There might be a mailing list. I can't remember. Let me do some poking around and I will report back to the mailing list.
The Sunburned Surveyor On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:04 PM, Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It would be very handy indeed to be able to get access to the contact list > for the existing Corp members. Clearly they must be twiddling thumbs now and > might well be very interested in contributing to OSM. SO far my emails to > the USGS/National Map Corps folks have been met with silence. > > Cheers > > Andy > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:talk- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sunburned Surveyor >>Sent: 19 August 2008 8:22 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [OSM-talk] OSMHQ (Open Street Map High Quality): Viable >>AlternativeFor The National Map Corps >> >>Note: This message will probably be of the most interset to OSM >>mappers in the United States. >> >>I was very disappointed in the recent shut down of the National Map >>Corps. This shutdown prompted me to consider if OSM could be a viable >>alternative to the former federally sponsored base mapping of the >>United States. I started to put down some of my thoughts on paper. I >>realized that it wouldn't take a great deal of changes to have OSM >>fill this much needed role. I started to put together some "suggested" >>procedures and other ideas that would increase the quality of OSM data >>and allow it to provide "base map" layers for a traditional GIS. I'll >>be trying out some of these ideas and procedures on a OSM mapping >>project near my home in Stockton, California. >> >>At any rate, you can read trough some of my ideas for high-quality OSM >>data here: >> >>http://sites.google.com/site/osmhighquality/Home >> >>You can read about my pilot project here: >> >>http://sites.google.com/site/ljcopenstreetmap/ >> >>I know I am very new to the OSM community, so I would be interested to >>know what other OSM mappers think of this effort, and if there are >>similar efforts going on in the United States or other countries. I >>would welcome any help implementing the ideas for OSMHQ from other >>interested mappers. >> >>The Sunburned Surveyor >> >>_______________________________________________ >>talk mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >>Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.5/1620 - Release Date: 19/08/2008 >>6:04 AM > > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
