[talk-ph] A look back at the early years of OpenStreetMap in the Philippines (2006-2008)

[maning sambale]

Thanks for the scraping the history on several sites and lists.  Just
to add, here's my oldest osmarender image of Metro Manila:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1050/3170253158_21336b1da2.jpg

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 2:26 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I think you might find this interesting. Here are some links to the
> early years (2006-2008) of the OpenStreetMap project in the
> Philippines.
>
> Sometime in 2006 - The first node, segment, and way in the Philippines
> were created
>
> August 30, 2006 - First version of the WikiProject Philippines page on
> the OSM wiki, created by Mike Collinson
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=WikiProject_Philippines&oldid=9442
>
> December 2006 - Yahoo! allows tracing over their aerial imagery.
> Imagery is available in Metro Manila and Davao City
>
> December 22, 2006 - Later version of the WikiProject Philippines
> declaring that there were 3 contributors: Mike, Batchoy, and maning
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=WikiProject_Philippines&oldid=20060
>
> January 7, 2007 - Maning's first message to WaypointsDotPH asking for
> help for contributing to OSMPH
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waypointsdotph/message/4261
>
> December 23, 2007 - Maning announces a test version of the
> (nonroutable) OSMPH Garmin map to WaypointsDotPH
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waypointsdotph/message/5099
>
> February 3, 2008 - Maning announces the first monthly version of the
> (nonroutable) OSMPH Garmin map to WaypointsDotPh
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waypointsdotph/message/5218
>
> March 2008 - Laguna roads from BSWM were imported (now known to be
> quite inaccurate)
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/ph_import/diary/1209
>
> March 31, 2008 - Naga City data and JKLinc POIs imported
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/ph_import/diary/1254
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/ph_import/diary/1255
>
> August 1, 2008 (?) - The talk-ph mailing list (this one!) was created
> First archived message:
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2008-August/000000.html
>
> October 5, 2008 - Mike Collinson imports all the island names from the
> GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2008-October/000055.html
>
> October 10, 2008 - Maning attends a WaypointsDotPH EB and talked about
> OSM (first OSM-related meetup ever, I think)
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waypointsdotph/message/6179
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2008-October/000060.html
>
> October 16, 2008 - OSMPH is approved as a recipient of GPS units from
> the OSMF's GPStogo program
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2008-October/000065.html
>
> October 18, 2008 - Meeting with Louie Galvez of RPMap
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2008-October/000067.html
> http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com/posts/osm_waypointsdotph_meetup
>
> October 23, 2008 - WaypointsDotPH adds OSM maps to its website
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/waypointsdotph/message/6247
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2008-October/000069.html
>
> November 19, 2008 - Maning gives a presentation about OSM at College
> of St. Benilde
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2008-November/000124.html
>
> December 9, 2008 - Website for OSMPH was put up by Enthropia Philippines
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/2008-December/000188.html
>
> December 14, 2008 - The WikiProject Philippines page on the OSM wiki
> gets a new look
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=WikiProject_Philippines&oldid=192796
>
> Cheers!
>
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