thanks andy and dominic for the important hints. we actually already have access to the contents available on open street map also from other sources; but it is a very good idea to link our work with OSM.
we are still looking for data related to housing, access to water and energy, population, density, administration, history, monuments, museums, religion, sport. The Liberia's national archives is a very good idea. please let me know if you have any other idea. please note that contents and data are not only in Africa. all the best iolanda
Il giorno 11/giu/2012, alle ore 16:25, Andy Mabbett ha scritto:
On 11 June 2012 14:07, Iolanda Pensa iolanda@pensa.it wrote:
with WikiAfrica we are trying to get contents and data on African cities, villages and territories on Wikipedia.
We would be really pleased if you can contact us if you have ideas, suggestions or links to existing databases (or to GLAMs we can contact to have access to data). please do not hesitate to forward the message to people who might be interested in the initiative.
Not GLAMs, but you could ask the OpenStreetMap community for assistance - a dump of their data on placenames and boundaries for instance - and they may have someone who has a specialist interest or access to further sources..
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