Re: [talk-au] Interesting opportunity
> 2009/11/17 : >> And although the OSMF has a plan for local chapters the plan is missing >> critical details. > > Actually it's not that simple there seems to be various ideas as to > what a local chapter should be. > I was just being understated I am not sure that there was any idea past "let's have local chapters" ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Interesting opportunity
2009/11/17 Peter Ross : > I'm sure the council or a large business there bought the coverage off > nearmap, as I believe that is there business model. They'll sell you > up-to-date coverage for less than what you would pay for satellite > coverage. I don't think it's that simple, I think it was more to do with testing since they have 4 days in a row of imagery. This post and the follow up were interesting: http://nearmap.lefora.com/2009/11/04/regional-cities/page1/#post15777317 ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Interesting opportunity
2009/11/17 : > And although the OSMF has a plan for local chapters the plan is missing > critical details. Actually it's not that simple there seems to be various ideas as to what a local chapter should be. > They need to be sure that the local chapter is appropriate before > permitting use of the name, but without a local chapter we can't prove > whether we would be appropriate or not. This is part of the reason why I published a lot of the supporting documentation online. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Interesting opportunity
> > For me the opportunity is this. > > 1. We map carnarvon > 2. OSM Local foundation and nearmap release press release saying look > carnavon is mapped and now the locals there have a high quality map > which they can use on the internet or on their gps free of charge. > 3. Contact local paper there and try and get them to cover it > 4. Post the message about nearmap onto the global list > > but before we go any further we should first kick off the local > foundation. > Agree with this plan Liz ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Interesting opportunity
> 2009/11/17 Peter Ross : >> but before we go any further we should first kick off the local >> foundation. > > I sent an email a month or more ago asking permission to use OSM as > part of the name, and a follow email a week or two ago and I'm still > waiting for a reply to the followup email. > And although the OSMF has a plan for local chapters the plan is missing critical details. They need to be sure that the local chapter is appropriate before permitting use of the name, but without a local chapter we can't prove whether we would be appropriate or not. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Interesting opportunity
2009/11/17 Peter Ross : > but before we go any further we should first kick off the local foundation. I sent an email a month or more ago asking permission to use OSM as part of the name, and a follow email a week or two ago and I'm still waiting for a reply to the followup email. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Interesting opportunity
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 10:05 PM, John Smith wrote: > 2009/11/15 Franc Carter : >> NearMap seems to have pretty extensive coverage of WA. I was browsing >> and found another spec (Tammin) which I am currently filling in > > Tammin seems to be part of a large chunk of coverage around Perth, on > the other hand I can't figure out why there is coverage around > Carnavon as it's north of Perth by 1000km, give or take. > I'm sure the council or a large business there bought the coverage off nearmap, as I believe that is there business model. They'll sell you up-to-date coverage for less than what you would pay for satellite coverage. For me the opportunity is this. 1. We map caranvon 2. OSM Local foundation and nearmap release press release saying look carnavon is mapped and now the locals there have a high quality map which they can use on the internet or on their gps free of charge. 3. Contact local paper there and try and get them to cover it 4. Post the message about nearmap onto the global list but before we go any further we should first kick off the local foundation. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Interesting opportunity
2009/11/15 Franc Carter : > NearMap seems to have pretty extensive coverage of WA. I was browsing > and found another spec (Tammin) which I am currently filling in Tammin seems to be part of a large chunk of coverage around Perth, on the other hand I can't figure out why there is coverage around Carnavon as it's north of Perth by 1000km, give or take. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Interesting opportunity
NearMap seems to have pretty extensive coverage of WA. I was browsing and found another spec (Tammin) which I am currently filling in cheers On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 3:52 PM, John Smith wrote: > For some reason NearMap has imagery in Carnavon, WA which is a spec on > the map more or less. I think this would be a very interesting > opportunity for OSM in Australia to show case how extensively a place > can be mapped and then use this to encourage other towns and regions > to want to be mapped next. > > Because of the size it really shouldn't take a few people more than a > few days to completely map Carnavon to the nth degree. > > http://osm.org/go/s1Dmo0G > > ___ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > -- Franc ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
