[talk-au] Funky video showing edits across 2008

2009-07-31 Thread John Smith
http://vimeo.com/2598878 ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

[talk-au] I was out mapping a park today when .....

2009-07-31 Thread John Smith
I was approached by a guy asking me what I was up to, there wasn't any physical boundaries and I had walked into his back yard effectively, I just said trying to find the boundary and he pointed it out for me. Although I thought it was curious that he didn't bother to ask me why I was trying t

Re: [talk-au] Need help wording flyier

2009-07-31 Thread John Smith
--- On Fri, 31/7/09, b.schulz...@scu.edu.au wrote: > It may also be worth telling any > bushwalking or 4WD clubs about the event. They may not be as > nerdy as computer groups but they are likely to already have > GPS units and a use for maps. Would love to, the trouble is lesser nerdy groups

Re: [talk-au] Need help wording flyier

2009-07-31 Thread John Smith
--- On Fri, 31/7/09, ed...@billiau.net wrote: > My motto is "Do something useful with your GPS" > I'm at work, and for once its a little quiet (hurray) > but I'll rewrite that tonight so you can look at another > version There is 3 groups of computer users I had in mind: Noosa Linux Users Grou

Re: [talk-au] Need help wording flyier

2009-07-31 Thread John Smith
--- On Fri, 31/7/09, Roy Wallace wrote: > I'm guessing you've already checked out the links from > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Recruitment_Poster > ? > > e.g. http://ajr.hopto.org/osm/pr/OSMFlyer-English.pdf Yup, but I've sort of have 2 conflicting goals here, on one hand I need to e

Re: [talk-au] GPS dataloggers (again)

2009-07-31 Thread edodd
> Liz wrote: >> the Transystem i-Blue 887 >> was bought as photoMate 887 >> successfully connected under bluetooth protocols with Linux and used >> mtkbabel >> to obtain the data >> unsuccessful so far with usb connection as wrong ID by kernel 2.6.27, >> loading >> wrong module >> Accuracy looks go

Re: [talk-au] GPS dataloggers (again)

2009-07-31 Thread Babstar
Liz wrote: > the Transystem i-Blue 887 > was bought as photoMate 887 > successfully connected under bluetooth protocols with Linux and used mtkbabel > to obtain the data > unsuccessful so far with usb connection as wrong ID by kernel 2.6.27, loading > wrong module > Hi Liz, There's a

Re: [talk-au] Need help wording flyier

2009-07-31 Thread Roy Wallace
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:06 PM, John Smith wrote: > > Currently thinking of doing up a simple flier and/or text based email to send > out to clubs/user groups in and around the sunshine coast to promote the > mapping party to those that may not be aware of OSM, or may have seen the map > when

[talk-au] Need help wording flyier

2009-07-31 Thread John Smith
Currently thinking of doing up a simple flier and/or text based email to send out to clubs/user groups in and around the sunshine coast to promote the mapping party to those that may not be aware of OSM, or may have seen the map when it was a blank canvas, or to just generate some interest in O

[talk-au] GPS dataloggers (again)

2009-07-31 Thread Liz
the Transystem i-Blue 887 was bought as photoMate 887 successfully connected under bluetooth protocols with Linux and used mtkbabel to obtain the data unsuccessful so far with usb connection as wrong ID by kernel 2.6.27, loading wrong module Accuracy looks good Tiny device about 45 *25*15mm weigh

[talk-au] Perth WA mentioned in SoTM09 video :)

2009-07-31 Thread John Smith
I'm still going through all the videos from the SoTM09 and in the presentation I'm watching at the moment they mention the agency for the WA Govt is putting their POIs on the web for crowd sourcing, wonder if they'll be free with the data and submit it to OSM and vice versa... http://www.vimeo

Re: [talk-au] LCA2010

2009-07-31 Thread John Smith
--- On Fri, 31/7/09, Hugh Barnes wrote: > Yes (to John), we do need them again since "nine-eleven" > and all > that. You don't keep up then, they recently announced you'd only need a drivers license to go to and from NZ as NZ flights would be treated as domestic, I'm just not sure when it c

Re: [talk-au] LCA2010

2009-07-31 Thread Hugh Barnes
On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:34:52 +1000 Liz wrote: > ok, I've put my name down. > it was a 5 minute effort so if they want us we'll be asked and if > they needed convincing we will have to try again. > I think that means you did it, right? If so, well done! Certainly didn't seem like a 5-minute jo