Hi folks, you know HaptoRender? The OpenStreetMap project targeting tactile maps for blind and visually impaired? There is a wiki page<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/HaptoRender>. For a few weeks I am the owner of a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer and working on a 3D printer driver taking OSM as input which is a non-trivial task. We haven't even defined rendering rules - but we are on the way. Lulu-Ann has recently started a talk page<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:HaptoRender/Rendering_Rules>to discuss rendering issues. Recently I have successfully produced the first prototile. No, I won't post photos yet. It's not really impressive. But I am confident to print some decentstuff in a few days.
To promote motivation I will set a deadline. On weekend May 19 and 20 there will be Maker Faire Bay Area at San Mateo (CA). Plan is to show HaptoRender maps there and give a talk about it. That's why I am writing this. I am not planning to stay at the exhibit all the time and use my little John<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:HaptoRender/Rendering_Rules>... If anybody else wants to join me at the exhibition for HaptoRender or any other own OpenStreetMap project or OpenStreetMap in general please stand up and report to me! I consider Maker Faire as extremely valuable presentation place. And actually, it should be fun to be there anyway. Looking forward to your reply Thomas AKA virtuPIC
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