On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Chris Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nick Whitelegg wrote: > > What is the point of local chapters in England? We don't have language > > > conversion issues, currency issues or time zone issues. > > > > Cheers, Chris > > > One need would be to organise and coordinate local mapping. For instance, > in my area (the "Solent" area or "central southern England" for want of a > better word) a goal to work towards might be to get all towns done, or to > map local national parks / recreational areas e.g. the New Forest or South > Downs. > > Nick > > > > This just feels horribly like a layer of bureaucracy to me. Why would the > foundation want to get involved with organising local mapping? I certainly > don't need some "official" body to prod me into completing an area. > Right, but just because you don't doesn't mean that other people who haven't yet heard of OSM wouldn't benefit from outreach activities that a local GB group could support. Thinking back on the funding we got from RightMove ( http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=204) to sponsor mapping parties, it all helped get the ball rolling and helped build the OSM community. -- Nick > > > > Cheers, Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > > -- -- Nick Black twitter.com/nick_b
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