[OSGeoLive] [OSGeo-Discuss] Suggestions for a background image for next OSGeoLive - with an African theme
Cameron Shorter
cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Mon Jul 30 00:25:12 PDT 2018
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
> <mailto: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
> <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
> <mailto: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
> <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,
>
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