[Talk-gb-westmidlands] [SB] OSM + Cycling (PossibleCollaboration!)

[Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)]

Happy for my part to have a discussion about this. Will bring up with John
Bennett next time I'm talking to him too.

Cheers

Andy

>-----Original Message-----
>From: talk-gb-westmidlands-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-gb-
>westmidlands-bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Ciarán Mooney
>Sent: 19 June 2009 4:16 PM
>To: David Little; talk-gb-westmidlands at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] [SB] OSM + Cycling
>(PossibleCollaboration!)
>
>Hi,
>
>I am forwarding your email to the OSM Midlands User Group mailing
>list. I'm sure it will be of great interest to everyone.
>
>Ciarán
>
>Davids message follows ......
>
>> Hi Ciaran,
>>
>> As discussed, Push Bikes are thinking of doing applying for funds to
>> do some mapping of cycle routes in Birmingham.
>> In the 90s we used to produce some leaflet with routes for cyclists.
>> In the new century it would be logical to use t'interweb :)
>> Bikely.com obviously does this, but is probably not somewhere the
>> casual cyclist would look.
>> Also, would be nice to be able to be able to print some leaflets.
>> Both would require something like OSM for the maps.
>>
>> At this month's  PB meeting, I mentioned OpenStreetMap and it turns
>> out that John Bennett, our chairman, knows Blackadder through Sustrans.
>>
>> So there might well be a synergy between the PB & OSM guys.
>>
>> I've cc'd this to John Bennett to see if it might be worth, say, a
>> meeting to have a think.
>>
>> The cycle map on Mappa Mercia
>> 	http://www.mappa-mercia.org/cycle-map.shtml
>> looks a good basis. It might even be feasible to work together on
>> ideas for getting a grant?
>>
>> David
>
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