[Xastir] Open Street Map support (read this)

[Murry]

If you guys are so impressed you should have seen what we here north of 
the border had to put up with for maps. This is nothing short of 
stupendous. Buy that man a beer, or 2.

VE9MB






On 06/09/2010 08:28 PM, James Ewen wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Curt, WE7U<curt.we7u at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>    
>>> They sure are pretty aren't they?  I already like them better than
>>> Tigermaps.  Once the issues are resolved we'll definitely be several
>>> steps forward.
>>>        
>> 'cept for the people not served well by OSM...
>>      
> But the good thing here is that you can grab your box of digital
> crayons, and colour away... need more roads and more details in your
> area? Just add them in.
>
> The more people and applications that use OSM, the more people there
> are that might help add to the map.
>
> OSM has been working towards a critical mass for quite a while now.
> Many people in the past have looked at the database, and said "There's
> no data in my area, it's no good to me!". We've been working hard at
> adding more data, and are currently in the middle of importing huge
> amounts of government data into Canada to fill in the holes. Because
> the database is getting filled out, when people look at the OSM
> project now, it is a little more palatable. Now perhaps instead of
> just saying "It's not good enough!", they might now use it, and
> possibly be inclined to add data or corrections.
>
> Including OSM in Xastir is just going to add that much more visibility
> to the OSM project, and perhaps find a few more helping hands to add
> more data.
>
> The Haiti earthquake is a marvelous example of crowd sourcing. Before
> the earthquake, Port Au Prince was just a couple roads. After the
> earthquake, the whole of the area was mapped within days by people
> working together. Positions of trapped people were even placed on the
> map by outsiders who received phone calls from the trapped victims.
> Rescuers were able to look at the map, and know where to send SAR
> teams. It was actually an amazing example of worldwide teamwork. Take
> a look at the videos if you have a chance.
>
> Port Au Prince, Haiti
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=18.5720443725586&lon=-72.271671295166&zoom=12
>
> Video of the crowd source mapping response to the earthquake
> http://opengeodata.org/video-of-haiti-osm-data
>
>
> James
> VE6SRV
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