Hi,<br>On the talk-ca list it's still in the works (i put forward the idea, but no responses yet).<br>Once the Canada Import is done... that'll be a BIG difference in Map quality. :-)<br><br>But anyway, being a local foundation might let us work closer with Natural Resource Canada, and with Non-profits and helping them build up their own maps that they provide to their own members.<br>
(and perhaps <a href="http://meet-up.com">meet-up.com</a> could help spur growth... but that's another story)<br><br><br>OSGeo -Ottawa exists and OS GeoBC exists... and Austrialia / New Zealand exists<br><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ</a> <br>
<br>(I think it's John Smith thats in Australia but im not sure)?<br>Anyway, im watching as close as i can to whats going on down there, and trying to understand the relationship between the OSM and OSGeo. I think it's the licensing issue (because industry uses Prop. Software -ArchGIS (but it's now compatible, and can work with it). Once OSM gets bigger (in these next 2 years of fast growth s-curve, more industry will be looking at use more professionally, (since we will out-map TeleAtlas & NavTeq) :-)<br>
<br>Anyway, i schedualed time to make that conference call. (Hopefully by then, we'll have more details). I'll be on that mailing list, as soon as it's available :)<br><br>Cheers,<br>Sam Vekemans<br>Across Canada Trails<br>
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