I am aware of efforts by UBOS to publish datasets via both Google maps and OSM.
I hope that this is one of the efforts you are refering to. If you aren't, then I guess I just did. Regards, On 02/03/2012, Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > There is a lot of people working on that. They have their own mailinglist > (about 167 people) here http://www.pamoya.com/node/13275 > > Obviously, the mapping is best in areas where there is Bing imagery, but > Mbale, Soroti, Bwindi are pretty nice already. > > We have been organising a few Mapping Days, in Muyenga and at the University > in Mukono. We do plan to have more events. > > We are also actively pursuing several datasets that, when made public, would > be a great addition to OSM. That is proving pretty hard! Any lobbying from > other members when talking to anyone with data is highly appreciated. > > So, all in all, getting there. > > rgds, > Reinier > > > > On Thursday 01 March 2012 18:19:13 Benjamin Tayehanpour wrote: >> Great news! Open content is every bit as important as open source. >> >> Somewhat related: How well is Uganda mapped in OSM? >> >> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Stephen S. Musoke <[email protected]> > wrote: >> > Luggers, >> > >> > Foursquare has moved from using Google Maps to Open Street map >> > http://bit.ly/wfsf4e >> > >> > Stephen >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> > >> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> > [email protected] Mailing list archives: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: >> > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> > >> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them >> > in any way. >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing >> list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. > -- > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > Director > Mountbatten Ltd. > www.mountbatten.net > tel: +256 758 801749 > twitter: @batje > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- Douglas Onyango | +256(0712)981329 | Twitter: @ondouglas Life is the educator's practical joke in which you spend the first half learning, and the second half learning that everything you learned in the first was a joke. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
