[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 

>-----Original Message-----
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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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