[OSM-np] Classification of Roads in Nepal

[Prabhas Pokharel]

Hi all, if anyone has any questions or curiosities about the Monsoon
Collective, please visit our exhibition
opening<http://monsooncollective.org/2012/07/the-monsoon-exhibition-opens-this-friday-sattya-please-come/>this
Friday, 4-9 pm (drop by anytime) at Sattya Media Arts Collective in
Jawlakhel. We have been doing quite a bit of work, some of it
mapping-related, that we will be exhibiting, and are looking forward to
your presence,

collective member,
Prabhas

On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 11:45 AM, nabeen <nabeen.khadka at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 9:55 PM, bibekshrestha at gmail.com <
>> bibekshrestha at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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<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
>>> "You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.", Eames to
>>> Arthur, Inception 2010
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>>
>>
>> --
>> ______________________________**________________________
>> Nama Raj Budhathoki
>>
>>
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