[Talk-ca] Meeting GeoBase

[Richard Weait]

Dear All,

I spoke to the folks at GeoBase[1] today.  I joined them for their
Innovation Day, in Sherbrooke, Quebec and we talked about OSM, the
Canadian import and their interest in OSM in the future.  I'll have more
on what we discussed and what I learned over the next week or two.

It was a great opportunity to meet, in person, the folks who approved
our inclusion of the GeoBase, CanVec and StatCan data into
OpenStreetMap.  I thanked them again because I appreciate this generous
contribution of high-quality data.  I know that you appreciate their
contribution too so I thanked them on your behalf as well.  Hope you
don't mind.  ;-)  

Here is something that you might not know about the folks at Geobase.
Several of them are participating at OSM mapping parties, and / or are
mapping on their own.  I even caught two of them argue / discussing the
relative merits of Potlatch and josm.  And I have it on good authority
that some GeoBase folks even participate on this list.  (Hi!)  

Best regards,
Richard

[1] http://geobase.ca GeoBase is a federal, provincial and territorial
government initiative that is overseen by the Canadian Council on
Geomatics (CCOG). It is undertaken to ensure the provision of, and
access to, a common, up-to-date and maintained base of quality
geospatial data for all of Canada. Through the GeoBase portal, users
with an interest in the field of geomatics have access to quality
geospatial information at no cost and with unrestricted use.