MLUG

====== Openstreetmap ======

|**Date:**       | Wednesday 27th April, 2011 |
|**Meeting**       | 7pm @ Muttis upstairs (118 Elgin st, Carlton VIC). [Take Tram 96] |
|**Hosted By:**   | Cameron |
|**Workshop Topic**| Openstreet Map in all it's glory |

{{:workshops:openstreetmap.pdf|Presentation Slides}}

==== URL's mentioned ====

OpenStreetBugs:		    	http://openstreetbugs.schokokeks.org/\\
Cloudmade maps:		    	http://maps.cloudmade.com/\\
Flickr:		    	    	http://www.flickr.com/map/		- Uses osm for high zoom in Sydney (though very out of date)\\
Map compare:    			http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/\\
MapOSMatic                  http://www.maposmatic.org\\
Mapquest:                   http://open.mapquest.co.uk/link/h/2-qTGJsY0V\\
Marble:                     http://edu.kde.org/marble/\\
Nominatim:		        	http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim\\
OpenCuisineMap:		    	http://toolserver.org/~stephankn/cuisine/\\
OpenOrienteeringMap:		http://oobrien.com/oom/\\
OpenStreetMap:		    	http://www.openstreetmap.org/\\
OpenStreetMap routing demo: http://osmu.org/demo/index.html\\
Transparent map comparison:	http://sautter.com/map/\\

==== Notes taken at the meeting of interest ====

There were a lot of questions asked at this meeting.

JOSM   Java OpenStreetMap Editor (Best editor for detailed changes)\\
PostGIS    Postgress with GIS is what OSM uses under the hood\\
www.osm.org   licencing going thru changes presently\\
ANDNAV2 for Android App\\
Routing is not available through the OSM website but is handled by devices such as Garmin which you can load OSM onto.\\
Searches using  Nominatim\\
NAVIT used in conjunction with downloaded OSM database, installed onto TOM TOM.\\
Ability to frequently download DELTA changes to OSM database to update personal copies of maps.\\