The Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay will pass within one hour's drive of 85 per cent of the Australian population, travel over 27,000 kilometres and be carried by 10,000 Torchbearers in what is the longest Torch Relay in Olympic history. I am finding how many, if any, volunteers there may be out there with skills in MapInfo. Whilst we have a pool of talented volunteers here at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, skills in MapInfo are not that easy to come by! I am looking for volunteers to perhaps assist with some of the mapping of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay. You may be using MapInfo at university as part of your course, and are looking for a chance to apply some of your knowledge of MapInfo. What universities are using the software in Sydney? Some of the maps I need help with include Celebration Sites, individual torchbearer maps, route maps for each day, to name a few. * Celebration Sites: each day of the Torch Relay includes a lunch and evening celebration. We require hand drawn maps from each of the 200 venues to be converted into "real world" MapInfo maps that can be added as a layer on the route. In many cases we have aerial photos that need to be registered and traced. The maps show the path of the torchbearer from the street to the stage, plus the locations of stage trucks, crew break area, crowd positioning etc . * Route Maps: we need to make artworked maps for each day of the Relay. Someone with skills in getting data out of MapInfo into something useful for presentation purposes (Illustrator 7 on NT) would be welcomed! You will need to have access to a licensed copy of MapInfo Professional. Or perhaps you can contribute a few hours at our headquarters in Ultimo, Sydney Australia. Interested? Email me at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ant Burnett Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
