Thanks for sharing the wrap up! I would love to participate in the hack remotely in any possible way. Could you set up at least a common hackpad or equivalent, settle on an irc channel...
Hope to hack tonight! Susanna 2015-06-07 22:43 GMT+02:00 Jeff Meyer <[email protected]>: > FYI - here's a note we sent to the 30+ people who attended the OHM / NYPL > Birds of a Feather session at SOTMUS15. > > A few of us will be attending the hack day session tomorrow & we'll send > out follow-up notes on that, too! > > Thanks, > Jeff > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jeff Meyer <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 4:38 PM > Subject: Thanks for attending the NYPL/OHM Birds of a Feather session at > SOTMUS15 > To: Jeff Meyer <[email protected]> > Cc: David Riordan <[email protected]>, Ben Vershbow < > [email protected]>, Matt Knutzen <[email protected]> > > > Hi all - > > Thanks again for attending the NYPL Labs Space/Time Directory / Open > Historical Map birds of a feather session at SOTMUS 2015! > > Attached below are some key links for getting started and staying informed > with both efforts - so get on it! : ) > > Please don't hesitate to send any questions you have to any of us or to > the appropriate mail lists. > > ALSO: FIND ME FOR AN OHM STICKER!!! Doh!!!! > > Thanks! > Jeff, Dave, and Ben! > > NYPL: > > NYPL Space/Time Directory: > - Web: http://spacetime.nypl.org/ > - Email: [email protected] > - Forums: http://talk.spacetime.nypl.org/ > - Job!: Space/Time Engineer job opening (seriously - who DOESN'T want to > do this?): http://bit.ly/1cF3Qsr > > Building Inspector: http://buildinginspector.nypl.org/ > > Twitter accounts: > - NYPL_Labs: @nypl_labs > - NYPL Maps: @NYPLMaps > > > OHM: > > - Site: http://www.openhistoricalmap.org > - Wiki: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OHM > - Email: [email protected] > - Twitter: @OpenHistMap > - IRC: #ohm on irc.otfc.net > - Github: https://github.com/OpenHistoricalMap > > Getting Started (Better Training Coming!): > > 1) Sign up for an account! http://www.openhistoricalmap.org/ (probably > http://mapwarper.net, too!) > > 2) Sign up for the mail list: > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic > > 3) Download JOSM:https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ > > 4) Find an old map you'd like to trace - either: > a) Find wms or tms for an old historical map you'd like to map in OHM: > e.g. http://maps.nypl.org/warper/maps?show_warped=1 (browsing) or > http://www.mapwarper.net/maps/9674#Export_tab (wms-specific info) > OR > b) Find a GEOTIFF for an old historical map you'd like to map in OHM: > e.g. anywhere on the web or on that export tab at maps.nypl.org/warper or > mapwarper.net > OR > c) Find an old map you'd like to trace, georeference it on > www.mapwarper.net & then use that as a tileserver (see (a)!) > > 5) Point JOSM to OHM: > JOSM -> Preferences -> Connection Settings -> OSM Server URL: > http://www.openhistoricalmap.org/api > > 6) Add your geotiff or wms as a baselayer to JOSM: > wms/tms: JOSM -> Preferences -> Imagery Preferences -> +WMS or +TMS > GEOTIFF: Imagery -> Rectified image > > 7) Start mapping the same way you would for OSM > > 8) Don't forget! Please tag objects with: > - start_date: YYYY-MM-DD > - end_date: YYYY-MM-DD > - source_map: URL > - whatever else you need to / feel like tagging to show source of the info! > > 9) Ask questions!!! [email protected] or IRC > > 10) Let everyone know what you've done! Tweet, mail, whatever! > > Some sample links: > * New York City, 1854: > http://www.openhistoricalmap.org/go/Zct2_5JE-?layers=H > * Sæby, Denmark, 1799: > http://www.openhistoricalmap.org/go/0StqzmrGl-?layers=H: > * Seattle, 1878: > http://www.openhistoricalmap.org/#map=18/47.60126/-122.33309&layers=HD > * @nfgusedautopart's (OHM leaflet layer) Thompson Speedway through the > years: 1940-58: http://www.na-motorsports.com/test/Thompson.html > * more to come! > > > > > > > > > -- > Jeff Meyer > Global World History Atlas > www.gwhat.org > [email protected] > 206-676-2347 > > OpenStreetMap: Mapping with a Human Touch > osm: Open Historical Map (OHM) > <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Historical_Map> / my OSM user > page <http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/jeffmeyer> > t: @GWHAThistory <https://twitter.com/GWHAThistory> / @OpenHistMap > f: GWHAThistory <https://www.facebook.com/GWHAThistory> > > > > > > > -- > Jeff Meyer > Global World History Atlas > www.gwhat.org > [email protected] > 206-676-2347 > > OpenStreetMap: Mapping with a Human Touch > osm: Open Historical Map (OHM) > <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Historical_Map> / my OSM user > page <http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/jeffmeyer> > t: @GWHAThistory <https://twitter.com/GWHAThistory> / @OpenHistMap > f: GWHAThistory <https://www.facebook.com/GWHAThistory> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Historic mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic > >
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