[OSM-talk] 68 GPS units donated to OSM

[Etienne Cherdlu]

They are physically in London.  Gekos don't weigh much, it should be
feasible to ship them wherever they would be most useful.

Any individual mappers (or organised groups) in developing countries should
make a request through the GPStogo scheme.



On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Gert Gremmen <g.gremmen at cetest.nl> wrote:

>  Hi  80n
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> It would be nice to know where they are physically
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> located. I suppose there is great interest from all over the world
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> but not so practical to send hem to…
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> Gert Gremmen
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> *Van:* talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:
> talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org] *Namens *80n
> *Verzonden:* Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:03 AM
> *Aan:* osm
> *Onderwerp:* [OSM-talk] 68 GPS units donated to OSM
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> OSM has just received a donation of 68 GPS units and assorted accessories
> including batteries and cables.
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> They have been kindly donated by James Doughty of Diass
> http://www.diass.co.uk.  Thank you James.
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> More details and a photos are on the OpenGeoData blog:
> http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=361
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> We want to put them to use in mapping parties and distribute some of them
> under the GPStogo scheme, but if anyone has a need for GPS units or
> interesting ideas about how we could make the best use of them please let me
> know.
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> James also has tracklogs and mapping data for some French ski resorts.  We
> are hoping that he will be able to donate this data as well, which will
> provide an excellent boost to the piste mapping that some of us
> occassionally have the opportunity to do.
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> 80n
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