Shoot. >> > > >> > > Barry >> > > >> > > -- >> > > blog: http://geospaced.blogspot.com/ >> > > web: >> http://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/~**rowlings<http://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/~rowlings> >> > > web: http://www.rowlingson.com/ >> > > twitter: >> http://twitter.com/**geospacedman<http://twitter.com/geospacedman> >> > > pics: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/**spacedman<http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacedman> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ >> > > Discuss mailing list >> > > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> > > >> http://lists.osgeo.org/**mailman/listinfo/discuss<http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss> >> > ______________________________**_________________ >> > Discuss mailing list >> > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> > >> http://lists.osgeo.org/**mailman/listinfo/discuss<http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss> >> > >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/**mailman/listinfo/discuss<http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss> >> >> > Hi All, > > I think a map book is a great way to showcase fosGIS. I also remember the > ESRI map book that came with Arcview. Although little help in understanding > how the maps were produced it did give you a sense of what could be > achieved using the package. > > I think it important however that people *do not* use Inkscape, unless of > course it is being put up as an fosGIS package. Using Inkscape has come > about due to the inherent deficiencies in map production in various > packages. > > Any maps produced for such a book need to be produced solely using the > package they are meant to be showcasing. Otherwise the resulting map is not > representative of what can be produced using a particular GIS package but > rather the artistic skill of the cartographer! > > -- > Cheers Simon > > Simon Cropper - Open Content Creator > > Free and Open Source Software Workflow Guides > ------------------------------**------------------------------ > Introduction > http://www.fossworkflowguides.**com<http://www.fossworkflowguides.com> > GIS Packages > http://www.fossworkflowguides.**com/gis<http://www.fossworkflowguides.com/gis> > bash / Python > http://www.fossworkflowguides.**com/scripting<http://www.fossworkflowguides.com/scripting> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/**mailman/listinfo/discuss<http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss> > -- George R. C. Silva Desenvolvimento em GIS http://geoprocessamento.net http://blog.geoprocessamento.net
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