Indeed, this is a beautiful collection of maps. I particularly like the
language map.
It also has a great story behind it. To date, we haven't linked to the
story behind the osgeolive basemap, but maybe it is time to start doing so.
The one glitch is the copyright - in that we will be wanting to have the
map available under an Open license. Maelle, I think it is a good idea
to reach out to Nikolaj Cyon to sound out if she would like her image to
be available on an Open Source distribution of software - noting that we
would be wanting it to be available under an open license. (She might be
interested in sharing a cut down version of the image in an Open format).
Cheers, Cameron
On 30/07/2018 1:01 AM, Maelle Vercauteren wrote:
Hello,
I take this occasion to share this map of Africa that I like. It was
Africa if colonialism had not occurred as imagined by Nikolaj Cyon :
https://www.cyon.se/#/alkebulan-1260-ah/
If the Africa Local Chapter and the Dar es Salaam LOC likes it too, we
could try to contact the artist and see if we can use it...
Kind Regards,
Maë//e
2018-07-29 0:17 GMT+02:00 Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz
<mailto:b...@transient.nz>>:
Or an historical noncolonial or postcolonial map of Tanzania or
Dar es Salaam? Or is this even a concern? I would like advice from
the LOC. It would be great to give Dar es Salaam the same
prominence (OSGeoLive background) as previous FOSS4G hosts.
The Africa list rejects email from nonsubscribers such as myself. :-(
Kind regards,
Ben.
On 29/07/18 04:15, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) wrote:
Hello all,
Ben you are with your comment.
What do you think instead about an actual OSM Map from Dar Es
Salaam - that shows how great the region is mapped
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-6.8049/39.2472
<https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-6.8049/39.2472>
or maybe a nice photo instead of a map.
Astrid
Am 28.07.2018 00:17 schrieb Ben Caradoc-Davies:
I love historical maps. However, maps have been both the
tool and
emblem of colonisation, by which Africa has been
particularly badly
affected. The choice of an historical map of Africa for
the OSGeoLive
background must be informed by the actions of those who
used it and
their impact on the people of Africa, as well consider of the
current-day appropriateness of the labels used on the map.
I would
follow the advice of the Africa Local Chapter and the Dar
es Salaam
LOC.
Kind regards,
Ben.
On 28/07/18 09:23, Mark Iliffe wrote:
I would vote for the map that you'd listed, but
linking in the Africa Local
Chapter :-)
Cheers,
Mark
On 27 July 2018 at 08:32, Cameron Shorter
<cameron.shor...@gmail.com
<mailto:cameron.shor...@gmail.com>> wrote:
The time has come to select a background image for
our next OSGeoLive
release, which is scheduled to be ready in time
for FOSS4G Dar es Salaam,
and we are looking for inspiration for a
background image.
Traditionally, we have drawn inspiration from the
image from the
conference location, and are hoping that someone
with a mapping or artistic
eye can suggest an interesting map, or image that
we can use. The image
needs to be available under an open license, and
will likely need to be
shaded so that icons will still stand out against it.
I'm wondering whether a historic navigating chart
of Africa would be good?
Maybe something like this:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AMH-7121-KB_Map_of_Africa.jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AMH-7121-KB_Map_of_Africa.jpg>
Or maybe a drawing of some of the big African animals.
Are there any people in the mapping or African
communities who would be
willing to help us out here?
Warm regards,
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<markili...@gmail.com <mailto:markili...@gmail.com>>
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