[OSM-talk] SotM: From Asia

[Nick Black]

Hiroshi,

Drop me an email to nick at stateofthemap.org with some talk details and
I'll try and slot you into thw program.

Nick



On 6/16/08, chippy chippy <chippy2005 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/16/08, Hiroshi Miura <miurahr at acm.org> wrote:
>> Hello,
>
> Hello again! (we met in Japan)
>
>>  I and my friend decided to join SotM from Japan.
>>  There will be chance to report and present a situation of OSM in Japan
>>  and east Asia.
>>  I wanna learn your experience, too.
>
>>  Then now,  I have a stupid question. What are you interested in Asia?
>>  China and great fire wall?
>>  Activity in Asia and Japan? Trends on technologies?
>
>
> I find the unique structure of the highly dense three dimensional
> cities in Japan and in Asia of interest. Mainly because they provide a
> challenge to OSM & traditional 2-dimensional web maps that still use
> the paper model of maps. And partly because they are so very unique
> environments. (Very dense urban environments, multiple privatized
> railways/subways, multi level underground streets, multiple land uses
> on several floors, gps problems, navigation and routing)
>
> Connected to this, perhaps something about the use of Personal
> Navigation Devices, on phones etc, as it seems more advanced than in
> Europe.  (More advanced than the iphone?)
>
> other things:
> Of course, present activity would be very interesting, how fast it's
> growing, how mapping parties went, hints & tips, addresses etc.
>
> I think it's also interesting to see what the political situation in
> Japan and other Asian countries, with regards geodata & national
> mapping agencies, if there are any barriers or assistances.
>
> cheers,
>
> Tim
>
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