Hi Koen, That is great news! We always like to work together with other groups. Many of the cycle node networks (fietsknooppuntennetwerken) are already in OSM, but more eyes and hands will certainly improve the map. We have many more of the small roads (wandelpaden/fietspaden) than Googlemaps, so I believe it will be a lot better as a background layer for your route planner.
If you want to organise a presentation for your members, I'd be happy to come and explain how to enter the data (preferably with JOSM, since it is a lot more convenient to enter route relations). I can also explain how to convert a selection of routes into a gpx file, which can then be used in a GPS device for navigation. I can also offer help with 'importing' the data from your GIS to OSM as a semi automated process. Cheers, Jo 2011/8/21 Koen Mannaerts [fietsnet.be] <k...@fietsnet.be> > Hi, I'm Koen from Fietsnet.be. Since 2007 Fietsnet is a rather popular > routeplanner for the cycle node network in Belgium and the South of the > Netherlands. It's an independent and non-commercial project by cyclists. > > Currently we maintain our spatial information in a private GIS, but we're > considering to shift this toOpenStreetMap. Using OSM may enable new > opportunities for the Fietsnet routeplanner, such as covering a larger area, > deviating from the established cycle node networks, creating turn-by-turn > navigation instructions and using richer road attributes. OSM may also > benefit from this initiative, as Fietsnet has a large user base of active > cyclists and we've set up a process to reliably translate user feedback in > an adapted map. I.e. we may change our process to quickly adapt and sanitize > OSM data based on our current data and user feedback. > > We're new to OSM, and we have a lot of practical, technical and legal > questions about this move, too many and too boring to include in this > message. If you have experience with OSM, and are willing to help us out in > one of these area's, it would be fantastic if you'd send us a > mail:meewer...@fietsnet.be <mailto:meewer...@fietsnet.be>**. > > Let's do this! > > -- > Koen Mannaerts | fietsnet.be > > ______________________________**_________________ > Talk-be mailing list > Talk-be@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/talk-be<http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be> >
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