It's officially called OpenStreetMap Collaborative Prototype, Phase One and has been available since July 5th. It reveals the results of a protoype on road data done with the state of Kansas (APB coverage). The conclusion from the abstract:
Resulting data were successfully improved to meet standards for The National Map once the system and specifications were in place. The OSM software proved effective in providing a usable platform for collaborative data editing.
- via @mhacklay
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/12 at 03:00 AM |
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In our weekly podcast covering the week’s news Adena Schutzberg reviews what you need to know about MapInfo Q1 revenues, a univeristy teaching Pictometry, ESRI and Software Oriented Architecture; explores why LiDAR is hot, how yet another GIS packages goes open source, and details how the technology community has come together to find missing Microsoft researcher Jim Gray. The podcast is 12 minutes (~ 4 Mb) and was recorded February 5, 2007.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 02/06 at 01:00 AM |
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