Hi again everyone, Less than two weeks until the next Brisbane OSM Mapping Party. Details below. Please let me know if you plan on attending.
- David On 23 August 2010 18:56, David Dean <dd...@ieee.org> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > OSM mapping party propaganda follows. Please pass onto anyone you > think might be interested. > > - David > > ---- > > Calling all map-lovers, amateur cartographers, surveyors and > cartophiles! Local OpenStreetMappers are having a mapping party soon, > and we want your help. > > When: Saturday 18th September 2010 > Agenda: > 09:00 - 09:30 BBQ Breakfast at Leis Park, Lawnton > 09:30 - 13:00 Mapping > 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch at Petrie Hotel, Petrie > Details: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Strathpine_Mapping_Party_September_2010 > > OpenStreetMap is a collaboratively built free map of the world, with > simple wiki-like editing; think ‘Wikipedia’, but for maps. The result > is highly detailed digital maps, created and edited by local > communities, that are free to reproduce without the normal commercial > restrictions. It's a fun project to get involved with; you'll > discover how maps are made and uncover the geographical secrets of > your neighbourhood. > > Volunteers from all around Brisbane have already begun mapping the > roads, footpaths and cycleways across the city, but now we need your > help to improve our map by adding street details and amenities such as > restaurants, parks, playgrounds and shops. > > This time, we will be mapping around Strathpine. After beginning with a > delicious BBQ breakfast, we will split up and spread out over the area to > collect information for inclusion in OpenStreetMap. You are welcome to > map however and wherever you want, but here are a few suggestions for > things that other mappers like to collect: > > * Missing streets, footpaths and cycleways > * Missing street names > * Missing street facilities (traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, > speed bumps, etc.) > * Missing reserves, parks, schools and child-care centres > * Missing amenities (water fountains, toilets, playgrounds, seats, > shelters, etc.) > * Details of shops/restaurants/pubs > > However, if you aren't sure what you can do, we'll be happy to provide > ideas and help get you started. If you have a GPS device, including a > GPS-enabled phone, bring it along, but you don’t need anything special > to map - just a pen and paper will do. Blank maps for note-taking can > easily be made available if prior notice is provided. > > After spending a couple of hours surveying we will rejoin at 13:00 > for lunch and to debrief. If you have a laptop, bring it along and we'll > show you how easy it is to use OpenStreetMap on your own computer. > Internet access will be made available through shared mobile broadband > (or bring your own). > > If you can’t or don’t feel like helping in the physical survey, or you > just want to be social, please feel free to turn up for lunch anyway. > We’ll be there between 13:00 and 14:00 and we’ll be happy to introduce > you to OpenStreetMap, and maybe get you set up to map your local area. > > If you can come, please let David Dean know by Wednesday the 15th of > September, so we can have some idea of how will be turning up on the day. > > Contact David Dean on 0407 151 912 to RSVP or for more information. > > (please let me know if you don't want these emails in future) > > -- > David Dean > Post-Doctoral Fellow, RP-SAIVT, QUT > (me) http://www.davidbdean.com > (saivt) http://www.bee.qut.edu.au/projects/saivt/ > (post) Room S1101, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Australia 4001 > (p) +61 7 3138 9329 (m) 0407 151 912 > (CRICOS) 00213J > -- David Dean Post-Doctoral Fellow, RP-SAIVT, QUT (me) http://www.davidbdean.com (saivt) http://www.bee.qut.edu.au/projects/saivt/ (post) Room S1101, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Australia 4001 (p) +61 7 3138 9329 (m) 0407 151 912 (CRICOS) 00213J _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
