[Talk-in] sprint for rectification of the Mumbai OSM

Kenneth Gonsalves lawgon at au-kbc.org
Thu Aug 21 12:31:46 BST 2008


we are now also on talk-in, which is slowly becoming more active

On 21-Aug-08, at 4:47 PM, Mikel Maron ((Mapufacture)) wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> Note there have been some issues with the use of the JOSM Yahoo  
> plugin and Firefox 3. At this time, the plugin requires FF 2 to be  
> installed, and JOSM must be explicitly configured to use that  
> executable if both FF 2 and 3 are installed. Also, FF3 must not be  
> running while trying to use the plugin.
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/JOSM/Plugins/ 
> YWMS#Troubleshooting
>
> Mikel
>
> ps .. can we start using the talk-in at openstreetmap.org mailing list?
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon at au-kbc.org>
> To: Shekhar Krishnan <shekhar at MIT.EDU>
> Cc: jtd D'Souza <jtd at mtnl.net.in>; Swapnil Hajare  
> <dreamil at gmail.com>; kanhaiya.kale at gmail.com; Schuyler Erle  
> <schuyler at nocat.net>; Mikel Maron (Mapufacture)  
> <mikel at mapufacture.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:13:16 PM
> Subject: Re: sprint for rectification of the Mumbai OSM
>
> we have now fixed a sprint for september 13-14 where I hope the major
> part of the rectification of the OSM map can be done then. The
> importance of a sprint is that it will familiarise people with the
> process of sketching from Yahoo image - and encourage them to do this
> in their spare time. An hour or so of sketching now and then will
> accomplish a huge amount. Lets see how it goes
>
>
> On 21-Aug-08, at 1:23 AM, Shekhar Krishnan wrote:
>
> > Kenneth:
> >
> > I have been working closely with Swapnil Hajare of Indictrans on
> > this, and he is being paid by CRIT to work on precisely this --
> > integration of the Mumbai Freemap into OSM as well as rectification
> > of existing and new layers for Mumbai, including ward boundaries.
> >
> > We have made significant progress on converting shape to osm for
> > whicb  Swapnil has written some customized scripts. We are in the
> > process of  lifting these imported .osm tiles into a local OSM
> > server in Pune. I hope you can speak to Swapnil and get the latest
> > update on how the import is going. His number is 97664.78844.
> >
> > Unfortunately I am leaving Mumbai tomorrow for the next four months
> > as the fall semester is about to begin and I'm teaching at MIT. I
> > will be back in late December by which time we should have
> > completed the import and rectification and begin micro-mapping. To
> > this end Schuyler Erle and Mikel Maron from OSM will be down in
> > Mumbai/Pune in early January for another workshop.
> >
> > I had wanted to do this in early August, but it was too soon. Let
> > us now sprint towards the import and join forces in January for a
> > week or so to map out areas of Mumbai in detail. Swapnil can fill
> > you in on the details of our work agenda.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> >
> > Shekhar
> >
> > Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
> >> hi,
> >> I dont know if you have seen my proposal on the Mumbai LUG list,
> >> but I think it is imperative that we have a sprint to rectify the
> >> Mumbai OSM and integrate freemap into it. We need a few machines,
> >> internet access and a few warm bodies. I will come and I think I
> >> can get India's OSM superstar planemad also (they guy who did
> >> Chennai). Once the map is rectified, we can surge ahead with micro
> >> mapping of Mumbai. If you guys can arrange the place, we can also
> >> contribute some funds. But this is urgent.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Shekhar Krishnan
> > 9 Supriya, 2nd Floor
> > Plot 709, Parsee Colony Road no.4
> > Dadar, Mumbai 400014
> > India
> > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar
> > http://heptanesia.net
> > http://bombayology.net
>
>
> -- 
> regards
>
> Kenneth Gonsalves
> Associate, NRC-FOSS
> lawgon at au-kbc.org
> http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/
>
>
>
>


-- 
regards

Kenneth Gonsalves
Associate, NRC-FOSS
lawgon at au-kbc.org
http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/








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