Re: [Talk-us] Boston Mapping Party tickler

2009-02-12 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:20:31PM -0500, Russ Nelson wrote: > I'm putting on a mapping party in Boston (Somerville, actually) this > weekend. I've looked at the map, and while Chris Schmidt has done a > wonderful job importing building outlines (beats the pants of Google > Maps), we need na

[Talk-us] Boston Mapping Party tickler

2009-02-12 Thread Russ Nelson
I'm putting on a mapping party in Boston (Somerville, actually) this weekend. I've looked at the map, and while Chris Schmidt has done a wonderful job importing building outlines (beats the pants of Google Maps), we need names on the buildings. And paths in the parks. And parking lots.

[Talk-us] Fwd: Court of Appeal Rejects Santa Clara County's Basemap Data Sale

2009-02-12 Thread Hurricane McEwen
All, Here is the latest in the Santa Clara County, CA parcel data case. Thought folks on the list might find it interesting. From: Bruce Joffe [mailto:gis.consulta...@joffes.com] Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 12:54 AM To: bruce_jo...@hotmail.com Subject: Court of Appeal Rejects Santa C

[Talk-us] Upcoming Bay Area mapping events

2009-02-12 Thread Sarah Manley
Dear All, We have a great turnout at our last couple of mapping parties in the Bay Area and I would like to keep the momentum going! Our next event will be in Berkeley on Feb 28 and March 1. All the details can be found here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Berkeley_Mapping_Party_Feb2009

[Talk-us] Londonderry NH talk. OpenStreetMap for CERT

2009-02-12 Thread Richard Weait
Hi all, I'm giving a talk at ALERT (A Londonderry Emergency Response Team) in Londonderry NH on Thursday, 19 February 2009. This one has the potential to roll out nicely to the thousands of CERTs (Community Emergency Response Team)s around the US. Who wants to step up? It's only a 30 minute