[Wikipedia-l] Open Mapping

[Daniel Mayer]

--- Stirling Newberry <stirling.newberry at xigenics.net> wrote:

> Using Grass and a postgres SQL database, it would be possible to create 
> an open mapping repository. Since a large fraction of all wiki entries 
> are locations, this would allow maps to be made for most of them, 
> perhaps even by a bot process eventually.
> 
> Is there any such project in process? Is there any interest if there 
> isn't such a project?

There is from me. I have more than two years experience with GIS so far, but
none working with GRASS GIS yet. I'd like to change that in the near future. 

Right now I'm taking an Internet-based GIS class. 

-- mav

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