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I think Jeff is using JOSM to edit OSM maps and its a good idea for beginners to have the data right there when they need it other mappers just spruce up things later. That's what we do anyway.<br>
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Best,<br>
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murlwe<br>
<-----Original Message-----> <br>
>From: maning sambale [emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com]<br>
>Sent: 7/13/2009 12:20:02 PM<br>
>To: talk-ph@openstreetmap.org<br>
>Subject: Re: [talk-ph] finally met murlwe last friday and some thoughts wediscussed<br>
><br>
>one more to add.<br>
><br>
>Palawan import - murlwe proposes we import the data as way/node<br>
>without tags (probably just a note=FIXME) and then allow Palawan<br>
>mappers to correct position and add tags base on GPS and local<br>
>knowledge.<br>
><br>
>On 7/13/09, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
>> As the subject says, I met murlwe last Friday, he returned one of the<br>
>> gpstogo units (which will be lent to ronny by august).<br>
>><br>
>> We had a very interesting conversation I would like to share to the group.<br>
>><br>
>> * Expanding the gpstogo program - gps loggers (for example navman) are<br>
>> now very cheap. You can get a blue-tooth enabled unit for less than<br>
>> 2K PHP. Most phones have a bluetooth. Won't get into the details but<br>
>> I think you get the idea.<br>
>> Plutocrat has this rig:<br>
>> http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/plutocrat-osm-ph-mapper/<br>
>><br>
>> If we can raise some cash let's say 20K PHP, we can buy 20 data<br>
>> loggers and lend them to more mappers. Jim (from one of his mails)<br>
>> suggested to make it a "competition". If the mapper can gather X<br>
>> number of traces with the loaned unit, the mapper can own the gps.<br>
>> Now the question is, how can we raise the funds?<br>
>><br>
>> * OSM-PH mini-conference - murlwe and the rest of the Davao mappers is<br>
>> very much interested in this. Their ideacamp-davao spurred a lot of<br>
>> interest for OSM down south. I think the ideacamp format (similar to<br>
>> unconference/bar-camp event) can be adopted here. He suggested we<br>
>> need about 6 months lead time to get this rolling. It doesn't have to<br>
>> be in Manila, btw. If anyone can sponsor the event in any place I<br>
>> think everyone is OK with that.<br>
>><br>
>> * Neuraltech - is developing really cool things around OSM data<br>
>> (address geocoding, routing, etc.) which is of particular interest to<br>
>> some of you. I'll leave it to murlwe and smackcode to share them to<br>
>> us.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> cheers,<br>
>> maning<br>
>> ------------------------------------------------------<br>
>> "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden<br>
>> wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/<br>
>> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/<br>
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>><br>
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>-- <br>
>cheers,<br>
>maning<br>
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>"Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden<br>
>wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/<br>
>blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/<br>
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