Why was it deemed not necessary? Is it because usually administration does not requires it (which I doubt) or just because a lack of opportunity to get open data in Belgium?
If you need members/administrators, you can count me in. For reference, a site which looks interesting regarding asbl/vzw (in french): http://www.assoc.be - Chris - 2011/6/1 Julien Fastré <julienfas...@gmail.com> > The question of the Belgian Local Chapter was discussed a couple of month > ago, but the idea was abandoned because there was no need for that. > > If someone want to relaunch the idea, I am quite volunteer to associate. > > We discussed about that after the informal meeting in Liege on the 13th May > (drinking a beer /after/ the meeting). Ivo was there: maybe he will give his > point of view on the subject. (if I have more time monday, i can also give > mine... But i am on holiday until monday) > > Julien > > 2011/6/1 Chris Browet <c...@semperpax.com> > >> >> >>> > See >>> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters. Someone >>> is >>> > (was?) working on a local chapter for Belgium, apparently? >>> >>> who ? >>> >> >> Se below, in the list of local chapters. Ivo van den Maagdenberg is the >> name. >> >> >>> It could be god to also build up the proposal, for the adminsitration >>> as well as for politicians that we could meet too as they could be >>> asked to support / decide. >>> >>> For example : >>> >>> 1/ where OSM could bring a more precise local map (eg. with maposmatic) ? >>> 2/ where the OSM process of citizen contributions (that URBIS tries to >>> have) could be helpful for the local authorities too ? >>> >>> Thinking aloud, but what about the argument that a filled open OSM >> database might spare some of Brussels (scarce) money? >> They could use existing soft (and even infrastructure) rather than >> managing their own... >> >> - Chris - >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-be mailing list >> Talk-be@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be >> >> > > > -- > Julien FASTRE > http://www.meta-morphoses.be > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-be mailing list > Talk-be@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be > >
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