[Talk-ca] Canvec Import Party Sherbrooke

[Sam Vekemans]

Hi,

Yup, i'll be there via Skype 'samvekemans'. I'll be able to provide
background details and help out where needed.

Thanks for setting it up.

Cheers,
Sam

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Frank Steggink <steggink at steggink.org>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Hereby I would like to announce the Canvec Import Party, which will be
> held in Sherbrooke, Québec, on December 5th. It has been referred to as
> the "couch mapping party", but at the intended location there are no
> couches available ;) The location is a computer lab at the University of
> Sherbrooke, so it is not strictly necessary to bring your own gear.
>
> We'll mostly talk about the import of Canvec data into OSM, in which
> we'll put the discussed approach(es) to practice. Attention will be
> given to things like the process, tools, etc. Furthermore we'll spend
> some time on the remainder of the NRN import, as well as maintenance
> aspects. It would also be good to evaluate the topic of attribution.
>
> We'll try to make a connection via Skype available, so people who are
> not able to attend, can still follow the proceedings over the Internet.
>
> Details:
>
> Agenda OSM meeting Sherbrooke - Couch(less?) Mapping Party / Canvec
> Import Party
>
> When: Saturday December 5th, 2009, 10:00-16:00
> Where: Université de Sherbrooke (exact location to be confirmed)
> Location: http://osm.org/go/cKDiw@hy
>
> Topics:
> - Geobase NRN import
>  - Using JOSM + Validator plugin
> - Lunch
> - Canvec import
>  - Process
>  - Tools
>  - Conversion script
>  - Challenges
>  - Import
>  - Finetuning of import process
> - Further imports
>  - Geobase NHN
> - 5-à-7 ?
>
> So, if you happen to be in the neighborhood and want to say hi, or you
> definitely want to be present at the hot zone of the Canvec import,
> please let Michel, Yves and/or me know that you're coming.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank
>
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