[Talk-in] ISRO using osm data

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I'll try josm again... Potlach is simple atleast for someone like me with little tech know how. 
And is there some way I can export the transport layer of Osm as jpg or png?
Thanks :)

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From: "Arun Ganesh" <arun.planemad at gmail.com>
To: <talk-in at openstreetmap.org>
Subject: [Talk-in] ISRO using osm data
Date: Mon, Nov 28, 2011 9:38 am


On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Aneesh T <doc.aneesh at gmail.com> wrote:

> @ArunGanesh - You've got Mr. Pradeep Mohandas to thank for looking deeper
> into ISRO:)
> BTW, I prefer potlach over jOSM.. Are the bing backgrounds reliable in
> Bangalore (not offset right??)
>
> Indeed, Pradeep got me looking at bhuvan. I was probably the only user
this month :)

There are two levels of high res imagery for bangalore, which are slightly
offset with each other by around 20m. And josm just allows you to make a
LOT more edits than potlatch.

>
> On 28 November 2011 02:22, Arun Ganesh <arun.planemad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  While playing around with bhuvan, i found out that their wms layers of
>> national highways and hospital were actually made using osm data. I did a
>> quick comparison to verify:
>>
>> http://bitterscotch.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/isro-sees-utility-of-openstreetmap-data/
>>
>> Its good to see that ISRO/NRSA has an eye on openstreetmap now. This can
>> be used to build a case for opening up for more data from  government
>> agencies.
>>
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