[OSM-talk-be] Idea!

[Marc Gemis]

Here is another bicycle - 3D related project from someone in Geel. I
invited him over to the mailing list to discuss his ideas and data needs:
https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/41657/3d-world-generation-for-bicycle-simulation-with-cityengine


regards

m

On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 4:00 AM, Nicolas Pettiaux <nicolas at pettiaux.be>
wrote:

> e dimanche 08 février 2015 à 10:01 +0100, Ben Abelshausen a écrit :
>
> Hello
>
> > I have a new idea to get some funding for OpenStreetMap-Belgium.
> great
> > Our biggest problem is that we have no budget to organize anything at
> > the moment (I'm funding most things out of my own pocket still except
> > part of the missing maps party).
> this is not normal imho
> > This idea may also grow into an actual business based on OSM later.
> +1
>
> > Anyway, I'm just asking here for some people who are willing to
> > either:
> >
> >
> > - Do some scripting/programming with the purpose of quality checks in
> > OSM. This can be complex stuff like public transit route relations,
> > bicyle route networks, addressing but also more simple stuff like
> > basic POI information.
>
> this is very interesting. I think we should try to make as much possible
> to improve the quality of OSM in Be. If the quality is good, we'll have
> more possibilities to advertise osm with respect to the other maps
> (google, bing, tomtom ...) and we'll have more opportunities to sell
> services on osm to communes and private companies. THis will help a
> positive circle.
>
> > - Write messages to fellow mappers (with another useraccount, not your
> > own) to help them after they make mistakes or help them to map better
> > in the future.
> +1
> >
> >
> > You would actually get paid for this if I find customers. I'm pretty
> > sure I will. If you are maybe willing to help out let me know.
>
> I am interested to help find people who can help. Eg some of my
> students, and get paid for such a work. I won't have the time to
> contribute and help personnally, other than doing some relationship.
>
> > The details of the plans are a bit fuzzy at the moment. I'm just
> > trying to get an idea of the one thing always limiting me, people
> > willing to join in.
>
> Some of my students (at Ecole supérieure d'informatique) are looking for
> paid jobs. Either they go in Delhaize, Carrefour and do some silly jobs
> paid 10 €/hour or they help us in OSM, increase their work habilities
> and do something that I find more interesting. I would like to help them
> working for OSM.
>
> I have some other ideas too : I want to "sell" to Belgium and Vlaanderen
> that helping financially to build a good and precise openseamap with
> precise crowdsourced bathymetry would help develop the tourism on our
> coast. My idea is to have the institutions help us organize mapping
> parties on the sea, (that is sail, which is fun) and spread the
> equipment on privates boats who would gather datas.
>
> I would love that the sailing maps of the Belgium coast be based on OSM
> and be of better quality than the maps sold by IGN and the like (and
> this would also help with the use of opencpn , a free navigational
> program that now need to be ported to smartphone imho)
>
> Best regards,
>
> Nicolas
>
>
>
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