OSM: putting LUGs and hackerspaces on *the map*--literally (was: Nashua's NHLUG meeting has been bumped 1 day to Wednesday)
Peter Dobratz pe...@dobratz.us writes: On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:38 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.comwrote: chris gagnon chris.gag...@makeitlabs.com writes: Topic: Joshua Rosen will be talking about taking over an maintaining an open source project http://www.foxtrotgps.org/ and GPS [...] http://makeitlabs.com/about/map/ [antiquated manually-crafted driving-directions elided...] [explanations about how confusing it can be to find the place elided...] http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=42.75491lon=-71.45286zoom=17layers=M I think I should add a mention of the OpenStreetMap project to this thread. It seems particularly relevant since FoxtrotGPS uses data from OpenStreetMap and the above descriptions of how to get to MakeIt Labs seem like they are really wanting for a very detailed map. OpenStreetMap is only as detailed and accurate as the volunteer contributors want to make it. I've been adding a lot of details to the map in southern NH, though I have not yet made it to this part of Nashua. I'd love to have more people using their local knowledge to make the map of NH better, and I would be happy to answer any questions about contributing to or using the OpenStreetMap data. Good point! FoxtrotGPS's new user manual also encourages users to contribute to OpenStreetMap, and includes some notes on how to make tracks to that end. I just added a node for MakeIt Labs to OpenStreetMap: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/2131081947 The main (Mapnik) render is already updated to include the label (if you zoom in far enough), and the Nominatim service can find it by name http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search.php?q=MakeIt+Labs (so typing MakeIt Labs into the search-box on the main openstreetmap.org works); the OSM map *of hackerspaces* http://www.technomancy.org/osm-hackerspaces/ should update in the next day or so. Maybe someone else can take a trip over there and make/upload a track of the driveway (per https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:service=driveway) before the meeting? I guess if nobody does it until then, we can fire up JOSM on-site and upload the driveway during the meeting -- Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Nashua's NHLUG meeting has been bumped 1 day to Wednesday
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:38 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.comwrote: chris gagnon chris.gag...@makeitlabs.com writes: Topic: Joshua Rosen will be talking about taking over an maintaining an open source project http://www.foxtrotgps.org/ and GPS And, to be clear: I will *not* just be talking about how awesome a job I've done..., because I've definitely made some notable mistakes. I *will* spend time on `how you can make it easy for upstream to accept your patches so that you can stop having to maintain them locally', so you may well want to attend even if you don't have any interest in being an upstream yourself. http://makeitlabs.com/about/map/ MakeIt Labs is actually located on the backside of the building at 29 Crown St. and can be a bit tricky to find. To get here, you will need to pass the place the GPS says we are at by at least 200 yards. Take a right onto the tree lined dirt road after Greenerd Press. The dirt road turns right to the train yard and MakeIt Labs parking lot. Yes--especially at night, it can be extremely non-obvious that you just have to go a little further East down Crown St. before you'll find the mouth of the long dirt driveway (which /does/ have a little `MakeIt Labs' sign where you might otherwise be unsurrised to find a residential-style mailbox, IIRC). If you find yourself at something like *29B* Crown St., it's because you went in the wrong driveway and want the next one to the East. Also (since I previously missed this, myself) note the very specific lat/lon coordinates: 42.760027, -71.445894 http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=42.75491lon=-71.45286zoom=17layers=M I think I should add a mention of the OpenStreetMap project to this thread. It seems particularly relevant since FoxtrotGPS uses data from OpenStreetMap and the above descriptions of how to get to MakeIt Labs seem like they are really wanting for a very detailed map. OpenStreetMap is only as detailed and accurate as the volunteer contributors want to make it. I've been adding a lot of details to the map in southern NH, though I have not yet made it to this part of Nashua. I'd love to have more people using their local knowledge to make the map of NH better, and I would be happy to answer any questions about contributing to or using the OpenStreetMap data. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Nashua's NHLUG meeting has been bumped 1 day to Wednesday
Topic: Joshua Rosen will be talking about taking over an maintaining an open source project http://www.foxtrotgps.org/ and GPS Wednesday, February 6, 2013 7:00pm until 9:00pm 29 Crown Street, Nashua, NH 03060 http://makeitlabs.com/about/map/ MakeIt Labs is actually located on the backside of the building at 29 Crown St. and can be a bit tricky to find. To get here, you will need to pass the place the GPS says we are at by at least 200 yards. Take a right onto the tree lined dirt road after Greenerd Press. The dirt road turns right to the train yard and MakeIt Labs parking lot. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Nashua's NHLUG meeting has been bumped 1 day to Wednesday
Nice! A Wednesday! Count me in! -N On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 9:03 PM, chris gagnon chris.gag...@makeitlabs.com wrote: Topic: Joshua Rosen will be talking about taking over an maintaining an open source project http://www.foxtrotgps.org/ and GPS Wednesday, February 6, 2013 7:00pm until 9:00pm 29 Crown Street, Nashua, NH 03060 http://makeitlabs.com/about/map/ MakeIt Labs is actually located on the backside of the building at 29 Crown St. and can be a bit tricky to find. To get here, you will need to pass the place the GPS says we are at by at least 200 yards. Take a right onto the tree lined dirt road after Greenerd Press. The dirt road turns right to the train yard and MakeIt Labs parking lot. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Nashua's NHLUG meeting has been bumped 1 day to Wednesday
chris gagnon chris.gag...@makeitlabs.com writes: Topic: Joshua Rosen will be talking about taking over an maintaining an open source project http://www.foxtrotgps.org/ and GPS And, to be clear: I will *not* just be talking about how awesome a job I've done..., because I've definitely made some notable mistakes. I *will* spend time on `how you can make it easy for upstream to accept your patches so that you can stop having to maintain them locally', so you may well want to attend even if you don't have any interest in being an upstream yourself. http://makeitlabs.com/about/map/ MakeIt Labs is actually located on the backside of the building at 29 Crown St. and can be a bit tricky to find. To get here, you will need to pass the place the GPS says we are at by at least 200 yards. Take a right onto the tree lined dirt road after Greenerd Press. The dirt road turns right to the train yard and MakeIt Labs parking lot. Yes--especially at night, it can be extremely non-obvious that you just have to go a little further East down Crown St. before you'll find the mouth of the long dirt driveway (which /does/ have a little `MakeIt Labs' sign where you might otherwise be unsurrised to find a residential-style mailbox, IIRC). If you find yourself at something like *29B* Crown St., it's because you went in the wrong driveway and want the next one to the East. Also (since I previously missed this, myself) note the very specific lat/lon coordinates: 42.760027, -71.445894 -- Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
