Hello, I take this occasion to share this map of Africa that I like. It was Africa if colonialism had not occurred as imagined by Nikolaj Cyon :
https://www.cyon.se/#/alkebulan-1260-ah/ If the Africa Local Chapter and the Dar es Salaam LOC likes it too, we could try to contact the artist and see if we can use it... Kind Regards, Maë//e 2018-07-29 0:17 GMT+02:00 Ben Caradoc-Davies <[email protected]>: > Or an historical noncolonial or postcolonial map of Tanzania or Dar es > Salaam? Or is this even a concern? I would like advice from the LOC. It > would be great to give Dar es Salaam the same prominence (OSGeoLive > background) as previous FOSS4G hosts. > > The Africa list rejects email from nonsubscribers such as myself. :-( > > Kind regards, > Ben. > > > On 29/07/18 04:15, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> Ben you are with your comment. >> >> What do you think instead about an actual OSM Map from Dar Es Salaam - >> that shows how great the region is mapped >> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-6.8049/39.2472 >> >> or maybe a nice photo instead of a map. >> >> Astrid >> >> Am 28.07.2018 00:17 schrieb Ben Caradoc-Davies: >> >>> I love historical maps. However, maps have been both the tool and >>> emblem of colonisation, by which Africa has been particularly badly >>> affected. The choice of an historical map of Africa for the OSGeoLive >>> background must be informed by the actions of those who used it and >>> their impact on the people of Africa, as well consider of the >>> current-day appropriateness of the labels used on the map. I would >>> follow the advice of the Africa Local Chapter and the Dar es Salaam >>> LOC. >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> Ben. >>> >>> On 28/07/18 09:23, Mark Iliffe wrote: >>> >>>> I would vote for the map that you'd listed, but linking in the Africa >>>> Local >>>> Chapter :-) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> On 27 July 2018 at 08:32, Cameron Shorter <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> The time has come to select a background image for our next OSGeoLive >>>>> release, which is scheduled to be ready in time for FOSS4G Dar es >>>>> Salaam, >>>>> and we are looking for inspiration for a background image. >>>>> >>>>> Traditionally, we have drawn inspiration from the image from the >>>>> conference location, and are hoping that someone with a mapping or >>>>> artistic >>>>> eye can suggest an interesting map, or image that we can use. The image >>>>> needs to be available under an open license, and will likely need to be >>>>> shaded so that icons will still stand out against it. >>>>> >>>>> I'm wondering whether a historic navigating chart of Africa would be >>>>> good? >>>>> Maybe something like this: >>>>> >>>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AMH-7121-KB_Map_of_Africa.jpg >>>>> >>>>> Or maybe a drawing of some of the big African animals. >>>>> >>>>> Are there any people in the mapping or African communities who would be >>>>> willing to help us out here? >>>>> >>>>> Warm regards, >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Cameron Shorter >>>>> Technology Demystifier >>>>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant >>>>> >>>>> M +61 (0) 419 142 254Mark Iliffe <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> osgeolive mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/osgeolive >> > > -- > Ben Caradoc-Davies <[email protected]> > Director > Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> > New Zealand > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Maëlle VERCAUTEREN DRUBBEL Coordinatrice du stage SIG Libres ARES Université Libre de Bruxelles - IGEAT (CP 130 / 03) Campus du Solbosch Av. F. D. Roosevelt, 50 B-1050 Bruxelles Tél.: 02/650.68.14 Fax: 02/650.50.92 Local: DB6.143
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