OpenStreetMap Overview
Date and Time
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Location
MIT Building E-51, Room 376
Presenters
Richard Weait
Summary
OpenStreetMap: a free editable map of the whole world
Abstract
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.
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