> Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:13:12 +0100 > From: Matt Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OSM-talk] BBC: Villages 'discovered' in DR Congo > To: talk <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > It seems the DR Congo has been mapping their villages using GPS devices > since > traditional mapping methods are made difficult by the thick forest. See > the > BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7355335.stm. > > Compare their map > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/africa_enl_1208537563/htm > l/1.stm > to our's at present > http://openstreetmap.org/?lat=-2.017&lon=17.117&zoom=9&layers=B0FT. > > Does anyone have any more information about this? > > Regards, > Matt Williams
Fyi, I saw the article earlier this evening and have already emailed someone in the oganisation to tell them about OSM and ask if we can help them or if they can provide their data to us for someone in our community to enter on their behalf. Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
