[Osmf-talk] Fwd: Adding Makaney Code to OpenStreetMap for better Place Identification.

[Chris Fleming]

I agree that this is probably a better topic for the general -talk, or 
-dev lists. But it's worth remembering that there is also an 
osmf-announce for the important stuff.

Cheers
Chris

On Wed Dec 28 13:20:52 2011, Kai Krueger wrote:
> Can we please not post these kind of things to osmf-talk?
>
> These aren't really foundation related. It is more exclusive than dev or
> talk, and there have already been a bunch of people requesting to be
> taken off the list due to high volume from the last lengthy thread,
> which might become a problem if osmf needs to reach its members in the
> future.
>
> Kai
>
> On 12/25/2011 05:32 PM, Steve Coast wrote:
>> forwarding to people who might help
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Ziyad AL-Salloum<ziyad at makaney.net>
>>> Subject: Fwd: Adding Makaney Code to OpenStreetMap for better Place Identification.
>>> Date: December 24, 2011 10:11:27 PM MST
>>> To: steve at asklater.com
>>>
>>> Merry Christmas.
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Ziyad AL-Salloum<ziyad at makaney.net>
>>> Date: Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 6:10 PM
>>> Subject: Adding Makaney Code to OpenStreetMap for better Place Identification.
>>> To: chairman at osmfoundation.org
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>> I got your contacts from the "contacts" page in OpenStreetMap
>>> Foundation website.
>>>
>>> I want to tell you about Makaney Code, which is a simple idea that
>>> would significantly enhance OpenStreetMaps (or any maps) users ability
>>> to identify locations anywhere in the world.
>>>
>>> Q: What is Makaney Code?
>>>
>>> Makaney code is a human-friendly alphanumeric representation (like
>>> postal or zip codes) of the geographic latitude and longitude
>>> coordinates. Using Makaney code helps easily identify places on earth
>>> with an easy to remember code. That's becomes very useful especially
>>> in countries that do not implement a practical postal code system. In
>>> such countries people tend to describe their locations using
>>> directions, which is not always straightforward, waste valuable time,
>>> and results in many inconveniences especially when an ambulance needs
>>> to reach a certain location as soon as possible.
>>>
>>> It is a non-profit project and doesn't require a database, just a
>>> simple implementation of a straightforward algorithm. You can see it
>>> in action at www.makaney.net
>>>
>>> For more information, please refer to the "FAQ" section. And for all
>>> the technical details refer to
>>> http://www.makaney.net/mkc_standard.html
>>>
>>> If OpenStreetMaps would like to use it, I'm available for any
>>> assistance in that regard (voluntarily).
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Ziyad
>>
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