We at NYPL were thinking of doing a panel about the NYC Space/Time Directory
project and some of our methodologies that we’re hoping to use to build it.
Quite a bit is still being worked on (about how we’ll run it within NYPL), but
this could serve as a good moment/discussion to figure out how/where we should
plug into OHM.
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On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 4:49 PM, Richard Welty <[email protected]>
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> i propose that we kick around our proposals here for discussion. here
> is the very first draft of mine for comment. any suggestions are
> appreciated.
> Mapping Motor Sports Venues - Past and Present
> Motor racing has a strong tradition around the world; it is especially
> strong in North America. Since the invention of the automobile, there
> have been on the order of 2000 venues where cars have been raced in the
> US and Canada. Most of these are no longer in operation, and many have
> entirely vanished, replaced by subdivisions, office parks and shopping
> malls.
> This talk will provide a taxonomy of racing venues, accompanied by a
> brief history to provide context. It will also discuss tagging issues,
> available historical resources, mapping techniques, and the problem of
> certainty. Examples will be included of using OpenHistoricalMap with
> OpenStreetMap to document historic venues.
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