Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, November 19, 2008 OpenStreetMap Overview

[Jerry Feldman]

When: November 19, 2008 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: OpenStreetMap Overview
Moderator: Richard Weait
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 376


Richard will discuss OpenStreetMap in his engaging and enthusiastic 
style. You'll learn a bit about the history of OSM, but not so much that 
you fall asleep. You'll see the amazing growth of OSM since its 
founding. And Richard will display some of the uses of OSM that already 
outstrip commercial mapping systems.

You should see this presentation if you find maps at all interesting. 
He'll cover enough OSM to show you what it is, why you will care, and 
how you can get started contributing either code or GIS data to OSM. 
You'll see enough of the basics to take the sting out of the learning 
curve in a project as far reaching as OSM.

For more information please check the BLU main site: http://www.blu.org

There is usually plenty of parking in front of MIT E-51 (2 Amherst St,
Cambridge, MA).

Our next Installfest is Saturday, November 22, 2008. I will send out a 
separate mailing
-- 
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Treasurer,  Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org
PGP key id: 537C5846
PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB  CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846




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