Good evening, all, On Wed, 17 Sep 2008, Jim Kuzdrall wrote:
> > Who : Richard Weait, international open source lecturer > What : Introduction to OpenStreetMap > Where: Martha's Exchange > Day : Thur 18 Sep **Tomorrow** > Time : 6:00 PM for grub, 7:30 PM for discussion > > :: Overview > > OpenStreetMap creates and provides free geographic data - such as > street maps. You may think of downloaded maps as free, but they have > legal or technical restrictions which prevent using them in creative, > productive, or unexpected ways. > > Richard Weait, an active OpenStreetMap contributor, uses slides and > laptop demos to describe the geographical products available and how to > couple them into your project. > > Richard is also an enthusiastic volunteer cartographer in the > London-Kitchener area of Ontario where he lives. He will suggest many > ways you can get in on the fun too. > > Want an excuse to ride your new bicycle or motorcycle? How about a > nice outing in your new sporty convertible? Turn these trips into a > lasting social value by checking or creating local maps for the > OpenStreetMap organization. What fun pedaling through the New > Hampshire countryside with a camera strapped to your head! (You are > supposed to visualize something small, not a 40 pound stadium zoom > camera.) > > >>> RSVP to Jim Kuzdrall for dinner to assure adequate seating. <<< > !!! If you are not a "Regular Attendee" (50%), please let me know. !!! > > Driving directions: > http://wiki.gnhlug.org/twiki2/bin/view/Www/PlaceMarthasExchange I saw him last night presenting to the Burlington, VT Linux users group, VAGUE. Excellent presentation, good speaker, very knowledgeable, and a fun project I intend to join! Cheers, - Bill --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Why do musicians compose symphonies and poets write poems? They do it because life wouldn't have any meaning for them if they didn't. That's why I draw cartoons. It's my life." -- Charles Schulz (Courtesy of Troy Benjegerdes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Stearns ([EMAIL PROTECTED], tools and papers: www.stearns.org) Top-notch computer security training at www.sans.org , www.giac.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
