[OSM-talk] New Forest mapping weekend -- confirmed dates

[Nick Whitelegg]

Hello everyone,

Would like to confirm the first New Forest mapping weekend as September 
16th/17th. This should hopefully be early enough that the weather's still 
nice, but late enough that people will no longer be on holiday, etc. 

The idea will be to try and complete OSM mapping of the New Forest 
national park between Southampton and Bournemouth in the south of England 
over two weekends (I have already done about 25-33%, perhaps, myself). 
Since it's largely off road it'll be aimed at walkers and cyclists, though 
car drivers could still do some useful surveying of the towns and villages 
- Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst, Lymington etc.

It'll be a somewhat lower-key event than IoW - there won't be 
accommodation arranged, the idea is people come down for one or both days. 
However there should be lots of accommodation available should you wish to 
stay. I may be able to put up two or three.

Shortly before the event I will distribute a GPS map (.img file) of the 
routes already done in the Forest, which you can use for navigational 
purposes and to get an idea of what isn't surveyed yet.

The first weekend will focus on less forested areas (due to tree cover) - 
it should be followed by a second weekend in early November when tree 
cover is less (and you get to see the autumn colours before we descend 
into the depths of winter)

More details to follow nearer the time. This date is likely to be final 
but if I get a lot of people telling me they can't make that weekend but 
can make 23rd/24th or 30th/1st, it can be changed.

Nick