[OSM-talk] Big potential mapping project in China - some questions

[Andy Robinson]

Tom Chance wrote:
>Sent: 18 June 2007 2:24 PM
>To: talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [OSM-talk] Big potential mapping project in China - some questions
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>Hullo,
>
>A colleague of mine is working with developers in China on a mixed used
>development for 20,000 people in the Panyu district of Guangzhou. She wants
>to make maps of the development as soon as people start moving in, and to
>mobilise residents to get involved with the venture. She's quite keen to do
>it using the OpenStreetMap toolchain, rather than reinventing the wheel or
>having to invest in some expensive proprietary system. If it works out well
>then I'm going to try and push OSM as a standard tool for all the
>developments we're involved with around the world :)
>
>I've noticed a little mapping activity in China so I assume it basically
>works, but are there any problems that she should be aware of?
>
>If anyone is working in China I'd like to get in touch. So far I've just
>found someone with the username 'Dtucny' on the wiki, but no contact
>details.
>
>Kind regards,
>Tom

Wasn't there a post recently about someone being arrested/stopped or
something in China for using a GPS? or perhaps it was for producing
"unofficial" mapping?? Sorry, I don't recall the details.

Cheers

Andy

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk
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