Hi Tim, Please do forward to the list, I in fact thought you had already done so. I will start working on the project page I promised.
Let's meet in Amsterdam! Best, Susanna 2013/4/17 Tim Alder <[email protected]> > Hello Susanna, > really nice to see. > Please forwarding your mail to historic OpenStreetMap project: > Email: [email protected] > Mailinglist archive: > http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/historic<http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic> > Wiki-page: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/**wiki/OHM<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OHM> > > They use OpenStreetMap techniques (JOSM, PostGIS, Mapnik,...) to create a > vectorize database for historical content and have now the first test > system online: > http://www.ohmap.org/?lat=47.**6088&lon=-122.32834&zoom=15<http://www.ohmap.org/?lat=47.6088&lon=-122.32834&zoom=15> > > I see a great potential if we can use OSM to reference historical maps , > than historic-OSM can use these maps to vectorize elements and at the end > we can use some of the elements in our articles (WIWOSM). > > See you in Amsterdam. > Greeting kolossos > > BTW: I hope we get really soon a decision from the foundation that we will > have a full OSM database at WMlabs. We need it. > > > Am 16.04.2013 22:50, schrieb Susanna Ånäs: > >> Hi Everyone! >> >> My name is Susanna Ånäs and I am active in the Finnish Wikimedia. We >> have a cooperation project going with the Finnish National Archives with >> their historical maps and this has given us the opportunity to look anew >> at the Wikimaps environment. >> http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Wikipedia:Wikiprojekti_** >> Historialliset_kartat/In_**english<http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiprojekti_Historialliset_kartat/In_english> >> >> Wikimaps was introduced as a concept by Maarten Dammers >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/**wiki/User:Multichill/Wikimaps<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Multichill/Wikimaps>. >> The idea is >> to combine environments in Wikimedia to form a maps environment for >> scanned (historical) maps. I introduced the idea at GLAM-Wiki in London >> and I have my presentation slides on Sideshare at >> http://www.slideshare.net/**susannaanas/glam-wiki-wikimaps<http://www.slideshare.net/susannaanas/glam-wiki-wikimaps> >> **. >> >> A test environment is planned to be put up for testing for the Amsterdam >> Hackathon, more info to follow. Let's put up a Wikimaps page in >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Commons:Wikimaps<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikimaps>and >> gather material >> there (Feel free to start, I have not yet had the time :) >> >> Please let's discuss the project on this list! >> >> Nice to know all of you! >> >> Best regards, >> Susanna >> User:Susannaanas >> >> >> -- >> *Susanna Ånäs* >> Wikimedia Suomi >> <http://fi.wikimedia.org/wiki/**Etusivu<http://fi.wikimedia.org/wiki/Etusivu> >> > >> GLAM >> <http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Wikipedia:GLAM<http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM>> >> – tiedotus – yhteistyö >> >> >> Puhelin: +358 40 557 8039 >> Sähköposti: [email protected] >> <mailto:susanna.anas@**wikimedia.fi<[email protected]> >> > >> >> Wikimedia Suomi <http://blog.wikimedia.fi/> -blogi on aloitettu! Seuraa >> meitä Twitterissä @ <https://twitter.com/WMFinland**>WMFinland >> <https://twitter.com/WMFinland**>tai Facebookissa >> <https://www.facebook.com/**WikimediaSuomi<https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaSuomi>>. >> Liity jäseneksi! >> <http://fi.wikimedia.org/wiki/**Liity_j%C3%A4seneksi<http://fi.wikimedia.org/wiki/Liity_j%C3%A4seneksi> >> > >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Maps-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/maps-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/maps-l> >> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Maps-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/maps-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/maps-l> > -- *Susanna Ånäs* Wikimedia Suomi <http://fi.wikimedia.org/wiki/Etusivu> GLAM <http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM> – tiedotus – yhteistyö Puhelin: +358 40 557 8039 Sähköposti: [email protected] Wikimedia Suomi <http://blog.wikimedia.fi/> -blogi on aloitettu! Seuraa meitä Twitterissä @ <https://twitter.com/WMFinland>WMFinland<https://twitter.com/WMFinland>tai Facebookissa <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaSuomi>. Liity jäseneksi!<http://fi.wikimedia.org/wiki/Liity_j%C3%A4seneksi>
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