[HLUG] Tuesday 16 mapping to facebook

Wed Jun 19 07:31:58 UTC 2013

Hi Julian

Very happy to have my social media email and web details published for the
world...

ben at benproctor.co.uk
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On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Julian Robbins <joolsr1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Added these details to website. www.hlug.org.uk.... Seems like adding
> images is broken though with a permissions issue at the moment - Kevin can
> you look at please ?
>
> If someone can check they all make sense - all the better.
>
> Ben : I didn't know if you were happy to have all your contact details on
> home page of our site. If you dont mind let me know, and I 'll add them
> back in..
>
> Julian
>
>
> On 17 June 2013 18:11, Julian Robbins <joolsr1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > thsnks for this .. i will add this to the website shortly
> >
> > julian
> > On Jun 16, 2013 9:53 PM, "Ben Proctor" <ben at benproctor.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> This reminds me that I haven't said what I plan to talk about
> >>
> >> Something like this
> >>
> >> "Getting Started with OpenStreetMap"
> >>
> >> OpenStreetMap <http://www.openstreetmap.org/> is sometimes called
> >> Wikipedia
> >> for maps. It is a vast, remarkably accurate and powerful database of
> >> global
> >> mapping information provided by volunteers and free for anyone to use.
> >>
> >> I hope to give you a quick overview of how it works. How easy it is to
> >> edit. Why you would bother to edit it and ways in which the maps have
> been
> >> and will continue to be useful. I hope it will be fairly practical and
> if
> >> people bring laptops they should be able to get editing the map straight
> >> away.
> >>
> >> My hope is that you'll get a sense of how easy it is to get started and
> to
> >> make use of the mapping data. This is an overview and hopefully some
> >> pointers to get you started. However if you have experience using
> >> OpenStreetMap it would be great to have you there to share your
> >> experience.
> >>
> >> If we have time maybe we can touch on some open source GIS tools and
> other
> >> open mapping projects like Ushahidi <http://www.ushahidi.com/> (which
> is
> >> a
> >> tool I've used for a few projects).
> >>
> >> I am aware that some LUGs have embraced open mapping and that in some
> >> areas
> >> pub crawls are combined with mapping in a useful and enjoyable
> >> way<
> http://www.wylug.org.uk/2008/02/openstreetmap-pub-crawl-27-feb-2008/
> >> >.
> >> Maybe some people will want to take this further. No pressure.
> >>
> >> You may want to sign up for an OpenStreetMap account now. You never know
> >> when you'll need it
> >>
> >> Special note for Linux folk:
> >> OpenStreetMap is an open data project and the tools to edit it are
> >> available for many OS's. If you want to try some editing on the night
> >> you'll need a browser that is comfortable running lots of funky
> javascript
> >> and you'll need an up to date java environment installed. If you fancy
> you
> >> can install JOSM. There is an Ubuntu
> >> repository.<http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Download>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Julian Robbins <joolsr1 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Jun 16, 2013 11:30 AM, "George DiceGeorge" <dicegeorge at hotmail.com
> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > or make it a page on the website
> >> > > and then link to that
> >> > > as facebook is only accessible to those who register with it i
> think.
> >> > >
> >> > > But best to confirm the booking first?
> >> >
> >> > well time is passing on ... it took SJa a week to send me the form ...
> >> and
> >> > its wrong ...
> >> >
> >> > julian
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > [g]
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > -----Original Message----- From: Julian Robbins
> >> > > Sent: Sunday, 16 June, 2013 11:25
> >> > > To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group
> >> > > Subject: Re: [HLUG] Tuesday 16 mapping to facebook
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > yes please go ahead - but its a week on Tuesday not next tuesday
> >> > >
> >> > > Apologies for the delay in letting everyone know whats going on .
> Its
> >> > > taking rather longer than i thought it should to get the hall
> booked.
> >> At
> >> > > last i have the hire agreement and now its the wrong date on it
> (their
> >> > > mistake)!
> >> > >
> >> > > Im quite sure its a typo as i checked with the lady at SJA about the
> >> date
> >> > a
> >> > > couple of times, but its another thing to get sorted out with them
> >> ......
> >> > >
> >> > > Julian
> >> > > On Jun 16, 2013 11:09 AM, "George DiceGeorge" <
> dicegeorge at hotmail.com
> >> >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >> can we pin tuesdays mapping meeting to facebook
> >> > >> so we can share it with local people
> >> > >> who might be interested?
> >> > >> https://www.facebook.com/**groups/HfdLUG/?fref=ts<
> >> > https://www.facebook.com/groups/HfdLUG/?fref=ts>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> [g]
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
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