<div>Hi folks,</div><div> </div><div>you know HaptoRender? The OpenStreetMap project targeting tactile maps for blind and visually impaired? There is a <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/HaptoRender">wiki page</a>. For a few weeks I am the owner of a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer and working on a 3D printer driver taking OSM as input which is a non-trivial task. We haven't even defined rendering rules - but we are on the way. Lulu-Ann has recently started a <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:HaptoRender/Rendering_Rules">talk page</a> to discuss rendering issues. Recently I have successfully produced the first prototile. No, I won't post photos yet. It's not really impressive. But I am confident to print some decentstuff in a few days.</div>
<div> </div><div>To promote motivation I will set a deadline. On weekend May 19 and 20 there will be Maker Faire Bay Area at San Mateo (CA). Plan is to show HaptoRender maps there and give a talk about it. That's why I am writing this. I am not planning to stay at the exhibit all the time and use my <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:HaptoRender/Rendering_Rules">little John</a>... If anybody else wants to join me at the exhibition for HaptoRender or any other own OpenStreetMap project or OpenStreetMap in general please stand up and report to me! I consider Maker Faire as extremely valuable presentation place. And actually, it should be fun to be there anyway.</div>
<div> </div><div>Looking forward to your reply</div><div>Thomas AKA virtuPIC</div>