On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 6:56 PM, Paul Norman <penor...@mac.com> wrote:
> For what points to pitch, I'd suggest > > - Crowd-sourced, so they can edit themselves, meaning they can get fixed > data in minutes to days, not quarters to years > This is my goal. More mappers. They can use other sources, but OSM is really the only one that they can actually improve. > > - Useful for cycling advocacy, as it presents a more accurate less > car-focused set of data, and the open tools around OSM make it easier to > draw potential options > Can you help me understand this better? Maybe an example. > > - I'd avoid "open data" as in the US that's often taken to mean working > with government data. > I agree that getting into the cities "open data" is a can of worms. I plan to talk how they can use OSM's data in apps, maps, etc., just for the cost of attribution. > > - Areas like the North Shore in Vancouver have mountain paths which aren't > in and will never be in "official" datasets, but are essential if you're > cycling there. I'm not sure if there's analogous areas in the Seattle area. > Got a link to the area? Be fun to show. > > What area does the club focus on? (e.g. mountain biking, commuter cycling, > etc) > Basically it's an organization that supports cyclists. Check out their wikipedia page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Bicycle_Club. -- @osm_seattle osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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