Hi Steve, Sure I'd be happy todo a presentation in Victoria, I cc'd the [email protected] message list,
I am one of many of the talk-ca team who is working on the Canada map. Currently, i'm working on converting the Ibycus Topo map http://www.ibycus.com/ibycustopo/ Which was derrived directly from Natural resources Canada, and contains the data in Garmin GPS format. This same datasource, is what is currently in the process of getting converted & imported into OpenStreetMap. I am taking just the contours from that map and creating a transparent 'contour-only' Garmin GPS map for all of Canada. Frank is currently, the one who has taken on the lead roal in the technical conversion process of analyzing & organizing the data which is available from the CanVec dataset (geogratis) as well as looking at the similar features from the GeoBase dataset. This takes a higher GIS background (using postGIS & python scripting) knowledge than i have. So it's great that he has taken on this task. The talk-ca group is an informal 'working group' where we all share and pass ideas across to the whole list. It's a diverse group of people, which include people from Natural Resources Canada, GeoBase, GeoBC. Along with those GPS inthusiasts who want to make a better Garmin Map, Such as GeoCashers and trail hikers. Richard Weait is the (self-designated) liaison who has met personally with the folks of GeoBase & Natural Resources Canada, he is a free-software expert and is well aware of what is going on. So i'd also recommend his input. There is also a few other folks in the Victoria area & in the lower mainland Vho have a GIS background, and might also be able to assist, for technical information. (all of which are on this mailing list) Similar to the national level, we also have data which is available from Land Information Ontario. I have direct permission to upload the data to OSM, however, just like how in the Province of BC, there are many duplicates of data, with varring degrees of accuracy & completeness and variety of information available. So our priority is to get the 'basemap' from natural resources Canada imported, then 'feed-in' the other datasets that are available. I'll be in Toronto next week, so i'll be happy to give you a call mid-week. What time of day is best to reach you? Regards, Sam Vekemans Across Canada Trails (OpenStreetMap contributor) 250 588 9041 On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Steve Botham <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. I am on the board of directors for ICIS. http://www.icisociety.ca ICIS > is a non-profit society incorporated in May 2001 as a collaboration > between Local Government, Provincial Government and major Utility companies > in British Columbia. I would like to contact someone with openstreetmap for > Canada about doing a presentation in Victoria to our Board of Directors > about what openstreetmap is and does. We are in the process of constructing > Address BC <http://www.icisociety.ca/address-bc/address-bc.htm> and a road > centerline could play a role in building a strong addressing database for > BC. > > I found your emails through openstreetmap and if you aren’t the right > people to talk to would you be able to point out who is? > > Thanks. > > > > > > *Steven Botham,* > > *Manager of Information Technology* > > > > Regional District of Fraser-Fort George > > 155 George Street, Prince George, B.C. V2L 1P8 > > Office: (250) 960-4400 > > Toll Free: (250) 1-800-667-1959 > > Email: [email protected] > > Web: http://www.rdffg.bc.ca > > > > >
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