[OSM-np] Classification of Roads in Nepal

[nabeen]

Hi, 

Last week, I met a couple of guys who told me about this effort called 
"monsoon collective". While i am not really sure if this directly relates 
to this thread, you might wanna check out the work they are doing. 
Please refer http://monsooncollective.org

nabeen

On Thursday, July 19, 2012 8:11:50 PM UTC+5:45, Nama wrote:
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> Hi OpenStreetMap Enthusiasts,
>
> I am teaching a GIS course at Apex College this semester as a visiting 
> faculty. About 50 students are taking this course. We discuss web 2.0 GIS 
> quite extensively both in terms of underlying philosophy and hands-on 
> practice with particular emphasis on OpenStreetMap. Is anyone interested to 
> give one or more guest lectures, demo or hands-on session on OpenStreetMap? 
> If yes, please write me off-list to discuss on schedule and other details.
>
> Looks like OSM Nepal is gaining momentum. This is a good opportunity to 
> increase potential contributors to collectively map the places around us!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nama
> ______________________________________________________
> Nama Raj Budhathoki
>
>
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> On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 9:55 PM, bibekshrestha at gmail.com <
> bibekshrestha at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Dear All,
>>
>> I have done some draft work on guidelines for marking roads of Nepal.
>> They can be viewed at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nepal:Roads
>> Most of it is kind of copy paste from the India:Roads page but I've
>> removed things that do not seem relevant in our context. For instance
>> Indian roads are classified as NationalExpressways, NationalHighways,
>> NationalExpressHighways, etc which I don't think we have.
>>
>> The classification is not based upon any fixed system, instead it is
>> built on top of the general guidelines of OSM itself.
>>
>> If anyone is willing to verify and further contribute, I would be more
>> than happy to collaborate on it.
>>
>> Warm regards
>> --
>> Bibek Shrestha
>> bibekshrestha at gmail dot com
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/bibstha
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>> Arthur, Inception 2010
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> -- 
> ______________________________________________________
> Nama Raj Budhathoki
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