[OSM-talk] OpenSeaMap

[Peter Wendorff]

Frans,
I fear, you still don't understand many things around the OSM universe.
No, OpenSeaMap is not part of the OSM project.
Yes, OpenSeaMap is part of the OSM ecosystem, that is build of very few 
core components/services and tons of tools around, that are independent 
of OSM.

Core services of osm are
- the osm.org website
- the mapnik rendering on the osm website
- the api to use by any (independent!) editor
- one out of several hostings of Potlatch as one possible editor for osm 
data.
- a forum
- mailing lists

"Third party" components are
- all editor software projects, including Potlatch, Potlatch2 and JOSM
- most other map renderings, including openseamap
- as far as I know ALL mobile apps using osm data in any way you imagine

Some of these projects are nearby the osm project, but none is 
"officially part of OSM" or whatever you would like to call it.

If any of these projects wants to have a mailinglist in the 
openstreetmap.org namespace, they may ask for one, and if it's a serious 
project in the OSM universe, I think, it's possible to get one; but e.g. 
the JOSM delevopment is done "under" openstreetmap.de, therefore it's 
josm.openstreetmap.de, even for the international audience.
And it's similar for many other sub-projects like OpenSeaMap (if you're 
right).

regards
Peter

Am 17.05.2012 19:41, schrieb Frans Thamura:
> strange why the openseamap if it is part of osm, the mailing list is
> not using @openstreetmap mailing list
>
> OpenSeaMap was created in 2009 in response to a great need for
> freely-accessible seafaring maps. OpenSeaMap's goal is to add nautical
> and tourism information that would interest sailors OSM, and to
> present it in a pleasing way. This includes beacons, buoys and other
> seamarks, port information, repair shops, ship supplies and much more,
> but also shops, restaurants and places of interest. OpenSeaMap is part
> of OpenStreetMap and uses its database.
>
>
> the newsgroups sound "old"
>
> F
>
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