[Talk-GB] Freemap - new names?
Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk
Mon Nov 13 16:10:13 GMT 2006
I'd go for OpenOutdoor or OpenCountryside
Cheers
Andy
Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk
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>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of 80n
>Sent: 13 November 2006 2:53 PM
>To: Nick Whitelegg
>Cc: talk-gb at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Freemap - new names?
>
>OpenPathMap
>OpenRuralMap
>OpenLandMap
>
>$0.02
>
>
>
>On 11/13/06, Nick Whitelegg <Nick.Whitelegg at solent.ac.uk > wrote:
>
> Now that we have Artem's high-quality rendering together with the
NPE
> maps, I am discontinuing Freemap as a separate renderer of OSM data
>and
> instead focusing it on being a UK countryside user (walker, off-road
> cyclist, horse rider) orientated mashup which will make use of
either
> Artem's maps or NPE (with OSM footpaths overlaid) as the base map
>layer,
> providing info on path blockages, suggested walk routes etc on top.
>
> I think the time has come to maybe give it a better name, as
>'Freemap' is
> a bit generic and I'd prefer a name which highlights the fact that
>it's a
> countryside-user orientated site making use of OSM data.
>
> Ideas I had included:
>
> * OpenPaths
> * OpenFootpaths (what about horse riders and cyclists though?)
> * Footmap (ditto)
> * Open Country (bit cheesy perhaps)
> * OSM Countryside
> * OSM Footpaths
> * OSM Outdoors
> * OSM Offroad
>
>
> Feedback on this?
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
>
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