Dear All, I spoke to the folks at GeoBase[1] today. I joined them for their Innovation Day, in Sherbrooke, Quebec and we talked about OSM, the Canadian import and their interest in OSM in the future. I'll have more on what we discussed and what I learned over the next week or two.
It was a great opportunity to meet, in person, the folks who approved our inclusion of the GeoBase, CanVec and StatCan data into OpenStreetMap. I thanked them again because I appreciate this generous contribution of high-quality data. I know that you appreciate their contribution too so I thanked them on your behalf as well. Hope you don't mind. ;-) Here is something that you might not know about the folks at Geobase. Several of them are participating at OSM mapping parties, and / or are mapping on their own. I even caught two of them argue / discussing the relative merits of Potlatch and josm. And I have it on good authority that some GeoBase folks even participate on this list. (Hi!) Best regards, Richard [1] http://geobase.ca GeoBase is a federal, provincial and territorial government initiative that is overseen by the Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG). It is undertaken to ensure the provision of, and access to, a common, up-to-date and maintained base of quality geospatial data for all of Canada. Through the GeoBase portal, users with an interest in the field of geomatics have access to quality geospatial information at no cost and with unrestricted use. _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
