[Talk-GB] OSM at the Mapping Showcase

[Robert Scott]

On Thursday 10 November 2011, Steve Chilton wrote:
> On Dec 1st I am manning a (paid for) stand at the Mapping Showcase on behalf of the Society of Cartographers and want to use the occasion to also spotlight OpenStreetMap
> http://www.londonmappingfestival.org/mapping-show-2011/
> I would like to offer a "get out and add to the best map of London" opportunity to people coming by the stand.
> Is anyone available to help me for all or part of the day please?
> My plan is to print some very small sections of the map in advance, together with an overview map to help locate them.
> Then give people briefing on what they can map, ask them to go out for 30 mins or so and return with annotated map.
> Plenty of POI detail and even some addressing that could be filled in if you look around the Emirates Stadium
> Then either take it off them (and edit myself later) or teach them basics of editing on the spot.
> So need a couple of helpers, who can come along with a laptop and enthusiasm.
> It won't cost owt to get in and could be another good advert for the project.
> I have 300 of the publicity leaflets from cyclestore to use on the day.
> The space available to SoC is quite limited but just need to work with that difficulty
> 
> PS: I have managed to get a double page spread on OSM in the book that is tied to the event too:
> http://www.londonmappingfestival.org/2011/11/coming-soon/
> It is of Hyde Park, with two small enlargements for detail
> 
> We could also form a team for the pub quiz later too!

Sure, count me in!


robert.