<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On 25 Feb 2010, at 11:17, Tom Chance wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hello,<br><br>I've been starting some discussions with the people behind the London Datastore - Emer Coleman and the GLA's GIS Manager Gareth Baker. We have talked about making public data available for OpenStreetMap, about entering OSM data sources in the Datastore, and collaborating where public authorities struggle to gather information like cycle parking stands or building accessibility.<br> <br>The GLA group includes the Mayor's office and Assembly, Transport for London, the Metropolitan Police, the Fire and Emergency Services, and the London Development Agency. So stacks of data!<br><br>On Tuesday, we met up with Christopher Osborne from ITO, Muki Haklay from University College London, and Harry and Shaun from OSM. I wrote a short report here: <a href="http://tom.acrewoods.net/2010/02/24/getting-openstreetmaps-out-in-london">http://tom.acrewoods.net/2010/02/24/getting-openstreetmaps-out-in-london</a><br> <br>After the mixed success of the NAPTAN import, one thing we want to do is develop a relationship with those data providers. This would help resolve tensions like getting updates into OSM, or those providers using OSM to source corrections.<br> <br>The immediate next steps are:<br>- somebody to present OSM to a forum of London council GIS managers NEXT FRIDAY afternoon - <b>CAN ANYONE OFFER TO DO THIS?</b><br></blockquote><div><br></div>I would be happy to do so (assuming no diary clash - confirmation of that later). I would need to know a time and a place and a brief on what they might or might not already know and how long I would have. I suggest that I talk offline with Tom about the key messages that need to be conveyed if people are happy with that.</div><div><br></div><div>I do have a talk prepared that I have used before for similar groups and we have a brief from the Department for Transport and others to spread the word about crowd-sourced geo-data as part of 'Ideas in Transit'.</div><div><br></div><div>Chris Osborne who might be obvious person to do a talk given his work to date with them is not available on that day btw.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Peter Miller</div><div>ITO World Ltd</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite">- Harry to put together an entry for the Datastore on getting OSM data<br> - me, for now, to keep the lines of communication open<br>- anyone to pass on requests to Emer, via me, for data you'd like to see released from the GLA Group for OSM <br><br>If anyone else has been talking to councils or other public agencies do share!<br> <br>Tom<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><a href="http://tom.acrewoods.net">http://tom.acrewoods.net</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/tom_chance">http://twitter.com/tom_chance</a><br> _______________________________________________<br>Talk-GB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org">Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org</a><br>http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>