Dear all, Thanks for your comment and feedback.
Cameron, I agree with you. I can contact the artist ( https://www.cyon.se/about/) if you want or somebody from Africa Local Chapter or the Dar es Salaam LOC do it… or I do it and can put somebody of you in cc for the follow-up ? What do you think ? Kind Regards, Maë//e 2018-07-30 9:25 GMT+02:00 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shor...@gmail.com>: > 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>: > >> 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 >>> >>> 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> >>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> 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, >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Cameron Shorter >>>>>> Technology Demystifier >>>>>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant >>>>>> >>>>>> M +61 (0) 419 142 254Mark Iliffe <markili...@gmail.com> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Discuss mailing list >>>>> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >>>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>> osgeolive mailing list >>> osgeol...@lists.osgeo.org >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/osgeolive >>> >> >> -- >> Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz> >> Director >> Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/> >> New Zealand >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > > -- > Maëlle VERCAUTEREN DRUBBEL > Coordinatrice du stage SIG Libres ARES > > Université Libre de Bruxelles - IGEAT (CP 130 / 03) > Campus du Solbosch > Av. F. D. Roosevelt, 50 > B-1050 Bruxelles > Tél.: 02/650.68.14 Fax: 02/650.50.92 Local: DB6.143 > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing > listDiscuss@lists.osgeo.orghttps://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > -- > Cameron Shorter > Technology Demystifier > Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant > > M +61 (0) 419 142 254 > > -- Maëlle VERCAUTEREN DRUBBEL Coordinatrice du stage SIG Libres ARES Université Libre de Bruxelles - IGEAT (CP 130 / 03) Campus du Solbosch Av. F. D. Roosevelt, 50 B-1050 Bruxelles Tél.: 02/650.68.14 Fax: 02/650.50.92 Local: DB6.143
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