[kwlug-disc] Local OpenStreetMap interest

[Joan Currie]

Thanks Adam.

On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 4:03 PM Adam Glauser <adamglauser at gmail.com> wrote:

> David asked me to share his email address for those who are interested in
> helping out. He can be reached at dwtrueman at gmail.com.
>
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 9:26 AM Joan Currie <jecurrie8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Paul,  I am interested in this project and the OSM data.  Cheers, Joan
>> Currie.
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 11:25 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
>> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Today at the CivicTechWR meetup, a local resident named David Trueman
>>> proposed a project to revitalize local mapping resources in the
>>> region. He is most interested in active transportation and climate
>>> mitigation stuff.
>>>
>>> This is based upon a similar effort from a bicycling group at the City
>>> of Ottawa: https://maps.bikeottawa.ca . They have done things like map
>>> collisions, classify bike infrastructure, and added OpenStreetMap
>>> (OSM) data for things like bike parking and benches. They have also
>>> taken photographs of trails and streets in Ottawa, creating something
>>> akin to Google's StreetView.
>>>
>>> David wants to do similar things in Waterloo Region, with a broader
>>> focus than cycling. It sounds as if this StreetView-type project is
>>> one of his early goals, but I think there is lots of other data that
>>> could be entered into OSM locally.
>>>
>>> There used to be a fair amount of interest in OSM stuff here, so I
>>> thought I would put a call out for people interested in helping out. I
>>> am guessing that if David could find 3-5 additional people who are
>>> dedicated to improving OpenStreetMap, and then another handful of
>>> people who help out occasionally, a lot of good data could be
>>> produced.
>>>
>>> I do not think I have David's email address, but I can contact him via
>>> the CivicTechWR slack channel. If you are interested then let me know
>>> on or offlist and I will get you in touch.
>>>
>>> - Paul
>>>
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