[OSM-talk-be] New list and mapping party.

[Dennis Bollyn]

Peter,



A mapping party basically involves some people gathering at a previously
agreed upon place to do some mapping. From what we've been discussing, we'll
be doing some "post-processing" (drawing the maps in JOSM) on the day itself
too.



As for equipment to bring: you can bring a laptop. The more people doing to
work, the fast it will be. There will be internet, but it's recommended to
get all the applications installed to get started fast. The other material
depends on your personal mapping preferences. I usually map while riding a
bike, but for practical reasons I'll be going on foot for the part. I'll be
bringing my own GPS logger and digital camera since this how I usually do
things. If you don't have either of these yourself, you can still be useful.
Polyglot has been good enough to trace the Yahoo! Imagery. I'll be printing
blank maps or at least make them available for download. You can fill these
in while walking/biking/. around (bring a clipboard and pen!).



We'll divide the area on the day itself depending on how many people
actually show up.



Do note that I've never actually done a mapping party personally, so most of
this is based on guesses and what I've read on the wiki.



Regards,

Dennis a.k.a. Gyrbo




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Leemans" <peter at bist2.be>
To: <talk-be at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 10:32 PM
Subject: [OSM-talk-be] New list and mapping party.


>
> Hi all,
>
> just found out about this new list!
> And also about the mapping party in Mechelen.
> I will try to be there for sure.
>
> Just want to meet all the fellow mappers, and to learn how to do a
> better job getting Belgium on the map!
>
> BTW, I have no experience with a mapping party at all, can somebody give
> a short description how it works, and what material we need to bring (if
> possible/available).
>
> I'm thinking about stuff as a portable (only one needed, or more if
> possible), GPS logger (probably obvious), but also maybe a bike? Or wil
> we only be walking? Pencil and papper? Digital camera? ...
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Regards,
> Peter Leemans
> aka 'Toi'
>
>
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