[Talk-ca] Mappy New Year

Matthew Dance matt at matthewdance.ca
Mon Jan 6 04:22:58 UTC 2014


Hi Darren,
I'm in Edmonton and interested in expanding my OSM activities - a bit
further west that you but we might have some overlapping interests.

Matt


On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Darren Wiebe <darren at aleph-com.net> wrote:

> On this topic, are there any others on this list from the Lloydminster AB
> or SK area.
>
> Darren Wiebe
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I hope that you are off to a great start on your mapping activities for
>> 2014.
>>
>> OpenStreetMap is certainly off to a great start.  User emacsen wrote a
>> compelling article today that drove a significant number of new
>> mappers to OpenStreetMap.  That's some great advocacy, right there.
>> The article is really aimed at folks who are not yet mappers, so not
>> really the same audience of these lists, as we're already mappers.
>> but you might enjoy the article anyway.  Have a look.
>>
>> http://blog.emacsen.net/blog/2014/01/04/why-the-world-needs-openstreetmap/
>>
>> In 2014 we will see the 10 anniversary / birthday of OpenStreetMap.
>> What are you going to do to celebrate?  We (the local mappers in
>> Toronto) will host another OpenStreetMap Mapiversary party, details to
>> be determined, how about your local group?
>>
>> On that subject, is this the year that you'll start a local mapping
>> group in your town?
>>
>> I've never understood why it is that the German community has groups
>> of mappers that meet each month, in just about every city, town and
>> village of size, while in North America those groups are very rare.
>> It could be that the difference is you.  You can start a successful,
>> self-sustaining local group that meets each month to discuss
>> OpenStreetMap.  So you should do that.  It's great fun.
>>
>> Part of our fun in Toronto in 2013 included, the 9th birthday party,
>> including a map cake.  Twelve regularly scheduled Mappy Hour events,
>> two formal presentation events, three special guest events to
>> celebrate august mappers visiting from other places.  (and a little
>> bit of a flood, but we soldiered on anyway.)
>>
>> What about this thread?  Tell me, what your plans are for 2014?
>>
>> and have a Mappy New Year,
>>
>> Richard
>>
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