[ddj] Mapping event in Baltimore

Mon May 5 12:58:35 UTC 2014

HI Patrick, I hope that your mapping sessions went well.

Here are the OSM lists: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mailing_lists

Heather

On 1 May 2014 20:31, Patrick Maynard <patrickmaynard.bs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Heather, Courtney and Chad.
>
> Sorry for my slow reply. A couple responses:
>
> *For Heather:* Very good points. Do you know how I can get on those
> lists? I see some archived versions, but I'm not sure where the live one
> lives or how to subscribe.
>
> *For Courtney and Chad:* Glad to hear you're interested. I've added you
> to my contacts list for the event.
>
> Thanks for all the enthusiasm.
>
> Best,
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Louis Chad Smith <lcsmith at stsci.edu>wrote:
>
>>   Hi Patrick,
>>
>>  I’m in the Baltimore region and would love to help out.  I also have a
>> friend who is a bit of a local historian/photographer who would like to
>> join the effort as well.  Please let me know if there is anything you need!
>>
>>  Chad
>>
>>  --
>>  Chad Smith
>> Information Application Developer
>> Program Management Office
>>
>>  410.338.4317
>> Space Telescope Science Institute
>> 3700 San Martin Drive
>> Baltimore, MD 21218
>>
>>
>>   From: Patrick Maynard <patrickmaynard.bs at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: "List about Data Driven Journalism and Open Data in
>> Journalism." <data-driven-journalism at lists.okfn.org>
>> Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 2:32 PM
>> To: "List about Data Driven Journalism and Open Data in Journalism." <
>> data-driven-journalism at lists.okfn.org>
>> Subject: [ddj] Mapping event in Baltimore
>>
>>  Apologies for the cross post, but I thought this might interest some
>> users in areas near Maryland.
>>
>> After trying to convert a couple of projects to use OpenStreetMap data, I
>> realized that Baltimore is a bit behind some of the surrounding metros in
>> OSM detail.
>>
>> In hopes of changing that, I'm tentatively planning a mapping party for
>> Saturday, July 12, starting in or near Patterson Park, depending on weather
>> and interest from the community.
>>
>> This was originally going to be a bar crawl, but then I realized that it
>> probably wasn't smart to have a bunch of random people drunkenly stumbling
>> around the less-documented parts of Baltimore. So think of it as more of a
>> picnic. (This is also a good time to mention that this event is in no way
>> affiliated with my employer -- it's just for fun.)
>>
>> The OSM editing software is super simple, so even if you don't have any
>> mapping experience, I'd love to have you here. (It's even more of a bonus
>> if you get some people with GIS and/or programming experience, but it's by
>> no means vital.) If you're interested, drop me a line, and I'll give you
>> more details as the date approaches.
>>
>> Please feel free to pass this along to others. I'm at
>> patrickmaynard.bs at gmail.com.
>>
>> -- Patrick
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