OSM at London Linux Expo 2008
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OpenStreetMap was at the London Linux Expo Live 2008 ([1]) 23rd - 25th October at Kensington Olympia conference centre in West London.
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Timeline
- Thursday - Map Map Maps, followed by beer
- 10:00 - 18:00
- Friday - Map Map Maps
- 10:00 - 18:00
- Saturday - Map map Maps
- 10:00 - 17:00
Participants
We need people to man the booth for 3 days. Contact Firefishy if you want to help.
| Name | Thursday 23rd | Friday 24th | Saturday 25th | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefishy | Yes | Yes | Likely | |
| TomH | From about 11am | No | Afternoon | |
| steve8 | No | Yes | No | |
| Ojw | No | Yes | Afternoon | |
| Rjmunro | Yes | Possibly | No | I'd rather not do both Thursday and Friday |
| Smsm1 | Possibly | Possibly | Yes | |
| Matt | Possibly | Yes | No | |
| Gravitystorm | Yes | No | No | |
| Thomas Wood | No | No | |
|
| Adam Boardman | Until 11am | No | No |
Booth
We will be located in the .Org Village.
Posters
- A0 Print of Central London
- A1 Print of United Kindom
- A1 Print of World
Do you have any posters?
- Mikel's Brighton poster? - Matt
- OJW has an A2-3'ish poster with about 80 featured images on it.
Equipment
List of needed equipment:
- Blu-Tack
- 1x Computer (Notebook or Desktop)
- JOSM installed
- USB port for downloading data from GPS
- Large TFT display - Firefishy
- 1x Ethernet switch - Firefishy
- Ethernet cables
- 230V extension cable, 10m - Firefishy
- 230V distribution, at least 4-way - Firefishy
- A few GPS receivers for lending to interested users
- Garmin HCx for demo of downloadable maps? - Matt
- 4 OpenStreetMap caps, which anyone manning the booth must wear. - Shaun
- Bookmarks with some useful links Media:some_useful_linksLINUX.doc. I will bring multiple copies Fri, welcome to copy for Thu - steve8
Anything else needed to represent OSM? Ideas are welcome.
Activities
- Promotion
- Mini Local Mapping
Photos
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/smsm1/2966635422/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/gravitystorm/sets/72157608475958358/
