[Talk-ca] More uploads to Ucluelet, BC

[Sam Vekemans]

Sweet,
thanks so much,
now i can meet with the 3 other mappers who work on the area in person.
it will make it easier to complete the canvec script and the sample area :)

On 4/23/09, Steve Singer <ssinger_pg at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Apr 2009, Sam Vekemans wrote:
>
> The roads around Ucluelet (and the rest of the 092c tile area) have been
> imported.
>
>> Hi,
>> Im wondering if someone is able to help and upload a sample of the
>> geobase2osm roads data to the area?
>> (I haven't yet learned how, but will) ... in the mean time it would be
>> great
>> to see a sample area done here. and perhaps run the new script with the
>> StatsCan data. (if needed).   .... but i did remember how to make a Garmin
>> map with the contours, so the OSM - Canada Map can be made :-)   (If
>> anyone
>> wants to help, please do speak up)
>>
>> Its 092c13 .. would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> What I just discovered, is that facebook is a great tool to find people in
>> the local areas. .. I just found local facebook groups, and im sure there
>> would be 1 from each area.  So thats 1 way to get the word out to find
>> local
>> area people who are into using GPS and maps. (BTW, i'll physically be in
>> the
>> Ucluelet area myself, that's why i choose it) :-)
>>
>> The upload process is slow and steady, ... even after the canvec2osm
>> script
>> gets past the BETA stage... but i think that it's the best way to get it
>> done.  .. manually uploading each feature area 1 at a time.  This way,
>> it's
>> VERY easy to not include shapes/lines/points that someone already spent
>> the
>> time and effort to map
>> it.
>>
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=48.9386&lon=-125.5387&zoom=14&layers=B000FTF
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sam Vekemans
>> Across Canada Trails
>>
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