[Wikimedia Education] introduction and sharing about Wikipedia for Schools and Teach for India

[rupert THURNER]

that is a word :)  we facilitated it eg for bamako, capital of mali, west
africa. it was a white spot more than a year ago, and now its better than
google: http://tinyurl.com/35hf32z.

the bing background was used to get the basic map, and then people using
walking paper put details: http://walkingpapers.org/

rupert

On Apr 26, 2011 1:26 PM, "Nikhil Sheth" <nikhil.js at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Rupert,

Whatever works, bro!
If you want it in OSM, do it! Please copy it all over to an open street map
and send us the link when you're done. Make sure the wiki functionality
stays, mind! Everybody's a leader in a volunteer-based movement, that's why
we call it grass-roots! Nobody orders the grass where to grow and where not
to!

Last time I checked open street maps, most of india was practically empty. I
remember something we did a lot in engineering days using a lamp below a
glass-topped table : we'd lay out a well done engineering drawing and put
our paper on top of it, and then just trace it, saved us the effort. On one
occasion, it turned out the copy got better scores than the original,
because while copying the person was able to find out and make much finer
modifications, having the major data at hand already. But that's just a
useless side story.

Is there a "my maps" in OSM?

I do have one trouble regarding the google maps - i haven't been able to
find any version-preservation yet! (shh, don't tell the vandals! :P)




Cheers,
Nikhil Sheth
+91-966-583-1250
Pune, India
Teach For India Fellow, 2011-13
www.nikhilsheth...

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