WikiProject Namibia
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Welcome!
This is the starting point for all things related to OpenStreetMap in Namibia!
Getting involved
There is no talk page as of yet, but it would be nice if someone with the proper autorisation would create talk-na.
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Subscribe to the OpenStreetMap Talk Namibia mailing list -
Introduce yourself on the mailinglist. - Be aware of the Namibian Tagging Standards when tagging roads
- Beginners' guide
- Join the IRC channel on irc.Atrum.org #osm-na
- OpenStreetMap Forum (Worldwide)
Goals
Adding regional/administrative/farm boundaries
Getting all primary national routes mapped
- List of National Routes
Create Specialist Maps
- 4x4 Tracks
- Farms
- Tourist
- Driving
- Hiking Trails
- Game Parks
- City Navigator
Improving and completing key cities/towns
- Windhoek
- Walvisbay
- Luederitz
- Keetmanshoop
- Swakopmund
- Rundu
- and many others
- Adding speed limits to all roads
- Fixed Cameras
- Steep Hills
- Sharp turns
- Town Houses/complexes
- Flats
- Office parks/malls
- etc.
Mapping Parties
- Want to run a Mapping Party? Great! Mapping Weekend Howto
Mailing List
There is a Namibia specific Mailinglist. See: http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-na
Provinces
Namibia has 13 regions as follows in alphabetical order
- Caprivi
- Erongo
- Hardap
- Karas
- Kavango
- Khomas
- Kunene
- Ohangwena
- Omaheke
- Omusati
- Oshana
- Oshikoto
- Otjozondjupa
People interested in Namibia
- Grant Slater
- Ray Booysen
- Roland Elferink
- Brett Hairbottle
- Adrian Frith
- Nic Roets
- Angus Anderson
- Heinz Meulke
- Adrian Moisey
- Russell Cloran
- Deon Erasmus
- Carl Sutton
- Anton Damhuis
- Peter le Roux
- Hendrik Stheeman
- Thomas Wagner
- Jens Fendler
- Phil
- Chtrede
Useful Resources
As always, please respect the copyright of these sites!
