[OSM-talk] Updating www.bestofosm.org

[Martijn van Exel]

There's some theme / amusement parks mapped in great detail:
Walt Disney World Resort:
http://bestofosm.org/?type=mapnik&lon=-81.54878&lat=28.37393&zoom=18 /
http://bestofosm.org/?type=mapnik&lon=-81.54878&lat=28.37393&zoom=18
Disneyland CA: http://bestofosm.org/?type=mapnik&lon=-81.54878&lat=28.37393&zoom=18

On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 2:24 AM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>    most of you will know www.bestofosm.org - essentially a simple OpenLayers
> page with a couple KML layers with markers (and preview images) for
> locations that are "special" in OSM.
>
> The location list hasn't been updated since the license change and we're
> planning to do a major update, together with a new poster print (latest one
> proudly boasts "2010 version" http://bestofosm.org/poster/).
>
> Do you know any places that should be featured on bestofosm.org?
>
> We're looking for things that
>
> * are mapped to an exceptional standard (where "exceptional" is relative to
> the surroundings - something that is normal for OSM in Europe might be
> exceptional for OSM in China).
>
> and/or
>
> * have a nice story (e.g. a village might only look 'average' on the map but
> have been mapped completely in one day by the local primary school)
>
> and/or
>
> * have relevance for OSM as a project (e.g. we'll add all locations of past
> SOTMs but things like "the first mapping party in Africa" or so would be
> great too)
>
> and/or
>
> * are exceptional in some other respect
>
> The site isn't intended to be a catalogue, but more of a showcase. That's
> why we absolutely need a "story paragraph" for each item that should ideally
> go beyound "this place also looks nice" - these story paragraphs will also
> go on the poster.
>
> We're also after a good planet coverage - currently, the non-coastal US,
> Australia, and Canada are completely devoid of entries.
>
> Entries must be visible on one of the publicly accessible OSM tile maps -
> can be standard map, cyclemap, piste map, seamap, etc. but we can't support
> maps with interactive features or vector overlays.
>
> Your input is greatly appreciated, and will be edited and compiled into KML
> files/PNG files that are freely reusable under CC-BY-SA just as
> bestofosm.org is today.
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>
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