<p>If data editing latency is not a big problem, perhaps we can use a high capacity server for other things. </p>
<p>From a data consumer POV, maybe we can:<br>
- create a map style that incorporate PH specific tags that are not shown in the default osm map (osm-jp's case);<br>
- provide province/municipal extracts in various format like shapefile that also include ph specific tags (not entirely sure, but I think HOT in Indonesia did it);<br>
- reliable gps map download;<br>
- imagery server (we currently access some imagery from jgc also of osm-fr);<br>
- sandbox server for many ideas discussed here.</p>
<p>@mike, do you think this is something osm-fr can support?</p>
<p>Maning Sambale (mobile)</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 14, 2012 11:24 PM, "Michael Collinson" <<a href="mailto:mike@ayeltd.biz">mike@ayeltd.biz</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hallo Maning and all and to Mario Baras who was at SOTM 2012 and is on this list.<br>
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I see from Maning's post to the general talk list that he is already familar with the French <a href="http://live.openstreetmap.fr/" target="_blank">http://live.openstreetmap.fr/</a>. Now here is an interesting thing. OSM France have also built and are operating a caching download/proxy upload server for editing. It down loads diffs every minute. JOSM users can re-direct their editors to use it instead of the London server. There is also a way to trick Potlatch into using it. For French and many European users it provides much better response. When you upload, then it sends your edit to London. It has been running for 6 months and appears to work correctly.<br>
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And then another thing: OpenStreetMap France also have funding to do things. But they cannot spend it in France. Dot, dot, dot.<br>
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So I asked Christian Quest, "If there was interest, could they fund a similar server in the Philippines?" and got a very positive response with the caveat that a proposal has to be presented to the funding organisation and they can say yes or no. The proposal could consist of a) server(s), b) travel by OpenStreetMap France to the Philippines to train (perhaps not vital but good to create a working relationship) and c) funding to put it in a high availability data centre.<br>
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So, any interest?<br>
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In addition to helping poor connections (comments?), I see it as a way to build up a strong system administration team to complement the mapping community. The Philippine and Japan communities are probably the strongest in Asia right now. I would also suggest that it could be used as a H.O.T server to be used in natural calamities if anyone is interested in getting involved there ... that might also improve the chances of funding.<br>
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Mike<br>
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