[OSM-talk] IRC Meeting: Mapping Techniques, Tips and Tricks

[Andy Robinson]

A reminder to everyone interested that we will be hanging around on IRC
Tuesday 20:00 GMT (21:00 BST, 22:00 CEST/CEDT/MESZ). Full details as per
Etienne's original post below.

Cheers

Andy

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-
>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Etienne
>Sent: 18 July 2006 21:49
>To: Talk Openstreetmap
>Subject: [OSM-talk] IRC Meeting: Mapping Techniques, Tips and Tricks
>
>There will be an IRC meeting on Tuesday 8th August at 20:00 GMT (21:00 BST,
>22:00 CEST/CEDT/MESZ) at irc.oftc.net channel #osm for anyone who wants to
>compare notes and discuss the process of turning a base gps track into OSM
>map data suitable for further use.
>
>
>The meeting is aimed at those people who may be new to OSM and who want to
>go out in the rain (or sun) with a GPS unit, record tracks, set down nodes
>and line segments using the applet or an off-line editor, mark up nodes,
>segments and ways with additional tagging, and produce meaningful maps at
>the end.  It's an opportunity for new people to learn and for those who've
>already tried it to share their experiences, compare notes and maybe learn
>some tips and tricks from other OSMers.
>
>The scope of the meeting will include:
>
>- collecting gps tracks
>- creating and tagging segments and ways
>
>- how to represent roundabouts, junctions and other features
>- what tags to use for what
>
>- the use of historical mapping information
>
>- rendering
>- tricks and tips
>
>To avoid getting bogged down in well trodden territory the scope will not
>include the following unless directly relevant to the above topics:
>- gps features
>- OSM database, server, performance, etc
>- editing tools
>- licensing, copyright and all that stuff
>- non-existent/future features
>
>Some of the more experienced OSMers will be there to share their wisdom and
>experiences.  Hope you can join us.
>
>Etienne
>