[Freegis-list] Re: Cooperative mapping project proposal

[Chinh Tang]

have you looked at the U.S. 1990 Census map? check it out, you might want to use
some of their ideas.
http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapsurfer?lat=32.38991&lon=-101.26116&wid=11.520&ht=4.160&iht=359&iwd=422&&&&&on=CITIES&on=censusb&tlevel=-&tvar=-&tmeth=i&mlat=&mlon=&msym=bigdot&mlabel=&murl=&conf=mapnew.con





Brett Matson wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am an undergraduate engineering student currently working
> on my final year thesis at the Australian National University.
> I have decided to attempt a project that involves setting up
> a web-enabled GIS that will enable people to contribute their
> own spatial data obtained from a GPS receiver. The aim is to
> establish a user-driven effort to map the world (or at least
> parts of it). The result will be free, digital thematic maps
> containing geographic and temporal data on any land features
> that people care to map. This may include natural landmarks,
> cities or even McDonalds restaurants in your local area. The
> justification for this project may be as simple as having
> some fun but their may be other more significant reasons that
> arise after further consideration.
>
> Clearly a project such as this will have many issues relating
> to both technology and system security. Matters such as
> tagging data with the author to facilitate removing data that
> is found to be non-genuine have been considered. I’m hoping
> to get some opinions on how such a project would be received
> by the GIS/GPS community and any advice you may have on how
> it could be done.
>
> After having done some initial research, I have decided that
> the best way to set this system up would be to use the OpenMap
> package with a Link Layer to display ESRI shape files. The
> ShapeLib library could then be used to add GPS data to the
> existing map via a CGI program. Meta-data would be stored
> in PostgreSQL database.
>
> Any questions, comments or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Brett Matson
>
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