[Talk-ca] OS Geo Meeting

[Sam Vekemans]

Well thats fine,
A quick email summary then.

1 -OpenStreetMap foundation is going to be 3 years old in August. With
over 100,000 contributors, Happy Birthday!

2 -Its made up of volunteers, with no direct financial gain, just in
the pride that we, the people of the world, are making a map that is
totally free for anyone to use and edit. :-)

3 - Garmin maps; Cycle routing; iphone map; 3d maps; SHP files;
wikiTravel maps; wikipedia maps etc. There is no limit to what
creative things people can make using the OSM database. :-)

4 So if you see where the map needs improvement, local mappers in the
area can help. What we do is have get-to-gethers, or mapping parties.

5 - join the talk-ca at openstreetmap.org discussion list, to see how you can help.

6 - on aug 11th im hosting a Vancouver island OpenStreetMap party in
Victoria. All those interested are welcome to attend. I can show you
all in person the answers to many of your questions. (details will be
posted to the talk-ca list and on the wiki.)

Thats all for now,
Best,
Sam Vekemans
Across Canada Trails
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