OpenStreetMap Heads to Isle of Wight
Once there, an international team with GPSs in hand, plan to map the entire island in a single weekend. The about 30 participants will travel on foot, on bikes and in cars capturing attribute information via voice recording and pencil and paper. Once integrated the data will be added to the Creative Commons licensed OpenStreetMap database. The island is small, 22 x 14 mile island, covering the 147 square miles, but this sort of grass roots effort is taking hold. In July a similar effort is planned in Manchester.
The article goes on to make the recurring arguments about opening up Ordnance Survey data, something that’s been under discussion.
by Adena Schutzberg on 05/04 at 07:51 AM |
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