[talk-au] Canberra - last white spot on the map

Jim Croft jim.croft at gmail.com
Thu Jan 14 04:29:31 GMT 2010


Canberra seems to be fairly well covered OSM-wise although there are
still lots of detail that could be added.

But there is one obvious blank bit that might be fun to fill in - the
Australian National Botanic Gardens.

It is a public place so you do not really have to get permission to
wander around, and it has it all: roads, fences, swing gates, boom
gates, areas, paths, service roads, several different surface
treatments, bridges, buildings, speed bumps, pedestrian crossings,
directional signs, interpretive signs, POIs, car parking, parking
meters, shared roads, benches, shelters, water bubblers, fire
hydrants, standpipes, a shop and importantly, a cafe.  And all
condensed into a manageable area.

Given this concentration of OSM features in microcosm, mapping the
ANBG might be a good OSM training ground.  What would Canberra OSMers
think of this as a map-up project?  We could just do it although I
think it would be a good idea to talk with the management about it
first if it is considered worth doing.

Disclaimer.  I work there :), which might be a good or a bad thing in
terms of negotiating access and support from the organization.  For
instance a classroom with an internet computer and projector might be
useful for training in the editing tools or arguing about (sorry,
discussing) presentation features and tags, etc.  The place has been
surveyed a number of times and it should be possible to get permission
to use some of this information.

jim
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