OpenStreetMap is more than just a web mapping platform. It's a comprehensive, community-maintained map/geodatabase of the world that you can hack on. Since the last GTALUG talk on OSM over five years ago, it's grown a lot, and developed a huge community of mappers, developers and data users. In this talk, we'll discuss the basics of using OSM, how it survived a major licence change with only a little drama, and how it succeeds as a community.

Location

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre at Ryerson University

245 Church Street, Room 203 (second floor).

Schedule

  • 6:00 pm Before each meeting a group of GTALUGers dine at It's All Grk (101 Dundas St. East).
  • 7:30 pm Meeting and presentation.
  • 9:00 pm After each meeting a group of GTALUGers move to the The Library/ The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for beer and more socializing.

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