[OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeoLive] Suggestions for a background image for next OSGeoLive - with an African theme

Tue Jul 31 02:07:44 PDT 2018

Dear all,

Thanks for your comment and feedback.

Cameron, I agree with you. I can contact the artist (
https://www.cyon.se/about/) if you want

or somebody from Africa Local Chapter or the Dar es Salaam LOC do it…

or I do it and can put somebody of you in cc for the follow-up ?

What do you think ?

Kind Regards,

Maë//e

2018-07-30 9:25 GMT+02:00 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>:

> Indeed, this is a beautiful collection of maps. I particularly like the
> language map.
>
> It also has a great story behind it. To date, we haven't linked to the
> story behind the osgeolive basemap, but maybe it is time to start doing so.
>
> The one glitch is the copyright - in that we will be wanting to have the
> map available under an Open license. Maelle, I think it is a good idea to
> reach out to Nikolaj Cyon to sound out if she would like her image to be
> available on an Open Source distribution of software - noting that we would
> be wanting it to be available under an open license. (She might be
> interested in sharing a cut down version of the image in an Open format).
>
> Cheers, Cameron
>
>
>
> On 30/07/2018 1:01 AM, Maelle Vercauteren wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I take this occasion to share this map of Africa that I like. It was
> Africa if colonialism had not occurred as imagined by Nikolaj Cyon :
>
> https://www.cyon.se/#/alkebulan-1260-ah/
>
> If the Africa Local Chapter and the Dar es Salaam LOC likes it too, we
> could try to contact the artist and see if we can use it...
>
> Kind Regards,
> Maë//e
>
> 2018-07-29 0:17 GMT+02:00 Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben at transient.nz>:
>
>> Or an historical noncolonial or postcolonial map of Tanzania or Dar es
>> Salaam? Or is this even a concern? I would like advice from the LOC. It
>> would be great to give Dar es Salaam the same prominence (OSGeoLive
>> background) as previous FOSS4G hosts.
>>
>> The Africa list rejects email from nonsubscribers such as myself.  :-(
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Ben.
>>
>>
>> On 29/07/18 04:15, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> Ben you are with your comment.
>>>
>>> What do you think instead about an actual OSM Map from Dar Es Salaam -
>>> that shows how great the region is mapped
>>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-6.8049/39.2472
>>>
>>> or maybe a nice photo instead of a map.
>>>
>>> Astrid
>>>
>>> Am 28.07.2018 00:17 schrieb Ben Caradoc-Davies:
>>>
>>>> I love historical maps. However, maps have been both the tool and
>>>> emblem of colonisation, by which Africa has been particularly badly
>>>> affected. The choice of an historical map of Africa for the OSGeoLive
>>>> background must be informed by the actions of those who used it and
>>>> their impact on the people of Africa, as well consider of the
>>>> current-day appropriateness of the labels used on the map. I would
>>>> follow the advice of the Africa Local Chapter and the Dar es Salaam
>>>> LOC.
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> Ben.
>>>>
>>>> On 28/07/18 09:23, Mark Iliffe wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I would vote for the map that you'd listed, but linking in the Africa
>>>>> Local
>>>>> Chapter :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>> On 27 July 2018 at 08:32, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The time has come to select a background image for our next OSGeoLive
>>>>>> release, which is scheduled to be ready in time for FOSS4G Dar es
>>>>>> Salaam,
>>>>>> and we are looking for inspiration for a background image.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Traditionally, we have drawn inspiration from the image from the
>>>>>> conference location, and are hoping that someone with a mapping or
>>>>>> artistic
>>>>>> eye can suggest an interesting map, or image that we can use. The
>>>>>> image
>>>>>> needs to be available under an open license, and will likely need to
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> shaded so that icons will still stand out against it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm wondering whether a historic navigating chart of Africa would be
>>>>>> good?
>>>>>> Maybe something like this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AMH-7121-KB_Map_of_Africa.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or maybe a drawing of some of the big African animals.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are there any people in the mapping or African communities who would
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> willing to help us out here?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Warm regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Cameron Shorter
>>>>>> Technology Demystifier
>>>>>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>>>>>>
>>>>>> M +61 (0) 419 142 254Mark Iliffe <markiliffe at gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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