[OSM-talk] HaptoRender and Maker Faire

[Dr. Thomas Bremer]

Hi folks,

you know HaptoRender? The OpenStreetMap project targeting tactile maps for
blind and visually impaired? There is a wiki
page<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/HaptoRender>.
For a few weeks I am the owner of a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer and
working on a 3D printer driver taking OSM as input which is a non-trivial
task. We haven't even defined rendering rules - but we are on the way.
Lulu-Ann has recently started a talk
page<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:HaptoRender/Rendering_Rules>to
discuss rendering issues. Recently I have successfully produced the
first prototile. No, I won't post photos yet. It's not really impressive.
But I am confident to print some decentstuff in a few days.

To promote motivation I will set a deadline. On weekend May 19 and 20 there
will be Maker Faire Bay Area at San Mateo (CA). Plan is to show HaptoRender
maps there and give a talk about it. That's why I am writing this. I am not
planning to stay at the exhibit all the time and use my little
John<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:HaptoRender/Rendering_Rules>...
If anybody else wants to join me at the exhibition for HaptoRender or any
other own OpenStreetMap project or OpenStreetMap in general please stand up
and report to me! I consider Maker Faire as extremely valuable presentation
place. And actually, it should be fun to be there anyway.

Looking forward to your reply
Thomas AKA virtuPIC
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