[H-ADMIN] OpenStreetMap talk at HUMBUG

[David Dean]

Matt,

I'll take the 7th August.

- David

On 4 July 2010 16:11,  <matheist76 at westnet.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Dean,
> Accepted and thanks for your offer. Either date would be suitable. I'll pencil it in for both dates and you can decide which one you want.
>
> Many thanks Matthew Franklin (VP and Talks maintainer)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Dean" <ddean at ieee.org>
> To: admin at lists.humbug.org.au
> Sent: Sunday, 4 July, 2010 3:48:03 PM GMT +10:00 Brisbane
> Subject: [H-ADMIN] OpenStreetMap talk at HUMBUG
>
> Hi,
>
> It was nice to meet you guys the other night. I have attached a small
> abstract for an Introduction to OpenStreetMap presentation.
>
> I'll probably aim for around 20-30 minutes. Looking at dates, I can't
> really do anything before the 17th, so your meeting on the 24th of
> July or the 7th of August will probably be best for me. Let me know
> what works best for you.
>
> - David
>
> ----
> An introduction to OpenStreetMap
>
> HUMBUG Presentation
>
> Presented by David Dean
>
> OpenStreetMap (http://openstreetmap.org) is a worldwide project that
> creates and provides free maps to anyone who wants them. Since 2004,
> OpenStreetMap has grown to cover the world. With good data coverage in
> most major urban areas of the world, OpenStreetMap provides a viable
> alternative to proprietary mapping data, encouraging the development
> of innovative software that would not previously have been possible.
>
> While some of the current OpenStreetMap data has come from government
> and commercial imports, much of the work that goes into making the
> best maps comes from the contributions of individual mappers - people
> like you. Included within the presentation will be an outline of the
> many ways that you can join in to help, from taking brief notes while
> you walk the dog, to the most efficient way to map your whole suburb
> and the best equipment for doing so.
>
> David is a QUT post-doctoral fellow working on computer speech
> processing and spends his spare time walking around Brisbane, looking
> suspicious, as he surveys for http://openstreetmap.org.
>
> --
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-- 
David Dean
Post-Doctoral Fellow, RP-SAIVT, QUT
(me) http://www.davidbdean.com
(saivt) http://www.bee.qut.edu.au/projects/saivt/
(post) Room S1101, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Australia 4001
(p) +61 7 3138 1414 (m) 0407 151 912
(CRICOS) 00213J