A little bit about this here:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mikelmaron/diary/18630
You have to set your own home location to the place you want to search for.
Touched on this in my sotm talk too
http://vimeopro.com/openstreetmapus/state-of-the-map-us-2013/video/68093881
* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
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> From: alyssa wright <[email protected]>
>To: Mikel Maron <[email protected]>
>Cc: Milo van der Linden <[email protected]>; "[email protected]"
><[email protected]>
>Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 4:40 PM
>Subject: Re: [HOT] local OSM teams
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>Thanks. Just thinking though -- what about a way to see where registered users
>have set their home locations?
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>On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Mikel Maron <[email protected]> wrote:
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>Local Chapters is frozen right now, but trying to thaw. A list of local groups
>would be a useful thing to exist. Also touches on the new Group features being
>developed for osm.org.
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>>* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
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>>>________________________________
>>> From: Milo van der Linden <[email protected]>
>>>To: alyssa wright <[email protected]>
>>>Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>>Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 7:38 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [HOT] local OSM teams
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>>>Hello Alyssa,
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>>>I think you might have some luck when contacting people from the specific
>>>working group at the openstreetmap foundation:
>>>http://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters_Working_Group
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>>>This page also links to other pages with information and gives you the names
>>>of the working group members that may be able to inform you about the status
>>>of various local chapter initiatives.
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>>>Kind regards,
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>>>Milo
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>>>2013/7/27 alyssa wright <[email protected]>
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>>>Hi all,
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>>>>I am trying to understand the international breadth of local communities
>>>>around OSM. Is there any comprehensive list of local teams/chapters,
>>>>inclusive of efforts outside of Europe and the US?
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>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Alyssa.
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