[OSM-newbies] Help me make some maps

[Pradeep B V]

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Arunmozhi <aruntheguy at gmail.com> wrote:

> I joined the openstreetmap recently and have been using the LanSat and
> Yahoo imagery as the basis of making road maps. But the resolution of the
> maps is poor for my location here in India. So guys is there anyway to get
> any other source of areial imagery thats good ? And Is there any way to find
> lat and longs without GPS device?.
>
> Since GPS devices are too big for my budget in my country, i am working
> without any such device. All i have is a GPRS enabled cell phone.
>
> Any innovative ideas guys
>

There are couple of places where you could start.

1. If you area has some atleast coverage on OSM you can try using walking
papers. walking-papers.org/

2. You can ask for some GPS units on loan from
wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GPStogo

3. You can approach your local university geography department, local FOSS
user community, pitch OSM to them and start a mapping party in your area
wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapping_Weekend_Howto (someone in the
universities/FOSS groups will usually have GPS unit(s) )

4. If you have a idea about the duration for which you need the GPS units
and the area the you plan to cover you can try pitching your idea to people
in this list and get a device on loan:
wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GPS_Units_for_Loan

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Pradeep B V
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