Fwd: [OSM-talk] Intro to OSM in Hamilton Ontario

[Dan Putler]

I thought this would be of interest, it was a post to the main  
OpenStreetMap list. I think we should come into contact with this  
group. I think the OSM effort is really critical in the European  
context, but creating raw road gps traces in Canada, when there are  
two publicly available road network files, seems like a potential  
misallocation of effort.

Dave, would you be willing to go to Hamilton and give a talk about  
the RNF augmentation effort at some point?

Dan

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Interlug" <interlug at weait.net>
> Date: December 7, 2006 7:55:23 AM PST
> To: <talk at openstreetmap.org>
> Subject: [OSM-talk] Intro to OSM in Hamilton Ontario
>
> Hi all,
>
> There will be an "Intro to OSM" presentation at HOSUG next week.   
> Posted here on the off-chance that others in Southern Ontario might  
> be interested.  The user group annonuncement is quoted below.
>
> This is an email from 'HOSUG - The Hamilton Open Source Users Group'
>
> We've got a great lineup for you at the next HOSUG meeting on  
> Tuesday, December 12th from 7:00pm - 10:00pm.  Once again we're in  
> the Variety Room, next door to the Staircase Cafe Theatre -- see  
> the website for directions and parking details.
>
> Richard will introduce us to the awesome Open Source geographic  
> data project called "Open Street Map", which he describes as "a  
> project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic  
> data such as street maps to anyone who wants them; the project was  
> started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal  
> or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people  from  
> using them in creative, productive or unexpected ways."  He plans  
> to demo the steps in collecting, categorizing and contributing data  
> to OSM.
>
> Stephen will talk about wireless networking with a focus on  
> HostAP.  If we encourage him, Stevo says he will even perform a  
> live cracking of a wireless connection!
>
> See you on Tuesday night!
>
> hosug.org
>
>
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