Meeting Report / MerriLUG / 18 Sep 2008 / OpenStreetMap

[Greg Rundlett]

A cool new project in KDE is called "marble" which is a free alternative to 
"Google Earth".  marble integrates with OpenStreetMap data.  See 
http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3475


On Sunday 23 November 2008 22:17:11 Ben Scott wrote:
>   I just found this in my "Drafts" mail folder.  Apparently, I never
> sent it.  My apologies to all, and especially to Richard, the
> presenter.  He deserves better.  Sorry!
>
>   Original message follows:
>
>   I was pleased to be able to attend the Sep 2008 meeting of MerriLUG,
> held at Martha's Exchange in Nashua, NH.  Taking place on  the Thr 18
> Sep, about 15 people attended.  The speaker was Richard Weait, who was
> presenting on OpenStreetMap.
>
> == What and why ==
>
>   So what is OpenStreetMap?  Well, I'd describe it as "the spirit of
> Wikipedia brought to Google Maps".  It's a giant database of map data,
> particularly street map data.  Like many other useful forms of
> information, maps have traditionally been copyrighted, controlled by a
> small community (cartographers), and expensive.  OpenStreetMap (OSM)
> is an open, Free Content database of map information.   Anyone can
> add, amplify, or modify the data.
>

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