[Openstreetmap] Re: Workshop: Map the Isle of White

SteveC steve at asklater.com
Sun Nov 27 15:21:46 GMT 2005


* @ 27/11/05 03:08:11 PM pere at hungry.com wrote:
> 
> [Steve Coast]
> > Some time ago I had the idea that a group mapping a small and well
> > defined area would be instructive and fun. So, how about this: Early
> > next year we get together and map the Isle of White:
> >
> > http://www.openstreetmap.org/index.html?lat=50.68427707217798&lon=-1.23046896875&zoom=8
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight
> 
> I suspect you will find that it take a lot shorter time to drive
> across such small area.  Looking at
> <URL:http://freemap.vm.bytemark.co.uk/osm/index.php?js=0&e=1112859&n=1176133>,
> it do not seem to be very big.
> 
> I collected GPS points for Lødingen in an hour, and draw the map for
> it in a few hours more, so I suspect a week for Isle of White might be
> too much. :)

For the roads, perhaps a long weekend. There is a lot to map apart from
that though. I started a wiki page:

http://www.openstreetmap.org/wiki/index.php/OSM_Workshop

have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/




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