Re: [OSM-talk] Introduction

Hi, There is a dedicated mailing list for Bangladesh, all info is here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Bangladesh There are a lot of mappers already (in Dhaka mostly). Just join the mailinglist (talk-bd) and you will have no problems meeting up with some of the locals I think. M

Re: [OSM-talk] SOTM 2013 - Poster and Accommodation deadline

I'm afraid the answer is "no" as we will not have a printer that large. We are searching for some way of getting an A3 sized print, so bring your memory stick and we will try our best. No promises though :( Rob On 4 September 2013 20:18, Stefan Keller wrote: > Hi Rob > > As the deadline for po

Re: [OSM-talk] SOTM 2013 - Poster and Accommodation deadline

Rob wrote: > I'm afraid the answer is "no" as we will not have a printer that large. > We are searching for some way of getting an A3 sized print, so bring your memory stick and we will try our best. > No promises though :( Thanks for your answer. That's ok for me - I don't want to cause inconveni

[OSM-talk] Introduction

Sorry for cross posting. Dear All, My name is Nasir Khan Saikat, I am form Bangladesh. I have to use the OSM a lot and in different ways. I am contributor of Wikipedia, OSM is implemented there. At the same time i am a software developer and a number of my applications are using this open street

Re: [OSM-talk] SOTM 2013 - Poster and Accommodation deadline

Hi Rob As the deadline for poster printing has gone, is there a possibility to get a print during the conference e.g. from a USB stick (like we did at FOSSGIS)? Yours, Stefan 2013/8/25 Rob Nickerson > Hi All, > > Two deadlines for State of the Map to be aware of: > > == 1. Posters: == > We ar

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

Hi Matt, I am exploring existing solutions at the infrastructure level that solves the holistic problem rather than the specific use case. Cheers! Bimal On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Matt McNabb wrote: > Hi Bimal > > The problem you've raised is something I have faced almost everywhere I >

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

Korea recently (about 5 years ago) moved from a block-based address system (like Japan has), to a street-name based system, such as the UK and US have. Streets and roads across the entire country were named (most didn't have a name), new street signs were installed and new house number plaques wer

Re: [OSM-talk] [HOT] HOT house hack - Mon-Fri next week near Worksop

Hi all, It seems that Internet connectivity is an issue for a number of people - I'm expecting to have a number of MiFis with Data SIMs delivered for us to use in the bunk house. They're being donated, so I've promised that we're not going to be pushing gigabytes around, but there should be plenty

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

Hi Bimal The problem you've raised is something I have faced almost everywhere I work. As the paper that you cited and the LA Times Article

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

The mail raises an interesting issue. For developing nations like Nepal, waiting for local administration to start mapping and give names to the streets take quite a long time. I would be interested to know if someone has an alternative solution that is modern enough (digital) independent of local

[OSM-talk] HOT house hack - Mon-Fri next week near Worksop

Ladies and gentlemen You remember the HOT HOUSE HACK plan? : Humanitarian hackers are gathering in a bunkhouse near Worksop in the days following State Of The Map (staying Monday night through to Thursday night).   Hunkered down in this countryside "basic accommodation", we'll be working on all

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Lester Caine wrote: > Use OSM as a base for a local campaign ... That is something that worked very will in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Showing the OSM-tools, maps, OsmAnd can really get things going! In Cameroon people were very impressed with what was possible with lit

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

bimal maharjan wrote: I understand that OSM as a whole does not define the address system. But I am taking help from our community members to find out about organizations or professionals or start ups who are working on this problem so that I can contact them to learn more about the solution to t

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

Hi Peter, I understand that OSM as a whole does not define the address system. But I am taking help from our community members to find out about organizations or professionals or start ups who are working on this problem so that I can contact them to learn more about the solution to this problem.

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

Hi Bimal, I'm still not sure what you search for. As far as I know and as far as I understand the problem you refer to, OSM as a whole is not searching for solutions. OSM is not defining addresses, but collecting addresses with their correspondent location. For some countries, everywhere where ad

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 11:28 AM, bimal maharjan wrote: > We can't receive the mails and letters let > alone any other benefits of having proper address system. I'm not sure that the OSM mailing lists is the right place to discuss such things. First, create an address system in your country, then

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

@Ben: what are the actions taken or being taken in Bangladesh. If the Government is too slow( in most of the countries like in Nepal, Government does not even move) to do the job of assigning the proper addresses then what are other actions that can be taken so that people can tell "where they le

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

@Martin That is the problem we have in our place. We do not get mails or letters in our home because our home cannot be identified. If somehow identified it cannot navigated and reached. We can't receive the mails and letters let alone any other benefits of having proper address system. Cheers! B

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

When I was in Bangladesh there was a similar problem: 'how to tell other people where i live'. Some people in one of the bigger slums in Dhaka said it would already be a big step to just have proper streetnames and then work from there... Met vriendelijke groeten, Best regards, Ben Abelshausen O

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

2013/9/4 bimal maharjan > Hi All, > > I think my last email was not clear. > > I am from Nepal and we do not have standard address system (let alone > online) .I want to know how this problem can be solved and how the same > problem has been solved in other developing countries. Perhaps some must

Re: [OSM-talk] Developing Countries Address Problem

Hi All, I think my last email was not clear. I am from Nepal and we do not have standard address system (let alone online) .I want to know how this problem can be solved and how the same problem has been solved in other developing countries. Perhaps some must be working for it. I am researching