Hi I have a friend-of-a-friend who's looking to make some paper maps (yes those still exist) using OSM data. He's basically making tourist maps and plotting information about places to visit etc. on top. He only really needs motorways, major roads and secondary roads which is why we thought OSM data might be up to the job.
The maps are sold on a county-by-county basis and he's going to start with Cornwall, Devon, and "Dorset and Somerset" (3 maps) and see how they sell before deciding whether to go further. I wanted to start off by asking around to find out if anyone is mapping in those areas. As I'm in Merseyside it's unlikely I'll be doing any mapping in-situ, if there's no-one else to help I'll probably end up using NPE maps to finish it off. This could be a good opportunity for OSM to get some commercial usage, I believe he's actually looking to get one of the broadsheets involved so we could be attached to a pretty big name. I don't really think there's huge amounts of money to be made from this (my hopes of being paid good money to drive around the country mapping for weeks on end were dashed!) but there's certainly some potential for OSM to get some good exposure. Anyway, thought I'd see if there's anyone around that might be able to help, please reply if you might be able to help me complete those counties, or of course if you have any general thoughts on the subject ;-) John _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
