[WikiEN-l] 18 months ... wiki maps

[S.M.Sabri S.M.Ismail]

From: "geni" <geniice at gmail.com>
>>>> Recalling Jimbo's "Ten Things That Should Be Free" 
>>>> (http://many.corante.com/archives/2005/08/05/jimbos_problems_a_free_culture_manifesto.php)
>>>> in particular number 7: Free the Maps!
>>> Perhaps, but a map is not an encyclopedia. It should all be free, but
>>> not everything should necesserilly be put in this particular project.
>>> Mgm
>> <redlink>the free atlas</redlink>
> Wikimaps sadly isn't really practicle. A lot of work goes into makeing
> a map and a lot of that has to be done on the ground.

With the spread of consumer GPS devices, from Garmin/Magellan and others, "free 
map" is getting more practical. A wiki method of creating the maps would split 
"trackers" who uploads the tracks of roads and other features, and  "mappers" 
who trace over the tracks and storing/compiling in useable formats format.

Exactly the above methodology is used by the trackers and mappers on 
http://www.malsingmaps.com . The maps there covering Malaysia and Singapore are 
free. Online version of the map at http://www.malsingmaps.net .

I remember there is already a sort of wiki map project by someone in UK. Lets 
see, googling "wiki map". Here it is, http://www.openstreetmap.org/ 
"OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people 
like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a 
collaborative way from anywhere on Earth."

regards, sabre23t =^.^= 



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