The organizer of OpenStreetMap (and he is also a organizer for the
Ontario Linux Fest)
The venue at Panera Bread in Nicollet Mall (this weekend)
* When: 4 - 5 October, 2008
* Saturday 10am-4.
o Saturday 10:30 Introduction to OpenStreetMap for beginners.
* Sunday 11am-2
o Sunday 11:30 Introduction to OpenStreetMap for beginners
* Where: Panera Bread, 809 Nicollet Mall
* After: Retire to local bar (TBA)
I'm hosting an event in MSP next weekend that you may find interesting.
It's a mapping party for OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap is Open Source
Software and is Open Geo Data as well. Some call it the "Wiki map of
everything." There are over 62,000 people using OpenStreetMap
around the world. Many of them are bicycle enthusiasts.
I have a short article on my web site (with maps) to show why cyclists
love OSM. But cyclists aren't the only group that are crazy about OSM.
If you think GPSes are cool, you'll love OpenStreetMap too.
http://weait.com/cyclists-love-openstreetmap.
The event is free. The software is free. The map data is free. And I
hope that you will be free to join us. You'll meet other mappers and
curious mappers-to-be from around MSP and have a chance to ask questions
and try out the software and tools.
The event details are here.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Minneapolis
And please pass along the event information to your friends and
colleagues that might be interested.
Best regards,
Richard Weait
richard at weait.com