[OSM-talk] Potential mapping extravaganza in 2007?

[Andy Robinson]

Great to have positive feedback :-)

Narrow Boats on the canals in the UK are (the majority anyway) ....
narrow... you can find out more about them here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrowboat

The maximum permitted speed is normally 4 miles per hour so it's a very
gentle and sedate ride :-)

Your idea for a lan type hotspot is a good one, I'll add it to the list.
Great way to disseminate information beyond those doing the mapping.

Cheers

Andy

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Interlug [mailto:interlug at weait.net]
>Sent: 23 August 2006 2:33 PM
>To: Andy Robinson
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Potential mapping extravaganza in 2007?
>
>On Wed, 2006-23-08 at 08:54 +0100, Andy Robinson wrote:
>
>> My thoughts included:
>>
>> 1. Hire one or more 72' narrow boats - these normally sleep 10 or 12 or
>> whatever.
>> 2. Pick a stretch of canal with plenty of closely spaced villages and
>> perhaps a town or two
>> 3. Put big long banners on the sides of the narrow boat which say
>> "OpenStreetMap.org Roadshow is Mapping Your Area Today"
>
>What a wonderful idea.  My instant reaction was, "I wonder if I could
>arrange to attend this?"  To add context, I'd have to fly over the
>Atlantic to join the fun, and I don't like boats.  So you've provoked a
>visceral and positive reaction in me.
>
>Your outreach and advertising ideas are great.  You might even add an
>OSM WiFi hotspot on the boat.  Even if you don't have an internet
>connection, you can connect with each other (and a local server?).
>
>Those within WiFi range could connect to your captive portal and see the
>W5 of their new neighbourhood WiFi hotspot and perhaps read the:
>
>OSM mission statement
>The "FloatMapping" schedule
>Bookmark file of links for future reference
>Call for local assistance with connectivity
>"Before and After" images of the areas you map or a live update of
>mapping as you go.
>
>Some WiFi APs also do a good job of running gpsd.  This one is currently
>running gpsd and some WiFi utilities as I drive around town.
>http://www.dyoh.com/?q=node/view/23
>
>