Bigbro's foray into the scary world of blogging
18 08 2008
...in the pub! I think it's time to have a serious word with the staff of The Hamlet about their choice of music. I just came in for a quiet pint ;-)
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OpenStreetMap is a worldwide community project to provide free maps; these maps (at www.openstreetmap.org) are free for anyone to use, modify, copy, redistribute and republish in whole or in part.
Building on the success of last month's State of the Map conference in Limerick, some of OpenStreetMap's nearly 50,000 members will be coming from as far away as London, Cork and Belfast to a mapping party in Drogheda this coming weekend, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th of August, 10am-6pm both days.
Mapping parties are great for putting places on the map that aren't there already, breaking new ground. They're also great for getting new people involved in OpenStreetMap, and they're a fun way to contribute something real to a community project.
Thanks to the Rev. Michael Graham, we have secured an excellent venue to operate out of: St Peter's Parish Hall on Peter St - look out for the OpenStreetMap banner!
All are welcome to drop by at any time during the weekend and stay as long as they want, to make maps or just chat with the mappers. Laptop advised but not essential if you want to get involved. We will have plenty of spare GPS units available, on loan from OpenStreetMap UK.
Please visit wiki.openstreetmap.org for further information on OpenStreetMap, or e-mail Christian or Gareth via the usual blog comments address, blog@signal2noise.co.uk if you have any questions about the event in Drogheda.
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