Nottingham/Pub Meetup
Next Nottingham pub meet-up will be held on Tuesday, 21st June at the Lincolnshire Poacher, Mansfield Road map)from 19:30.
There are plenty of places in the immediate vicinity where a little bit of mapping will make OSM better. SK53 will be outside the pub at 18:30 and will spend an hour mapping one of the following: Nottingham Arboretum, Rock Cemetery, streetname collection in the local area. Anyone is welcome to join in! In April we spent a productive hour grabbing a few missing streetnames in leafy St Anns.
OSMers from further afield in the East Midlands are very welcome to join us.
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June 2011 Meet-up
The plan is to repeat last months theme: meet outside the pub at 18:30 for a mapping walk & talk. We'll try and go somewhere different, so probably up to the reservoir at Belle Vue and then back through the southern fringes of Mapperley Park. The idea is to do a bit of light mapping, but it offers a good opportunity to talk about what to map and how to map it: as well as giving a glimpse of Nottingham history. If the weather is poor give me (SK53 a call to check that this activity is still happening, or check this page.
Getting There
The Lincolnshire Poacher is readily reached a short walk (10 minutes) or by bus from the city centre, but is directly on bus routes from the North of the city.
There is parking immediate local area near The Arboretum. Bike parking is available just to the S of the pub: should be marked on OpenCyclemap.
The pub usually serves food, but there are of fast-food outlets nearby.
Look for a table with GPS devices and possibly various OSM maps and/or paraphernalia. I have a(n old) logo which I hope to be able to put somewhere reasonably prominent. If all else fails you can call me (Jerry) on 077 9103 4742.
Who's coming?
Here's a list of people who will probably be coming along. Do add your name to the list if you're interested.
April 2011 Meet-up
See write-up on SK53's blog Pre-Pub mapping.
First Meet-up
An initial Nottingham pub meet-up was held on Tuesday, 8th March at the Sir John Borlase Warren (map) on Canning Circus. 8 of us shared some geobeers/cokes , discussed local mapping, and decided it was worth continue to meet regularly on a monthly basis.
Getting There
There is parking for 15 vehicles next to the pub, and limited parking along The Ropewalk in the immediate local area. The car park by the pub is only accessible from Derby Road (a good change to try the OSM router of your choice).
The pub usually serves food, but there are plenty of fast-food outlets nearby.
Look for a table with GPS devices and possibly various OSM maps and/or paraphernalia. I'll print out a logo which I hope to be able to put somewhere reasonably prominent. If all else fails you can call me (Jerry) on 077 9103 4742. SK53 13:11, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
Who's coming?
Here's a list of people who will probably be coming along. Do add your name to the list if you're interested.
- SK53
- Mark Iliffe
- Laura Kinley
- Smsm1
- David Easley (Pedals)
- Markell
- SomeoneElse (hopefully)
Talking Points
In no particular order, a few things we could talk about (SK53 15:44, 27 February 2011 (UTC)):
- Advocacy. Which local organisations and groups is it worth contacting about OSM? (e.g., Cycling, Hiking organisations).
- Publicity. Are there any local aspects of OSM which could be used to generate publicity?. (see A46 below
- A46 dualling. kevjs1982 has done a great job of mapping progrss of the construction of this road between Hickling Pastures (A606) & East Bridgford. OSM is the only map which shows the new Bingham roundabout. I think this is already a good publicity point. Extending the mapping to Farndon would be a bigger win.
- Collaborative mapping. Any ideas for things or themes where mapping could be more of a group activity?
- Making local maps. Ideas for specific themed maps for local area. Personally, I (SK53) want to do something focused on natural history, but there's still a need for more OSM data.
- The CycleStreets journey planner and how OSM might get more input from cyclists.
